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Trump Unveils ‘Great Healthcare Plan,’ Announces $50 Billion Push for Rural Health
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US Donald Trump on Friday announced a new healthcare initiative, dubbed ‘The Great Healthcare Plan’, outlining a $50 billion federal investment aimed at strengthening rural health care across the United States. Speaking at a White House roundtable on January 16, Trump said the plan would direct $50 billion over five years to all 50…
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U.S. Lawmakers Fly to Denmark to Cool Trump’s Greenland Acquisition Threats
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A bipartisan delegation of U.S. lawmakers visited Denmark and Greenland this week to ease tensions following President Donald Trump’s repeated threats to seize the Arctic island. The trip, led by Democratic Senator Chris Coons, aimed to “lower the temperature” and assure European leaders of Congress’s role in any decisions affecting Greenland. Trump has described…
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U.S. Held Secret Talks With Venezuela’s Cabello Months Before Maduro Raid
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Officials from the Trump administration had been in contact with Venezuela’s powerful interior minister, Diosdado Cabello, for months prior to the U.S. operation that captured President Nicolas Maduro, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. Communication with Cabello, 62, has continued in the weeks since the raid. U.S. officials warned Cabello not to use…
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Due to invalid registrations, the FAA grounds 800 aircraft.
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The U.S. government stated last week that about 800 aircraft, including 52 turboprops, business jets, and turbine helicopters, registered with the FAA under trustee Southern Aircraft Consultancy Inc. (SACI) are now grounded since their registrations are no longer valid. The FAA claims that all of SACI’s aircraft registration certificates are void as of right…
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Uganda: Authorities subjecting opposition supporters to “brutal campaign of repression” ahead of elections
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Ugandan security forces have unlawfully targeted opposition rallies with unnecessary and excessive force and arbitrary arrests, and subjected some attendees to torture or other ill-treatment, Amnesty International said today. The organization has documented incidents in which security officers launched tear gas at peaceful crowds in Kawempe and Iganga, and pepper-sprayed and beat people. These…
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Justice Department Opens Criminal Inquiry Into Fed Chair Jerome Powell
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The US justice department has initiated a criminal inquiry involving Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, according to remarks he made on Sunday. In a recorded statement, Powell said federal prosecutors had issued subpoenas to the central bank and warned of potential criminal charges linked to his testimony before a Senate panel. That testimony related…
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Cambodia Extradites Suspected Crypto Scam Boss to China
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Cambodian authorities have extradited a Chinese-born tycoon accused of running a vast online fraud operation to China, Chinese officials confirmed on Thursday. The suspect, Chen Zhi, is the chairman of Prince Holding Group, one of Cambodia’s largest conglomerates. U.S. authorities have alleged that the company served as a front for what they described as…
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Tens of Thousands Protest in Minneapolis and Nationwide After Fatal ICE Shooting
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MINNEAPOLIS — Tens of thousands of people demonstrated Saturday in Minnesota and across the United States to protest federal immigration enforcement after a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent fatally shot a woman in Minneapolis earlier this week, authorities and organizers said.The protests followed the death of 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good, who was…
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Human Remains Found as Bushfires Ravage Southeastern Australia
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Human remains have been found in a bushfire-affected area of southeastern Australia as large fires continue to burn across the state of Victoria, authorities said Sunday. Victoria Police said officers accessed a fire-damaged stretch off Yarck Road near the town of Gobur on Sunday afternoon, where the remains were discovered about 100 meters from…