What Happens Next With the US Government Shutdown?
Hundreds of thousands of federal workers could be furloughed, but those considered essential would keep working.
Category: International
Gold Hits Record, Wall St Futures Drop as US Shutdown Begins
Gold hit a record high and Wall Street futures fell with the dollar Wednesday as the US government shut down after lawmakers failed to reach a funding deal, though most Asian and European markets edged up.
US Govt Shutdown Begins After Congress Fails to Reach Deal
Government operations began grinding to a halt at 12:01 am (0401 GMT) Wednesday, after a frenetic but ultimately failed bid in the Senate to rubber-stamp a short-term funding resolution already approved by the House of Representatives.
US Senate Warns on Tanzania’s Crackdowns Ahead of 2025 Elections
Earlier this month, Tanzania strongly denied allegations of human rights violations during a session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva
West Africans Deported by US to Ghana Dumped in Togo Without Papers
Eight to 10 west African nationals have since been forcibly sent by Ghana to Togo, bypassing a formal border crossing and left on the street without passports.
Netanyahu Refutes Claims Of Committing Genocide In Gaza
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the UN Friday denied accusations of “genocide” in Gaza and using “starvation” as a tactic, insisting Israel was actually feeding the people of the devastated Palestinian territory.
14 killed, 152 missing in Taiwan after barrier lake burst
At least 14 people were killed when a decades-old lake barrier burst in Taiwan, a government official said Wednesday, after Super Typhoon Ragasa pounded the island with torrential rain.
French media giant Canal+ takes over S.Africa’s Multichoice
French media giant Canal+ said Monday it had taken effective control of South African television and streaming company MultiChoice, creating a group present in nearly 70 countries in Africa, Europe and Asia.
Egypt’s Sisi Pardons Activist Alaa Abdel Fattah
The 43-year-old British-Egyptian national, who was pardoned alongside five others, was a leading figure in Egypt’s 2011 uprising and has been repeatedly jailed since.
China Prepares to Evacuate 400,000 as Super Typhoon Makes Landfall in Philippines
The Philippines is the first major landmass facing the Pacific cyclone belt, and the archipelago is hit by an average of 20 storms and typhoons each year, putting millions of people in disaster-prone areas in a state of constant poverty.
