Rwanda slams UK sanctions over DR Congo violence
Kigali condemns London’s sanctions over the M23 advance in DR Congo as ‘punitive measures’.
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Were noncitizens on ‘terror’ list ‘let loose’ in the US? It’s complicated
A House Judiciary Committee report says 99 noncitizens on the ‘terrorist watchlist’ were released. Is…
Mortgage rates drop to lowest since mid-December, but demand still falls short
Applications for a mortgage to purchase a home were flat for the week and 3%…
GM raises quarterly dividend, initiates $6 billion stock buyback
General Motors said Wednesday that it is raising its quarterly dividend and initiating a new…
Hamas says deal reached with Israel to release more than 600 Palestinians
The prisoners will be released in the coming days after Hamas hands over the bodies…
Imposing tariffs on China will not help resolve the US fentanyl crisis
The tariffs are violating basic principles of the WTO and undermining international and bilateral cooperation.
State of emergency declared after power cut chaos in Chile
A power outage plunged much of Chile into darkness on Tuesday, prompting authorities to declare…
When is Ramadan 2025, and how is the moon sighted?
For most countries, the first day of fasting is likely to be March 2, depending…
Canada already is America’s 51st state
And that is thanks to a political elite that did not heed prescient warnings.
Oil major BP boosts annual fossil fuel spending to $10 billion in strategy reset
British oil major BP on Wednesday announced plans to increase annual oil and gas investment…
Israel bombs ‘military targets’ in southern Syria, outside Damascus
The Israeli military conducts air raids on what it described as military bases and command…
Alibaba makes AI video generation model free to use globally
Open-source AI tech has been thrown into the spotlight since Chinese firm DeepSeek rattled global…
Israeli forces fire tear gas canister at cameraman
A journalist covering an Israeli raid in Nablus in the occupied West Bank was filming…
Tour bus crash in eastern Thailand kills at least 18
The bus carrying 49 people overturns after brake failure, leaving 23 others injured, say officials.
A day at the beach for displaced Rohingya children in Malaysia
On the island of Langkawi, lessons go beyond the confines of the classroom, and teaching…
Trump’s ‘gold’ visa: Who qualifies, what it costs and why it’s divisive
Foreigners will soon be able to buy US residency – and a pathway to citizenship…
‘Designed to humiliate’: Israel targets Gaza’s healthcare workers
A PHRI report says healthcare workers are arbitrarily detained, humiliated, and sexually and psychologically abused.
Ukraine reportedly agrees a critical rare minerals deal with the U.S.
Ukraine and the United States reached an agreement over access to Kyiv’s deposits of rare…
Counting the climate cost of AI
What’s the hidden climate cost of AI?
Hong Kong government earmarks $128 million for new AI research institute and aims to cut public spending
It aims to cut public recurrent expenditure by 7% from now till 2027/2028 to tackle its…
