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New York Republican Rep.-elect George Santos has said that he will address allegations that he may have misrepresented parts of his past. The embattled Congressman-elect George Santos responded for the first time since allegations were made that his resume may be largely fiction but he is not yet disputing any of the claims against him. […]

Thousands of nurses in New York City could go on strike in just a few days if negotiations on a new contract are not finalized. The nurses say they are demanding safer staffing levels, as well as better pay and benefits. According to the New York State Nurses Associated, 99% of nurses at 12 New […]

Gas prices in New York continued to drop this week, falling to their lowest average since January 2022. Nationwide, this is the sixth week in a row that gas prices have fallen as oil prices remained steady, according to AAA. The national average cost of a gallon of gas fell to $3.14, 12 cents less […]

US President Joe Biden approved on Wednesday the drawdown of up to $1 billion in weapons for Ukraine from the Pentagon’s stockpile. The Pentagon also approved another $850 million in security assistance for Ukraine under its Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative. This will bring total US military assistance for Ukraine to an unprecedented $21.9 billion since […]

Saudi Finance Minister Mohammed al-Jadaan and Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt held a meeting earlier this week during which they signed a number of Memorandum of Understandings. Al-Jadaan, who was on an official visit to the United Kingdom, met Hunt on December 20, the official Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported Wednesday evening. During […]

Some suspected soldiers of The Gambia Armed Forces’ (GAF) have been arrested for their involvement in the alleged coup plot in The Gambia. This was disclosed in a statement signed by The Gambia Government Spokesperson and Presidential Diaspora Adviser, Ebrima G. Sankareh. According to the statement, the Gambia Government announced that based on intelligence reports […]

Saudi Arabia’s cabinet rounded off 2022 by furthering its intentions to cooperate with a number of countries in fields including atomic energy and economic crime, Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported on Wednesday. During Tuesday’s cabinet session – chaired by Prime Minister and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman – members approved a framework agreement to cooperate […]

The United States is in touch with allies over the decision by Afghanistan’s Taliban-run higher for female students until further notice, the White House said. “The United States condemns the Taliban’s indefensible decision to prevent Afghan women from receiving a university-level education,” National Security Council Spokesperson Adrienne Watson said in a statement. UN Secretary-General Antonio […]

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is scheduled to visit Washington on Wednesday in what would be his first publicized visit outside of the country since Russia launched its invasion in February, the White House has announced. “The visit will underscore the United States’ steadfast commitment to supporting Ukraine for as long as it takes, including through […]

The Taliban authorities on Tuesday ordered an indefinite ban on university education for Afghan girls, the ministry of higher education said in a letter issued to all government and private universities. “You all are informed to implement the mentioned order of suspending education of females until further notice,” said the letter signed by Minister for […]

OPEC+ members leave politics out of the decision making process and out of their assessments and forecasting, Saudi energy minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman bin Abdulaziz said in an interview with the Saudi state news agency on Tuesday. “As I have emphasized multiple times, in OPEC+ we leave politics out of our decision-making process, out […]

Title 42, a Trump-era immigration policy, has prevented hundreds of thousands of migrants from seeking asylum in the U.S. since March 2020. The end of Title 42 would mean that the U.S. would once again accept asylum seekers. Chief Justice John Roberts put the expiration of Title 42 on hold and asked the Biden administration […]

The International Monetary Fund has agreed to lend Kenya about $447 million to help shore up its finances and boost its dwindling reserves. The money includes an augmentation of about $216 million and brings the cumulative disbursements to Kenya under existing arrangements to about $2.4 billion, the Washington-based lender said in a statement Monday after […]

A delegation of business leaders and investors from the United Arab Emirates have embarked on an official visit to Scotland to explore opportunities for renewable energy projects. The delegation was led by the UAE’s Minister of State for Foreign Trade, Dr Thani bin Ahmed al-Zeyoudi, and included the Under-Secretary of Abu Dhabi’s Department of Economic […]

The next World Trade Organization ministerial conference will be held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates in February 2024, the global trade watchdog confirmed in a statement on Twitter on Monday. The UAE and Cameroon were both vying to host the event and came to an informal agreement for Abu Dhabi to host the first […]

For nearly two years the United States has tried and failed to negotiate a revival of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal yet Washington and its European allies refuse to close the door to diplomacy. Their reasons reflect the danger of alternative approaches, the unpredictable consequences of a military strike on Iran, and the belief that […]

The UK government’s plan to send asylum-seekers on a one-way trip to Rwanda is legal, two High Court judges has ruled Monday, in a victory for backers of the controversial policy. But the judges also said the government failed to consider the circumstances of the individuals it tried to deport, signaling further legal battles ahead […]

After winning the 2022 World Cup final, Lionel Messi has surpassed Lothar Matthäus (Germany) for the record of most FIFA World Cup matches played in by a player (26). Argentina started the match brightly against France as Messi scored a penalty in the 23rd minute to put his side 1-0 up, before Ángel Di María […]

Delegates of South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) has gathered on Sunday to choose a new party leader, pitting President Cyril Ramaphosa against former health minister Zweli Mkhize. The winner, who will run for president under the ANC banner in elections in 2024, has been more or less guaranteed to become president in the […]