Category: World

Whispers followed her offline. Online, the abuse imploded, unchecked: comments, ridicule, shares, screenshots. She had never consented to any of it. That hadn’t stopped anyone. Within minutes, thousands had seen the content. Within hours, millions. The nightmare had only begun. Days passed before platforms responded. By then, the images had been seen, save, and replicated. […]

MINNEAPOLIS – This week, Ikram Yusuf Mohamed, Aisha Hassan Hussein, Sahra Sharif Osman, Shakur Abdinur Abdisalam, and Fadumo Mohamed Yusuf all pleaded guilty to wire fraud for their respective roles in the sprawling Feeding Our Future fraud scheme, announced U.S. Attorney Daniel N. Rosen. Prosecutors have now obtained 63 convictions scheme-wide, representing the largest number of […]

Delegations from Ecuador and the United Kingdom held their first Bilateral Political Consultation in London on 19 March 2026. The meeting was co-chaired by the Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ecuador, Ambassador Alejandro Dávalos, and the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Multilateral, Human Rights, Latin America and the Caribbean), Chris Elmore MP. Noting the strong […]

WASHINGTON — The White House issued an optimistic assessment of Operation Epic Fury on Saturday, March 21, 2026, characterizing the three-week-old military campaign against Iran as a success that has fundamentally altered the regional balance of power. According to the administration, U.S. and allied forces have achieved their primary tactical objectives and continue to “stay […]

TEHRAN — In a move that could fundamentally alter global maritime commerce, Iranian lawmakers and officials are formally considering a proposal to levy transit fees and taxes on vessels passing through the Strait of Hormuz. The draft legislation, reported by the semi-official ISNA news agency on Thursday, March 19, 2026, seeks to monetize Tehran’s operational […]

DOHA — In a major blow to global energy security, Saad al-Kaabi, CEO of state-owned QatarEnergy, confirmed on Saturday, March 21, 2026, that the damage sustained during recent Iranian drone strikes on the Ras Laffan industrial complex will take between three and five years to fully repair. The announcement follows a detailed technical assessment of […]

LONDON — Global energy markets are bracing for a fifth consecutive weekly gain as the continued closure of the Strait of Hormuz enters its 21st day. Brent crude surged toward $109 per barrel on Saturday, March 21, 2026, as the maritime blockade severely restricts the flow of approximately 20% of the world’s daily petroleum liquids. […]

The former Chief Executive Officer of Nodus International Bank (Nodus Bank), a Puerto Rican international bank, pleaded guilty yesterday for leading a scheme to fraudulently obtain at least $24.9 million from Nodus Bank and conspiring to evade U.S. sanctions against Venezuela. “The defendant abused his position as CEO, turning the bank he managed into his […]

Ahead of the International Day of Forests, observed on 21 March, deputy resident representative of the UN Development Programme (UNDP) in Belarus Armen Martirosyan told UN News about the threats facing this critical ecosystem and efforts to protect it. According to him, forests are not merely a natural resource, but a complex, self-regulating ecosystem. Its […]

Today, the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division filed a lawsuit against Harvard University for race and national origin discrimination against Jewish and Israeli students, in violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. After Hamas’ attacks on October 7, 2023, Harvard has tolerated antisemitic mobs of students, faculty, and visitors allegedly expressing […]