Category: World

Syria’s interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa arrived in Turkey on Tuesday for important discussions with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on how Turkey can assist Syria in its recovery after over 13 years of civil war. This meeting marks a significant step in fostering collaboration between the two nations as Syria seeks to rebuild its war-torn economy […]

Two groups of FBI agents have filed lawsuits against the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) over its decision to scrutinize the agency’s personnel involved in the January 6 Capitol riot investigation, marking the latest escalation in a growing rift between the FBI and the DOJ under the Trump administration. The lawsuits, filed Monday, aim to […]

FOREIGN MINISTER HILL: (Via interpreter) His Excellency the Secretary of State, my friend, Marco Rubio, and members of his delegation; your excellency the U.S. ambassador accredited in our country, Mr. William Duncan; Madam Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Adriana Mira; to the president of the Hydroelectric Commission of the Lempa River, Daniel Álvarez; Madam Salvadoran […]

Statement: The Elders today voice our alarm at the rapid advances made by M23 rebels and Rwandan forces in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, which risk escalating into an even bloodier regional conflict. We call for effective dialogue to extend the M23 rebels’ unilateral ceasefire into a full and lasting cessation of hostilities. This […]

In a significant escalation of trade tensions, China’s Ministry of Commerce announced plans to file a formal complaint with the World Trade Organization (WTO) in response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to impose a 10% tariff on Chinese imports. The move, which follows Trump’s broader tariff measures on global imports, marks the latest chapter […]

A New York man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Albany, New York, to civil rights and firearm charges related to his threatening conduct targeted at a Jewish synagogue. According to court documents, Mufid Fawaz Alkhader, 29, of Schenectady, pleaded guilty to an information charging one count of obstructing the free exercise of religious […]

Meditation and mindfulness are not just a pastime for Maria Goreti Sales, a professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Coimbra in Portugal. She is convinced they hold the key to understanding how and why the body gets sick. Sales coordinates the Coimbra University’s BioMark Sensor Research group that develops advanced […]

UNRWA’s communications director Juliette Touma described catastrophic scenes at the camp, where some 100 buildings had been “destroyed or heavily damaged” by the detonations at the weekend. The camp’s residents had “endured the impossible”, she said, after nearly two months of “unceasing and escalating violence” linked to the Israeli military operation. “The detonation on Sunday […]

In a significant turn of events, Nigeria’s largest labor union, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), has called off a planned nationwide protest against a 50% increase in telecom tariffs, following negotiations with the government. Initially set for February 4, the protest had been planned in response to the tariff hike approved by the country’s telecommunications […]