Trump signs ‘No Men in Women’s Sports’ executive order
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said before the order was signed that ‘gender ideology insanity is over’ President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed the “No Men in Women’s Sports” executive order, fulfilling one of his major campaign promises of … Read More
Rubio tells Panama that China threatens canal, changes needed
Trump made a preliminary determination that ‘control of the Chinese Communist Party’ over canal is a threat, the US state department said US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has warned Panama’s President Jose Raul Mulino that Washington will “take measures … Read More
EU puts out guidance on uses of AI that are banned under its AI Act
The first compliance deadline kicked in a couple of days ago for the European Union’s AI Act, a risk-based framework for regulating uses of artificial intelligence — banning a narrow selection of so-called “unacceptable risk” use cases of AI, such … Read More
Prince Rahim Al-Hussaini appointed new Aga Khan
Prince Rahim Al-Hussaini has been named the new Aga Khan, spiritual leader of millions of Shia Ismaili Muslims around the world. He will take on the role from his father Prince Karim Aga Khan, who died on Tuesday at the … Read More
As hundreds of quakes rattle Greek islands, a few brave tourists have Santorini to themselves
SANTORINI, Greece (AP) — The hundreds of earthquakes that have rattled Greek islands on the Aegean Sea are a “seismic swarm” and could continue for weeks before eventually diminishing, the Santorini mayor told The Associated Press on Tuesday — pausing to chuckle … Read More
US to continue Ukraine military assistance – for rare earth resources
‘We’re looking to do a deal with Ukraine where they’re going to secure what we’re giving them with their rare earth and other things,’ Trump said – ‘I want security of the rare earth’ US President Donald Trump said on … Read More
About 10 people killed in attack at Swedish school for adults, gunman believed among dead
OREBRO, Sweden, Feb 4 (Reuters) – Around 10 people were killed in a shooting at an adult education centre on Tuesday, Swedish police said, marking the country’s deadliest attack ever in what the prime minister called a “painful day.” Police … Read More
Trump agrees to pause tariffs on Canada and Mexico but not on China
President Donald Trump has agreed to hold off imposing 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico for 30 days, pulling the North American neighbours back from the brink of a potentially damaging trade war. After last-minute calls with Trump, Canadian Prime … Read More
Trump orders funding cut for South Africa, citing land confiscation
‘South Africa is confiscating land, and treating certain classes of people VERY BADLY,’ Trump said, calling it ‘a bad situation that the Radical Left Media doesn’t want to so much as mention’ US President Donald Trump said on Sunday that … Read More
Better Armed, but No Helmets: How North Koreans Fought Ukraine
After months of rapt attention focusing on the thousands of North Koreans battling alongside Moscow’s troops close to Russia’s border with Ukraine, Pyongyang’s fighters appear to have vanished. It has been roughly three weeks since Ukraine detected North Korean soldiers … Read More
FBI distributing questionnaire probing agents’ work on Jan. 6 Capitol riot cases, sources say
FBI supervisors across the country have received questionnaires to distribute to certain agents in their field offices containing questions about the agents’ possible work on Jan 6. Capitol riot cases, according to two sources familiar with the matter. A source … Read More
Mexico president makes deal with Trump to pause tariffs for a month, put 10K troops on border
Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum claimed Monday that she reached a deal with President Trump to halt the imposition of 25% tariffs for one month in exchange for concessions on the border. Sheinbaum said Mexico agreed to reinforce the US-Mexico border … Read More
Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – January 31, 2025
Greetings from Tyler, Everything is happening so fast, you can’t keep up. We awoke to the news that an army helicopter had crashed with a commuter flight, and all were lost. That’s going to be in the back of the … Read More
FAA embroiled in lawsuit alleging it turned away 1,000 applicants based on race — that contributed to staffing woes
The Federal Aviation Administration is fighting a class-action lawsuit alleging it denied 1,000 would-be air traffic controllers jobs because of diversity hiring targets — as it was revealed that staffing levels were “not normal” at the time of this week’s deadly midair … Read More
German immigration bill rejected despite far-right backing
The German parliament has rejected immigration measures put forward by the conservative opposition and backed by the far-right. Christian Democratic Union (CDU) leader Friedrich Merz, who is tipped to be Germany’s next chancellor, had tried to rely on support from … Read More





