Author: Solomon Alaka

Stacey Taylor, 42, of Plattsburgh, New York, appeared for an arraignment Monday after a federal grand jury in Albany returned an indictment on Oct. 2 charging her for her role in an international alien smuggling conspiracy that brought aliens primarily from India into the United States across the northern border. According to court records, U.S. […]

In a statement on Sunday, António Guterres paid tribute to the “resilience and courage of the Syrian people, who never stopped nurturing hope despite enduring unimaginable hardship.” He described the past year as proof that “meaningful change is possible when Syrians are empowered and supported in driving their own transition.”  “What lies ahead is far […]

A Tennessee community is reeling after a grandfather and his three‑month‑old granddaughter were killed in what authorities described as an “especially difficult and brutal” dog attack at a home in Tullahoma. The victims have been identified as 50‑year‑old James Alexander Smith and his infant granddaughter International Business Times UK NBC News. Police were called to […]

Apple Pay, Google Pay and Samsung Pay now anchor the global mobile‑payments ecosystem, each shaping how hundreds of millions of people pay in stores, online and across apps. While all three wallets offer fast, secure and increasingly universal tap‑to‑pay experiences, their strategies — and the regulatory scrutiny surrounding them — differ sharply. Apple Pay: Ecosystem […]

A federal jury in Houston convicted a local businessman today for his role in a scheme to bribe Mexican government officials at Petróleos Mexicanos (PEMEX), the state-owned oil company of Mexico, and PEMEX Exploración y Producción (PEP), PEMEX’s wholly owned exploration and production subsidiary. “Alexandro Rovirosa orchestrated a scheme to bribe Mexican officials to benefit […]

Three women in Jamaica whose lives were upended by the destructive force of a hurricane which battered the Caribbean island are looking to rebuild their future.  Right before Hurricane Melissa swept across Jamaica in late October 2025, Rose* took her two children to a friend’s sturdy concrete home to keep them safe. When they returned […]

The Washington Accords for Peace and Prosperity were officially signed the day before in Washington DC, facilitated by the United States. ‘Important milestone’   In a statement, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres commended US President Donald Trump for his efforts and congratulated Presidents Félix Tshisekedi of DR Congo and Paul Kagame of Rwanda on what he […]

Note: View proposed settlement here. The Justice Department’s Antitrust Division, together with the Attorney General of Texas, announced today that it will require divestiture of six power plants in Delaware, Pennsylvania, and Texas to resolve antitrust concerns arising from Constellation Energy Corporation, Inc.’s $26.6 billion acquisition of Calpine Corporation. The Antitrust Division filed a civil […]

The Government has announced a €7 million Local Enhancement Programme (LEP) for 2026, a nationwide funding package designed to strengthen community facilities, support disadvantaged areas and advance the goals of Ireland’s rural‑development strategy, Our Rural Future. The initiative was launched by Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht Dara Calleary and Minister of […]