A South Carolina couple has been arrested after authorities discovered their 6-month-old twins covered in bite wounds allegedly caused by large rats inside their home. Akayla and Justin Bearden, both 24, are facing two counts each of unlawful conduct toward a child after sheriff’s deputies found their infant daughter bloodied and mauled in a bassinet on May 9. According to the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office, the child had suffered multiple…

Qatar signed a significant deal with Boeing during President Donald Trump’s visit to the Gulf Arab country. According to Trump, the agreement is worth $200 billion and includes the purchase of 160 jets for Qatar Airways. The deal was finalized in a ceremony witnessed by Trump and Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani in Doha. This deal marks another milestone in Trump’s Middle East tour, following a string of…

U.S. President Donald Trump met with interim Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday. This meeting marked a significant turn of events for Syria as it struggles to emerge from decades of international isolation. Trump urged Sharaa to normalise ties with longtime foe Israel. The meeting was attended by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan joining virtually. The meeting came after Trump’s surprise…

In a sweeping move that further consolidates military control, Mali’s transitional president, Colonel Assimi Goïta, signed a decree on Tuesday dissolving all political parties and banning any political gatherings across the country. The announcement was made by Minister Delegate Mamani Nassire in a televised address following an extraordinary cabinet meeting. “Political parties and organizations of a political nature are dissolved throughout the national territory,” Nassire declared, reading from the decree…

French President Emmanuel Macron has said that France and Kyiv’s allies “cannot abandon Ukraine,” even though the country will not be joining NATO. Speaking during an interview on the French TV channel TF1, he addressed a wide range of topics, including Ukraine’s future and ongoing peace negotiations. “The first guarantee of Ukraine’s security must be a strong Ukrainian army. We cannot abandon Ukraine, even if it will not join NATO.…

José Mujica, the former guerrilla fighter turned globally beloved president of Uruguay, has died at the age of 89. His death, attributed to cancer of the esophagus, was announced Tuesday by current President Yamandú Orsi, who hailed Mujica as a “president, activist, guide and leader.” Known around the world simply as “Pepe,” Mujica captivated audiences far beyond South America with his unvarnished philosophy, deep humility, and radical approach to leadership.…

As threats against federal judges rise sharply across the United States, a disturbing new tactic has emerged: “pizza doxxing.” CBS News has learned that unknown individuals are sending unsolicited pizza deliveries to judges’ home addresses, often using the name of a slain judge’s son, as a form of psychological intimidation. In about two dozen reported cases, the pizzas were ordered under the name Daniel Anderl, the late son of U.S.…

China has issued a sharp warning to the United Kingdom over its newly signed trade agreement with the United States, accusing London of aligning with Washington in a way that could economically isolate Beijing. Chinese officials argue the deal imposes conditions that may force British companies to sideline Chinese products and suppliers from their supply chains. Signed last week, the UK-US trade deal offers Britain some tariff relief, most notably…

The killing of Abdel Ghani al-Kikli, a notorious militia commander long accused of war crimes and human rights abuses, has triggered violent clashes across the Libyan capital, leaving at least six people dead and prompting warnings from international organizations. Al-Kikli, widely known as Gheniwa, led the Stability Support Apparatus (SSA), one of Tripoli’s most powerful armed groups, headquartered in the densely populated Abu Salim neighborhood. According to a security source…

Tech giant Microsoft announced Tuesday that it is laying off approximately three per cent of its global workforce, amounting to around 6,000 employees.

The sale of electric vehicles (EVs) across the globe is expected to exceed 20 million this year. This represents over  25 per cent of all vehicles sold, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Wednesday in a report. The global EVS outlook report says that sales continue to grow despite uncertainties in the global economy and pressures on the automotive sector. While global sales exceeded 17 million in 2024, the…

The United States and Saudi Arabia signed a historic arms agreement worth nearly $142 billion during President Donald Trump’s visit to Riyadh. This deal, described by the White House as the largest defense sales agreement in history, will provide Saudi Arabia with state-of-the-art warfighting equipment. As part of the agreement, Saudi company DataVolt plans to invest $20 billion in AI data centres and energy infrastructure in the United States. This…