Download IPFS The Trump administration’s restructured foreign aid strategy, designed to prioritize American interests, has undergone its first major test during recent flood disasters in the Philippines. Despite previous funding cuts, the U.S. State Department led the coordinated relief response through strategic support and logistics aimed at helping displaced Filipinos.[Read More…]

Download IPFS In a significant win for American trade policy, U.S. President Donald Trump announced a sweeping new agreement with South Korea that will lower tariffs and secure a $350 billion investment package geared toward U.S.-controlled ventures. The deal, which Trump described as “Full and Complete,” resets tariffs on South[Read More…]

Download IPFS In a move that could reshape energy cooperation in South Asia, former President Donald Trump has announced exploratory talks on a strategic oil partnership between the United States and Pakistan. The potential deal focuses on tapping Pakistan’s substantial oil and gas reserves and could, if realised, position the[Read More…]

Download IPFS TasWater, Tasmania’s state-owned water and sewerage utility, has proposed a price increase of approximately 35 to 40 percent over four years, beginning in July 2026. The plan, submitted to the Tasmanian Economic Regulator (TER), outlines annual increases of 8.8 percent, potentially raising the average household bill from around[Read More…]

Download IPFS The underground copper mine in Mount Isa, Queensland, ceased operations on July 31, 2025, ending a 70-year legacy and impacting nearly 500 jobs. Mount Isa, Queensland, a city built on mining, fell silent on July 31, 2025, as Glencore’s Mount Isa Mines (MIM) closed its underground copper operations[Read More…]

Download IPFS The United States Treasury Department has sanctioned Alexandre de Moraes, a justice on Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court (STF – Supremo Tribunal Federal), for alleged civil liberties violations connected to the prosecution of former President Jair Bolsonaro. The sanctions, which include a freeze on U.S.-based assets, come amid growing[Read More…]

Download IPFS Victoria Police have arrested a second man in connection with the firebombing of the Adass Israel Synagogue in Ripponlea, located in southeast Melbourne. The 21-year-old suspect from Werribee is alleged to be one of three individuals involved in the targeted arson attack that alarmed Melbourne’s Jewish community and[Read More…]

Download IPFS The number of illegal migrant crossings via the English Channel has once again surged this summer, intensifying scrutiny over Britain’s current border enforcement measures. By the end of June 2025, over 20,000 individuals had entered the UK by boat, according to official figures. A further 1,850 are confirmed[Read More…]

Download IPFS Gunfire and unrest shook parts of Luanda, Angola’s capital, this week as protests over soaring fuel prices escalated into violence, leaving at least four people dead and approximately 500 arrested. The demonstrations began as a coordinated strike by taxi drivers in response to a 30 percent increase in[Read More…]

Download IPFS A powerful 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck off Russia’s eastern coastline on July 30, 2025, triggering widespread tsunami alerts across the Pacific and prompting emergency evacuations affecting millions. Nearly 2 million residents in Japan were ordered to evacuate, and tsunami waves have already reached Hawaii’s shores. The UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth[Read More…]