NEWS

Poorest Countries Pay Millions to Trump-Linked Lobbyists Amid US Aid Cuts ——————————————— An investigation by Global Witness reveals that some of the world’s poorest nations are paying millions to lobbyists connected to former US President Donald Trump to compensate for…

Musk’s AI Firm Deletes Grok Posts After Offensive Hitler Comments ……………….. Elon Musk’s AI company, xAI, has removed offensive posts made by its chatbot Grok after it generated antisemitic and pro-Hitler remarks on X, The Guardian reported. The chatbot referred…

Undocumented Construction Workers Say Trump Crackdown Fuels Exploitation …………………. As the Trump administration intensifies immigration enforcement, undocumented workers in the US construction industry report growing exploitation by some contractors who, they say, are cutting pay and extending hours under threat…

Autonomous Robot Surgery Could Reach Humans Within Ten Years ……………….. Fully automated surgery could be tested on humans within the next decade after AI-powered robots successfully removed pig gallbladders without any human assistance, according to researchers. A team led by…

US Sanctions UN Rights Expert Over Criticism of Israel’s Gaza War ……………………. The Trump administration has announced sanctions against Francesca Albanese, the UN special rapporteur investigating human rights abuses in the Palestinian territories, in a move widely seen as retaliation…

Kenya’s President Orders Police to Shoot Protesters in Legs Amid Deadly Unrest ……………….. Kenyan President William Ruto has ordered police to shoot protesters in the legs if they target businesses, escalating his response to widespread anti-government demonstrations. Speaking in Nairobi,…

Trump Announces 30% Tariff on Iraqi Imports Starting August 2025 …………….. US President Donald Trump has notified Iraq that a 30% tariff will be imposed on all Iraqi goods entering the United States beginning August 1, 2025. In a letter…

Pakistan: At Least Six Killed in Multiple Shootings Across Balochistan ……………… At least six people, including a teenage girl and a soldier, were killed in a series of shootings across Balochistan, Pakistan, on July 8. Unidentified gunmen targeted various locations,…

One in Three U.S. Teens Diagnosed with Prediabetes, CDC Reports …………….. New data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reveals that approximately one in three U.S. teens and preteens aged 12 to 17—about 8.4 million young people—had…

Imam fatally stabbed Inside Mosque in Pakistan after beating child student ——————————- In Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, an imam was fatally stabbed inside a mosque following an alleged assault on a child student, Khaama Press reported. The incident took place…