UK leader Rishi Sunak fined for failing to wear seat belt
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has been fined by police for failing to wear a seatbelt while riding in a...
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Google parent Alphabet to cut 12,000 jobs
Google parent Alphabet Inc. has said it plans to eliminate roughly 12,000 jobs, reducing its staff by 6% and marking...
Donald Trump withdraws lawsuit against New York Attorney General Letitia James
Less than a day after receiving a warning from a federal judge, former President Donald Trump has withdrawn his lawsuit...
Gabon’s foreign minister dies of heart attack
Gabon’s foreign minister Michael Moussa Adamo has died Friday after suffering a heart attack during a cabinet meeting, the government...
U.S. Supreme Court declines to block New York gun restrictions
The Supreme Court has denied an emergency petition from a group of New York firearm dealers who asked the Court...
U.S. government touches debt limit
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told congressional leaders that the U.S. has hit the limit on the amount of debt it...
Uganda approves construction licence for $3.5 bln crude pipeline
Uganda has approved an application by a company controlled by France’s TotalEnergies to construct a $3.5 billion oil pipeline that...
3 Rikers officers accused of covering up inmate assault
Three city Department of Correction officers have been indicted by the Bronx district attorney Tuesday in an alleged scheme to...
Plane bumps another while backing up at JFK Airport
A JetBlue flight from New York to Puerto Rico has bumped into another plane in the gate area on Wednesday,...
Gambia’s vice president Badara Alieu Joof dies in India
Gambia’s Vice-President Badara Alieu Joof has died of illness in India, President Adama Barrow said on Tuesday. Barrow said on...
Olowu family builds mosque, islamic center to immortalize father, hands over properties to MSSN
The family of Olowo of Owu has built a mosque and an Islamic center to immortalise their late father. The...
Ghana approves sale of controlling stake in Vodafone Ghana to Telecel Group
Ghana has granted Vodafone International Holdings VOD.L approval to sell its 70% stake in Vodafone Ghana to Telecel Group, the...
Boris Johnson signs deal for memoir of turbulent premiership
Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has signed a deal to write a memoir of his tumultuous time in office,...
Officer shot in arm in the Bronx, police say
An NYPD officer has been hospitalized early Tuesday after being shot in the Bronx overnight, officials said. The incident happened...
Mayor signs $275 million deal with hotels to house migrants
Mayor Eric Adams has agreed to a $275 million contract with the Hotel Association of New York City to house...
Ghana extends domestic debt exchange deadline for third time
Ghana has extended the deadline to register for its domestic debt exchange, this time to Jan. 31, Finance Minister Ken...
UK faces further disruption as teachers set to announce strike
Teachers in England and Wales have set to announce strike action later on Monday, joining nurses, rail workers and others...
IMF boss to visit Rwanda, Zambia
International Monetary Fund chief Kristalina Georgieva has planned to visit Rwanda later this month after traveling to Zambia, three sources...
Eric Adams heads to Mexican border, as the migrant crisis continues
Mayor Eric Adams has traveled to the U.S southern border as he seeks assistance in dealing with a record number...
Yeti Airlines plane crashes in Nepal, claims 68 lives
At least 68 people have died after an aircraft with 72 people on board crashed near Pokhara International Airport in...
Cholera outbreak in Malawi claims 750 deaths
The worst cholera outbreak to affect Malawi in two decades has now claimed 750 lives, a government minister said, while...
Red Bull confirm New York launch on February 3 for 2023 Formula 1 car
F1 world champions Red Bull have announced that they will hold a ‘season launch’ in New York early in February,...
Judge fines Trump organization to pay $1.6M penalty for tax fraud
A New York judge has fined Donald Trump’s family business the maximum penalty possible of $1.6 million for committing tax...
Eric Adams’ Community Op-Ed: Preliminary Budget Address
Every year, the Mayor presents a budget to the people of New York City. This budget is about much more...
Morocco reverses plan to boycott African Nations Championship in Algeria
Morocco has chose to partake in the African Nations Championship (CHAN) despite earlier proclaiming their withdrawal from the tournament due...
US extends temporary deportation protection to Somali citizens
The United States has extended temporary deportation relief to Somali citizens in the US, with President Joe Biden’s administration saying...
Mayor Adams unveils $102.7 billion budget for 2024
Mayor Eric Adams has unveiled his massive financial plan, standing at over $102 billion, including funding for affordable housing, public...
Billions of dollars in crypto used to fund activities such as terrorism: Report
The volume of cryptocurrency transactions funding illegal activities such as terrorism and human trafficking has quadrupled over the last...
Biden administration commends new assault weapon ban in Illinois
Illinois has become the ninth state in the United States to ban the sale of assault weapons, a move hailed...
New York nurses end strike after reaching deals with hospitals
A strike involving more than 7,000 nurses at two New York City hospitals has ended after three days when they...
President Ramaphosa offers condolences to Senegal
President Cyril Ramaphosa has conveyed a message of condolence to the government and people of the Republic of Senegal following...
Celebrating grandeur: Ghulam Hassan Khan
By Daisy Khan Today, 116 years ago, a great man was born. My late grandfather Ghulam Hassan Khan (Dadaji)...
New York Democrats file Ethics Committee complaint against George Santos
Two House Democrats from New York have filed a complaint with the House Ethics Committee against fellow New York Rep....
Hochul announces $1 billion devoted to mental health resources
Gov. Kathy Hochul has announced that New York will invest $1 billion to address mental health needs.Hochul laid out her...
Uganda declares itself Ebola-free after swiftly turning tide on outbreak
Uganda has declared the end of a nearly four-month Ebola outbreak it struggled briefly to contain but was then able...
House Republicans pass legislation trying to block new IRS funding
House Republicans have made good on a campaign promise by approving a bill that would zero-out funding from the Inflation...
Mayor Adams unveils plans to turn NYC offices into 20,000 new apartments
Mayor Eric Adams has released details of a plan to turn empty offices into brand new apartments to help relieve...
Rwanda says it will not accept DR Congo refugees any more
Rwandan president Paul Kagame has said that the country can no longer accept refugees from the Democratic Republic of Congo...
Protesters in southern Afghanistan gather following Prince Harry’s claim in new memoir
Protesters in southern Afghanistan on Sunday gathered following Prince Harry’s claim in his new memoir that he killed 25...
New Chinese foreign minister heads to Africa for first trip
China’s new foreign minister Qin Gang has started his term with a weeklong trip to five African countries, its foreign...
NYC thieves distract Brink’s armored truck driver, make off with $300K in cash: cops
A team of New York City thieves have stolen $300,000 from a Brink's armored car in a scheme where they...
Biden declares emergency for California due to winter storms
President Joe Biden has declared an emergency in California due to the successive winter storms hitting the state, according to...
South Africa’s apartheid-era police minister Adriaan Vlok dies
Adriaan Vlok, a feared minister under South Africa's apartheid system and one of its few high-ranking officials to be prosecuted...
New York, Chicago mayors urge Colorado Gov. Polis to stop bussing migrants to their cities
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot and New York City Mayor Eric Adams have sent a joint letter to Colorado’s governor urging...
Judge rejects Trump’s motion to dismiss New York AG’s lawsuit
A New York state judge has rejected a motion from former President Trump to dismiss a lawsuit filed against him...
McCarthy wins House speakership after 15th round of votes, dramatics
After four days of deliberations and 15 votes, Republican Kevin McCarthy has won the speakership of the House of Representatives...
Hochul, Adams announce elevator replacements for multiple NYCHA campuses
The New York City Housing Authority’s (NYCHA) modernization overhaul has reached a new milestone with its plan to replace 335...
Mali leader pardons Ivorian soldiers, suspends 46 prison sentences
Mali’s junta leader has pardoned all 49 Ivorian soldiers whose arrest in July triggered a bitter diplomatic row, a government...
New sanctions targeting suppliers of Iranian drones to Russia issued by US
The United States on Friday issued new sanctions targeting suppliers of Iranian drones that Washington said have been used...
Kenyan LGBTQ activist Edwin Chiloba found dead in metal box
Kenyan police have discovered the body of prominent LGBTQ rights campaigner Edwin Chiloba stuffed inside a metal box in the...
Uber, Lyft drivers strike in New York City over blocked raises
Hundreds of Uber drivers have gathered outside the company’s headquarters in downtown New York and chants echoed across the 9/11...
NYC public schools restrict access to ChatGPT that gives human-like answers
Public schools in New York City have restricted access to ChatGPT, an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered chatbot developed by Microsoft’s OpenAI,...
Angola establishes task force to draft anti-plastic law
In an effort to tackle environmental pollution, Angolan President João Lourenço has set up a task force to draft a...
Coinbase to pay $100M in settlement with New York regulators
New York has announced a $100 million settlement with Coinbase on Wednesday over what state officials called significant failures in...
Amazon to cut 18,000 jobs, largest amount of layoffs in company’s history
Amazon has announced it will cut more than 18,000 jobs from its workforce, citing “the uncertain economy” and the fact...
Dubai sets out $8.7 trillion economic plan to double on foreign trade, investment for next decade
Dubai set out a 32 trillion-dirham ($8.7 trillion) economic plan on Wednesday that includes doubling foreign trade and investment...
Turkey announces cheaper mortgages for mid-income Turks
Turkish Finance Minister Nureddin Nebati has said that mortgages with lower rates and longer maturities would be offered to middle-income...
NYC subway shooter pleads guilty to federal terrorism charges
Frank James has pleaded guilty to opening fire on a New York City subway car during the morning commute on...
US House adjourns without Speaker as Republican McCarthy loses
The United States House of Representatives has adjourned without a Speaker, following the failure of Republican leader Kevin McCarthy to...
Zelenskyy says Russia planning to launch long-term campaign of attacks against Ukraine using Iranian-made drones
Russia is planning to launch a long-term campaign of attacks against Ukraine using Iranian-made drones in an effort to...