Author: Daily Sabah With Reuters
Lithuania’s foreign ministry said on Monday it has filed a case against Belarus at the International Court of Justice, accusing its neighbour of orchestrating a migrant crisis.
Polish customs seized 5 metric tons of tires for civilian Boeing aircraft which were due to transit through Belarus and Russia, the country’s National Revenue Administration said on Monday, adding such goods are covered by European Union sanctions. Western sanctions against Russia have been toughened repeatedly since its full-scale invasion on Ukraine in 2022, without ending the war. “Officers… discovered during the inspection of a truck in Koroszczyn that the driver was transporting tires used in Boeing civil planes instead of the declared car and bus tires,” the National Revenue Administration said. “The sender of the goods was a company…
Member states of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday rejected a proposal to invite Taiwan to its annual assembly in Geneva after China voiced opposition. Belize and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines spoke on behalf of a group of countries who brought a proposal to include Taiwan as an observer to this year’s meeting – with Saint Vincent describing Taiwan’s exclusion as ‘unfair and self-defeating’. But China and Pakistan opposed the motion and the assembly accepted its exclusion. “The proposal openly challenges the authority of the U.N. and the post-war international order,” said China’s Ambassador Chen Xu, repeating opposition…
President Donald Trump will impose tariffs at the rate he threatened last month on trading partners that do not negotiate in “good faith” on deals, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in television interviews on Sunday. He did not say what would constitute “good faith” negotiations or clarify the timing to announce any decisions to return a country to the various rates Trump initially imposed on April 2. Trump has repeatedly reversed course since then, notably on April 9, when he lowered his tariff rates on most imported goods to 10% for 90 days to give negotiators time to hash out…
A bomb exploded near a reproductive health facility in Palm Springs, California, resulting in the death of one person, Mayor Ron DeHarte told Reuters on Saturday. ABC News, citing law enforcement sources and the facility, said at least five people were injured in the explosion. The Palm Springs City government said in a Facebook post that an explosion occurred before 11 a.m. PDT (1800 GMT). “It has been identified as a bomb that was either in or near the car,” DeHarte said. The Federal Bureau of Investigation in Los Angeles said in a social media post that it was investigating…
A bomb exploded near a reproductive health facility in Palm Springs, California, resulting in the death of one person, Mayor Ron DeHarte told Reuters on Saturday. ABC News, citing law enforcement sources and the facility, said at least five people were injured in the explosion. The Palm Springs City government said in a Facebook post that an explosion occurred before 11 a.m. PDT (1800 GMT). “It has been identified as a bomb that was either in or near the car,” DeHarte said. The Federal Bureau of Investigation in Los Angeles said in a social media post that it was investigating…
Sporting Lisbon were crowned Portuguese champions after a 2-0 win over Vitoria Guimaraes on Saturday, as both the title and relegation battles were decided on the final day of the Primeira Liga season. Pedro Goncalves broke the deadlock in the 55th minute before Viktor Gyokeres sealed the victory late with a low strike into the bottom right corner. Sporting finished atop the table with 82 points, two ahead of city rivals Benfica, who were held to a 1-1 draw by 10-man Braga in a simultaneous kickoff. The two Lisbon clubs drew 1-1 last weekend to remain level on points, but…
Sporting Lisbon were crowned Portuguese champions after a 2-0 win over Vitoria Guimaraes on Saturday, as both the title and relegation battles were decided on the final day of the Primeira Liga season. Pedro Goncalves broke the deadlock in the 55th minute before Viktor Gyokeres sealed the victory late with a low strike into the bottom right corner. Sporting finished atop the table with 82 points, two ahead of city rivals Benfica, who were held to a 1-1 draw by 10-man Braga in a simultaneous kickoff. The two Lisbon clubs drew 1-1 last weekend to remain level on points, but…
President Donald Trump on Saturday said in a social media post the U.S. Federal Reserve should cut rates “sooner, rather than later.” Trump also criticized the head of the central bank, Jerome Powell. “THE CONSENSUS OF ALMOST EVERYBODY IS THAT, ‘THE FED SHOULD CUT RATES SOONER, RATHER THAN LATER,'” Trump said in the post. “Too Late Powell, a man legendary for being Too Late, will probably blow it again – But who knows???” Trump added.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov held a phone call on Saturday with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio in which he welcomed the “positive role” of the United States in helping to secure a resumption of talks between Russia and Ukraine. The Russian Foreign Ministry also said on its Telegram channel that Lavrov had agreed with Rubio to continue further contacts between Russia and the United States.