Beijing has made the island its top priority, hoping to convince US President Donald Trump, who is visiting China from May 13 to 15, to shift his stance on Taiwan's independence and hold back on selling arms to the island nation.
Vaccine and drug candidates are currently under development, but this family of viruses had never been considered a public health priority until the outbreak aboard the MV Hondius cruise ship.
The Senate voted 54 to 45 to confirm Warsh, who will replace outgoing chair Jerome Powell, a frequent target of Donald Trump's insults and criticism.
Shaken by attacks from jihadists and pro-independence militants on April 25, the military regime has never appeared so fragile. The capital is now under blockade.
Testing confirmed that the outbreak on the Ambition, anchored in the port of Bordeaux in western France, was 'a gastrointestinal infection of viral origin,' the local government and regional health agency said in a statement on Wednesday. They said there were no severe cases, and
Ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy's appeal trial over alleged Libyan funding of his 2007 election campaign will end in two weeks. The prosecution has requested a seven-year sentence for Sarkozy, with a decision expected on November 30.
The traditional pomp and pageantry surrounding the state opening of Parliament were overshadowed by UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer's fight to remain in power after a rupture in his party.
Emmanuel Macron, who will leave office on May 13, 2027, seeks to be remembered as a president who stayed active until the end. On the world stage, he recently regained some of the credit he lost to domestic challenges.
In April, the consumer price index rose by 3.8% year-on-year in the United States, fueled by soaring prices at the pump as well as for food.
This year, 22 films are vying for the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival. Who stands the best chance of winning, judging by the makeup of the selection and the profiles of previous winners?
Like Vladimir Putin in Ukraine, Trump underestimated the Iranian regime when he went to war with it. According to Le Monde's Gilles Paris, those failures could serve as a warning to Xi Jinping about how to bring Taiwan back under China's control.
A report released on May 13 calls for increased resources to secure museums as well as a complete overhaul of the museum leadership appointment process.
Senator Ronald Dela Rosa is wanted by the International Criminal Court and was said to have sought refuge in the Senate building. His whereabouts are not yet known.
Sam Altman is accused by Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk of having diverted the OpenAI foundation away from a non-profit organization for personal gain. At the trial, he was forced to admit that he had, at times, not told the truth.
Brussels argued it does not have the legal authority to ban the practices and feared encroaching on the prerogatives of member states. It will therefore leave it up to them to take action.
The hostess paid tribute to those who 'resist, here and elsewhere,' lending a political note to her speech on Tuesday, while New Zealand filmmaker Peter Jackson, creator of the 'Lord of the Rings' trilogy, received an honorary Palme d'Or for his life's work.
Paris declared its ambition to invest in the continent at the Africa Forward Summit, which opened on May 11 in the heart of the Kenyan capital. Competition, however, is fierce across these dynamic markets.
A United Nations agency report published on May 7 highlights the proliferation of rodents and insects in the Palestinian enclave, leading to a surge in cases of bites and skin diseases. Yet, Israel continues to block the entry of equipment needed to clear the mounds of rubble and
