New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters. | Photo Credit: Reuters New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters said on Wednesday (February 19, 2025) his country must “reset” its relationship with the Cook Islands government after its Pacific neighbour signed agreements with China without consultation. In a speech to the Pacific Island Political Science Association in Wellington, … Read more
President Donald Trump speaks at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla., Tuesday, February 18, 2025. | Photo Credit: 18, 2025. AP President Donald Trump said Tuesday (February 18, 2025) that he has ordered the firing of all remaining U..S attorneys nominated by his predecessor Joe Biden. Also read:They have a lot more money: Trump questions $21 … Read more
A vehicle believed to be carrying Ryuji Kimura, who threw a homemade pipe bomb at former Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at a 2023 campaign event, arrives at Wakayama District Court in Wakayama, western Japan Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP A Japanese court on Wednesday (February 19, 2025) convicted a man who … Read more
Elon Musk. File | Photo Credit: Reuters A federal judge refused Tuesday (February 18, 2025) to immediately block billionaire Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency from accessing government data systems or participating in worker layoffs. U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan found that there are legitimate questions about Mr. Musk’s authority but said there … Read more
Image used for representation The Mumbai police’s Economic Offences Wing (EOW), which is probing Torres investment scam, has received information that the wanted accused in the case have launched similar investment schemes in Bulgaria, and its verification is on, officials said. Police have so far arrested six persons in the Torres investment fraud case, while … Read more
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro arrives for a luncheon with senators from his support base, at the National Congress building in Brasilia, Brazil, Tuesday, February 18, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Brazil’s prosecutor-general on Tuesday (February 19, 2025) formally charged former President Jair Bolsonaro with attempting a coup to stay in office after his 2022 … Read more
This image from Google Maps viewed from a browser in New York on Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025, shows the Gulf of Mexico renamed the “Gulf of America.” | Photo Credit: Google via AP Mexico said Monday it’s awaiting a new response from Google to its request that the tech company fully restore the name Gulf … Read more
A woman checks her wedding dress at a bridal shop in Luliang, in northern China’s Shanxi province on February 11. | Photo Credit: AFP The story so far: There has been a major decline in the number of couples who are registering to marry in China. As per the Chinese Ministry of Civil Affairs, in … Read more
President Donald Trump on Tuesday (February 18, 2025) signed an executive order meant to expand access to and reduce costs of in vitro fertilization and issued a Presidential memorandum calling for “radical transparency requirements” from the government, which he suggested could reduce wasteful spending. On the campaign trail, Mr. Trump called for universal coverage of … Read more
Gautam Adani. File | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. SEC seeks help from Law Ministry to serve complaint to Gautam Adani, nephew Sagar in Adani bribery case The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has requested assistance from Indian authorities in its investigation of Adani Group founder Gautam Adani and his nephew Sagar Adani over alleged securities fraud and … Read more