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California bans law enforcements from wearing masks

Oakley Mason September 21, 2025

USA California’s governor has signed a bill to ban local and federal law enforcement officers, including with US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), from wearing face masks while on duty. The ban, which comes into effect on 1 January 2026, is part of a series of bills that aims to

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U.S. to destroy $9 Million Contraceptive Stockpile

Oakley Mason September 18, 2025

USA Dozens of women’s rights activists protested outside the U.S. embassy in Brussels on Thursday, decrying potential Trump administration plans to destroy a $9 million stockpile of life-saving contraceptive supplies intended for women in conflict zones and refugee camps across Africa. Chanting “shame, shame, shame, Trump is to blame,” approximately 50 demonstrators

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Global leaders to meet in New York for UN General Assembly

Harrison Mason September 18, 2025

United Nations World leaders will gather in New York next week for the UN General Assembly and Secretary-General António Guterres has framed the meeting as a critical opportunity for problem-solving, not point-scoring, against a backdrop of raging conflicts, climate crisis, and pressing need to reform the 80-year-old institution itself. In his opening remarks,

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Trump fingers antifa movement as ‘terrorist organization’

Oakley Mason September 18, 2025

USA U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday signaled new action against left-wing groups following the assassination of right-wing political activist Charlie Kirk, targeting the anti-fascist antifa movement as a “terrorist organization.” Trump said on Truth Social that he was “designating” the movement as a terrorist organization. “I will

Business

South African rand flat ahead of expected US rate cut

Eric Jabulani September 17, 2025

South Africa The South African rand was little changed in early trade on Wednesday ahead of an expected U.S Federal Reserve interest rate cut and domestic consumer price index and retail sales numbers. Markets are certain the Fed will cut rates when it makes its policy announcement on Wednesday, and bets are on a 25-basis-point cut. […]

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Ghana accepts Nigerian deportees from U.S

Andrew Mbeki September 13, 2025

Ghana The Ghanaian government has explained why it opened its doors for West African deportees from the United States.  President John Mahama cited the regional bloc ECOWAS’ free movement protocol that allows citizens of member states to enter and reside in other West African countries without a visa for up to 90 days. Ghana has […]

Entertainment

A new Whitney Houston duet? How ‘I Wanna Dance with Somebody’ was made with late star

Oakley Mason September 11, 2025

USA It sounds impossible, but that’s the magic of it. On Thursday, a new Whitney Houston song arrives 13 years after her death. English singer Calum Scott is responsible. The single is a duet between Scott and Houston, a balladic reinterpretation of the timeless “I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me),” using Houston’s original […]

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More inmates in US prisons as Trump intensifies migrant crackdown

Oakley Mason September 7, 2025

USA In locking up migrants – there is money to be made. The most aggressive immigration enforcement regime in recent US history has the private detention industry seeing dollar signs and the race is on to ramp up migrant detention capacity by opening new centers, or reopening closed ones. In the state of Kansas, the […]

Politics

World leaders arrive in Beijing

Chung Fang August 31, 2025

China Chinese President Xi Jinping welcomed world leaders in the northern port city of Tianjin on Sunday, ahead of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit. Xi held talks at the Tianjin Guest House with Maldivian President Mohamed Muizz, Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev, and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Xi reaffirmed China’s commitment to consolidate

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US President ends security protection for Kamala Harris

Oakley Mason August 29, 2025

USA U.S. President Donald Trump has canceled Secret Service protection for former vice president and 2024 Democratic rival Kamala Harris, a senior White House official said on Friday. Former vice presidents typically receive six months of Secret Service protection after they leave office. Harris’ protection was extended to one year, until January 2026, by