Hong Kong billionaire agrees to sell Panama Canal ports to US firm.
CK Hutchison Holdings, a Hong Kong-based company founded by billionaire Li Ka-shing, has agreed to sell its majority stake in two key Panama Canal ports to a US-led investment group
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Arab leaders endorse $53bn plan to rebuild Gaza as alternative to Trump idea.
“The Egypt plan is now an Arab plan,”
Trump orders pause on military aid to Ukraine in the wake of Oval Office clash with Zelenskyy.
President Donald Trump on Monday directed a “pause” to U.S. assistance to Ukraine as he seeks to pressure Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to engage in negotiations to end the war with Russia
Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck are legally separated and unmarried
Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck officially became divorced and single Friday.
A Los Angeles Superior Court judge approved their divorce settlement on Jan. 6, and declared that it would take effect on Feb. 21, after California’s required six months passed since Lopez filed to dissolve their two-year-old marriage.
Carolinas Scorched by Wildfires, SC Governor Declares State of Emergency
“I have declared a State of Emergency to further support wildfire response efforts across the state and ensure our first responders continue to have the resources they need,” McMaster wrote in a post on X
The Complete Oscar-2025 Winner’s List
The Academy Awards have taken place in Los Angeles, with Anora scooping the most honours, while Conclave, The Brutalist, Wicked and Emilia Pérez also took prizes.
Zelenskyy heads to US for Trump meeting with minerals deal expected to be signed.
Zelenskyy’s visit is expected to focus in large part on a potential U.S.-Ukraine deal on the European country’s rare-earth minerals, which are used to make a variety of tech products
Following Trump’s Announcement of a New 10% Tax, China Promises “Countermeasures”
China has warned the United States of “countermeasures” after US President Donald Trump announced he would impose new tariffs on Chinese goods in response to the smuggling of fentanyl
North Korea sending more troops to Russia, South confirms.
The additional troops have been sent to the battlegrounds in Russia’s Kursk region
FBI says North Korea stole US$1.5 billion from crypto exchange ByBit.
The FBI has accused North Korean-linked hackers of conducting one of the largest thefts of cryptocurrency publicly known, seizing some $1.5 billion worth of ethereum from a Dubai-based firm.