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Ukraine says it has finalized the framework of a minerals agreement with the United States.

On Thursday, Ukraine announced that it had finalized the foundational aspects of a minerals agreement with the United States, although specific details of the preliminary arrangement have not yet been disclosed. Yulia Svyrydenko, Ukraine’s Minister of Economic Development and Trade, stated that both parties had signed a "memorandum of intent," which serves as the groundwork for an agreement anticipated to facilitate the joint development of Ukraine's natural resources by both nations. “We are

People Politics

Esther Ige

Apr 18, 2025 — 2 min read

Tinubu announces a national emergency regarding food security.

On Monday, President Bola Tinubu announced a national emergency regarding food security, calling for the enhancement of irrigation infrastructure and collaborative water resource management across the country. This declaration was made during the opening of the 6th African Regional Conference on Irrigation and Drainage in Abuja, where he was represented by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume. He encouraged African countries to implement innovative approaches to tack

People Politics

Esther Ige

Apr 15, 2025 — 2 min read

Trump administration says it will exclude some electronics from reciprocal tariffs

The Trump administration said it would exclude electronics like smartphones and laptops from reciprocal tariffs, a move that could help keep the prices down for popular consumer electronics that aren’t usually made in the U.S. It would also benefit big tech companies like Apple and Samsung and chip makers like Nvidia, setting the stage for a likely tech stock rally. U.S. Customs and Border Protection said items like smartphones, laptops, hard drives, flat-panel monitors and some chips would qu

Politics Electronics

Brandon Marshall

Apr 15, 2025 — 3 min read

Trump Cuts Minimum Wage Protections for Federal Contractors

The Trump administration’s latest attack on federal workers rolls back minimum wage protections, slashing Biden-era pay standards that could affect hundreds of thousands of employees working private sector jobs. On March 14, President Donald Trump reversed a series of executive orders issued by the previous administration, including Executive Order 14026, which raised the minimum wage to $15 per hour and adjusted for yearly inflation for private sector employees working on federal contracts beg

Politics Federal Workers

Brandon Marshall

Apr 15, 2025 — 2 min read

Trump Administration Cancels All South Sudan Visas

Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced on Saturday that the United States is halting the issuance of new visas and revoking existing ones for South Sudanese passport holders, effective immediately. The decision follows ongoing tensions over immigration cooperation and the return of South Sudanese nationals who have been repatriated from the U.S. Rubio cited the South Sudanese transitional government’s unwillingness to facilitate timely returns as the primary reason for the move. In a statemen

Politics Trump

Brandon Marshall

Apr 7, 2025 — 2 min read

Trump says he’s not backing down on tariffs

President Donald Trump said that he won’t back down on his sweeping tariffs on imports from most of the world unless countries even out their trade with the U.S., digging in on his plans to implement the taxes that have sent financial markets reeling, raised fears of a recession and upended the global trading system. Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, Trump said he didn’t want global markets to fall, but also that he wasn’t concerned about the massive sell-off either, adding, “sometime

Politics Donald Trump

Brandon Marshall

Apr 7, 2025 — 3 min read

Trump’s DOJ directs prosecutors to seek death penalty for UnitedHealthcare killing suspect Luigi Mangione

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi announced on Tuesday that she has instructed federal prosecutors to pursue the death penalty against Luigi Mangione, the man accused of fatally shooting UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson outside a Manhattan hotel on December 4. Mangione, 26, is facing both federal and state murder charges for the killing. The federal charges include murder with a firearm, which opens the possibility of the death penalty. Bondi called the murder of Brian Thompson, a father of t

Politics Donald Trump

Brandon Marshall

Apr 2, 2025 — 1 min read

Trump task force to review Harvard’s funding after Columbia bows to federal demands

Harvard University is now in the crosshairs of the Trump administration's efforts to tackle campus antisemitism, with a new "comprehensive review" that could put billions of dollars at risk for the Ivy League school. The government’s antisemitism task force is currently reviewing more than $255 million in contracts between Harvard and federal agencies to ensure the university is in line with civil rights laws. They're also looking into $8.7 billion in grants to Harvard and its affiliates. This

Politics Columbia

Brandon Marshall

Apr 2, 2025 — 1 min read