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Ghana’s Foreign Affairs Minister has announced that the country has temporarily closed its embassy in the US capital amid an investigation into an alleged visa scam. Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa said the embassy will be shut following the “damning findings” of an audit team he put together to investigate alleged corruption at the Washington diplomatic mission. […]
Fear and anxiety are running high in Windsor, Ontario, after carmaker Stellantis announced it will temporarily shutdown its assembly plant in the Canadian border city next week as a result of US President Donald Trump’s auto tariffs. Derek Gungle, who is among the 4,500 people employed at the plant, says the temporary pause in operations […]
Washington CNN  — The US-Mexico border is effectively closed off to migrants seeking asylum in the United States within hours of President Donald Trump taking office, an extraordinary departure from previous protocols that has left many concerned migrants in limbo. It . . .
CNN  — TikTok went offline in the United States Saturday night, less than two hours before a ban was slated to go into effect. The extraordinary blackout prevents access to one of the world’s most popular social media apps – one that had been used by 170 million Americans.
State Department unit established in 2016 closes after US Congress fails to extend funding amid Republican accusations. A leading United States government agency that tracks foreign disinformation has terminated its operations, the State Department has said, after Congress failed to extend its funding following years of Republican criticism. The Global Engagement Center (GEC), a State […]
The US Bureau of Prisons (BoP) announced on Thursday it was permanently closing a California women’s prison plagued by staff sexual misconduct scandals, and suspending operations at six other federal institutions. The shutdowns come as the federal agency is facing intensifying scrutiny surrounding guards’
The U.S. Embassy in Kyiv announced it would close as a precaution after receiving warnings of a potentially significant Russian air attack expected on Wednesday. The embassy urged individuals in the area to exercise caution and remain prepared. In its . . .
U.S. Highway 190 W. near Lowes has reopened in Hammond after a large fire Saturday morning. The fire has been extinguished and no injuries have been reported. The Louisiana State Fire Marshal and Hammond Fire Prevention are investigating the fire.Highway 190 West had to be shut down from Lowe’s to Westin Oaks for a short […]
After operating for fewer than 25 days, the US-built Gaza aid pier will be dismantled, marking the end of a costly mission marked by recurring weather and security challenges. The United States military has said its mission to install and operate a temporary, floating pier off the coast of Gaza to bring humanitarian aid to […]
WASHINGTON – Plagued by looting and weather-related problems, a high-profile $230 million pier that the Biden administration said would bring massive amounts of humanitarian aid into war-ravaged Gaza is shutting down after just two months.