India plans 1.5 mln ton sugar export quota on higher domestic surplus
India plans to allow sugar exports of 1.5 million metric tons in the new season, as a decline in the diversion of sugar for ethanol production is expected to leave a larger domestic surplus, government and trade sources told Reuters…
Missing professor, found after days without food or water, dies in hospital
Prof. Nurit Yaari, who last week was found in serious condition after having been missing for a week, died Sunday at the age of 77, said Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center – Ichilov, where she was being treated. Yaari, a…
U.S. Supreme Court Allows Trump Policy on Birth-Sex Passports to Take Effect
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday granted the Donald Trump administration’s request to enforce a policy requiring U.S. passport applicants to be identified by their biological sex at birth (either “M” or “F”), rather than allowing them to use gender…
UN lifts sanctions on Syrian president ahead of White House visit
The UN Security Council has voted in favour of a US resolution to lift sanctions on Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa ahead of his White House visit next week. Sharaa was named transitional president after leading a rebel offensive that ousted…
White House guest faints during Trump event in Oval Office
A White House guest who was attending President Trump’s announcement about lowering the cost of obesity drugs fainted in the Oval Office, causing the event to be cut short. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement shortly…
Mexico’s President Sheinbaum takes legal action after groping incident
Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum is pressing charges against a man who she said was “drunk” and harassed her on Tuesday, calling the incident “an assault on all women.” The man was arrested overnight, according to Mexico City Mayor Clara Brugada,…
US envoy Waltz invites Nicki Minaj to discuss ‘protection of persecuted Christians in Nigeria’
Nicki Minaj has been invited by Mike Waltz, the US ambassador to the UN, to participate in a conversation on protecting persecuted Christians. Nicki Minaj’s post criticizing the purported persecution of Christians in Nigeria prompted the invitation. According to ZINGTIE,…
Irish government could charge asylum seekers for accommodation
Asylum seekers who are working may be charged up to €238 (£208) per week to cover the cost of their accommodation, under plans being considered by Irish ministers. There were 32,774 international protection applicants living in state-provided accommodation in the…
British Teenager Bella May Culley Released from Georgian Prison After Plea Deal”
Pregnant teenager Bella Culley, who had admitted drug trafficking charges in Georgia, has said she felt “happy and relieved” as she was freed from prison. The 19-year-old from Billingham, Teesside, had initially faced a possible 20 years in jail, but…
‘We need food, we have no food’ – desperation takes hold in Jamaica after hurricane
People walk along muddied roads scavenging the wreckage for food. Others jump into damaged stores in the hope of finding bottled water or other supplies. As the death toll rises, residents of Black River are still searching for loved ones…