2025 Set to Be Second- or Third-Hottest Year on Record, EU Scientists Warn
The European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) reports that 2025 is likely to be the world’s second- or third-warmest year on record, following...
Trump Criticizes EU $140M Fine on X, Warns Europe Is Heading ‘Bad Directions’
The European Union recently fined Elon Musk’s social media company X €120 million ($140 million) for violating online content rules, including failing to provide...
IMF Approves Pakistan Review, Unlocks $1.2 Billion to Support Economy
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved Pakistan’s latest loan review, releasing about $1.2 billion and keeping the country’s $7 billion Extended Fund Facility...
Ukraine to Share Revised Peace Plan with U.S. Amid Ongoing War
Ukraine plans to share a revised 20-point peace plan with the United States on Tuesday, aiming to end Russia’s war, which is approaching its...
Federal Judge Restores Visa for Tufts Student Targeted Over Activism
A federal judge in Boston has ordered the U.S. government to restore the immigration status of Rumeysa Ozturk, a Tufts University PhD student and...
Top Cuban Official Falls in Espionage Scandal, Sentenced to Life in Prison
Cuba’s Supreme Popular Tribunal has sentenced former economy minister Alejandro Gil to life in prison after a closed-door trial found him guilty of espionage...
China Accuses Japan of Military Threat in Escalating Regional Tensions
Tensions between China and Japan escalated after Tokyo accused Chinese fighter jets of aiming fire-control radar at Japanese military aircraft during Chinese carrier-based flight...
Amnesty Slams India’s Plan to Expand Location Surveillance as ‘Deeply Concerning’
Amnesty International has expressed serious concerns about India's plan to require constant satellite location tracking on phones for surveillance purposes. This proposal aligns with...
Iran’s Currency Plunges to Historic Low
Iran's currency, the rial, dropped to its lowest value ever, nearing 1,250,000 rials per U. S. dollar.
In 2018, it was around 55,000 rials to...
U.S.-Brokered Truce Falters as Thailand and Cambodia Return to Clashing
Thailand's fighter jets attacked Cambodia on Monday to weaken its military capabilities, following renewed border hostilities that broke a fragile ceasefire initially mediated by...