North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has instructed nuclear scientists to ramp up the production of weapons-grade materials for use in the country’s growing arsenal of armaments. Images from the meeting revealed what seemed to be a compact new tactical warhead that…
The Federal Reserve’s latest interest rate hike, coupled with its hint that the end of the walks may be near, has led to a decline in Asian shares. Japan’s Nikkei 225 fell by 0.2%, Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 slipped by 0.6%, while South…
On Tuesday, Vice President Kamala Harris visited Ghana during her weeklong tour of Africa. Standing before the monument commemorating Ghana’s independence from colonialism, she spoke about the intertwined history between the U.S. and Africa, acknowledging both the painful and prideful moments. As…
At least 40 people were killed in a fire at an immigration detention center near the US border in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. The fire was started by migrants who feared deportation and erected mattresses in protest. Most of the 68 individuals held…
The wind power industry is predicting a sharp acceleration in growth this year, according to the Global Wind Energy Council’s (GWEC) annual Global Wind Report. The report highlights incentives and policy changes in key nations, which will help overcome the factors that…
As the Federal Reserve faces an increasingly ambiguous economic environment, marked by banking sector disruptions and persistent inflation, it is tasked with determining whether to continue raising interest rates or implement a pause. The central bank’s decision comes amid rising uncertainties, making…
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken asserted that drug cartels control some areas of Mexico during a Senate hearing. When questioned by Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, Blinken highlighted that Mexican citizens are the primary victims of the resulting insecurity. Senator Graham asked…
On Friday, President Joe Biden requested that Congress empower regulators to enforce stricter penalties on executives of failed banks, including the retrieval of compensation and facilitating their prohibition from the industry. Biden aims for the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) to have…
Ugandan citizens who identify as homosexual face the risk of life imprisonment after the nation’s Parliament approved a new bill to eradicate same-sex relations. The bill also stipulates the death penalty in specific cases. “We will enforce the law to ensure that…
Longstanding issues at Credit Suisse culminated in an unprecedented stock decline this week, igniting concerns of a banking crisis spreading from the U.S. to Europe. The Swiss bank has faced several problems over the years, from poor hedge fund bets to a…