Category: World

New sanctions target those supporting Putin’s attempts to forcibly deport and indoctrinate Ukraine’s children and erase their Ukrainian cultural heritage.   Package of 11 designations includes leading Russian officials and state-linked youth organisations.   Defence intelligence demonstrates that Russia is pursuing a long-standing Russification policy in illegally temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine, seeking to eradicate Ukrainian culture, […]

Russian President Vladimir Putin stated on Tuesday that Moscow has never opposed Ukraine’s potential membership in the European Union, distinguishing it from NATO accession, which he described as “unacceptable.” Speaking during talks with Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico in Beijing, Putin said he believes a consensus can be reached on ensuring the security of both […]

📍 Beijing, China — Great! Here’s the professionally redrafted, compact journalistic article aligned with your chosen headline: President Xi Jinping Hosts Strategic Partners and Allies at Beijing Military Parade Amid Rising Geopolitical Tensions 📍 Beijing, China — Chinese President Xi Jinping welcomed a select group of international leaders, including Russian President Vladimir Putin and North […]

📍 Dublin, Ireland — Sumitomo Corporation, alongside its aircraft leasing subsidiary SMBC Aviation Capital and investment firms Apollo and Brookfield, has reached a definitive agreement to acquire Air Lease Corporation (ALC), a leading player in the global aircraft leasing industry. Under the terms of the all-cash transaction, ALC shareholders will receive $65 per share, valuing […]

🇫🇷 Besançon, France — Frederic Pechier, a 53-year-old former anaesthetist, is set to stand trial on September 8 in one of France’s most disturbing medical cases. He is accused of deliberately poisoning 30 patients—ranging in age from 4 to 89—during surgical procedures between 2008 and 2017. Twelve of the patients died. Prosecutors allege Pechier tampered […]

🇺🇸 Washington, D.C. — The Pentagon has authorized the deployment of up to 600 military lawyers to serve as temporary immigration judges, according to an August 27 memo reviewed by the Associated Press. The move, requested by the Department of Justice (DOJ), aims to alleviate the mounting backlog in U.S. immigration courts, which currently exceeds […]

The United States has intervened and filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania under the False Claims Act (FCA) against ProMedica Health System, Inc. (ProMedica) and various affiliated entities including HCR ManorCare Inc. and four nursing homes located in Pennsylvania, Ohio, South Carolina, and Virginia (the defendants). ProMedica […]

Business & Macro 🇰🇪 Kenya Eyes $774 Million Through Kenya Pipeline Company IPO Kenya’s Treasury plans to raise $774 million by creating new shares in the Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) for an initial public offering. The move is part of a broader government effort to privatize key state assets and boost infrastructure financing. 🇳🇬 Union […]

“If you can’t handle this, you’ll never keep up with your peers.” That’s what a young vascular surgeon in training reported hearing from a senior colleague during interviews for our study, after she needed two hands to hold a medical device her male peers could operate with one. Another cardiologist, more than ten years into […]