Australia’s Liberals Remove First Female Party Leader
Angus Taylor secured the leadership of Australia’s Liberal Party on Friday after defeating Sussan Ley in a ballot that ended her tumultuous nine-month tenure as the first woman to hold the position. The vote, conducted by secret ballot, delivered Taylor 34 votes against 17 for Ley, who announced immediately afterward that she would leave parliament […]
Norwegian Authorities Raid Jagland Properties Over Epstein Ties
Norwegian police searched properties belonging to former Prime Minister Thorbjorn Jagland on Thursday as part of a corruption investigation examining his relationship with the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, authorities said. Investigators from Okokrim, Norway’s economic crimes unit, removed several boxes from Jagland’s Oslo apartment in an operation that followed the waiver of his […]
Scientific Basis For Climate Regulation Revoked By Trump
The United States Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday rescinded a 2009 scientific determination that greenhouse gases endanger public health, a step that removes the legal basis for many federal climate regulations and marks a major shift in U.S. environmental policy under President Donald Trump’s administration. The action overturns the so called endangerment finding, adopted during […]
Dr. Joyner V. Mayo Clinic: Jury Hears Closing Arguments
A jury in Minnesota began deliberations Thursday on whether Mayo Clinic retaliated against one of its senior researchers for raising concerns about corporate access to patient data during the height of the coronavirus pandemic. The panel of five men and two women is weighing claims by Dr. Michael Joyner that the medical center punished him […]
Net Migration In New Zealand Drops To Decade-Low
New Zealand’s population growth from migration has slumped to its weakest level in over a decade outside the pandemic years, driven by a sharp decline in arrivals and an accelerating departure of citizens to Australia. The nation recorded a net migration gain of 14,200 people in 2025, government statisticians said Friday, a drop of 9,600 […]
GOP Seeks Tough Citizenship Checks Before Midterms
The Republican controlled U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday approved legislation requiring proof of citizenship for federal voter registration, advancing a priority for President Donald Trump and opening a new dispute with Democrats over election rules ahead of the November midterm elections. Lawmakers voted 218 to 213 to pass the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility, or […]
Congressional Figures Charge Bondi With Epstein List Cover-Up
A Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday accused Attorney General Pam Bondi of concealing the names of prominent associates of late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein during a contentious oversight hearing on the Justice Department’s handling of investigative records. Representative Thomas Massie of Kentucky questioned Bondi during a House […]
Beyond Benin Bronzes: Britain’s Looting Of Nigeria Today—Part 5
Britain lowered the flag—and raised the invoice. By Prof. MarkAnthony Nze Corporate Continuity: Empire in a Suit The most revealing moment is rarely the one that makes the news. Britain didn’t leave Nigeria. It changed uniforms. The most damning scene isn’t a protest or a parliamentary debate—it’s the quiet theater of corporate “strategy” where empire […]
Kenya: Paul Mackenzie Hit With 52 New Manslaughter Counts
A Kenyan self proclaimed preacher and seven co accused have been charged over the deaths of dozens of people whose bodies were recovered from shallow graves in Kilifi County on the country’s southeastern coast, prosecutors said on Wednesday. The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions said Paul Mackenzie, founder of the Good News International […]
FDA Rejects Moderna Flu Shot Review Amid Policy Reversal
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has declined to review Moderna’s application for approval of its seasonal influenza vaccine, the company said on Tuesday, citing insufficient clinical evidence to support the filing. In a letter sent to the Massachusetts based biotechnology company, the regulator said the submission did not contain “adequate and well controlled” data […]
International Firms Secure Uncommon Libya Petroleum Permits
Libya awarded new oil and gas exploration rights to several foreign energy companies on Wednesday, the country’s National Oil Corporation said, its first licensing round since 2007 as authorities seek to revive the sector after years of conflict. The winners include U.S. major Chevron and Nigerian independent producer Aiteo, along with a number of international […]
Bangladesh Holds Historic Poll After Youth-Led Uprising
Bangladeshis voted on Thursday in a national election aimed at restoring an elected government after the 2024 removal of long time prime minister Sheikh Hasina, with authorities deploying large security forces and officials describing the poll as a key test of political stability in the country of about 175 million people. Polling stations opened at […]