Category: World

Washington, On 4 July 2025 – The Trump administration has stepped into a high-stakes dispute between major U.S. oil companies and five Central African nations, aiming to safeguard fossil fuel investments valued at over $130 billion. The conflict centers on demands by regional governments—including Cameroon, Gabon, and Equatorial Guinea—that companies such as Chevron and ConocoPhillips […]

Department of Children, Disability and Equality On 02/07/2025 The Minister for Children, Disability and Equality, Norma Foley, has announced €330,000 in targeted funding to strengthen Ireland’s prevention and early intervention (PEI) services for children and young people experiencing adversity, trauma or disadvantage. This strategic investment will support community and voluntary organisations across Ireland to enhance […]

CLEVELAND – On June 30, 2025, Joseph Gunter, 41, of Albuquerque, New Mexico, was sentenced to 28 years in prison by U.S. District Judge Charles E. Fleming for sexually exploiting a 12-year-old girl from Ohio. Gunter pleaded guilty in February to charges of traveling over 1,600 miles to engage in unlawful sexual activity with a […]

Nato leaders agreed to ramp up defence spending to 5% of their countries’ economic output by 2035 at a summit in The Hague, Netherlands, on June 25. US president Donald Trump, who has spent months saying Europe should take more responsibility for its own security, described the pledge as “a monumental win for the US” […]

Six people who exploited Vietnamese workers who had been smuggled into the UK for forced labour on cannabis farms have been imprisoned. Mai Van Nguyen, 35, Duong Dinh, 38, Nghĩa Dinh Tran, 30,  Shamraiz Akhtar, 54, Tasawar Hussain, 54, and Amjad Nawaz, 43, were found guilty of conspiracy to arrange or facilitate the travel of […]

Atlanta, 4 July 2025 – Following a five-day jury trial, Pradip Parikh, 67, of Valley Stream, New York, and Alpesh Patel, 40, of Louisa, Virginia, have been convicted for their roles in a transnational telephone scam that defrauded victims—primarily elderly Americans—of millions of dollars. 📞 Scheme Overview The defendants were part of a broader network […]

The below is attributable to Spokesperson Tammy Bruce:  Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte today.  Both leaders discussed the recent NATO Summit at The Hague, specifically highlighting Allies’ historic commitment to increasing defense spending to 5 percent of GDP.  Additionally, the Secretary and Secretary General Rutte shared their priorities for building from The […]

Prague, 4 July 2025 – A major power outage struck parts of Prague and several regions across the Czech Republic on Friday, halting metro services, tram operations, and regional train traffic. The cause of the disruption remains under investigation, though officials have ruled out a cyberattack. 🚇 Transport DisruptionsThe outage began around noon, rendering Prague’s […]

15 Charged in the District of New Jersey for Defrauding Federal Health Programs NEWARK, N.J. – U.S. Attorney Alina Habba announced today that 15 individuals and entities have been charged or entered into civil settlements in the District of New Jersey for their roles in schemes to defraud Medicare, Medicaid, TRICARE, and private insurers. These […]

A Nigerian national pleaded guilty recently to operating a transnational inheritance fraud scheme that defrauded elderly and vulnerable consumers across the United States. According to court documents, Ehis Lawrence Akhimie, 41, was a member of a group of fraudsters that sent personalized letters to elderly victims in the United States over the course of several […]