Year: 2025
US justice department tells prosecutors to drop Eric Adams case – BBC.com
US justice department tells prosecutors to drop Eric Adams case BBC.com Trump’s Justice Department moves to drop charges against Eric Adams POLITICO Watch live: NYC Mayor Eric Adams holds press conference after DOJ moves to drop charges USA TODAY DOJ orders corruption charges
Read More‘Ridiculous and lame’: South Africans mock Trump proposals
by Hillary ORINDE ‘On the streets of Johannesburg’s student district, U.S. President Donald Trump’s offer to accept white Afrikaners as refugees landed as both “ridiculous” and “lame”, among South Africans of all races. On Friday, Trump cut off aid to
Read MorePope Francis Issues Major Rebuke Over Trump Administration’s Mass Deportation Plans
ROME — Pope Francis issued a major rebuke Tuesday to the Trump administration’s mass deportation of migrants, warning that the program to forcefully deport people purely because of their illegal status deprives them of their inherent dignity and “will end
Read MoreThe ‘Crypto Wizard’ vs. Nigeria
The trip that changed Tigran Gambaryan’s life forever was supposed to be short — just a few days. When he flew to Nigeria in February of 2024, he didn’t even check a bag. Tigran is a former IRS Special Agent.
Read MoreWhy You Shouldn’t Let AI Write Your Emails
We’ve all been in a situation where we sit down to our devices first thing in the morning—caffeinated beverage clutched in hand—and brace ourselves for the moment when all those unread messages from the previous day flood our screen. And
Read MoreJohn Bolton on expanding into Greenland
John Bolton, Trump’s former national security adviser, says making Greenland an American territory or commonwealth could help with security interests of “critical importance” to the United States. (Image credit: Anna Moneymaker)
Read MoreTrump floats Ukraine ‘may be Russian someday’ ahead of Zelensky-Vance meeting
by Victoria LUKOVENKO U.S. President Donald Trump floated the idea that Ukraine “may be Russian someday”, as his Vice President JD Vance gears up to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky later this week. Pushing for an end to the nearly
Read MoreTrump and Jordan’s king meet on Gaza’s future. And, U.S. math and reading scores
Trump and Jordan’s King Abdullah will meet to discuss Gaza’s future. And, a deep dive into U.S. reading and math scores — and what schools can do about them. (Image credit: Brendan Smialowski)
Read MoreGoogle changes name of Gulf of Mexico to ‘Gulf of America’ for U.S. users
Google on Monday changed the name of the Gulf of Mexico to “Gulf of America” for those using its Maps platform inside the United States, complying with an executive order by President Donald Trump. The tech giant wrote in a
Read MoreMalaysia’s Hindus mark Thaipusam festival with fervor
Hundreds of thousands of Hindus flocked to temples across Malaysia to celebrate the Thaipusam festival Tuesday, with many piercing their bodies with hooks and skewers in acts of devotion. Thaipusam is marked with particular zest in multicultural Malaysia, a Muslim-majority
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