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iran president blames trump for protest unrest (1)

Iran president blames Trump for protest unrest

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian accused U.S., Israeli, and European leaders of exploiting economic hardship to spark unrest and equip agitators...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 02 Feb 2026 | 2 min read
italians decry ice agents at winter olympics

Italians decry ICE agents at Winter Olympics

Outrage is intensifying across Italy over the United States' plan to deploy Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents to support...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 02 Feb 2026 | 2 min read
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New Epstein files reveal elite links

U.S. Justice Department files on the late sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein have spotlighted his past links to prominent figures such...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 02 Feb 2026 | 2 min read
tesla halts model s, x production for robots

Tesla halts Model S, X production for robots

Elon Musk, Tesla's chief executive who elevated a startup electric car firm into an industry disruptor, has terminated manufacture of...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 30 Jan 2026 | 2 min read
meta doubles ai spending for 2026

Meta doubles AI spending for 2026

Meta Platforms plans to ramp up artificial intelligence spending to between $115 billion and $135 billion in 2026, chiefly on...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 30 Jan 2026 | 2 min read
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Federal agents suspended over fatal Minneapolis nurse shooting

Two U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers have been placed on administrative leave following the fatal shooting of Alex Jeffrey...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 30 Jan 2026 | 2 min read
gold hits record high above 5,500 after fed holds rates

Gold hits record high above $5,500 after Fed holds rates

Gold prices soared more than 3 per cent to a record above $5,500 per ounce on Thursday. This marked a...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 30 Jan 2026 | 2 min read
us set to release seized tanker to venezuela

US set to release seized tanker to Venezuela

U.S. officials have confirmed plans to hand over the Panama-flagged supertanker M/T Sophia to Venezuelan authorities after seizing it earlier...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 30 Jan 2026 | 1 min read
uk, china pledge closer ties

UK, China pledge closer ties

UK and China have agreed to establish a long-term strategic partnership after talks in Beijing between Prime Minister Keir Starmer...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 30 Jan 2026 | 2 min read
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New Zealand infrastructure sector tours UK water recycling facility

A delegation from New Zealand’s water and infrastructure sector visited a housing development in Kent this month. The visit, hosted by...

By Nicole Valdez | 29 Jan 2026 | 2 min read
amazon joins bidding war for tiktok

Amazon email slip reveals job cuts

A blunder by Amazon saw an unintended message sent to AWS workers on Tuesday, laying bare planned organisational upheaval at...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 29 Jan 2026 | 2 min read
starmer heads to china with business leaders

Starmer heads to China with business leaders

British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has launched a four-day visit to China, the first by a UK leader since...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 29 Jan 2026 | 2 min read
zelenskyy slams russian train drone strike as terrorism attack

Zelenskyy slams Russian train drone strike as terrorism attack

A Russian drone assault on a passenger train in Ukraine's Kharkiv region has killed at least four people, with four...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 29 Jan 2026 | 2 min read
india, eu clinch trade pact amid trump tariff fears (1)

India, EU clinch trade pact amid Trump tariff fears

India and the European Union have struck a landmark free trade agreement, blending economic gains with strategic defence against U.S....

By Mike Jerome Infante | 29 Jan 2026 | 3 min read
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Carney stands firm on Davos critique after Trump exchange

North American trade strains have sharpened as Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney refuted allegations of diluting his World Economic Forum...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 29 Jan 2026 | 2 min read
trump to scale back minnesota immigration operations

Trump to scale back Minnesota immigration operations

President Donald Trump has announced a partial reduction in federal immigration operations in Minnesota after Border Patrol agents fatally shot...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 29 Jan 2026 | 2 min read
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