POLITICS
According to the BBC, Andy Burnham, the former Greater Manchester mayor widely dubbed the "King of the North," has launched his bid to lead the Labour Party and succeed Keir Starmer as prime minister after Starmer's surprise resignation on June 22. Burnham, 56, returned to Westminster last week after a
Marco Rubio Tapped as Acting Head of USAID Amidst Massive Reforms
Earlier in February, Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, was tapped to head the now significantly scaled...
‘Vast Technocratic Bureaucracy’ Said to Be Aiming for Removal of Xi Jinping
Despite using his anti-corruption campaign and political purges to consolidate power after taking office...
USAID Shutdown Threatens Efforts to Tackle Haze in Southeast Asia
With President Donald Trump’s shutdown of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), a collaborative...
Vice President Vance: US Committed to Advancing Religious Freedom Internationally
In a speech given at the International Religious Freedom (IRF) summit in Washington, D.C., recently inaugurated...
Around 300 Myanmar Nationals Gained Singaporean Citizenship in 2024, Severing Ties with Home Country
The Myanmar embassy in Singapore recently announced that last year 278 Myanmar nationals residing in...
New Trade War: US Dials Up Pressure on Communist China With Tariffs, Heightened Rhetoric
News analysis The second Trump administration has indicated its return to a confrontational stance...
Ending the Russo-Ukrainian War: A Major Test for Trump’s 2nd Term
Commentary by Hui Huyu On Jan. 31 (Friday), U.S. President Donald Trump stated that his administration...
Trump Delays Tariffs on Canada and Mexico, Agrees to Joint Border Security Efforts
On Feb. 3 following a private conversation with Canada’s Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, President Donald...
Hochul’s ‘Bell-to-Bell’ Phone Ban in Schools Comes With a Staggering $13.5M Price Tag
Under a proposal recently tabled by New York State Governor, Kathy Hochul, students in the state will...