By: The Trek News Desk More than 100 Palestinians were killed in a series of intense Israeli airstrikes on Gaza late Tuesday night, according to Gaza’s Hamas-run Civil Defence agency and local hospitals. Among the dead were nearly 35 children. Israel said the strikes were carried out in response to what it described as Hamas’s…
By: The Trek News Desk Jamaica is bracing for unprecedented devastation as Hurricane Melissa, a massive Category 5 storm, barrels toward the island with winds reaching 175 mph (280 km/h). Prime Minister Andrew Holness has issued a stark warning, calling it “potentially the most destructive storm in Jamaica’s history.” Melissa has already wreaked havoc across…
By: The Trek News Desk U.S. President Donald Trump and Japan’s first female Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi have signed a landmark agreement in Tokyo aimed at securing the supply chain of rare earth and critical minerals, signalling a renewed strategic partnership between Washington and Tokyo. The deal comes amid growing efforts by both nations to…
By: The Trek News Desk Two separate accidents involving US Navy aircraft were reported within just thirty minutes over the South China Sea on Sunday.An MH-60R Seahawk helicopter and an F/A-18F Super Hornet fighter jet, both operating from the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz, crashed during routine missions, the US Pacific Fleet confirmed.Fortunately, all crew members…
By: The Trek News Desk A new humanitarian effort has been launched in the war-torn Gaza Strip, as Israel has authorised teams from Egypt and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to enter the territory and begin searching for the bodies of Israeli hostages killed during the conflict. The mission will operate beyond…
By: The Trek News Desk Delegations from Afghanistan and Pakistan are set to meet in Istanbul on Saturday in a renewed effort to stabilise their shared border and secure a lasting ceasefire after two weeks of deadly cross-border clashes that left dozens of soldiers and civilians dead. Clashes That Sparked the Crisis The recent escalation…
By: The Trek News Desk The White House has confirmed that U.S. President Donald Trump will meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping in South Korea next week as part of his multi-nation Asia tour. The high-level meeting takes place at a time when trade tensions between the world’s two largest economies are escalating. White House…
By: The Trek News Desk U.S. President Donald Trump has announced an immediate end to all trade negotiations with Canada, citing what he called “highly inappropriate behaviour” by the Ontario government. The decision came after a controversial advertisement aired in the United States that used the voice of former President Ronald Reagan criticising tariffs. Posting…
By: The Trek News Desk Amid growing frustration over Moscow’s inaction to end the war in Ukraine, U.S. President Donald Trump has imposed new economic sanctions on Russia’s two largest oil companies, Lukoil and Rosneft.This marks the first major sanctions package by Trump since his return to the White House, signalling a tougher stance toward…
By: The Trek News Desk In a bold statement supporting press freedom and human rights, the European Parliament has awarded its most prestigious human rights recognition, the 2025 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, to two jailed journalists from Belarus and Georgia: Andrzej Poczobut and Mzia Amaglobeli. Who Are the Laureates? Andrzej Poczobut, a journalist…
