Category: World

QUESTION:  Also joining me right now off the top is President Trump’s special envoy for hostage affairs, Adam Boehler, who helped negotiate the release of Marc Fogel, and I should note he is also with the Secretary of State, Marco Rubio.  And it’s great to have you both joining us.  Obviously this is such an […]

Alan W. Filion, 18, of Lancaster, California, was sentenced today to 48 months in prison for making interstate threats to injure the person of another. According to the plea agreement, from approximately August 2022 to January 2024, Filion made over 375 swatting and threat calls, including calls in which he claimed to have planted bombs […]

A new report dealing with gender equality in research and innovation in the EU reveals that only 32.8% of graduates in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) in the EU were women. The ‘She Figures 2024’ report was released by the EU’s Publications Office on 11 February 2025, the International Day of Women and Girls […]

“We must avoid at all costs the resumption of hostilities in Gaza that would lead to an immense tragedy,” said the UN chief, in a statement relayed to journalists by UN Geneva spokesperson Rolando Gomez. “I appeal to Hamas to proceed with the planned liberation of hostages next Saturday. Both sides must fully abide by […]

European leaders have condemned the new tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump on steel and aluminium, calling them “unjustified” and promising a robust response. Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, stated that the European Union would take “firm and proportionate countermeasures” in retaliation, emphasizing that tariffs are “bad for business, worse […]

The Consumer Technology Association (CTA) has issued a stark warning regarding the impact of the tariffs already implemented by President Trump, predicting that these measures could reduce US consumer purchasing power by as much as $143 billion. The tariffs, which primarily target imports from China, Canada, and Mexico, have already started to affect the cost […]

In an unprecedented decision on December 6 2024, the Romanian constitutional court annulled the November 25 presidential elections after it received credible intelligence of large-scale external interference rigging the results of the first round in favour of a hardly-known far-right candidate, Calin Georgescu. Georgescu’s massive last-minute surge was largely blamed on the creation of thousands […]

Hamas has announced a delay in the further release of hostages in the Gaza Strip, citing Israel’s failure to uphold key provisions of the ceasefire agreement that has held for three weeks. This decision places the already precarious truce in serious jeopardy and raises the threat of renewed conflict between Israel and Hamas. Ceasefire at […]

In the past week, Boko Haram insurgents have once again unleashed violence across northern Cameroon, leaving behind a trail of destruction in Kolofata and neighboring villages. Situated near the porous border with Nigeria, the Kolofata region has long been a hotspot for militant attacks, and recent incidents have only intensified fears of the group’s persistent […]

Elon Musk, along with a group of investors, has made an audacious $97.4 billion bid to take control of OpenAI, the nonprofit overseeing the development of cutting-edge AI technologies like ChatGPT. Musk’s attorney, Marc Toberoff, confirmed that the offer was submitted to OpenAI’s board on Monday. The bid targets the nonprofit entity itself, which controls […]