PEPFAR keeps millions of people with HIV alive and may be spared from Trump spending cuts

The program known as PEPFAR is one of the most effective and popular U.S. foreign aid projects in history, and the government says it has saved the lives of over 25 million... Read more »

Asus Vivobook S14 (S3407CA) Review: A Dependable Productivity Laptop

Asus is probably one of the most active brands in 2025. The brand has been consistently launching laptops in different price segments and categories. The brand has recently introduced the Asus Vivobook... Read more »

Israeli strikes hit presidential palace and military sites in Damascus, Three killed

2025-07-16T17:17:51+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Damascus Israeli fighter jets carried out a series of airstrikes on Wednesday targeting government and military sites in Damascus, including the... Read more »

Why is bitcoin booming? Is it too late to invest?

Despite Nakamoto’s original vision of bitcoin replacing cash, these days the cryptocurrency is much more akin to a digital version of gold, as the network is far too expensive and slow to... Read more »

2 deaths from massive storms in the New York-New Jersey area

Debris, rubble and a damaged car lie on a street after flooding from rains in the area of North Plainfield, New Jersey, Tuesday, July 15, 2025. [AP Photo/Seth Wenig] On Monday, a... Read more »

‘There are many Menems – it’s hard to know which one he is’

Ariel Winograd has long known how to tell a story. Now, following his take on former football agent Guillermo Coppola, he takes another step into the world of biopics, a genre which... Read more »

UK a ‘powder keg’ of social tensions a year on from summer riots, report warns | UK news

The UK is a “powder keg” of social tensions, with a third of people rarely meeting anyone from different backgrounds, research has found. A report from the thinktank British Future and the... Read more »

Ukraine’s new ground drones are hitting the battlefield in ever-increasing numbers

Ukrainian soldiers of the 214th Separate Assault Battalion OPFOR operate the Rys Pro unmanned ground vehicle platform equipped with a remote-controlled machine-gun turret during training in Ukraine on April 18, 2025. (Serhii... Read more »

Crosley Green returns to prison in Florida two years after his release

CNN  —  A Florida man who served three decades behind bars for a murder he says he didn’t commit returned to prison Monday after spending the past two years building a life... Read more »

Did ‘Agent Melania’ change Donald Trump’s mind on Ukraine? – DW – 07/16/2025

Ukraine has, seemingly, a surprise advocate in the White House: first lady Melania Trump. A flurry of laudatory posts shared across Ukrainian social media this week came after US President Donald Trump... Read more »