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TOKYO: Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said on Friday (May 23) that he had again pressed United States President Donald Trump on tariffs, in a phone call ahead of fresh talks on easing the levies. Japan, a key US ally and its biggest investor, is subject to the same 10 per cent baseline tariffs imposed on most nations plus steeper levies on cars, steel and aluminium. Trump also announced 24 per cent “reciprocal” tariffs on Japan in early April, but later paused them along with similar measures on other countries until early July. Ishiba said he spoke with Trump for…

NewsFeedUN chief Antonio Guterres says Gazans are enduring “the cruelest phase” of the war. He denounced Israel’s blockade, calling the 400 trucks cleared to enter Gaza so far “a teaspoon of aid” when “a flood of assistance is required.”Published On 23 May 202523 May 2025

Former President Joe Biden struggled to get through filming campaign videos, or quick, filmed keynote addresses for various groups during the 2024 campaign due to his declining health, according to a new book. The book, “Original Sin: President Biden’s Decline, Its Cover-up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again,” said that Biden stumbled through filming campaign videos so much that the footage was ultimately deemed “unusable.” The nonfiction book was published Tuesday and is authored by journalists Jake Tapper of CNN and Alex Thompson of Axios.BIDEN FAMILY MISLED PUBLIC, CONCEALED DETAILS ON SON BEAU’S CANCER DIAGNOSIS, NEW BOOK SAYS Then-President Joe…

Two Venezuelans living in the U.S. illegally were recently charged in a December mass shooting that killed three people and wounded five others in Chicago, leading to the arrests of more than a dozen suspected Tren de Aragua gang members.U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced on Tuesday that suspected shooters Ricardo Granadillo Padilla, 25, and Edward Martinez Cermeno, 24, are being charged in the Dec. 2 house party massacre. Other suspected TdA members encountered during Padilla’s arrest were pictured in Raleigh. (ICE)REPUTED MIGRANT GANG MEMBERS BUSTED IN NYC DRUG, GUN RAID BUT LIKELY TO AVOID PROSECUTIONEight people were shot,…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Tornado season is officially underway in Ontario as the first one touched down near Woodstock, Ont., a week ago, according to weather researchers. The Northern Tornadoes Project (NTP) at Western University said Thursday that an EFO tornado — the lowest level on the tornado severity index — touched down in Lakeside, Ont., at around 3 a.m. on May 16.In a blog post on NTP’s website, the group says that “only trees and a power pole were damaged along the tornado’s narrow path” and that no injuries were reported. A map, courtesy of…

Mads Pedersen, the peloton’s ‘Great Dane’, is turning the Giro d’Italia into his own benefit race, powering to his fourth stage victory in the 108th edition.The former world champion’s fourth win in Friday’s 13th stage may have been his best yet as he sprinted on a brutal uphill finish to Vicenza to pip another strongman superstar Wout van Aerty in a lung-busting haul to the line.Meanwhile, the tremendous young race leader Isaac del Toro continued to astound just behind them as he battled home a couple of seconds adrift in third place to grab more bonus seconds to help pad…

JAKARTA: A 5.7-magnitude earthquake hit near the Indonesian island of Sumatra on Friday (May 23), the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said, damaging more than 100 houses with no reports of casualties. The tremor hit at 2.52am local time (7.52pm GMT on Thursday) at a depth of 68km, with the epicentre offshore near Bengkulu province, according to the USGS. The country’s meteorological agency gave a higher magnitude of 6.0 with the epicentre at a depth of 84km, adding that there was no potential for a tsunami. The tremor damaged more than 100 houses and at least six public facilities in…

US President Donald Trump has threatened a 50-percent tariff on all imports from the European Union and 25-percent on Apple products unless iPhones are made in the United States. The president announced his intentions over social media on Friday. “Our discussions with them are going nowhere!” Trump posted on Truth Social. “Therefore, I am recommending a straight 50% Tariff on the European Union, starting on June 1, 2025. There is no Tariff if the product is built or manufactured in the United States.” The Republican president’s proposal would see higher import taxes on goods from the EU, a longstanding US…

A federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from revoking Harvard University’s ability to enroll foreign students, hours after the Ivy League school challenged a decision by administration officials that targeted its enrollment.U.S. District Judge Allison Burroughs agreed to grant Harvard’s request for immediate relief and set a hearing for May 29, during which she will consider whether to issue a preliminary injunction in the case. Her order blocks the Trump administration from revoking Harvard’s certification in the Student and Exchange Visitor Program.Her brief order said the temporary order is “justified to preserve the status quo pending a…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! After being swept in a four-game series by the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday, the Colorado Rockies fell to 8-42 on the season. The Rockies’ horrendous start to the season is the worst 50-game start in the modern MLB era. In their 2-0 loss on Thursday, Phillies starting pitcher Ranger Suarez pitched into the seventh inning. It was the Rockies’ seventh shutout loss this season.  A Colorado Rockies fan wears a sell the team bag during the seventh inning against the Philadelphia Phillies at Coors Field on May 22, 2025. (Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images)On the season,…