At least 18 die in Colombia in two attacks attributed to FARC dissidents
BOGOTA – At least 18 people died and more than forty were injured on Thursday after two attacks in Colombia attributed to different dissident factions of the former FARC guerrilla…
Trump weighs using $2.58 billion in Chips Act funding for critical minerals, sources say
It is also to boost Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick’s influence over the strategic sector. Read More
Trump weighs using $2.58 billion in Chips Act funding for critical minerals, sources say
It is also to boost Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick’s influence over the strategic sector. Read More
Trump to tap Airbnb co-founder as first government design chief
Mr Joe Gebbia will have a leading role in redesigning government forms and processes. Read More
Nigeria deports 50 Chinese nationals in cybercrime crackdown
ABUJA – Nigeria has deported 50 Chinese nationals and one Tunisian convicted of cyber-terrorism and internet fraud as part of a crackdown on foreign-led cybercrime networks, the country’s anti-graft agency…
Trump gives two weeks to assess Russia-Ukraine peace prospects
The US president is ramping up his efforts to end Russia’s war in Ukraine. Read More
More Americans applying for refugee status in Canada, data shows
TORONTO – More Americans applied for refugee status in Canada in the first half of 2025 than in all of 2024, and more than in any full year since 2019,…
US issues sanctions on networks, vessels for dealing in Iran oil
WASHINGTON – The Trump administration on Thursday issued more Iran-related sanctions, targeting 13 entities based in Hong Kong, China, the United Arab Emirates and the Marshall Islands, as well as…
US issues more Iran-related sanctions
WASHINGTON – The Trump administration on Thursday issued more Iran-related sanctions, targeting 13 entities based in Hong Kong, China, the United Arab Emirates and the Marshall Islands, as well as…
Thousands demand union rights and civic freedoms in large Tunisia protest
TUNIS -Thousands of members and supporters of Tunisia’s powerful Tunisian General Labour Union (UGTT) protested in the capital on Thursday over what they called a decline in union rights and…