Judge blocks US Labour Department from enforcing anti-DEI rules
A federal judge on Tuesday issued a preliminary injunction that prevents the US Department of Labor from requiring government contractors and grant recipients to certify they do not operate any diversity, equity and inclusion programs that run afoul of anti-discrimination laws until further order from the court. Judge Matthew Kennelly...
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Federal court blocks Trump from targeting law firm
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‘Will pay money, plane tickets to self-deportees’
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Canadian varsities warn teachers on US travel
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DOGE expands scope in US administration
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New White House policy cuts access to wires services
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UK court legally defines a woman
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Former Singapore PM warns of unprecedented global uncertainty
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New York City declares April 14 as Dr BR Ambedkar Day
New York City Mayor Eric Adams has proclaimed April 14, 2025 as Dr BR Ambedkar Day in New York City, with its 8.5 million residents celebrating the day, a top official in the mayor’s office said here. Deputy Commissioner for the New York City Mayor’s Office for International Affairs Dilip Chauhan...
Attack by gunmen leaves 40 dead in Nigeria: President
Nigeria’s president said on Monday that at least 40 people were killed when Muslim gunmen, believed to be herders, attacked a Christian farming community in the north-central part of the country, the latest in an increasing wave of violence in the West African country. President Bola Tinubu also said he has...
Fresh warrants against Hasina, her son
A court in Bangladesh on Tuesday issued fresh arrest warrants against deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, her son Sajeeb Wajed and 16 others in two cases related to alleged irregularities in allocating residential plots on the outskirts of the capital. “Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge’s court issued the warrants in two...
Singapore Parliament dissolved General Election set for May 3
Singapore’s parliament was dissolved Tuesday, paving the way for general elections in which the city-state’s long-ruling People’s Action Party will seek to strengthen its dominance under Prime Minister Lawrence Wong. The election will be held May 3, the Elections Department said later in the afternoon. Victory is virtually assured for the...
Xi makes case for free trade as he tours Southeast Asia
China’s Xi is making the case for free trade as he tours Southeast Asia this week, presenting China as a source of “stability and certainty.” He arrived in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia’s capital, Tuesday, for a three-day visit and will end his tour with a stop in Cambodia. On Monday, he was welcomed...
Inflation, currency woes worsen Venezuela’s complex economic crisis
Erick Ojeda has no money. He returned to land almost empty-handed from an overnight trip fishing for shrimp. His sister and her newborn are waiting for him to pick them up from a hospital. He has had no luck finding a ride there, so he is still helping fishermen get...
Iran’s Khamenei endorses US talks
Iran’s supreme leader said on Tuesday that the first round of talks with the United States went “well”, in his first public comment on the negotiations, state television reported. The comments by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, while couched, represented his endorsement of the talks so far. “We are neither...
