NewsFeed New wildfire near LA turns sky orange A new wildfire north of Los Angeles in the US turned skies orange and triggered mandatory evacuation orders for thousands of people. Published On 23 Jan 202523 Jan 2025

Over the last few days and months, a slew of United States corporations, including Amazon, McDonald’s, Walmart, Ford, John Deere and Meta (the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp), have announced the end of their diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programmes. They will be scaling back initiatives aimed at promoting fair treatment and “full”…

When tech billionaire Elon Musk appeared to perform a Nazi salute to a Republican crowd honouring United States President Donald Trump’s inauguration, social media lit up with accusations that he was a fascist. When he addressed a political rally of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party in the German city of Halle, those suspicions…

Washington, DC – The legal backlash to United States President Donald Trump’s second term has begun, with rights groups and state governments firing an early salvo against the Republican’s day-one decision to overhaul birthright citizenship. Late on Monday, organisations including the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the Legal Defense Fund filed a lawsuit calling…

The Bottom Line Why does Europe fear a quick end to the Ukraine war? Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavsky argues that a Ukraine deal favoring Russia threatens other European countries. Read more On Ukraine, the difference between the outgoing Biden administration and the incoming Trump administration could not be starker. After the latest United States…

Washington, DC – The United States has imposed the first batch of sanctions against Iran since Donald Trump’s return to the White House, as the president pushes to reimpose “maximum pressure” on Tehran. The US Treasury announced the sanctions on Thursday, saying that they are aimed at Iran’s “oil network”. Recommended Stories list of 3…