Category: World

United Parcel Service (UPS) has announced the acquisition of Andlauer Healthcare Group (AHG), a Canadian provider of specialized healthcare logistics services, for $1.6 billion USD (approximately $2.2 billion CAD). The deal, which includes a cash offer of CAD $55 per share, represents a 31% premium over AHG’s last closing price on the Toronto Stock Exchange […]

On January 27, 2025, President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing the Pentagon to establish a comprehensive missile defense system for the United States, termed the “Iron Dome for America.” This initiative aims to shield the nation from advanced threats, including ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missiles. The plan emphasizes leveraging space-based technologies for early […]

A federal court has sentenced 52-year-old Rayford Evans of Doniphan, Missouri, to 21 years in prison for the attempted sexual exploitation of a minor, following a disturbing case that revealed a pattern of abuse spanning decades. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Missouri, Evans was convicted in January after a […]

In a landmark international effort, the FBI has launched Operation Artemis, a comprehensive initiative aimed at dismantling financially motivated sextortion schemes originating from Nigeria. This operation is a direct response to a troubling surge in suicides among American teenagers linked to online exploitation. Operation Artemis: A Global Response to Sextortion Coordinated with law enforcement agencies […]

On a cloudy morning in September 2023, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen sprang a surprise. Midway through her annual State of the Union address at the European Parliament, she announced that she had tasked former Italian prime minister Mario Draghi with drafting a report on the future of European competitiveness. Europe, she said, […]

Background Safeguarding means avoiding harm to people or the environment. Since early 2018, the FCDO has had a focus on safeguarding against Sexual Exploitation and Abuse and Sexual Harassment (SEAH) in the international aid sector. Our goal is to ensure all those involved in work that we support take all reasonable steps to: prevent harm, […]

A U.S. District Court judge has issued a preliminary injunction blocking the Trump administration’s executive order aimed at dismantling the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM), the parent organization of Voice of America (VOA). The order had placed over 1,200 VOA employees, including approximately 1,000 journalists, on administrative leave, effectively halting the agency’s operations for […]

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has called on Hamas to disarm and hand over governance of the Gaza Strip to the Palestinian Authority (PA). This appeal, made during a leadership council meeting, aims to bolster the PA’s legitimacy amid ongoing regional conflict and international pressure. Abbas emphasized that the PA is prepared to assume full […]

On April 22, 2025, a coordinated assault by militants in Pahalgam, Kashmir, left 26 people dead and over 20 injured, marking one of the deadliest attacks on civilians in India since 2008. The victims, including Indian nationals and foreign tourists, were ambushed in Baisaran Valley, a popular tourist destination. The assailants, armed with M4 carbines […]

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has just published its World Economic Outlook, and it does not take an expert to deduce that, even among some of the world’s top economic minds, confident predictions are currently hard to come by. Every spring the IMF and World Bank hold their Spring Meetings in Washington DC: a week […]