Rachel Morgan News Editor 
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent met with Pakistan Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, July 21, 2026, to discuss ongoing economic reforms and market access. According to a U.S. Treasury statement issued Wednesday, Bessent welcomed Islamabad’s push to implement fiscal consolidation and prepare for a return to international capital markets, though the … Read more
Taoiseach Micheál Martin has witnessed bomb damage and heard directly from residents in Kyiv’s Lukianivska district, following a sharp escalation in Russian missile and drone strikes targeting the Ukrainian capital. Humanitarian Toll and Missile Strikes in Kyiv According to Marcel Grogan, Ukraine deputy representative at the United Nations refugee agency UNHCR, Russia fired 520 ballistic … Read more
The United States imposed sweeping 10% to 12.5% tariffs on approximately 60 trading partners on July 24, 2026, targeting nations over alleged failures to curb forced labor in supply chains. The duties replaced expired temporary levies following a Supreme Court ruling against emergency trade powers. The global trade landscape shifted abruptly as the administration of … Read more
Customers of Long Island-based 1-800-Flowers.com could receive refunds after the New York Attorney General’s Office announced Wednesday that the company agreed to pay $375,000 to settle complaints over its subscription policies. Attorney General Letitia James stated that an investigation found the company failed to make required disclosures regarding its Celebrations Passport subscription service, which allows … Read more
Public Investment Corporation (PIC) chairperson David Masondo has resigned, becoming the latest senior casualty of the governance crisis engulfing South Africa’s largest asset manager, while warning that key investigations into the corporation must not be swept under the carpet. Managing more than R3 trillion in assets, the institution faces intense scrutiny following weeks of turmoil … Read more
A 51-year-old man was arrested after two unprovoked knife attacks injured two adult men near Central Park in Manhattan on Thursday afternoon. Police commissioner Jessica Tisch stated that the suspect yelled “Allahu Akbar” during both assaults, and authorities are evaluating the incidents as potential hate crimes. Raul Morales Arrested Following Upper West Side Stabbings Two … Read more
Vance Boelter was sentenced on Thursday, July 23, 2026, in Minneapolis to two life terms plus 40 years after pleading guilty to federal charges related to the killing of former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, as well as the critical wounding of state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette, according … Read more
Internet services were partially restored across parts of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) on Thursday after a 48-day suspension that began following restrictions imposed in the wake of the banned Joint Awami Action Committee’s (JAAC) long march and sit-in call in Rawalakot on June 5, according to official reports. The prolonged blackout severely disrupted communication, … Read more
The Maniototo community is mourning the death of Senior Constable Andrew “Jess” Owens, a serving sole charge police officer stationed in Ranfurly who died following a medical event on Monday, according to police and community tributes. Community and Emergency Services Remember Snr Const Owens Senior Constable Owens is being remembered as a familiar and approachable … Read more
On Thursday, Israel’s far-right minister of national security, Itamar Ben-Gvir, joined thousands of Jewish extremists who stormed Jerusalem’s most sensitive holy site during the Jewish holy day of Tisha B’Av. How the Al-Aqsa Compound Storming Unfolded The incident took place at the compound known to Muslims as al-Haram al-Sharif and to Jews as the Temple … Read more