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Anti-Trump protests hit cities

NEW YORK: Thousands of protesters rallied on Saturday in New York, Washington and other cities across the United States for a second major round of demonstrations against Donald Trump and his hard-line policies. In New...

Demonstrators gather during a rally

NASA's oldest astronaut returns

WASHINGTON: A Soyuz capsule carrying the American and two Russian cosmonauts landed in Kazakhstan on Sunday, the day of Pettit's milestone birthday. "Today at 0420 Moscow time, the Soyuz MS-26 landing craft with Alexei Ovchinin, Ivan Vagner and Donald (Don) Pettit aboard landed near the Kazakh town of Zhezkazgan," Russia's space agency Roscosmos said. Spending 220 days in space, Pettit and his crewmates Ovchinin and Vagner orbited the Earth 3,520 times and completed a journey of 93.3 million miles over the course of their mission. NASA images of the landing showed the small capsule parachuting down to Earth with the sunrise as a backdrop. The astronauts gave thumbs-up gestures as rescuers carried them from the spacecraft to an inflatable medical tent. Despite looking a little worse for wear as he was pulled from the vessel, Pettit was "doing well and in the range of what is expected for him following return to Earth," NASA said in a statement. — AFP

Taxes on super rich and tech giants stall under Trump

People take part in the "Protect Migrants, Protect the Planet” protest in New York City, U.S., April 19, 2025.

Losing international students could devastate many US colleges

The campus of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Mass., Oct. 12, 2018. (Cody O'Loughlin/The New York Times)

Italy's PM Meloni eyes EU tariff deal from Trump

This combination of pictures created shows Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and US President Donald Trump. — AFP

Scientists find strongest evidence yet of life on an alien planet

Scientists find strongest evidence yet of life on an alien planet

Noboa notches election win in Ecuador, as rival seeks recount

Supporters of Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa celebrate, at the Simon Bolivar Avenue in Guayaquil. — AFP

Ecuador votes in close presidential race, with violence the top concern

Ecuadorean soldiers stand guard at a polling station during the presidential runoff election in Quito. — AFP

Tips before entering the US: Check your visa, turn off your phone

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Study confirms link between maternal diabetes and autism

The findings highlight the importance of medical support for women at risk of diabetes.

Pentagon fires representative officer to Nato

The Pentagon building is seen in Arlington, Virginia. — Reuters

Trump threatens to hike China tariffs further as market plunge continues

Thousands march against Trump

A protester holds a sign during a "Hands Off!" protest against the policies of US President Donald Trump

Trump unveils gold card residency permit

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Oil lowest since Covid as China retaliates

A man scoops up oil with his hands in this illustration taken at the Airankol oil field in the Atyrau Region, Kazakhstan. — Reuters

Trump faces first electoral setback in Wisconsin

Democrat-backed Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate Judge Susan Crawford speaks to supporters after voters elected her to the state Supreme Court. — Reuters
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