WHO Expresses Regret Over US Move To Exit Organization
The World Health Organization (WHO) expressed regret on Tuesday for the US government's decision to leave the UN agency under President Donald Trump's new administration. “The World Health Organization regrets the announcement that the United States of America intends to withdraw from the organisation,” WHO spokesman Tarik Jasarevic told reporters, according to AFP. “We hope the United States will reconsider, and...
Trump Not President Of Workers — Unions Chief
On the campaign trail, Donald Trump boasted about his record on workers and his commitment to represent the working class, but the leader of a global unions group is not persuaded. International Trade Union Confederation chief Luc Triangle told AFP on Tuesday that Trump’s previous years proved he could not be trusted in office. “I don’t believe him, knowing what he...
Trump Lifts Restrictions, Allowing Arrests In Sensitive Locations
U.S. immigration and border officials can now resume arresting migrants at "sensitive" locations after the Trump administration reversed policies that had limited such actions. Under the new directive, officers are authorized to make arrests at locations such as houses of worship, schools, and hospitals—places that had been off-limits for enforcement since 2011. The Biden administration had expanded these restrictions, further limiting...
Trump Administration Orders Suspension Of Federal DEI Officials, Programs
The Trump administration has announced that all federal diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) officials will be placed on paid administrative leave by the close of business Wednesday, according to a memo from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM). The directive follows President Donald Trump’s executive order, titled “Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs and Preferencing and Initial Rescissions of...
Train Kills 11 Passengers In India
According to officials, eleven people were killed on Wednesday when they jumped off their train due to rumors of a fire and were crushed to death by an incoming train. The incident in western Maharashtra state is the latest to hit India’s creaking rail network, which carries millions of passengers each day and has seen several disasters over the years. “People...
Israeli Forces Kill Palestinian Fighter In Gaza Clash
Despite the ongoing ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, several violent incidents involving armed or masked Palestinians were reported late Wednesday, according to an Israeli military spokesperson. One such incident resulted in the death of a man, who was identified by the military as a fighter for the Palestinian Islamic Jihad. In other encounters, soldiers fired warning shots to keep masked...
Two Nigerians Arrested In Kuwait Over Alleged $14,918 Robbery
Two unidentified Nigerians were detained by the Kuwaiti General Department of Criminal Investigation (GDCI) in the Ahmadi Province on suspicion of robbing an exchange office and taking $14,918, and the crime has been charged against them. In a statement on Wednesday, the Kuwaiti Ministry of Interior, as reported by Arab Times Online, confirmed that the suspects were apprehended within 24...
Air Sierra Leone Resumes Direct Flights To Nigeria After 15 Years
After more than 15 years of inactivity, Sierra Leone's national airline, Air Sierra Leone, has started operating regularly between Lagos and Freetown. Air Sierra Leone returned to Nigeria in partnership with a Nigerian airline, XEJet. While XEjet provides technical support to the airline, it also provides three operational aircraft for the airline to return to the country. While speaking with journalists at...
Hundreds Marry As Thailand’s Same-Sex Marriage Law Takes Effect
On Thursday, dozens of same-sex and transgender couples tied the knot in Thailand as the country's equal marriage law took effect, with two well-known gay actors among the first to marry. In matching beige suits, Apiwat “Porsch” Apiwatsayree, 49 — who was in tears — and Sappanyoo “Arm” Panatkool, 38, were handed their pink-bordered marriage certificates at a registry office...
Trump Attends World Economic Forum Virtually
Donald Trump is scheduled to make a highly anticipated virtual appearance at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Thursday. Trump’s name has come up in almost every conversation in the Swiss Alpine village this week—in formal panel discussions, in shuttles ferrying people up and down the mountain, and in exclusive parties along the promenade. Davos will finally hear from the...
