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Between streaming and cable, there is a seemingly endless variety of things to watch. Here is a selection of TV shows and specials that are airing or streaming this week, May 19-25. Details and times are subject to change.Something here isn’t right …If we know one thing about Meghann Fahy, it’s that she’s good at playing characters who go to stunning locations where the interpersonal vibes are … bad (see: “The Perfect Couple” and “The White Lotus”). And that is exactly the setup of the new mini-series “Sirens.” Fahy plays Devon, whose billionaire boss is developing a too-close relationship with…

“The prioritised goals of Vietnamese leaders at the moment is to enhance its economic development and to diversify away from any single partner, which is the United States,” said Dr Nguyen Khac Giang, visiting fellow at the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute.  He added railway projects would improve cooperation on the economic and trade fronts with China, as Beijing has been keen to show its support for neighbours in the face of sweeping global United States tariffs.  China has been on a charm offensive seeking deeper cooperation with its trading partners, especially in Southeast Asia in the face of its trade war…

Cassie returns to stand in Diddy trial as defense presses her on personal messages – CBS News Watch CBS News Singer Cassie Ventura faced intense cross-examination in Sean “Diddy” Combs’ sex crimes trial, with defense attorneys asking her to read aloud past text messages. Jericka Duncan reports on the disturbing details. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On

Nonpartisan analysts say bill would add $3-5tn to the nation’s $36.2tn debt over the next decade.United States President Donald Trump’s sweeping tax-cut bill has won approval from a key congressional committee to advance towards possible passage in the House of Representatives later this week. The rare Sunday night vote marks a big win for Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson, after hardline Republican conservatives on Friday blocked the bill from clearing the House Budget Committee over a dispute involving spending cuts to the Medicaid healthcare programme for lower-income Americans and the repeal of green energy tax credits. Four hardline members…

As the Trump administration has moved to end protections for thousands of Afghan nationals, faith leaders and advocates are sounding the alarm over the potential deportation of Christian converts, who, they say, face severe persecution under Taliban rule.Pastor Behnam Rasooli, known as Pastor Ben, leads the Oklahoma Khorasan Church in Oklahoma City, a congregation primarily composed of Afghan Christian refugees. In an interview with Fox News Digital, he shared harrowing accounts of the dangers he says his Christian community faces.”If any of these Afghan Christians are deported back to Afghanistan, the first thing that will happen is the husbands will…

Social media application icons, including TikTok’s, are seen on a mobile phone.Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesPlagued with lawsuits and allegations of harming users’ mental health, especially that of children, social media sensation TikTok is turning to meditation to promote wellness and deter late-night doomscrolling.TikTok said Thursday that it was launching in-app guided meditation exercises and other well-being features aimed at young users.The company, owned by Chinese tech giant ByteDance, said it began testing the new meditation exercises with select teens earlier this year and will now make them available to users of all ages.TikTok said that the meditation feature,…

On Sunday morning in a small Kentucky city, the sun shone and birds chirped.They provided an incongruent backdrop to a scene that looked like a war zone. Just two days before, a fierce tornado carved a 16-mile path of destruction through Laurel County, Ky., and in its county seat of London, the damage was clear: roofs ripped from homes, tree limbs sheared off, cars left as twisted hunks of metal. And several residents dead.By the afternoon, the Sunshine Hills neighborhood of London was filled with the cacophonous beeping of backhoes, accompanied by an army of faith-based volunteers.Those volunteers were among…

Europe is poised to give up strict product naming rights to get a free trade deal with Australia over the line, Labor’s trade tsar says.Trade talks between Australia and the EU collapsed in late 2023 but have been revived in the wake of Donald Trump’s tariffs.Don Farrell said on Monday “both Australia and Europe now realise that there’s a priority and an imperative to get a free-trade agreement”.Camera IconPrime Minister Anthony Albanese met with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Rome. NewsWire / Handout Credit: NewsWire“If other countries don’t want to trade with you, well, that’s fine,” the…

TOKYO: Japan has suspended imports of poultry meat from the southern Brazilian city of Montenegro and live poultry from the wider state of Rio Grande do Sul following a bird flu outbreak, an official at Japan’s agriculture ministry said on Monday (May 19). The ban took effect on Friday after Brazil, the world’s largest chicken exporter, confirmed its first outbreak of bird flu on a poultry farm. The announcement triggered protocols for a countrywide trade ban from top buyer China and statewide restrictions for other major consumers. Japan relies heavily on chicken imports from Brazil, and the spread of bird…

South Africa has been a focus of President Trump’s criticism in his second term.Mr. Trump has made debunked claims that white farmers in South Africa are being killed in a genocide. On May 12, Mr. Trump welcomed some of those farmers into the United States as refugees. He has also expelled South Africa’s ambassador to the United States and has cut off American aid.South Africa will get its chance to directly rebut what it says is Mr. Trump’s misinformation with President Cyril Ramaphosa’s scheduled visit to the White House on Wednesday.Mr. Ramaphosa faces the political challenge of standing firm on…