The U.S. House of Representatives voted Tuesday to advance a $70 billion bill to fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other federal agencies through the end of President Donald Trump’s second term in office. The 213-211 vote sets up debate and a final vote on the bill. The Senate passed the funding bill Friday with […]
French cosmetics giant L’Oréal is facing six class action lawsuits in the United States over allegations that certain acne-treatment products sold under its CeraVe brand may expose consumers to benzene, a chemical classified as a known human carcinogen. The legal actions stem from concerns about products containing benzoyl peroxide, a common acne treatment ingredient. According […]
The US military said Tuesday that it carried out strikes on Iran following the crash of an Army helicopter near the Strait of Hormuz that US President Donald Trump blamed on the Islamic Republic. Tehran vowed to respond. The strikes were “a proportional response to unjustified Iranian aggression”, US Central Command said on social media. […]
Sir Keir Starmer has condemned violence on Belfast’s streets as “shocking and “completely unacceptable” as he vowed to bring the “full force of the law” on those behind the protests. Homes and cars were set alight across the city on Tuesday evening after hundreds of protesters took to the streets in response to Monday night’s […]
On Tuesday, first lady Melania Trump honored student winners of the first Presidential Artificial Intelligence Challenge National Champion Awards at the White House. “It is wonderful to see this very impressive group of innovators at the White House,” she said at the ceremony. “I’m proud that you represent the best of America. You are our […]
Iran’s powerful clerical establishment has concluded deliberations to choose a new supreme leader following the death of Ali Khamenei. The decision was taken on Sunday by the influential Assembly of Experts, the constitutional body responsible for appointing and supervising the country’s highest religious authority. Members of the council confirmed that voting had already taken place […]
Iran has announced a temporary reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and a two-week ceasefire with the United States in an effort to calm rising tensions in the Middle East. The decision was made public on Tuesday night. Iran’s Foreign Minister, Abbas Araghchi, confirmed that the strategic waterway would be reopened under controlled conditions. The […]
Sadio Camara, Mali’s defence minister, has been killed in a coordinated wave of attacks on military targets across the country. Camara reportedly died after a vehicle-borne explosive detonated outside his residence in Kati, a heavily fortified garrison town about 15 kilometres northwest of Bamako, the capital, where interim President Assimi Goita and other junta leaders […]
The New Zealand government has announced a new six-month work visa for international graduates as part of reforms to its post-study immigration framework aimed at better aligning graduate employment opportunities with labour market demands. According to a statement published on the New Zealand Immigration website on Monday, the new Short-term Graduate Work Visa will take […]
The Federal Government has moved to ease financial pressures on contractors by approving the payment of verified outstanding obligations owed to more than 1,240 contractors across Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs). The approval followed an extensive verification and reconciliation exercise conducted by the Federal Ministry of Finance to confirm the authenticity of pending claims and […]
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer issued an ultimatum on Monday to tech companies, including Apple and Google, to prevent explicit images from being taken or viewed on children’s mobile phones within three months or face legislation compelling them to comply. Speaking at the London Tech Week show, Starmer said the initiative, requiring operating system developers […]
President Bola Tinubu has directed the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) to dismantle the 12-year monopoly enjoyed by South African technology firm Optasia (formerly Channel VAS) in Nigeria’s airtime credit lending and data advance market. The directive aims to liberalize a sector estimated to be worth up to ₦3 trillion in annual transaction […]