Rubio announces 83 percent of USAID contracts cancelled under Trump

Rubio announces 83 percent of USAID contracts cancelled under Trump

The United States has cancelled 83 percent of all the programmes at the US Agency for International Development (USAID) following a six-week review, according to Secretary of State Marco Rubio. “The 5,200 contracts that are now cancelled spent tens of billions of dollars in ways that did not serve, (and in some cases even harmed),…

Canada’s most consequential election is on the horizon

Canada’s most consequential election is on the horizon

The contest that saw Mark Carney emerge as Liberal Party leader and soon-to-be Canada’s prime minister has turned out to be a boring fait accompli. The drama that led inevitably, it seems, to Carney’s persuasive coronation on Sunday evening occurred late last December when Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s once-reliable confidante and trusted deputy prime minister,…

Canada’s Liberals made Carney their new leader: What happens next?

Canada’s Liberals made Carney their new leader: What happens next?

Montreal, Canada – Canada’s governing Liberal Party has chosen Mark Carney to replace outgoing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as its leader. The former governor of the Bank of Canada won the Liberal leadership vote on Sunday, about two months after Trudeau announced plans to resign amid pressure over an affordability crisis and threats of a…

Black-Palestinian solidarity: We need to talk about what happened

Black-Palestinian solidarity: We need to talk about what happened

More than a month into his second term, President Donald Trump has already made good on many of his dreadful campaign promises. He has ordered mass deportation of migrants and asylum seekers; cancelled federal Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI) programmes; cut funding to underprivileged Black and Latino communities; and pledged to expel foreigners with legal residency…

Trump declines to rule out US recession as tariffs spook investors

Trump declines to rule out US recession as tariffs spook investors

United States President Donald Trump has declined to rule out the possibility that the world’s largest economy is headed for a recession amid market concerns over his “America First” economic agenda. In an interview with Fox News that aired on Sunday, Trump demurred when asked if he expected a recession this year. Recommended Stories list…

‘Historic moment’: Greenland steps into global spotlight ahead of snap vote

‘Historic moment’: Greenland steps into global spotlight ahead of snap vote

Nuuk, Greenland – Greenland’s most popular social media influencer announced her political bid just weeks ahead of Tuesday’s elections as she felt the winds of change blowing across the vast Arctic island. “This is truly a historic moment. I feel like we are finally voting on independence. This has primarily happened because the US is…