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EPA Proposes Ozone Attainment Status for Detroit Area and Two Michigan Counties
The EPA has proposed lifting nonattainment designations for ground-level ozone in Berrien, Muskegon and the Detroit metr...
Germany's Cabinet Reshuffle: Merz Appoints First Female Chancellery Chief and New Health Minister
Chancellor Merz moves Health Minister Nina Warken to head the Chancellery, gives Carsten Linnemann the health portfolio ...
EPA Reverses Course, Allows Salt River Project to Keep Dumping Coal Ash in Unlined Pond
The EPA has approved SRP’s application to continue using an unlined coal ash pond at the Coronado Generating Station, ig...
B.C. Premier Says $1.5 Billion Federal Fund Can Cushion Businesses from U.S. Tariffs
Premier David Eby confirms that British Columbia businesses will have access to a federal emergency fund if the U.S. fol...
House Again Demands End to Iran Hostilities as Senate Splits and Economic Fallout Grows
The House narrowly passed a symbolic resolution to halt U.S. military operations in Iran, while the Senate blocked a com...
India's Cockroach Protests Defy Police Crackdown as Modi's Fast-Track Courts Fail to Quell Movement
Young protesters in New Delhi and Mumbai refuse to back down despite overnight clashes and arrests, dismissing PM Modi's...
U.S. Education Department Scraps 'Disparate Impact' Discrimination Tool, Narrowing Title VI Protections
The Department of Education has eliminated the use of 'disparate impact' investigations under Title VI, shifting to an i...
U.S. and Mexico Set Fourth USMCA Review Round for September, Keep Supply Chains in Focus
The U.S. and Mexico wrapped up a third round of talks on the USMCA in Mexico City and will meet again in Washington in S...
Brazil Warns US Tariffs on Footwear, Machinery and Chemicals Hit 37.5%, Vows Reciprocity
Development Minister Márcio Elias Rosa says the new 12.5% US surcharge pushes total duties on footwear, machinery, parts...
Costa Rica Pushes Three Tax Bills to Recover $1.56bn in Lost Revenue and Curb Fraud
The Finance Ministry targets fake invoices, cigarette smuggling and slow debt recovery with measures that avoid new taxe...
Trump Switches to Section 301 Tariffs on 60 Countries Over Forced Labor
President Trump imposed 10% to 12.5% tariffs on imports from 60 countries, representing 99% of U.S. imports, over forced...
Colombia's Congress Moves to Form Health Oversight Body Amid Persistent System Crisis
A proposal in Colombia's House of Representatives would create a special legislative commission to monitor the troubled ...
EU adopts 21st sanctions package: oil price cap holds, crypto targeted, fish and LNG carve-outs revealed
The EU’s latest Russia sanctions keep the oil price cap at $44/barrel, add 94 more banks and target crypto transactions,...
Slovenia's Supervisory Body Warns Draft Pension Fund Law Lacks Governance Safeguards
The Slovenian Supervisory Board Association says the proposed National Demographic Fund law rolls back transparency and ...
DOJ Antitrust Division Revives Targeted Merger Reviews, Unveils Model Timing Pact
The Justice Department’s antitrust enforcers are returning to a targeted approach for in-depth merger investigations, pr...
Costa Rica Audit Finds 2,103 Deceased Beneficiaries on Social Protection Rolls, Jeopardizing $47 Million in Transfers
Costa Rica’s supreme audit found 2,103 deceased persons listed as beneficiaries of funds managed by the Junta de Protecc...
Tax Inspectors Say Statute of Limitations Could Shield Zapatero from Jewelry Case
Spain's tax technicians’ union warns that any tax crimes stemming from €1.3 million in jewelry found in a safe linked to...
Labour Chief Ng Chee Meng to Join Singapore Cabinet as Minister in Prime Minister’s Office, Accelerating AI-Jobs Push
Singapore’s labour chief Ng Chee Meng will be appointed Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office from July 27, marking a ...
UN Secretary-General Candidates Face Off in Debate Ahead of Informal Vote
The six contenders for the UN's top job—including Rafael Grossi and Michelle Bachelet—appeared in a public debate, but t...
Maps, Museums and Manoeuvres: The South China Sea’s Battle of Historical Narratives
As China, the Philippines and Vietnam dig deeper into ancestral claims, museums and schoolbooks become frontline weapons...
Carney Convenes Premiers as U.S. Tariffs Threaten Honey, Hockey Sticks and More
Facing a 50% U.S. tariff on goods from honey to cement, Prime Minister Carney and Canada's premiers meet in PEI to coord...
Russia’s Military Personnel Get New Voting Rights, Including Electronic Option
The Central Election Commission broadened electoral participation for service members, enabling electronic voting, direc...
EPA Grants First Lobster Boat Engine Waiver Under New Rule, Signaling Flexibility for Industry
The U.S. EPA exempted a Massachusetts lobster boat from Tier 4 marine engine standards, the first use of a 2024 exemptio...
Iran Warns of Retaliation Against U.S. and Allies, Threatening Hormuz Oil Blockade
Tehran vows an 'eye for an eye' military response to any new American attacks, extending threats to countries that provi...
Mauritius Protocol Ratification Gives Indian Tax Officials Power to Probe Offshore Investor Structures
The Mauritius cabinet's ratification of a 2024 tax protocol introduces the Principal Purpose Test, allowing Indian tax o...
PoderData: Lula’s Negative Rating Drops 10 Points After New US Tariff
The share of Brazilians who rate President Lula’s government as bad or terrible fell from 47% to 37% in a week, as the U...
Germany Grants Women a Legal Right to Free Violence Protection and Shelter from 2032
A sweeping new law requires states and municipalities to expand women's shelters and counselling services, introducing e...
German Cabinet Adopts Cybersecurity Overhaul for Federal Agencies
Berlin’s new programme aims to unify cyber defenses across ministries, responding to growing espionage threats. A steeri...
Tinubu Orders ICPC Probe into Fictitious Council and ₦1.3bn Budget as Ethical Leadership Spotlight Hits Nigeria
President Tinubu has directed the ICPC to investigate a fictitious foreign intervention council after a ₦1.3bn line item...
Group Warns Governor Adeleke, Alleges He Is 'Destroying' Accord Party
A political group accused Osun Governor Ademola Adeleke of personalizing the Accord Party and warned that internal divis...