On Tuesday, several high-ranking Ukrainian officials, including governors, were fired in a corruption scandal involving President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s government. This is the largest government reshuffle since the war began. The move comes as the United States is preparing to approve the supply…
The President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, opened the Lekki Deep Sea Port in Lagos, which is a $1.5 billion Chinese-funded project. A major West African port, the facility is expected to create hundreds of thousands of jobs and relieve congestion that costs…
Microsoft has announced that it is making a “multiyear, multibillion dollar investment” in OpenAI, a San Francisco-based artificial intelligence startup. This is the third stage of a partnership between the two companies that began with a $1 billion investment by Microsoft in…
President Joe Biden faces a new challenge in convincing Americans to purchase electric cars, heat pumps, solar panels, and energy-efficient appliances in order to meet his goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 50% by 2030. This crucial public relations task will…
The Asian American community is in shock and mourning after a mass shooting at a ballroom dance club in Los Angeles on Saturday night. The attack, which took place during Lunar New Year celebrations, left 10 people dead and 10 more injured.…
Peru’s capital, Lima, was the scene of intense protests and clashes with police on Thursday as thousands of demonstrators took to the streets, demanding the ouster of President Dina Boluarte. The protests, which Peru’s worst political violence has marked in more than…
Defense leaders from various countries gathered at Ramstein Air Base in Germany on Friday to discuss the ongoing issue of providing military aid to Ukraine. The country is currently facing military aggression from Russia, and the defense leaders aimed to decide how…
As the US government bumped against its debt limit on Thursday, the Treasury Department had to take “extraordinary” accounting steps to avoid default, raising concerns about whether the country can sidestep an economic crisis. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen urged the Congress to…
The United States is finalizing a massive package of military aid for Ukraine that will likely total as much as $2.6 billion. The package, which is expected to be announced this week when defense leaders from the U.S., Europe, and other nations…
Jacinda Ardern, the Prime Minister of New Zealand, announced on Thursday that she would leave office on February 7 after five and a half years. Her tenure as Prime Minister was marked by a horrific mass shooting and the outbreak of Coronavirus,…