Category: World

– Advertisement – In 2022 the democratically governed US state of Massachusetts introduced a millionaire tax. Anyone earning more than a million dollars a year pays an additional 4 percent tax. Despite all the warnings from critics, the evidence shows that the economy continues to grow, the rich have not moved away, and the population […]

A federal jury in Honolulu convicted a Hawaii couple for their roles in a nationwide tax fraud scheme that involved deceiving the IRS into issuing a nearly $200,000 tax refund and then using shell bank accounts and frivolous legal filings to prevent the government from getting it back. “The defendants made a deliberate choice to […]

Just a week ago, Lebanon had been “in relatively good shape”, Jeanine Hennis‑Plasschaert, the UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon, said in a press statement.  The armed forces were extending State authority, long‑promised reforms were finally advancing, and preparations for legislative elections were underway. A major World Bank loan was set to jump‑start reconstruction, and a […]

A Russian national made his initial appearance in Houston, Texas, today on a charge that he laundered over $1.2 million derived from a health care fraud scheme that targeted Medicare Advantage Organizations (MAOs) that administer Medicare Part C. According to court documents, Nikolai Buzolin, 38, formerly of Houston, Texas, and originally of Tyumen, Russia, established […]

MUSCAT / DUBLIN — A government-chartered flight carrying 194 Irish citizens and their families departed Muscat International Airport on Saturday, March 7, 2026, marking a major milestone in the State’s effort to extract vulnerable nationals from the intensifying Middle East conflict. The flight, which was delayed by 24 hours due to what officials described as […]

RIYADH — In a climate of reactive strikes and volatile rhetoric, Saudi Arabia has adopted a posture of “sagely and stoic” diplomacy, intensifying a direct backchannel to Tehran. According to Bloomberg and regional diplomatic sources on Saturday, March 7, 2026, Riyadh is leading a quiet but high-stakes effort to de-escalate the most dangerous military conflict […]

WASHINGTON / TEHRAN — The Middle East stands on the precipice of a catastrophic expansion of hostilities this Saturday, March 7, 2026. In a volatile exchange of ultimatums, President Donald Trump warned of imminent strikes targeting “certain death,” while Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian vowed that his nation would never succumb to a U.S. demand for […]

GENEVA — In an impassioned plea to the international community, United Nations Human Rights Chief Volker Türk called for an immediate cessation of hostilities on Saturday, March 7, 2026, warning that the military escalation between the U.S.-Israeli coalition and Iran has reached a “point of no return” for civilian safety. As the conflict enters its […]

While this year’s International Women’s Day, marked annually on 8 March, focuses on justice, the systems meant to protect women and girls are failing, with millions exposed to discrimination, violence and impunity as the backlash against gender equality intensifies and violations of fundamental rights rise worldwide, according to a newly released report from UN Women. Across […]

Seven days since Israeli and US bombing in Iran prompted ongoing counter-strikes across the Middle East, humanitarians confirmed massive upheaval in Lebanon, with hundreds of shelters now full, as whole suburbs of Beirut have emptied.  “Israel’s military ground incursions into southern Lebanon, blanket displacement orders for the population in Beirut’s southern suburbs, the Bekka region […]