MANILA, Philippines — Thousands of allied American and Filipino forces opened annual combat drills Monday that include repelling an island attack to simulate the defense of the Philippine archipelago and seas in a “full-scale battle scenario” that has antagonized China. The annual Balikatan military exercises between the longtime treaty allies are scheduled from April 21 […]

In its second asteroid encounter, NASA’s Lucy spacecraft obtained a close look at a uniquely shaped fragment of an asteroid that formed about 150 million years ago. The spacecraft has begun returning images that were collected as it flew approximately 600 miles (960 km) from the asteroid Donaldjohanson on April 20, 2025. The asteroid was […]

Maastricht Aachen Airport kicks off its 2025 season with the first Corendon Airlines flight departing today, April 21. Corendon will operate direct flights to Crete and Zakynthos from April to October, with Burgas, Bulgaria added in July and August. This year marks Corendon’s 25th anniversary, celebrating its journey from a tour operator in 2000 to […]

Recently, under the banner of “America First”, the United States has imposed unjustified tariffs on all trading partners including China, triggering severe shocks to the economy of all countries, significant turmoil in global financial markets, widespread international condemnation, and domestic chaos. This is a typical move of unilateralism, protectionism and economic bullying, which severely hurts […]

President Donald Trump dreams of using tariffs on foreign goods to produce a golden age of U.S. industry. Yet, this vision is based upon a misunderstanding of the causes and consequences of American industrial decline. As the story so often goes, in the late-19th century, America became a prosperous, industrial superpower founded on stable, factory […]

Rooney Mara drama “La Cocina” by Alonso Ruizpalacios (“A Cop Movie,” “Gueros”) has been snapped up by boutique movie distributor Mubi to stream exclusively in the U.S. starting May 2. Mara stars opposite four-time Ariel Award winner Raul Briones in this intense black & white kitchen drama which Variety described as a “chaotic symphony of nearly […]