Category: World

A former prison governor has been jailed for nine years after having a relationship with a drug-dealing organised criminal who gave her a £12,000 Mercedes as a gift. Keri Pegg Kerri Pegg, 42 from Up Holland in Lancashire, was convicted of misconduct in public office and possession of criminal property in a trial at Preston […]

Brussels, 19 May 2025 — The European Commission has unveiled a major package of reforms aimed at simplifying the EU’s agricultural rulebook, with potential annual savings of up to €1.58 billion for farmers and €210 million for national administrations, according to Commission estimates. The proposal, presented today in Brussels, is the latest in a series […]

Note: Picture for illustrations purposes only. ATLANTA – May 19, 2025 — Elchonon “Elie” Schwartz, the head of a prominent commercial real estate investment firm, pleaded guilty today to one count of wire fraud in connection with a sweeping investment fraud scheme that bilked more than 800 investors out of approximately $62.8 million. The funds […]

***EU remains Africa’s largest trading partner, biggest investor, and leading humanitarian donor, with €309 billion in foreign direct investments in Africa in 2022. The African Union (AU) and European Union (EU) will convene their third ministerial meeting in Brussels, Belgium, on May 21, 2025. This gathering marks a significant milestone, as it coincides with the […]

WASHINGTON, May 19, 2025 — President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump appeared together in the White House Rose Garden on Monday for the signing of the “Take It Down Act”, a bipartisan bill aimed at curbing the nonconsensual sharing of sexually explicit images and videos, including those generated by artificial intelligence deepfakes. The […]

London/Sydney, May 19, 2025 — Lendlease Corporation has announced a landmark property deal with the Crown Estate, the body that manages the British monarch’s public property portfolio, forming a joint venture to deliver new housing and innovation-led developments across Greater London. Under the agreement, the Australian developer will transfer its UK property development assets and […]

New York, May 19, 2025 — Wendy McMahon, President and CEO of CBS News, has announced her resignation, stepping down at a critical moment for the network as it faces a high-stakes legal battle with U.S. President Donald Trump and intensifying corporate tensions within Paramount Global. McMahon’s departure follows mounting internal and external pressure over […]

A global reserve currency is one that is extensively held by foreign Central Banks. Since the 1944 Bretton Woods agreement this position has been occupied by the US dollar and it still holds true – according to IMF data from late 2024, the dollar represented 54% of global official reserves, while the euro came in […]

A Georgia state judge has ruled that Delta Air Lines can proceed with most of its lawsuit against CrowdStrike, the cybersecurity firm accused of causing a massive computer outage in July 2024. The outage led to the cancellation of 7,000 flights, disrupting travel for 1.4 million passengers and resulting in $550 million in losses for […]

Washington, D.C. — May 20, 2025 President Donald Trump is scheduled to host South African President Cyril Ramaphosa at the White House today, marking a significant diplomatic engagement between the two nations. This meeting comes amid efforts to address and potentially resolve ongoing tensions in U.S.-South Africa relations. Background of Diplomatic Strains Relations between the […]