Robert Menendez, a former United States senator representing New Jersey, has been handed an 11-year prison sentence for bribery schemes that included receiving gold bars in exchange for favours on behalf of Egypt. On Wednesday, in sorrowful testimony, Menendez told a Manhattan federal court that he had lost everything he loved as a result of…
President Donald Trump has announced plans to transform the United States detention facility in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, into a holding centre for undocumented immigrants. The surprise announcement came on Wednesday, as the Republican president signed his first major piece of legislation, the Laken Riley Act. Recommended Stories list of 3 items list 1 of 3…
Inside Story How will US tech firms react to DeepSeek? Chinese artificial intelligence startup says it can match Google and ChatGPT at a fraction of the cost. Read more Investors have poured billions of dollars into the research and development of artificial intelligence (AI) over the past year, hoping to capitalise on this rapidly advancing…
NewsFeed Trump signs bill targeting undocumented immigrants accused of crimes US President Donald Trump signed into law a bill requiring the federal detention of undocumented immigrants accused of criminal activity. It’s the first piece of legislation he’s signed in his new term. Published On 29 Jan 202529 Jan 2025
Robert F Kennedy Jr has faced a barrage of questions about his history of spreading anti-vaccine conspiracy theories during a contentious United States Senate hearing on his nomination to be President Donald Trump’s health secretary. Kennedy, who has been picked to lead the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), spent most of Wednesday’s…
The administration of United States President Donald Trump has peeled back a memorandum concerning a federal funding freeze that caused backlash and confusion, with many fearing an end to services ranging from healthcare to housing and childcare. However, in a social media post on Wednesday, press secretary Karoline Leavitt held firm that Trump’s executive order…
The Bank of Canada (BOC) has trimmed its key policy rate by 25 basis points to 3 percent, cut growth forecasts and warned Canadians that a tariff war triggered by the United States could cause major economic damage. “A long-lasting and broad-based trade conflict would badly hurt economic activity in Canada,” Governor Tiff Macklem said…
NewsFeed ‘Gulf of America’: Mexico lodging complaint over Google Maps change Mexico’s president said her government will lodge a complaint with Google after the tech giant changed “Gulf of Mexico” to “Gulf of America” for US users of its map service. She added that they will request to rename North America as Mexican America. Published…
The United States Federal Reserve is holding interest rates steady and gave little insight into when further reductions in borrowing costs may take place in an economy where inflation remains above target, growth continues, and the unemployment rate is low. The Fed announced its decision on Wednesday at the end of its latest two-day meeting….
NewsFeed Hear from undocumented immigrants deported from the United States Humiliation. Desperation. Anger. Hear from some of the undocumented Latin American immigrants deported from the US. President Trump has pledged mass deportations of migrants in the US illegally. Published On 29 Jan 202529 Jan 2025
