In an extraordinary move to counter Republican redistricting in Texas, dozens of Democrats in the state House of Representatives headed to Illinois to deny a necessary quorum for the GOP to move forward with those efforts. The roughly 30 Democrats are expected to stay for the week in a plan brokered with Illinois Gov. JB…
An Alabama contract worker was arrested and criminally charged in connection to the death of a toddler who was left for hours inside a hot car, prosecutors said Friday. Kela Stanford, 54, is accused of one count of leaving a child or an incapacitated person unattended in a motor vehicle resulting in serious physical injury,…
Nadine Yousif BBC News, Toronto Watch: Mark Carney announces Canada’s plans to recognise a Palestinian state Prime Minister Mark Carney has said Canada plans to recognise a Palestinian state in September, becoming the third G7 nation to make such an announcement in recent days. Carney said the move depends on democratic reforms, including the Palestinian…
North Korea said Tuesday that while the relationship between its leader Kim Jong Un and President Donald Trump is “not bad,” the United States must accept the isolated country as a nuclear weapons state. Dismissing the idea of further talks on denuclearization, Kim’s powerful sister said that reality has changed since Trump’s first term in…
The African Union (AU) on Saturday welcomed France’s announcement to officially recognize the State of Palestine, describing it as a “significant step” that aligns with the AU’s longstanding position. In a statement issued Saturday, AU Commission Chairperson Mahmoud Ali Youssouf said the announcement by French President Emmanuel Macron, expressing his intention to recognize the State…
Report: The state of business e-mail 2025: Infrastructure, risk, IT’s next opportunity. In 2025, e-mail continues to anchor business communication across industries and regions. While instant messaging and collaboration platforms are on the rise, e-mail remains unmatched in its role as the system of record. When the message matters – when accountability, auditability and professionalism…
With France set to become the first major Western democracy to recognize a Palestinian state, Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot told “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” that “what’s happening in Gaza right now is appalling.” Barrot said his office has been working for months to get humanitarian aid to Palestinians.
French President Emmanuel Macron announced Thursday that France will recognize Palestine as a state, amid snowballing global anger over people starving in Gaza. Macron said in a post on X that he will formalize the decision at the United Nations General Assembly in September. “The urgent thing today is that the war in Gaza stops…
Adopted by the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU) at its 1291st meeting, held on 24 July 2025 at the Heads of State and Government (HoSG) Level on Consideration of the Situation in Libya; The Peace and Security Council, Recalling the AU Decisions on the situation in Libya, in particular, Decision…
Washington, D.C. — President Donald Trump is set to host the heads of state from Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania, and Senegal at the White House next week for a luncheon aimed at strengthening commercial and security ties between the United States and Coastal West and Central Africa. According to a White House official, the event…
