Meta, Amazon nix diversity, inclusion programmes ahead of Trump term Conservative groups have denounced the programmes and threatened to sue companies over them. Within two weeks, Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta has appointed two conservatives with close ties to US President-elect Donald Trump [File: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP] Published On 10 Jan 202510 Jan 2025 Facebook owner Meta Platforms…
Guantanamo at 23: What’s next for the ‘lawless’ detention facility? With 15 inmates remaining, advocates urge Biden to release more Gitmo detainees before he leaves office on January 20. An American flag is seen through razor wire on the control tower of the Camp VI detention facility at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba, on…
US Supreme Court critical of TikTok arguments against looming ban A law would require parent company ByteDance to sell off US operations of TikTok by January 19 or face a ban. A protester on January 10 holds up a placard outside the Supreme Court calling on the justices to ‘keep TikTok’ [Marko Djurica/Reuters] Published On…
Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro was sworn in for a third six-year term as president.
Biden extends temporary status for immigrants from Ukraine, Venezuela The US president’s decision to renew the ‘temporary protected status’ comes as President-elect Trump prepares to take office. Immigrants who have been in the US for years rally asking for temporary protected status (TPS) and other protections at Franklin Park in Washington, DC, on November 14,…
Inside Story Can a new president change Lebanon’s fortunes? Appointment of Joseph Aoun ends two years of political paralysis. After a two-year political deadlock, Lebanon has a president. The election of army chief Joseph Aoun by parliament has been welcomed from Washington to Tehran. He takes the helm of a country ravaged by war and…
A judge did not impose fines, jail time, or probation on US President-elect Donald Trump for his hush money conviction.
Greenland does not want to be American or Danish, PM says Mute Egede, who previously said territory ‘not for sale’, underlined people’s desire to be ‘master of own house’. Greenlandic Prime Minister Mute Egede said he was “ready to talk” to US President-elect Donald Trump at a news conference in Copenhagen, Denmark, on January 10,…
‘I lost everything:’ Fire crews battle ‘unprecedented’ Los Angeles blazes Officials hope improved wind conditions will allow firefighters to contain wildfires that have devastated the US city. Firefighters battle the Eaton Fire in Altadena, California, on January 9 [Ringo Chiu/Reuters] Published On 10 Jan 202510 Jan 2025 A pause in the strong winds fuelling deadly…
The UN can end the Middle East conflict by welcoming Palestine as a member The June 2025 UN Conference on Palestine can be the long-awaited turning point for the region. Published On 10 Jan 202510 Jan 2025 People visit the Mount of Olives overlooking the Dome of the Rock at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in…