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
Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have tightened their grip on Goma, the biggest city in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), signalling a major blow to the Congolese army and a serious escalation in a years-long conflict that has seen hundreds of people killed and millions displaced. March 23 Movement (M23) fighters entered Goma on…
‘I am pro-safety’: RFK Jr defends record in Senate confirmation hearing
Last week, senior Hamas and United States officials expressed to the media their mutual willingness to engage in “a dialogue”. The statements by senior Hamas leader Mousa Abu Marzouk and US presidential Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff most likely meant to test the waters for future diplomatic moves, perhaps due to their shared recognition that…
Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly will meet with her US counterpart Marco Rubio in Washington, DC, as Canada seeks to stave off the threat of steep United States tariffs and a potential trade war between the two countries. Joly is set to hold talks with the US secretary of state on Wednesday afternoon in the…
United States President Donald Trump has offered most federal workers the option to leave their government jobs by next week in exchange for eight months of severance pay in his most profound and rapid move yet to overhaul the government. The buyout offer was announced on Tuesday in a memorandum issued by the Office of…
School meals for low-income students. Cancer treatment trials. Housing assistance for veterans. These are among the federal programmes that might – or might not – be on the chopping block after the White House issued a sweeping, but vague, January 27 late-night memo that ordered a temporary pause on all grants, loans and financial assistance….
The United States has revoked the personal security detail and security clearance of former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley. The Pentagon announced on Tuesday that US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has also ordered an inquiry into the conduct of the ex-army head, who has earned the ire of the newly…
