An attorney representing the Trump administration informed a U.S. District Court Friday evening that the Federal Emergency Management Agency has begun offering new appointments to disaster workers whose contracts the agency did not renew in January, reversing a controversial decision…
It is unclear how he reached Eswatini. China described his visit as a “stowaway-style escape farce”. Source link
A person with measles traveled to several places in the Washington area while contagious, regional health agencies said, and people could have been exposed. The patient is a District of Columbia resident, according to DC Health, and the individual had…
Somali piracy, which was on the decline since 2011, has surged again since late 2023, when Houthi rebels began attacking ships in the Gulf of Aden and Red Sea. The attacks forced international navies to instead tackle the Houthi threat,…
Nebraska became the first U.S. state to impose Medicaid work requirements eight months before the deadline set in the GOP’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act. The new rules, enacted Friday, apply to people who qualified for Medicaid under an expansion…
German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius said the US decision to withdraw 5,000 troops was to be expected. Source link
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Puma has been scratched from the Kentucky Derby, so the 152nd edition of the race will be run Saturday with 19 horses instead of the maximum 20. Churchill Downs officials announced The Puma was out because…
Zanardi returned to motorsport after his crash, winning four times for BMW in the World Touring Car Championship from 2005-09. In addition to his handcycling success at the Paralympics, he became a 12-time world champion and won the men’s para-cycling…
An illegal immigrant wanted for murder in another country was set free from immigration detention after ICE failed to tell the Justice Department that it could tell a federal judge about the arrest warrant, government lawyers said. The U.S. attorney’s…
On 30 April, the US embassy in Beirut suggested a meeting between Lebanon’s President Joseph Aoun and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would give Lebanon “the chance to secure concrete guarantees on full sovereignty, territorial integrity, secure borders, humanitarian and…
Generali Group has expanded its partnership with 3D geospatial products provider Intermap Technologies to cover more markets in central and eastern Europe. As part of the broader arrangement, Generali will add Poland, Hungary and Slovenia to its use of Intermap’s…
Elon Musk confirmed that he only got involved in politics because his daughter Vivian Wilson is a transgender woman. On Sunday, May 31, the X owner responded to a tweet showcasing Wilson’s latest modeling campaign and making light of her…
Myanmar is seeking to broaden diplomatic engagement after years of international criticism and isolation. Source link
