Freed U.S.-Israeli hostage Edan Alexander will not travel to Qatar to meet U.S. President Donald Trump, the Hostages and Missing Families Forum said on Tuesday. “The Alexander family confirms that as of now, Edan will not fly to Qatar,” the forum said in a statement. The family remains in regular contact with the Trump administration, according to the statement. New Daily Prime reported Edan Alexander’s release. Several Israeli media outlets…

Edan Alexander, a 20 year old American-Israeli soldier held hostage by Hamas for nearly 20 months, has been released in a surprise move that may signal a shift in efforts to end the war in Gaza.

Gérard Depardieu, one of France’s most iconic and controversial actors, has been convicted of sexually assaulting two women during the filming of Les Volets Verts in 2021. A Paris court on Tuesday handed down an 18 month suspended prison sentence and ordered that the 76 year old be placed on the national sex offender registry. Depardieu, who has starred in over 200 films and TV series, did not attend the…

In a move raising eyebrows across political and academic circles, the Department of Justice confirmed Monday that Todd Blanche, former personal criminal attorney to President Donald Trump and current Deputy Attorney General, has been named acting Librarian of Congress. Blanche, a career prosecutor best known for representing Trump during his 2024 New York criminal trial, has no known experience in library science or information management. His surprise appointment follows the…

The Trump family’s growing stake in the cryptocurrency world took a major leap Monday as American Bitcoin, a mining firm co-founded by Eric Trump, announced it will go public through a merger with Gryphon Digital Mining. The all-stock deal, expected to close by the third quarter of this year, will allow American Bitcoin to be listed on the Nasdaq, further solidifying the Trump family’s influence in the digital currency arena.…

A controversial decision by U.S. President Donald Trump has ignited global debate after a group of white South Africans, known as Afrikaners, were granted refugee status and arrived in the United States this week. Met at Dulles International Airport outside Washington, D.C., by Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau and Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security Troy Edgar, the group, numbering between 49 and 59 according to conflicting reports from Reuters…

The White House executive order said on Monday that the U.S. would cut the de minimis tariff on China shipments to 54 per cent from 120 per cent, with a minimum flat fee of $100 to remain starting from May 14. The US-China deal does not include a de minimis exemption for e-commerce shipments. Meanwhile, China announced that it has removed a ban on Boeing deliveries after the trade truce…

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and his ministers were sworn into office for a second term following a decisive electoral victory. Albanese hailed the win as a mandate for the largest centre-left labour government in the country’s history since its federation in 1901. Albanese’s Labour Party rode a voter backlash against global instability caused by U.S. President Donald Trump’s policies to a come-from-behind victory on May 3. The opposition conservative Liberal Party,…

Despite his imprisonment in The Hague on charges of crimes against humanity, former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte appears set to win an election, showcasing his enduring popularity in his stronghold of Davao. Duterte, known as “The Punisher” for his hardline stance, was arrested in March in connection with his controversial “war on drugs,” which human rights groups allege resulted in the extrajudicial killings of up to 30,000 people. Despite denying…

Political violence in Mexico took a deadly turn again on Sunday when Yesenia Lara, a mayoral candidate from President Claudia Sheinbaum’s ruling Morena party, was shot and killed alongside three of her supporters during a campaign event in the eastern state of Veracruz. The ambush occurred during a daylight procession, where motorcycles and supporters bearing Morena flags marched in support of Lara’s candidacy for mayor of Texistepec. The event, meant…

A fragile calm settled across the India-Pakistan border on Sunday, following a weekend ceasefire brokered by the United States that pulled the two nuclear-armed neighbours back from the brink of full-scale war. The truce came after days of deadly missile and drone attacks targeting major military bases, the most severe confrontation between the two nations in decades. President Donald Trump announced the ceasefire late Saturday evening, hailing the agreement as…

President Donald Trump announced plans to sign an executive order Monday morning that he says will dramatically slash prescription drug prices across the United States, a move he declared would bring “FAIRNESS TO AMERICA!” In a fiery Truth Social post on Sunday night, Trump unveiled the cornerstone of his plan: a “Most Favored Nation” pricing policy that would force pharmaceutical companies to offer the U.S. the same prices they charge…