Baltic region's largest art fair opens in Vilnius

Oct 04, 2025

Vilnius [Lithuania], October 4: ArtVilnius'25, the largest contemporary art fair in the Baltic states, opened Friday at the LITEXPO exhibition and congress center in the...

Trump sets Sunday deadline for Hamas to accept 20-point peace plan on Gaza

Oct 04, 2025

Gaza City [Gaza], October 4: U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that Hamas must accept the 20-point peace plan on Gaza by 6 p.m. Eastern...

Trump administration reverses homeland security funding cuts targeting New York

Oct 04, 2025

Olympia [Washington], October 4: U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that he had reversed 187 million U.S. dollars of cuts his administration attempted to make...

U.S. government shutdown drags into weekend as Senate Democrats block GOP plan

Oct 04, 2025

Olympia [Washington], October 4: U.S. Senate Democrats on Friday blocked a Republican bill to temporarily fund the government, which means the government shutdown will likely...

Trump administration freezes 2.1 bln USD in Chicago infrastructure projects

Oct 04, 2025

Olympia [Washington], October 4: The Trump administration on Friday put on hold 2.1 billion U.S. dollars in Chicago infrastructure projects, as the federal government shutdown...

Trump administration prepares for mass firing of federal workers amid gov't shutdown

Oct 04, 2025

Olympia [Washington], October 4: On the first day of a federal government shutdown, Russell Vought, the White House budget director, said Wednesday that the administration...

Massive fire erupts at Chevron refinery in Los Angeles

Oct 04, 2025

Los Angeles [California], October 4: A massive fire broke out Thursday night at a Chevron refinery in El Segundo, Los Angeles County in the U.S....

Premature baby dies of measles in Canada amid national outbreak

Oct 04, 2025

Ottawa [Canada], October 4: A premature baby infected with measles has died in Alberta, marking the province's first measles-related death and the second nationwide since...

Mexico demands release of activists detained by Israel

Oct 04, 2025

Mexico City [Mexico], October 4: Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Thursday demanded the "immediate repatriation" of six Mexicans Israeli authorities took into custody after intercepting...