Latest Articles
US proposes biggest J-1 visa overhaul in 25 years: stricter deadlines, broader termination authority
Proposed changes would require extension requests three months in advance, shorten error-correction window to 30 days, a...
EPA Revives Water Workforce Initiative as Sector Faces Retirement Wave, Plans New Recruitment Toolbox
The EPA convened a water workforce roundtable to address the looming shortage of qualified operators, with one-third nea...
Juntos por el Perú Backtracks on Ethics Commission Nominee After Backlash Over Controversial Past
The Peruvian party reversed its nomination of César Tito Rojas, a lawmaker with links to pro-terrorism groups and a hidd...
Flávio Bolsonaro Abandons Female VP Push, Picks Security Hardliner to Rally Core Base
The Brazilian senator’s campaign ditches months of efforts to court women and the center, opting instead for Alfredo Gas...
France to Cover Full Cost of Short-Time Work for Wildfire-Hit Firms
The French government will fully reimburse employers’ partial-activity costs for evacuated zones in Gironde and Landes u...
Japan’s Foreign Minister Blitzes Latin American Media With Pro-Ties Op-Eds
Foreign Minister Motegi placed coordinated opinion pieces in major newspapers across Mexico, Panama and Ecuador during a...
UK Parliament Committee Seeks Answers on DSIT Dismantling Amid Sector Uncertainty
After the Prime Minister announced the dissolution of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, MPs are pre...
China’s Securities Regulator Demands Overhaul of $85 Trillion Fund Industry, Targeting Investor Returns and Innovation
CSRC Chairman outlines new priorities for public and private funds, emphasizing compliance, client-first reform, patient...
2027 Presidential Race: Gabriel Attal Courts the Right with Judicial and Immigration Reform Pledges
The former prime minister is using his summer tour to pitch institutional, judicial, and immigration overhauls—including...
Takaichi Orders Accelerated Disaster Relief as Kumamoto Quake Death Toll Hits 38, Typhoon Nears
One week after the Kumamoto earthquake, Prime Minister Takaichi instructed ministers to fast-track water restoration, he...
Kazakhstan Needs a Critical Minerals List Built on Commercial Readiness, Not Geology Alone
A proposed national list should prioritise minerals where processing, offtake contracts, and proven technology exist—not...
France Launches Reconstruction Mission After Historic Gironde Wildfires
A cross-ministry task force will oversee rebuilding and climate adaptation as the government pledges €300,000 in urgent ...
Gabon and Guinea-Bissau Pledge Closer Political and Economic Cooperation After Bissau Visit
President Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema's working visit to Bissau signals Gabon's push to expand ties with West Africa an...
NITI Aayog proposes national caregiving framework, social security for caregivers in ageing India
NITI Aayog wants caregivers recognised as informal workers with social security, plus a national council, registry and t...
Eight Russian Parties Sign Election Observation Pact; Three Major Forces Hold Out
Russia's Public Chamber has signed election monitoring agreements with eight of eleven parties, while the Communist Part...
Duma's Hotel Tender for New Deputies Fails After Only One Bid
The State Duma reopened its search for hotel rooms for ninth-convocation lawmakers without Moscow housing, but the 189.1...
UK PM Burnham Faces Backlash Over Foreign Holiday After Just 15 Days in Office
Andy Burnham’s decision to take a foreign holiday two weeks into his premiership has ignited a Labour row, with critics ...
Beijing Rejects Japan's Defense White Paper, Warns of 'New Militarism'
China's defense ministry dismissed Japan's 'Defense of Japan 2026' as false narratives meant to justify military expansi...
AfD's Unfunded Eastern Promises May End in a 'Blue' Awakening
Germany's AfD could take power in Saxony-Anhalt and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, but its pledges—€2.5bn a year in one state a...
Justice Department Monitors Polling Sites in Four Michigan Cities for Primary
Federal voting-rights staff are monitoring polls in Detroit, Hamtramck, Lansing and East Lansing during Michigan's prima...
Federal Plan Would Force Colorado River Cuts on Arizona, California and Nevada
A federal proposal would cut Colorado River deliveries to Arizona, California and Nevada by up to 3 million acre-feet a ...
How Fake News Drove a Deadly Migrant Surge at Ceuta
False social media claims that Spain's border was open sent tens of thousands of young Moroccans toward Ceuta, left at l...
Brazil downgrades diplomatic ties with Argentina after Milei insults Lula
Brazil has formally downgraded its diplomatic representation in Argentina, replacing its ambassador with a chargé d'affa...
Mamdani's City-Owned Grocery Plan: 30% Discounts, But at What Cost to Taxpayers?
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani's five public grocery stores promise 30 percent discounts on staples, but critics question...
US Revokes Visa of Brazil's Ambassador Viotti, Diplomat Calls It Lowest Point in Ties
Washington revoked the visa of Brazil's ambassador Maria Luiza Viotti in the latest escalation of a retaliation cycle th...
Armed Man Arrested at Trump's Los Angeles Golf Course Ahead of Fundraiser
A man with a loaded pistol and ammunition was detained at Trump's Rancho Palos Verdes golf club days before a fundraisin...
Hungary's Public Broadcaster Reverses Two Appointments After PM's Two-Word Comment
Hungary's public broadcaster withdrew the appointments of Gábor Hajdú and Miklós Borsa to M1 Híradó a day after announci...
Negative Equity Gaffe Hands Coalition Ammunition on Labor Housing Policy
A minister's mix-up over negative equity gives the Coalition a line of attack on Labor's tax and housing policies, but t...
Japan and Mexico Agree to Launch High-Level Economic Dialogue This Fiscal Year
Foreign Minister Motegi and Mexico's economy secretary agreed to hold the first Japan-Mexico High-Level Economic Dialogu...
Bihar, MP and Gujarat Bypolls: BJP Loses Bankipur but Holds Manjalpur
Prashant Kishor wins Bankipur on debut, Congress holds Datia and BJP keeps Manjalpur — a result Akhilesh Yadav calls the...