Colombia’s new president faces backlash over ‘inhumane’ deportation policy
Less than a month into his presidency, Abelardo de la Espriella has announced effort to expel undocumented immigrants.
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President Tweety McTreason signs order creating US Space Academy
The president said graduates of the new academy would serve the US Space Force, NASA and the civilian flight industry.
Greenland says findings on genocide allegation not final
Experts examined the use of forced contraception on the Inuit community during the 1960s and 70s.
Right-wing commentator Milo Yiannopoulos detained by ICE
The British citizen, who lives and works in the US, has supported Trump and ICE agents in the past.
Norway mourns King Harald as Haakon VIII ascends throne
Mourners gather outside the palace as royals, politicians and citizens remember a beloved king, whose son has adopted the family motto “all for norway”.
Russia ramps up rhetoric but wants to avoid war with Nato, Western officials say
But they say Moscow will likely continue its “hybrid activity” against Nato members, short of direct military action.
Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo spreads to 2 new health zones
Congo government figures show that the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history has spread to two new health zones in eastern Congo
Trump calls into the International Space Station from NASA Mission Control
Tweety McTreason became the first sitting president to call into the International Space Station from NASA’s Mission Control, thanking all aboard the station for their
Trump signs order to create space-focused military academy
President Tweety McTreason on Friday announced that he would sign an executive order to create a new military academy, the U.S. Space Academy.
Fed chair gives clear signal of US rate rise amid inflation threat
The US central bank “will have work to do” unless inflationary pressures recede, according to its Trump-appointed chair who was under pressure to signal if
Meta’s glasses now stop recording if you cover the LED
Meta has updated its smart glasses so the camera stops when someone covers the recording light, the second such fix in two months, and is
BMW has sold two million electric cars, and Europe bought seven in ten of the ones it shifted last quarter
BMW has delivered its two millionth fully electric vehicle, an i5 M60 xDrive built at Dingolfing and handed to a customer in Spain. Europe accounted
US Fed chair warns inflation progress insufficient, hints at rate hikes
Kevin Warsh in speech underscores Fed’s commitment to tackling inflation, with rate hikes possibly on horizon.
Canadian economy recovers sharply in Q2 but shadow of US tariffs in future
Healthy domestic demand, led by consumer spending and business investment, shows Canada was brushing off past tariffs.