Category: World

  Training and education are major components of our approach to protect miners’ safety and health at the Mine Safety and Health Administration. We designed the annual Training Resources Applied to Mining Conference — known as TRAM — for mine safety trainers, compliance specialists, and industry leaders to learn about new training models, share the […]

U.S. Attorney’s Office – District of New JerseyCAMDEN, N.J. – A Nevada woman has been sentenced to 120 months in federal prison for orchestrating a $7 million advance-fee Ponzi scheme and obstructing the federal government’s investigation, U.S. Attorney Alina Habba announced today. Anna Kline, 35, formerly known as Jordana Weber, of Sparks, Nevada, previously pleaded […]

The below is attributable to Spokesperson Tammy Bruce: Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Kazakhstan Deputy Prime Minister-Foreign Minister Murat Nurtleu today to reiterate the United States’ commitment to Kazakhstan’s independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity. Secretary Rubio and Deputy Prime Minister-Foreign Minister Nurtleu discussed expanding opportunities for bilateral trade and investment, and the importance […]

WASHINGTON — A Tennessee man was sentenced yesterday in the Western District of Kentucky for sex trafficking by force, fraud, or coercion; conspiracy to commit sex trafficking; obstructing a sex trafficking investigation; interstate transportation for prostitution; and possession of a firearm by a prohibited person.  Portier Q. Govan, 37, of Memphis, was sentenced to 25 […]

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has reported that the number of forcibly displaced people worldwide has reached 122.1 million as of April 2025. This figure, though slightly lower than the record 123.2 million at the end of 2024, remains alarmingly high, driven by conflicts in Sudan, Myanmar, Ukraine, and Afghanistan. Key Drivers […]

Sudan Paramilitaries Overrun Key Zone Bordering Egypt and LibyaSudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) announced on Wednesday that they had taken control of a strategic zone at the tri-border area with Egypt and Libya, following the Sudanese army’s withdrawal. The move marks a significant development in the ongoing war, coming a day after the army […]

June 12, 2025 – Nigeria observes Democracy Day today, commemorating a pivotal moment in its political history—the 1993 presidential election, widely regarded as the most transparent and credible in the nation’s history. The federal government has declared Thursday, June 12, a public holiday in recognition of this significant date. The Significance of June 12 Democracy […]

An Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, operating as Flight AI171, crashed minutes after departing from Ahmedabad’s Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport on Thursday. The aircraft was bound for London Gatwick Airport and carried 242 passengers and crew members. Passenger Details and Nationalities Air India confirmed that among those onboard were: Crash Location and Initial Reports […]

Washington, D.C. – Muhammad Shahzeb Khan, 20, a Pakistani citizen residing in Canada, was extradited to the United States on June 10, 2025, in connection with an indictment filed in the Southern District of New York. Khan is charged with attempting to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization (ISIS) and attempting to […]

A Nigerian man, Rasheed Dimeji Ismail, is at the center of growing controversy over Ireland’s increasingly forceful deportation policy, after being separated from his wife and three daughters—who were spared deportation at the last minute due to credible threats of female genital mutilation (FGM). Ismail, 43, was deported on a chartered flight to Nigeria last […]