Google maps changes Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America for US users
Google Maps has changed the Gulf of Mexico’s name to the Gulf of America for people using the app in the US. Explaining the move, Google said it was making…
Marc Fogel: Trump welcomes back schoolteacher released by Russia
Donald Trump has welcomed home American schoolteacher Marc Fogel after he was released from prison in Russia, with the US president saying Vladimir Putin had got “not much” in return.…
In Trump’s Cross Hairs Over Taking Gazans, Egypt and Jordan Try Diversion
Finding themselves in the fickle cross hairs of President Trump, Jordan and Egypt are moving with speed — and uncertain prospects of success — to dissuade, distract and divert him…
Kremlin Says U.S. Will Release a Russian in American Custody
A Russian imprisoned in the United States will be freed “in the coming days” in exchange for the release this week of the American schoolteacher Marc Fogel, the Kremlin said…
How Ukraine Pitched Trump on a Deal for Critical Minerals
To Ukraine, they are a chit to play in an ongoing appeal to President Trump for more financial and military support. To Mr. Trump, they should be overdue payment for…
The Fiercest Fighting of the Ukraine War May Be in Russia
A Russian special forces commander served on four battlefronts across eastern Ukraine after joining Russia’s invasion nearly three years ago. He said the most ferocious fighting he has seen is…
How Venezuela Helps Feed the Violence in Colombia
In a remote corner of northeast Colombia, where dirt roads lead to lush hills lined with banana trees, farmers and their families have become the victims of a spate of…
When Will China’s Leader Talk to Trump?
The leaders of the world’s two rival superpowers have plenty to talk about. But so far, it seems, they can’t agree on when they should speak, or even whether they…
China’s ‘Ne Zha 2’ Shatters Box Office Records With $1.2 Billion
The new king of the Chinese box office is an adorably ugly, demonic child fighting off monsters. In less than two weeks since its release, “Ne Zha 2,” an animated…
Super Bowl dancer waving Sudan-Palestine flag gets tackled
A dancer in Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl Halftime show was tackled to the ground and removed from the show for waving a Sudanese-Palestinian flag. Roc Nation, who organised the performance,…