9 h. ago US Coast Guard pursues suspected sanctions evasion ship near Venezuela

The US Coast Guard is in “active pursuit” of another vessel in international waters near Venezuela, an official has told the BBC’s US partner CBS News, as tensions in the region continue to escalate. US authorities have already seized two oil tankers this month – one of them on Saturday. Sunday’s pursuit related to a […]

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58 h. ago Bowing to Congress, Justice Department releases more Epstein records

The U.S. Justice Department released a new trove of documents from its investigations into the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein on Friday (December 19) , bowing to pressure from lawmakers who forced their disclosure with a new law. The release follows months of political wrangling amid rebellion by some of President Donald […]

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3 d. ago Trump signs order to ease US marijuana regulations, sparking industry hopes

U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an order directing the loosening of federal regulations on marijuana, a move that could further reverse decades of tough-on-weed policy. Trump’s order instructs the attorney general to quickly move ahead with reclassifying marijuana. If that happens, the psychoactive plant would be listed alongside common painkillers, ketamine and testosterone […]

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3 d. ago TSLS urges university applicants to submit final offer letters

The Tertiary Scholarships and Loan Service has sounded the call on all applicants to secure their preferred choice of Tertiary Education Institute and secure their Final University Offer Letter at the earliest before the next academic year. Congratulating students who recently passed exams, the TSLS has advised that all interested applicants need to create an […]

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9 d. ago Senior US Democrats urge release of Venezuela boat strike video

Democratic members of the “Gang of Eight” of U.S. congressional and intelligence committee leaders called on Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth to make public the full, unedited video of the September 2 strikes on a suspected drug trafficking boat in the Caribbean. “As some of the few members of Congress who have seen the complete, […]

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1 week ago US plans more seizures of Venezuelan oil tankers after first interception

The U.S. is preparing to intercept more ships transporting Venezuelan oil following the seizure of a tanker this week, as it increases pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, six sources familiar with the matter said on Thursday. The seizure was the first interdiction of an oil cargo or tanker from Venezuela, which has been under […]

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1 week ago Bulitavu urges action as Pacific faces rising climate pressures

Minister for Environment and Climate Change Mosese Bulitavu says Pacific Island nations are confronting increasingly severe environmental threats from eroding coastlines and declining fish stocks to the growing crisis of plastic pollution. Speaking at the Seventh United Nations Environment Assembly in Nairobi, Bulitavu said that despite these mounting challenges, the Pacific continues to lead with […]

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1 week ago Trump criticises ‘decaying’ European countries and ‘weak’ leaders

US President Donald Trump has criticised European leaders as “weak” and suggested the US could scale back support for Ukraine. In a wide-ranging interview with Politico, he said “decaying” European countries had failed to control migration or take decisive action to end Ukraine’s war with Russia, accusing them of letting Kyiv fight “until they drop”. […]

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1 week ago Jimmy Kimmel extends his ABC contract in wake of Charlie Kirk controversy and feud with Trump

“Jimmy Kimmel Live” will remain on the air until at least May 2027. Jimmy Kimmel isn’t going anywhere just yet. The late-night comedian has inked a one-year contract extension to continue hosting Jimmy Kimmel Live on ABC, Entertainment Weekly has confirmed. His deal, which was set to end in May 2026, will now carry on […]

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1 week ago France, Germany, UK leaders discuss Russian asset use for Ukraine aid

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and the leaders of France and Germany discussed the “positive progress” made to use frozen Russian sovereign assets to support Ukraine, Downing Street said on Monday. “The leaders all agreed that now is a critical moment and that we must continue to ramp up support to Ukraine and economic pressure […]

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2 w. ago Russian strikes kill four in Ukraine as new US policy released

Russia on Sunday welcomed the Trump administration’s new national security strateg y in comments by the Kremlin spokesman published by Russia’s Tass news agency. Dmitry Peskov said the updated strategic document was largely in line with Moscow’s vision. “There are statements there against confrontation and in favor of dialogue and building good relations,” he said, […]

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2 w. ago Somalis arrested in Minneapolis immigration operation, officials say

People of Somali origin are among those arrested in an immigration crackdown in Minneapolis, federal officials said on Thursday, two days after President Donald Trump hurled insults at immigrants from the Horn of Africa country and said he wanted them out of the United States. The Minneapolis arrests began on Monday, the Department of Homeland […]

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2 w. ago Sara Haines censored on The View after using profanity on air

Sara Haines has once again been censored for using profanity during a live broadcast of The View, weeks after she said “f—” on the air when celebrity mentalist Oz Pearlman revealed her ATM PIN on the show. Moderator Whoopi Goldberg introduced Wednesday a Hot Topics discussion about President Donald Trump’s recent incendiary comments about the […]

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2 w. ago UN hopeful Grynspan vows to rebuild trust after Trump criticism

One of the candidates to become the U.N.’s first female secretary-general, senior U.N. official Rebeca Grynspan, has pledged to restore trust in the organisation as it faces heavy criticism from U.S. President Donald Trump. The process to elect the next U.N. chief formally kicked off last week as member states were asked to nominate candidates […]

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2 w. ago Extension granted for review of controversial Employment Bill

Parliament has granted more time for scrutinising the controversial Employment Relations Amendment Bill 2025, after the Standing Committee on Economic Affairs requested an extension to complete wider public consultations. Speaker of Parliament Filimoni Jitoko informed Members that the Committee was originally expected to report back during the November–December sitting. However, the Chairperson advised that further […]

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2 w. ago Trump met with advisers on Venezuela as US ramps up pressure

U.S. President Donald Trumpheld talks with top advisers to discuss the pressure campaign on Venezuela, among other topics, a senior U.S. official said. The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the Oval Office meeting included senior members of Trump’s national security team. No details of the talks were immediately available. The session came as […]

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3 w. ago The kidnap gangs, jihadists and separatists wreaking havoc in Nigeria

Nigeria is currently grappling with a spate of mass abductions. But the vast country – bigger than France and Germany combined – also faces many other security challenges. Recent attempts by US President Donald Trump and his supporters to frame the insecurity purely as the persecution of Christians overlooks the complexity of Africa’s most-populous nation. […]

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3 w. ago Trump says South Africa won’t receive invitation to G20 in 2026

President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that South Africa would not receive an invitation to participate in next year’s G20 summit in Florida, after the U.S. boycotted the leaders’ summit in Johannesburg last week. The Group of 20 leaders adopted a declaration on Saturday in addressing the climate crisis and other global challenges despite U.S. […]

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3 w. ago ‘Dancing with the Stars’ has a new winner. No one’s surprised

“Dancing with the Stars” has capped off its renaissance season with a winner whose abdominal muscles have had more TikTok-scrolling eyeballs on them than some Renaissance paintings hanging in the Met. Congratulations, Robert Irwin, a sweet-seeming boy who Samba-ed on the heartstrings of millions this season, culminating in a victory that will send him home […]

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3 w. ago Fiji updates environment law to tackle pollution and illegal development

The Environment Management Act 2005 has served Fiji for 20 years but is now outdated. Minister for Environment and Climate, Mosese Bulitavu, says the Act was designed at a time when environmental legislation focused largely on administrative processes, without the pressures Fiji faces today—rapid development, expanding urban growth, climate impacts, complex waste streams, and increasing […]

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