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Maldives To Ban Israelis To Protest Gaza War

The Maldives, a tiny Islamic republic of more than 1,000 strategically located coral islets, is known for its secluded sandy white beaches, shallow turquoise lagoons and Robinson Crusoe-style getaways.

Trump Joins TikTok, Which He Once Tried To Ban

Reaching out to younger voters as he seeks reelection in November, Trump posted a 13-second clip Saturday night that shows him in his usual blue suit and red tie attending an Ultimate Fighting Championship bout in Newark, New Jersey.

China Says MI6 Recruited State Workers To Spy For UK

The Ministry of State Security said in a post on its official WeChat that MI6 operatives convinced a man surnamed Wang, who worked in a "core confidential role" in the central state apparatus, to defect along with his wife, surnamed Zhou.

Mediators Press Israel, Hamas To Agree To Truce Proposal

Since Biden spoke at the White House on Friday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has insisted Israel will pursue the war -- now nearing its ninth month -- until it has destroyed Hamas and freed the captives taken during the Palestinian militant group's unprecedented October 7 attack

US Says Russia Using N. Korea Missiles In Ukraine

The report by the Pentagon's Defense Intelligence Agency used open-source imagery to confirm that debris found in Ukraine's Kharkiv region in January this year is from a short-range ballistic missile made in North Korea.

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