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Florida official believes ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ will be empty within days, email shows
A top Florida official says the controversial state-run immigration detention facility in the Everglades will likely be empty in a matter of days
Published on: August 27, 2025 | Source:
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Norwayβs $2 Trillion Sovereign Wealth Fund Divests from Caterpillar and Israeli Banks Over Humanitarian Violations in Palestine
In a historic move, Norwayβs sovereign wealth fundβthe largest in the world with nearly $2 trillion in assetsβhas excluded U.S. construction giant Caterpillar and five Israeli banks from its investment portfolio, citing βunacceptable riskβ of complicity in serious violations of international humanitarian law in Gaza and the occupied West Bank. The decision follows recommendations from [β¦]
Published on: August 27, 2025 | Source:Flash flooding and landslides kill at least 34 in Indian-controlled Kashmir
Officials say intense rains have left at least 34 people dead after lashing parts of Pakistan and India and triggering flash floods and landslides in Indian-controlled Kashmir.
Published on: August 27, 2025 | Source:Brazil mulls legal challenges to tariffs as impacts weigh on US consumers
Coffee and beef prices have already surged as tariffs on Brazil are expected to drive them higher.
Published on: August 27, 2025 | Source:Stay west: EU leaders urge Moldovans to steer clear of Moscow
Germany's chancellor said Russia wants to lure Moldova back to its 'sphere of influence.' The visit of top EU leaders comes weeks ahead of crucial Moldovan elections.
Published on: August 27, 2025 | Source:Middle East updates: Trump hosts meeting on post-war Gaza
Donald Trump is chairing a White House meeting with Israeli officials on post-war plans for Gaza. Meanwhile, Israel is pushing on with its Gaza City offensive, warning of an "inevitable" displacement. DW has more.
Published on: August 27, 2025 | Source:Africa Launches Continental Cholera Response Plan Amid Surge in Cases
African leaders have unveiled a sweeping emergency response plan to combat the continentβs escalating cholera crisis, which has claimed 4,507 lives and infected over 213,000 people across 23 countries in 2025 alone. The initiative, jointly developed by the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO), will run [β¦]
Published on: August 27, 2025 | Source:All United Nations Security Council members, except for US, call for ceasefire and aid into Gaza
All United Nations Security Council members, except for US, call for ceasefire and aid into Gaza Fourteen of the 15 United Nations Security Council members - four permanent ones and 10 that rotate - are demanding a ceasefire and that aid be let into Gaza, calling the situation a "famine". The United States was the only holdout. "We express our profound alarm and distress at the IPC data on Gaza published last Friday -...
Published on: August 27, 2025 | Source:UN says Gaza famine expanding, ten more die from hunger amid Israeli siege
Aid experts tell UN Security Council Gaza famine is 'manmade' as Israel seeks retraction from hunger monitoring system.
Published on: August 27, 2025 | Source:DRC and Rwanda Launch UN-Backed Refugee Repatriation Amid Ongoing Tensions
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwanda have agreed on a United Nationsβsupervised plan to repatriate refugees displaced by recent fighting in eastern DRC. The historic arrangement was announced Tuesday in Kinshasa by UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi, even as both capitals continue to navigate a fragile peace following a U.S.-brokered agreement [β¦]
Published on: August 27, 2025 | Source:Overripe tomatoes fill the air and streets in Spain’s ‘Tomatina’ food fight
Thousands of people from around the world seeking a uniquely messy thrill have spent a wild hour flinging bushels of overripe tomatoes at each other.
Published on: August 27, 2025 | Source:Why is Trump going after the Smithsonian museums?
Smithsonian museums face a Trump-ordered review of exhibits on slavery, immigration and LGBTQ history.
Published on: August 27, 2025 | Source:US envoy cuts Lebanon trip short amid protests, outrage over press comments
Protesters decry Tom Barrack visit amid Hezbollah disarmament push, warning to journalists not to act 'animalistic'.
Published on: August 27, 2025 | Source:Trump administration takes control of Washingtonβs Union Station train hub
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says the move is 'not a power play' as Trump seeks greater sway over the US capital.
Published on: August 27, 2025 | Source:Honduran Communists Condemn U.S. Military Deployment Near Venezuela
The presence of a nuclear-powered submarine in the Caribbean is a threat to regional peace. On Wednesday, the Communist Party of Honduras (PCH) strongly rejected the U.S. military deployment in the Caribbean Sea off the coast of Venezuela. RELATED: Latin American Left Condemns U.S. Military Posturing Near Venezuela βThis operation, which includes the nuclear-powered submarine [β¦]
Published on: August 27, 2025 | Source:EU industry chief warns of US trade deal review if Trumpβs tech demands continue
The trade deal between the European Union and the United States will βhave to be reviewedβ if the U.S. is serious about its demands for the EU to deregulate its tech sector, the EU industry chief StΓ©phane SΓ©journΓ© said on Wednesday. Late on Monday, U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to impose tariffson countries with regulatory [β¦]
Published on: August 27, 2025 | Source:Children killed in mass shooting at Minneapolis Catholic school
At least two children were killed and more than a dozen injured in a mass shooting at a Catholic school in the US.
Published on: August 27, 2025 | Source:Israel pushes forward with Gaza City offensive despite mass protests
Israel is pushing forward with its offensive to take control of Gaza City while tens of thousands took to the streets on Tuesday. Protesters called for the return of Israeli hostages in Gaza and an end to the war.
Published on: August 27, 2025 | Source:Hungary sues EU over frozen Russian assets being used to provide Ukraine aid
Hungary's government, which maintains warm relations with Russia, has a history of regularly blocking EU support for Ukraine, which has strained relations between Budapest and several other EU countries.
Published on: August 27, 2025 | Source:The High Cost of Dissent in India
Click to expand Image Members of the media protest a police raid on the office of a news portal and homes of journalists and writers linked to it, at the Press Club in New Delhi, India, October 4, 2023. 2023 Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters This month the Indian governmentbanned 25 books on the Himalayan region of Jammu and Kashmir, saying they βexcite secessionism.βThe action by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led...
Published on: August 27, 2025 | Source:Berlusconiβs βbunga bungaβ Sardinian villa is on the market
At an estimated value of 500 million, the flamboyant former Italian leader's seafront residence would be among the world's priciest private homes.
Published on: August 27, 2025 | Source:AT&Tβs return to dealmaking looks like the right call
The big question is whether Washington will be on the same wavelength
Published on: August 27, 2025 | Source:EU deal fuelling Mauritania's abuse of migrants - rights group
The West African nation's security forces are accused of alleged rape, extortion and torture.
Published on: August 27, 2025 | Source:'Door to the EU is open,' Merz tells Moldova
Germany's chancellor, France's president and Poland's prime minister all visited Moldova to mark the 34th anniversary of its independence. Friedrich Merz and Emmanuel Macron both voiced support for Moldova's EU entry.
Published on: August 27, 2025 | Source:Ukraine launches lithium project to advance minerals deal with US
Kyiv is pushing ahead with plans to open tender despite a dispute over rights to the site
Published on: August 27, 2025 | Source:Tony Blair and Jared Kushner to present Gaza 'day after' plans to Trump: Report
Tony Blair and Jared Kushner to present Gaza 'day after' plans to Trump: Report Axios isreportingthat former British Prime Minister Tony Blair and Jared Kushner, the son-in-law of US President Donald Trump, will present "day after" plans for Gaza at a White House meeting on Wednesday. Blair's legacy is largely shaped by his push for the US-UK war on Iraq in 2003, which a British inquiry later panned by saying he lied...
Published on: August 27, 2025 | Source:LNG could flow from Canadian Arctic port to Europe in about 5 to 7 years, minister estimates
The comments breathe life into a stalled 2022 plan as tensions simmer between the U.S. and Canada and Europe.
Published on: August 27, 2025 | Source:South Africa's firebrand MP found guilty of hate speech
Malema's party argues that his remarks were taken out of context.
Published on: August 27, 2025 | Source:Anthropic launches AI advisory council to boost ties with Washington
AI company launches council to strengthen Washington ties as AI takes on critical defence and policy roles.
Published on: August 27, 2025 | Source:Painting looted by Nazis has vanished again, say Argentine police
Prosecutor says painting no longer at Buenos Aires home featured in estate agent's advert.
Published on: August 27, 2025 | Source:Kilmar Abrego Garcia to seek asylum in the US in bid to avoid deportation
Trump administration has said it will deport Abrego Garcia to Uganda, after a previous removal attempt to El Salvador.
Published on: August 27, 2025 | Source:Saudi AI firm Humain is pouring billions into data. Will it pay off?
Saudi AI 'champion' Humain, owned by the kingdom's massive Public Investment Fund, has partnerships with Nvidia, AMD and Groq.
Published on: August 27, 2025 | Source:Majority of Argentines See President Milei Tied to ANDIS Bribery Scandal
Citizens link the far-right president, his sister, and Congress leaders to corruption network. On Wednesday, the consulting firm Management and Fit (M&F) released a poll showing Argentinesβ views on President Javier Milei and his connection to the bribery scandal at the National Disability Agency (ANDIS). RELATED: Confidence in Mileiβs Government Falls to Record Low, Survey [β¦]
Published on: August 27, 2025 | Source:German cabinet backs voluntary military service, opening door to conscription
The defence minister wants to increase soldiers in service from 182,000 to 260,000 by the early 2030s.
Published on: August 27, 2025 | Source:EU leaders open their arms to Moldova, denouncing Putinβs βliesβ
The message of support comes ahead of a crucial election for pro-EU President Maia Sandu.
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