People wait on a platform as metro operations resume partially, after power begins to return following a huge outage that hit Spain and Portugal, in Madrid, Spain April 29, 2025.

Spain’s Grid Operator Denies Solar Power Caused Massive Blackout

THE WORLD STANDARDApril 30, 2025

Elon Musk listens to U.S. President Donald Trump speak in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 11, 2025.

Trump Says DOGE Work Led to Fraud Referrals to Justice Department

THE WORLD STANDARDApril 30, 2025

A rescuer works at a site of a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Dnipro, Ukraine in this handout picture released April 30, 2025.

Putin Open to Ukraine Peace Talks, but Kremlin Warns Against Rushed Deal

THE WORLD STANDARDApril 30, 2025

A worker walks past cars made by South Korea's automaker Kia Motors which is a sister company of South Korea’s biggest automaker company Hyundai Motors at the company's shipping yard at a port in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, April 2, 2025.

Automakers Withdraw Profit Forecasts Amid Trump’s Tariff Uncertainty

THE WORLD STANDARDApril 30, 2025

A trader works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., April 28, 2025

Wall Street Opens Lower as U.S. Economy Contracts in Q1 Amid Tariff Concerns

THE WORLD STANDARDApril 30, 2025

Haleema Begum, 48, in the middle, with her sons on the left, at the Attari-Wagah border crossing. Haleema, a Pakistani national, had to leave India, along with her Indian sons

Families Torn Apart as India-Pakistan Border Closure Follows Kashmir Attack

THE WORLD STANDARDApril 30, 2025

Palestinians resort to eating turtles as food runs out in Gaza

Gaza Crisis Deepens as Israel’s Total Blockade Enters 60th Day

THE WORLD STANDARDApril 30, 2025

A drone view captures extracted coal as it is transported out of a beltline system during operations at the Black Eagle Mine in Packsville, West Virginia, U.S., April 12, 2025.

Fired U.S. Government Coal-Safety Workers Temporarily Reinstated Amid Rising Health Concerns

THE WORLD STANDARDApril 30, 2025

People sit on the grass at the campus of Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S., April 15, 2025.

Harvard Task Forces Uncover Widespread Fear and Bigotry Among Jewish and Muslim Students

THE WORLD STANDARDApril 30, 2025

US President Donald Trump arrives to speak on his first 100 days at Macomb County Community College Sports Expo Center, Tuesday, April 29, 2025, in Warren, Michigan

Trump Marks Tumultuous First 100 Days in Office with Rally in Michigan

THE WORLD STANDARDApril 30, 2025

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