Executive director of the San Jose Police Officers Association charged with attempt to unlawfully import valeryl fentanyl The executive director of a US police union has been charged with attempting to illegally import a fentanyl analogue, and has been accused … Read More
Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and other key oil-producing members of the wider Opec+ alliance have announced surprise production cuts totalling more than 1.1 million barrels per day, declaring their intention is to stabilise crude markets. Several nations, led … Read More
The meeting between President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman comes as Egypt faces a deepening economic crisis and the region witnesses major realignments. Saudi Arabia is advancing multiple regional diplomatic tracks in hosting Egypt’s President Abdel … Read More
Following two weeks of negotiations, the United Nations International Seabed Authority has decided that it will start taking permit applications in July from companies that want to mine the ocean’s floor. The undersea mining will be conducted to extract key battery … Read More
Greetings from Tyler, This week will go down in history, for more than one reason. Well-known and respected commentators are saying that there’s no going back. If the ruling party decides to use the levers of state power to bring … Read More
China and Brazil have reached a deal to trade in their own currencies, ditching the United States dollar as an intermediary, the Brazilian government said on Wednesday. The deal, Beijing’s latest salvo against the almighty greenback, will enable China, the … Read More
At least 11 states have now enacted laws restricting or banning transgender medical procedures for minors, including Arkansas, Arizona, Georgia, Iowa, Kentucky, Mississippi, Tennessee, Utah, South Dakota and West Virginia Kentucky and neighboring West Virginia on Wednesday became the latest … Read More
Now that a grand jury has voted to charge the former president, here’s what comes next. NEW YORK — Former president Donald Trump has been indicted in New York on charges related to payments made during his 2016 presidential campaign … Read More
Evan Gershkovich could face up to 20 years in prison as FSB says he was ‘collecting classified information’ Russian authorities have arrested a US journalist working in the country and accused him of espionage, a charge that carries a maximum … Read More
Decision seen to tighten ties to Beijing and strengthen Riyadh’s pivot east Saudi Arabia has agreed to join the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation (SCO) as a “dialogue partner,” the kingdom’s state media announced. This decision is seen as strengthening Riyadh’s pivot … Read More