‘I am pro-safety’: RFK Jr defends record in Senate confirmation hearing
‘I am pro-safety’: RFK Jr defends record in Senate confirmation hearing
A US-Hamas dialogue could shift us from war to peace
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…
Canada’s foreign minister Joly to meet Rubio as US tariff threat looms
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…
Trump offers federal workers buyout, promises eight months severance pay
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…
Fact check: What might Trump’s federal funding freeze stop?
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….
US revokes security clearance of former military chief Milley
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…
China’s DeepSeek faces questions over claims after shaking up global tech
After causing shockwaves with an AI model with capabilities rivalling the creations of Google and OpenAI, China’s DeepSeek is facing questions about whether its bold claims stand up to scrutiny. The Hangzhou-based startup’s announcement that it developed R1 at a fraction of the cost of Silicon Valley’s latest models immediately called into question assumptions about…
Doomsday Clock is now 89 seconds to midnight, what does that mean?
For the first time in three years, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists (BAS) moved the Doomsday Clock forward by one second to 89 seconds before midnight, signalling a heightened risk of global catastrophe. “It is the determination of the science and security board of the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists that the world has not…
Caroline Kennedy sends letter to US senators calling RFK Jr a ‘predator’
President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the United States Department of Health and Human Services has been denounced as a “predator” in a letter from his cousin. On Tuesday, Caroline Kennedy – a former United States ambassador and the only surviving child of former President John F Kennedy – issued the letter to members of…
US Senate blocks bill sanctioning ICC over Israeli arrest warrants
Washington, DC – Democrats in the United States Senate have blocked the passage of a bill that would sanction the International Criminal Court (ICC) over its issuance of arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defence Minister Yoav Gallant for alleged war crimes in Gaza. The vote on Tuesday saw the bill gain…