Today, a federal jury convicted a dual U.S.-Ghanaian citizen for his role in a scheme to bribe Ghanaian officials in connection with the development and financing of a multi-million-dollar power plant in Ghana. “We live in a global economy that American companies must be able to compete in fairly,” said Assistant Attorney General A. Tysen […]
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United States: ICE Arrests Criminal Illegal Alien In Possession Of Multiple Molotov Cocktails After Sanctuary Officials In Illinois Released Him
The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released the following statement after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested a criminal illegal alien who had been arrested for carrying multiple Molotov cocktails in Illinois. According to local reporting, police in Mokena, Illinois arrested Hamed Mohammed Hamed Alsaidi, a criminal illegal alien from Jordan, after he displayed […]
United States: United States To Host Ministerial Launch Event For IAEA’s Maritime Nuclear Initiative In Washington
The United States will host the International High-level Forum of the International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA’s) groundbreaking Atomic Technologies Licensed for Applications at Sea (ATLAS) initiative at the Waldorf Astoria in Washington, August 26-27, 2026. This landmark event will bring together ministers, policymakers, regulators, and industry leaders from around the world to chart a bold path […]
United States: United States Announces Historic $2 Billion In Health And Humanitarian Assistance To Faith-Based Organizations
Today, the United States announced nearly $2 billion in partnerships with faith-based and community organizations that provide global health and humanitarian assistance around the world. This historic announcement is the largest allocation of global health foreign assistance to faith-based organizations in over 20 years. It underscores the Trump Administration’s commitment to partnering with organizations that […]
How CAF’s Head-to-Head Rule Dumped Zambia Out, Sent Malawi to WAFCON Quarters
[Capital FM] If you thought Kenya’s Group A was the real “Group of Death” at WAFCON 2026, think again.
Ethiopia’s Historic Rise Is Shattering Cairo’s Campaign of Hostility
[ENA] Egypt’s approach to the Abay (Nile) River has been shaped by a doctrine of strategic dominance rather than equitable partnership. Successive governments in Cairo have sought to preserve a privileged position rooted in colonial-era arrangements that Ethiopia never accepted. From this perspective, a stronger, more self-reliant Ethiopia is not merely a neighboring state pursuing development. Evidently, the East African nation is confronting a regional order that Egypt has long sought to preserve.
Person in custody after reported firearm sighting in Dargaville
A person has been taken into custody in Dargaville this evening.
Hamilton teen Raven Taoho avoids prison after smash-and-grab spree
The group caused more than $20,000 in damage across six businesses.
Ethiopia Rejects Egypt’s Latest GERD Accusations, Again Urges Return to Negotiated Framework
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba — Ethiopia’s Minister of Water and Energy, Habtamu Itefa, has dismissed Egypt’s “unfounded accusations” against the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), saying Cairo would benefit more from returning to negotiations under previously agreed frameworks than continuing unrealistic claims against the project.
Two-vehicle crash blocks Geraldine-Fairlie Highway near Geraldine
Two crews from Geraldine responded, Fire and Emergency New Zealand said.