Mon 24 March 2025: UK high streets are expected to see a faster rate of closures this year due to increased business costs linked to Rachel Reeves’ budget. This follows a slowdown in closures in 2024, which saw a drop to 10 closures a day from 13 in 2023, as reported by The Guardian. While […]
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Sun 23 March 2025: A Turkish court jailed Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoğlu on corruption charges pending trial on Sunday. Imamoğlu was taken into custody on Wednesday facing charges of corruption and aiding a terrorist group. The court later rejected request by prosecutor’s office for Imamoğlu’s secondary arrest on terror-related charges, thus, paving the way for his Republican […]
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Sun 23 March 2025: Canada is launching an ad campaign Friday in 12 US states to counter American tariffs, according to Foreign Minister Melanie Joly. “We’ve already put $60 billion worth of counter-tariffs on American goods,” Joly said in an interview with CNN. Noting that the tariffs “are a tax on hardworking Americans,” she argued […]
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Sat 22 March 2025: US President Donald Trump has ordered the revocation of security clearances of several high-profile political rivals, including former Vice President Kamala Harris and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. In a late-night memo on Friday, Trump directed all federal agencies to immediately strip access to classified information for over a dozen […]
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Sat 22 March 2025: NATO members seek to avoid possible chaos should the US declare its withdrawal from the transatlantic military bloc. Europe’s biggest military powers are drawing up plans to take on greater responsibilities for the continent’s defence from the United States, including a pitch to the administration of President Donald Trump, for a […]
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Fri 21 March 2025: Heathrow Airport in London will remain closed throughout Friday, with over 1,300 flights expected to be canceled due to a significant power outage caused by a nearby fire. Travelers have been advised that flight disruptions may persist for days as the airport awaits the restoration of electricity, following what government officials […]
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Fri 21 March 2025: Canada’s largest Muslim organization is outraged over a bill introduced by the Quebec government that would ban headscarves for school support staff and students. Bill 94 would cover not just teachers, as is now the case under the existing secularism law, but support staff, volunteers and students as well. The ban, […]
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Fri 21 March 2025: Mixed martial arts (MMA) star and former UFC champion Conor McGregor has announced his intention to run for the Irish presidency, pledging to challenge the government’s stance on the EU Migration Pact and advocating for a public referendum on the issue. In a statement on Instagram, McGregor declared his opposition to […]
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Fri 21 March 2025: Millions of Turkish liras were seized from the addresses of two key figures detained as part of the corruption and terror investigations into the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, according to state prosecutors in the Turkish metropolis. Investigations by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office into Istanbul Municipality Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu and 99 […]
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Fri 21 March 2025: Russian presidential aide Yury Ushakov announced on Thursday that a new round of Russia-US talks will take place on March 24 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Speaking at a news conference in Moscow, Ushakov confirmed the date was set during a phone call with US National Security Adviser Michael Waltz. “Michael Waltz, […]
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