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US sees absolute decline in international visitor spending
Foreign travel spending in US to decline 7% in 2025, report says

NEW YORK - International travel spending in the United States is projected to decline by 7 percent in 2025, amounting to a US$12.5...

Mixed close for U.S. stocks Thursday, dollar mostly lower
Dow Jones jumps 272 points as Nasdaq Composite dips 34 points

NEW YORK, New York - U.S. stocks were mostly higher Thursday, although the Nasdaq Composite finished modestly behind. This is a market...

Puerto Rico courts manufacturers amid escalating global trade war
Puerto Rico lures manufacturing to lift economy facing Trump's tariffs

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico: As the global trade war deepens, Puerto Rico is seizing the moment to lure international companies to relocate...

Eli Lilly’s Zepbound outperforms Wegovy in obesity drug study
Zepbound beats Wegovy for weight loss in trial of blockbuster drugs

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana: Eli Lilly's obesity drug Zepbound led to nearly 50 percent more weight loss than Novo Nordisk's Wegovy in the...

China's passenger car sales rise for third straight month in April
Chinese passenger car sales rise for a third month in April

SHENZHEN, China: China's passenger car sales climbed for the third consecutive month in April, increasing 14.8 percent from a year...

Dow disappoints but broader U.S. markets advance
Mixed day on Wall Street but Nasdaq Composite surges 137 points

NEW YORK, New York - U.S. stocks were bought up on the Nasdaq Composite and Standard and Poor's 500 while the Dow Jones industrial...

Middle East

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Food authority forecasts 500,000 in Gaza will die of starvation
Hundreds of thousands of Gazans being starved to death as world watches

Gaza Faces Imminent Famine as Aid Blockade Enters 70th Day, UN Warns The entire population of Gaza is now at critical risk of famine,...

Egypt: Apparent Extrajudicial Killings
Egypt: Apparent Extrajudicial Killings

(Beirut) - Egyptian Ministry of Interior officers on April 10, 2025, apparently killed two men in northwest Egypt hours after their...

UAE welcomes decision by PKK to disband, disarm
UAE welcomes decision by PKK to disband, disarm

ABU DHABI, 16th May, 2025 (WAM) -- The United Arab Emirates has welcomed the decision made by the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) to...

Having Lost Syria, Iran Watches As 'Axis' Lynchpin Turns Toward US
Having Lost Syria, Iran Watches As 'Axis' Lynchpin Turns Toward US

Welcome back to The Farda Briefing, an RFE/RL newsletter that tracks the key issues in Iran and explains why they matter. I'm RFE/RL...

India rebuts Trump over zero tariffs claim media
India rebuts Trump over zero tariffs claim  media

Foreign Minister Jaishankar has said negotiations for a trade deal with Washington are ongoing Indian Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar...

Etihad Airways orders 28 Boeing Aircraft worth USD 14.5 billion during Trump's Gulf Visit
Etihad Airways orders 28 Boeing Aircraft worth USD 14.5 billion during Trump's Gulf Visit

New Delhi [India], May 16 (ANI): Etihad Airways has placed a major order for 28 wide-body Boeing aircraft, according to a news report...