Month: August 2025

DECATUR (Illinois): The human case of screwworm reported this week by U.S. health officials is the country’s only one so far this year and poses no risk to the farm sector, a U.S. Department of Agriculture official said on Tuesday. Screwworm, a flesh-eating parasite that eats its hosts alive, has moved northward through Central America… Continue reading USDA: Human screwworm case no risk to U.S. agriculture

A Wisconsin judge cannot claim immunity from criminal charges accusing her of helping a migrant evade an immigration arrest outside her courtroom, a federal judge ruled on Tuesday, likely setting the stage for a trial. Wisconsin-based U.S. District Judge Lynn Adelman rejected claims from Judge Hannah Dugan, an elected judge on the Milwaukee County Circuit… Continue reading Wisconsin judge faces trial for obstructing migrant’s arrest

WASHINGTON: Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook will file a lawsuit to prevent President Donald Trump from firing her, a lawyer for the embattled central bank official said on Tuesday, kicking off what could be a protracted legal fight over the White House’s effort to shape U.S. monetary policy. “His attempt to fire her, based solely… Continue reading Fed Governor Cook to sue Trump over unprecedented firing attempt

THE U.S. Transportation Department said on Tuesday it is cancelling $175 million for four projects that are part of California’s high-speed rail project, following cancellation of $4 billion in federal grants for the state’s ambitious but much-delayed high-speed rail project in July. The Trump administration said Tuesday it will withdraw funding for grade separation, overcrossing,… Continue reading US cancels $175 million for California high-speed rail projects

FEDERAL Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, whose removal is being sought by President Donald Trump over allegations of misstatements on her mortgages, will seek court approval for her continued right to carry on in her role at the U.S. central bank, the Fed said on Tuesday. “Lisa Cook has indicated through her personal attorney that she… Continue reading Fed’s Lisa Cook to challenge Trump’s removal in court, seeks judicial approval

BELGRADE: The United States has for the sixth time postponed sanctions on Serbia’s Russian-owned oil company NIS, which operates the only oil refinery in the Balkan country, a Serbian official who asked not to be named said on Tuesday. The official said without elaborating that the waiver would stand for one month. The U.S. Treasury’s… Continue reading US extends sanctions waiver on Serbia’s Russian-owned NIS oil company

DUBAI: Iran’s foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said on Tuesday that Tehran told Europe’s top three powers the revival of the “snapback” mechanism, re-mposing UN sanctions on Iran, will have consequences. Baghaei said Tehran told Europeans during a meeting in Geneva they do not have the right to trigger the mechanism, adding both sides would… Continue reading Iran warns European powers of consequences for UN sanctions move

WASHINGTON: The United States Department of Commerce issued affirmative determinations of anti-dumping and countervailing duties against 10 countries on Tuesday. These determinations follow investigations into corrosion-resistant steel products imported into the American market. The measures cover approximately $2.9 billion in imports from Australia, Brazil, Canada, Mexico, and the Netherlands. Additional countries affected by these duties… Continue reading US imposes anti-dumping duties on steel imports from 10 countries

WASHINGTON: U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that U.S. colleges would struggle without Chinese students, amid backlash from his base after he suggested he could let 600,000 Chinese college students into the country as part of trade talks with the economic rival. – Reuters

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump stated he has identified a potential candidate to replace Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, whom he intends to remove from her position. “I think we have some very good people we’re down to,“ Trump said during a Cabinet meeting. “I mean, I think I maybe, in my own mind, have… Continue reading Trump says he has someone in mind to replace Fed Governor Cook

META said on Tuesday it will launch a California-focused political action committee to back state-level candidates favoring lighter regulation of technology, particularly artificial intelligence. The group, named Mobilizing Economic Transformation Across California — a super-PAC, will support candidates for state offices from either party who advocate AI innovation over stringent rules. The Facebook and Instagram… Continue reading Meta launches California super-PAC to back pro-AI candidates

BOGOTA: At least 34 soldiers were kidnapped by armed civilians in a jungle area of southeastern Colombia after clashes that left 11 guerrillas dead, including a commander of a dissident faction of the former FARC rebel group, Defense Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Tuesday. The clashes occurred in a rural part of the El Retorno… Continue reading 34 Colombian soldiers kidnapped by FARC dissidents after jungle clashes

BERLIN: Canada is working with its allies to potentially fund critical mineral transactions, similar to what the U.S. government did with MP Materials to diversify the supply chain from China, Energy and Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson told Reuters on Tuesday. The key target, Hodgson said, would be minerals subject to China’s export restriction, which… Continue reading Canada and allies explore funding for critical mineral projects

WASHINGTON: Few Americans outside President Donald Trump’s Republican Party support his deployment of National Guard troops to police the streets of Washington, D.C., according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll. The three-day poll, which concluded on Sunday, found that just 38% of Americans support using troops for law enforcement in the U.S. capital, with 46% opposed.… Continue reading Only 38% of Americans support Trump’s use of troops in DC

WASHINGTON: U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he is prepared to impose economic sanctions against Russia if its president, Vladimir Putin, fails to agree to a ceasefire in the war in Ukraine. “It’s very, very serious what I have in mind, if I have to do it, but I want to see it end,“… Continue reading Trump considers serious economic sanctions on Russia over Ukraine war