•US Capitol building US House Republicans unveiled a $95 billion spending framework today, launching their final major push to pass defense, farm, and voting restriction measures before midterm elections that could cost them control of Congress. The plan would provide $73 billion for the military and intelligence agencies, including funding ti...
•Currency dealers monitor exchange rates in a foreign exchange dealing room at the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul Seoul led gains across Asian equity markets today as tech firms bounced back following a softer-than-expected US inflation print that soothed worries about a possible interest rate hike this month. The mood was also lifted by str...
The global shortage of healthcare workers has created thousands of opportunities for qualified nurses seeking to work abroad, with Canada and several countries actively offering visa sponsorship to fill staffing gaps. Demand is being driven by ageing populations, expanding healthcare systems and persistent workforce shortages, making destinati...
•Late Beatrice Solomon, 27, with her husband, Damian Butler A coroner’s court in the United Kingdom has ruled that a 27-year-old Nigerian woman, Beatrice Solomon, died by suicide after battling mental health challenges linked to personal difficulties. Beatrice, who relocated from Nigeria to the UK on a skilled worker visa in November 2023, wa...
•Trump US President Donald Trump yesterday abruptly scrapped a planned 20 percent levy on ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz amid clashes with Iran, saying he would instead seek compensation from Gulf allies via trade deals. Trump said Middle Eastern leaders persuaded him to reduce the toll just a day after he announced it — […]
•Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed today to strike powerfully against Iran if it staged a new attack on his country. “I will say it to the leaders of Iran: Do not count on things remaining quiet if you attack us,” Netanyahu said at a conference in Dimona. The southern town […]
•Fire burns through the Fontainebleau Forest in Noisy-sur-Ecole, Paris, today Hundreds of French firefighters, aided by water bombers today, battled wildfires that have ravaged a hugely popular forest outside Paris as another scorching heatwave keeps the capital in its grip. The sprawling Fontainebleau forest, some 60 kilometres (40 miles) s...
The Swiss competition authority announced today it had opened a preliminary investigation into Google’s removal of the “choice screen” feature on Android devices in Switzerland. The feature allowed users to choose their default search engine during the initial setup of a new Android device, reports AFP. “Recently, Google removed this feature i...
•Kemi Badenoch Leader of the UK Conservative Party, Kemi Badenoch, has urged the Labour government to retain its proposed 10-year qualifying period for indefinite leave to remain (ILR), arguing that temporary work visas should not automatically lead to permanent settlement in the United Kingdom. Badenoch made the appeal in a post on her X acco...
•Vessels anchored in the Strait of Hormuz The United States launched a third night of strikes on Iran as President Donald Trump planned to reimpose a blockade today on Iranian ports and floated a 20 percent fee on cargo in the vital Strait of Hormuz. Trump said a deal with the Islamic republic was still […]
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