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Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow announced on Saturday, Aug. 8, that the state government has ordered both local councils to immediately suspend the use of … Read more
President Donald Trump criticized U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro after her office dropped charges against a former Olympian accused of vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, declaring … Read more
The U.S. Senate adjourned its annual August recess without voting on the Protect College Sports Act. The clock simply ran out on Capitol Hill. Early in … Read more
A Limerick city landowner’s legal challenge against municipal property tariffs has backfired significantly after An Coimisiún Pleanála reviewed the case. Instead of reducing the financial burden … Read more
The Senate voted 90-6 in the early hours of Saturday to pass a short-term funding bill designed to prevent a government shutdown before the upcoming midterm … Read more
Sen. Bill Cassidy’s final-minute support secured Todd Blanche’s confirmation as attorney general in a 50-49 Senate vote, cementing Trump’s control over the Justice Department despite Republican … Read more
Fighting erupted on August 1 around the town of Shererina in Tigray, marking the most serious confrontation in northern Ethiopia since the 2022 Pretoria agreement. Clashes … Read more
Bulawayo Regional Magistrate Taurai Manuwere acquitted ZPCS officer Yusufu Yusufu on Thursday after ruling the state failed to prove he helped convicted rapist Mike Cabangani Mathe … Read more
A federal appeals court blocked the construction of a massive ballroom at the White House on August 7, upholding a previous suspension of the project. Supreme … Read more
Typhoon Dolphin lashed Japan’s Okinawa Prefecture on Saturday, August 8, 2026, before tracking toward mainland China. The storm, which previously reached super typhoon status, has prompted … Read more
A think tank predicts a potential “blue wave” could secure 122 parliamentary seats for Malaysia’s Barisan Nasional (BN) and Perikatan Nasional (PN) in the next general … Read more
Senate Majority Leader Thehill (R-S.D.), President Trump, and Senate conservatives reached an agreement Friday night to postpone a vote on a budget resolution and defer most … Read more