Four separate wildfires have now been reported in the Los Angeles area as firefighters struggle to stop the rapidly spreading flames fanned by strong winds. At least two deaths have been reported.
Montreal, Canada – Canada has failed to take meaningful action to address systemic abuses in a decades-old foreign worker programme, subjecting thousands of labourers to an “inherently exploitative” system, Amnesty International says. In a 71-page report released on Thursday, the rights group outlined a wide range of abuses linked to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program…
Psst. Over here. Over here. You want to hear a trade secret? The bulk of journalists who cover the so-called “halls of power” in Washington, Ottawa, Canberra, London, Paris and beyond prefer routine over spontaneity. You see, predictability is easy. It’s comforting because most capital cities are mundane places where boring is not only an…
The outgoing administration of United States President Joe Biden is proposing a new framework for the export of advanced computer chips used to develop artificial intelligence, an attempt to balance national security concerns about the technology with the economic interests of producers and other countries. But the framework proposed Monday also raised concerns of chip…
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United States President Donald Trump held back-to-back phone conversations Wednesday with the Russian and Ukrainian leaders, as his administration zeroes in on what it argues is a roadmap to end the war in Ukraine. Negotiations to end the conflict – one of Trump’s key campaign pledges – are set to begin “immediately”, the US president…
Outgoing United States President Joe Biden has said he believes the “soul of America” remains at stake, less than a week before Donald Trump is set to enter the White House for a second presidential term. In a letter released on Wednesday morning, just hours before he is set to deliver a farewell address to…
