US set to quit World Health Organization
LONDON- The U.S. is due to officially exit the World Health Organization on Thursday, in the face of warnings it will hit both U.S. health and global health and also in violation of a U.S. law that requires Washington to…
Spain closes Pegasus spyware probe again, saying Israel has not responded
MADRID – Spain’s High Court on Thursday closed its investigation into the use of Israeli cyber-intelligence firm NSO Group’s “Pegasus” software to spy on Spanish politicians, citing a lack of cooperation from Israeli authorities. The investigation was launched after the…
What are the military assets in the Arctic?
OSLO – U.S. President Donald Trump wants to buy Greenland as he says it is the only way for the United States to secure its defence. Denmark and Greenland, an autonomous territory, refuse and say any concerns Washington has can…
US Supreme Court May Allow Transgender Sports Bans
WASHINGTON – Conservative U.S. Supreme Court justices signaled sympathy on Tuesday toward the legality of state laws banning transgender athletes from participating on female sports teams amid escalating efforts nationwide to restrict the rights of transgender people. The justices heard…
Trump Dismisses USMCA, Says Trade Pact Is Irrelevant for US
DEARBORN, Michigan/WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump on Tuesday said the United States-Mexico-Canada trade agreement is not relevant for the U.S. but Canada wants it, as he pushed for companies to bring manufacturing back to American soil. “There’s no real advantage…
Trump urges Iranians to keep protesting, says ‘help is on its way’
DUBAI/DETROIT – U.S. President Donald Trump urged Iranians on Tuesday to keep protesting and said help was on the way, without giving details, as Iran’s clerical establishment pressed its crackdown against the biggest demonstrations in years. “Iranian Patriots, KEEP PROTESTING…
Greenland PM prefers Denmark ties over US ahead of Vance meeting
COPENHAGEN- Greenland’s prime minister said on Tuesday his nation would rather remain part of Denmark than become a territory of the United States, amid President Donald Trump’s push to take control of the sprawling Arctic island. The Danish and Greenlandic…
Uganda Cuts Internet Access Before Election, Suspends Activities of Rights Groups
KAMPALA – Ugandan authorities cut internet access and limited mobile services across the country on Tuesday, two days before an election in which President Yoweri Museveni will stand for a contentious seventh term after four decades in power. The Uganda…
UN Warns Israel Could Face World Court Action Over Palestinian Refugee Agency
UNITED NATIONS – U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned Israel in a letter that he could refer the country to the International Court of Justice if it does not repeal laws targeting U.N. Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA and return seized…
Trump’s Detroit trip puts manufacturing back in focus amid US factory job slump
DEARBORN, Michigan – President Donald Trump traveled to Detroit on Tuesday, aiming to refocus attention on U.S. manufacturing and his efforts to tackle high consumer costs as the White House strives to show it is addressing the economic anxieties gripping…
Denmark’s Greenland dilemma: Defending a territory already on its way out
COPENHAGEN – When U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio meets his Danish and Greenlandic counterparts next week, Denmark will be defending a territory that has been moving steadily away from it and towards independence since 1979. President Donald Trump’s threats…
Winter pierces Kyiv homes after Russia knocks out heat
KYIV- Kyiv residents huddled against bitter winter cold inside their unheated apartments on Saturday as engineers struggled to restore power, water and heat knocked out in the latest salvo of Russian strikes. Russia has regularly conducted intense bombardments of Ukraine’s…
US Senate votes to curb military action in Venezuela, Trump says oversight could last years
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate voted on Thursday to advance a resolution that would bar President Donald Trump from taking further military action against Venezuela without congressional authorization, even as Trump said U.S. oversight of the troubled nation could last…
Fed to cut rates slightly this year, CBO forecasts
The Federal Reserve will likely cut rates a little more this year to “address downside risks to the labor market,” the Congressional Budget Office forecast on Thursday, with higher tariffs and increased demand from the Trump administration’s tax cuts expected…
German president says US is destroying world order
BERLIN – German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has strongly criticised U.S. foreign policy under President Donald Trump and urged the world not to let the world order disintegrate into a “den of robbers” where the unscrupulous take what they want. In…
UN chief regrets US decision to withdraw from UN entities
UNITED NATIONS- United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres regrets a U.S. decision to withdraw from dozens of U.N. entities, his spokesperson said on Thursday, stressing that the U.S. funding for a “large number” of those bodies was mandatory. U.S. President Donald…
Brazil 2025 eggs exports soar on strong US demand
SAO PAULO – Brazilian egg exports, including fresh and processed, hit a record 40,894 metric tons in 2025 on strong U.S. demand, according to data compiled by the Brazilian Association of Animal Protein (ABPA) on Thursday. The figure represents a…
Hilton drops Minneapolis hotel over cancelled ICE bookings
NEW YORK – Hilton Worldwide Holdings has removed from its system a Minneapolis hotel that has refused to accept the bookings of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, the hotel operator said on Tuesday. A Hampton Inn hotel, a Hilton brand,…
Tensions in Minneapolis rise over ICE fatal shooting of woman
MINNEAPOLIS – Tensions between Minnesota and federal officials deepened on Thursday over a U.S. Immigration agent’s fatal shooting of a 37-year-old mother of three in Minneapolis, an incident that drew condemnation from local officials and sparked widespread protests in the…
Trump withdrawal from bedrock UN climate treaty raises legal questions
WASHINGTON – The Trump administration’s decision to withdraw the United States from the foundational U.N. climate treaty, which the U.S. Senate unanimously adopted more than 30 years ago, may be illegal, according to some legal experts who say that Congress…