Politics

Economy

UK Workers Optimistic on Most Life Aspects Except Retirement

UK employees report their highest optimism levels in five years across finances, work and health, but remain gloomy about retirement planning. Fidelity International's survey of 1,000 UK workers shows overall optimism at 54% in 2025, up from 52% last year.

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Corporate

Saginaw Jury Acquits Woman in Friend’s Death Amid Local Crime Wave

A Saginaw jury cleared Kiara S. Carpenter of murder charges after she was accused of driving over her friend Latavia N. Braddock in late 2023. The not guilty verdict came Friday in Saginaw County Circuit Court.

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US Politics

Macomb Rep. Aragona Tops List of Lobbyist-Funded Meals, Trips at $12,508

Michigan Rep. Joe Aragona, R-Clinton Twp., led lawmakers in lobbyist-funded perks last year with $12,508 in free meals and trips. The second-term Republican chalked it up to high demand since his party reclaimed House control.

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US Politics

South Korea’s People Power Party Factionalism Risks Democratic Sweep in Local Elections

Internal divisions within South Korea's People Power Party, exacerbated by former President Yoon Suk-yeol's life sentence for insurrection, threaten to hand the Democratic Party control of local governments in elections 100 days away. Party leader Jang Dong-hyeok's refusal to distance from Yoon has alienated moderates as approval ratings plummet.

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Diplomacy & Trade

Tripura Mahila Morcha Burns Rahul Gandhi Effigy Over Congress AI Summit Protest

Activists from Tripura's Mahila Morcha burned an effigy of Rahul Gandhi outside the state Congress headquarters on Sunday. The demonstration condemned Youth Congress workers for staging a shirtless protest at the India AI Impact Summit in New Delhi.

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US Politics

Armed Man Shot Dead Breaching Mar-a-Lago Perimeter

A man armed with a shotgun and fuel container died after Secret Service agents shot him for breaching the secure perimeter at President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida. The incident occurred Sunday near the property's north gate.

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US Politics

Secret Service Kills Armed Man Breaking Into Trump’s Mar-a-Lago

Secret Service agents and a Palm Beach County deputy shot and killed a man in his early twenties who tried to break into President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida. The intruder carried a shotgun and a fuel can, authorities said.

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Conflicts & Security

El Mencho’s Fall in Tapalpa Ignites Mexico’s Cartel Inferno

In the misty highlands of Tapalpa, Mexican soldiers cornered and killed Nemesio 'El Mencho' Oseguera Cervantes, the architect of Mexico's deadliest cartel. Hours later, Puerto Vallarta burned under a hail of retaliatory fire, stranding thousands and exposing the fragility of a narco-dependent paradise.

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US Politics

DHS Suspends TSA PreCheck and Global Entry Amid Shutdown

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has suspended TSA PreCheck and Global Entry programs nationwide as a partial government shutdown drags on. The move prioritizes general travelers at airports and ports of entry, Secretary Kristi Noem said.

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Leaders

Ramaphosa Calls Hosi N’wamitwa II Pioneer of Gender Equality

President Cyril Ramaphosa hailed the late Hosi Dr Phylia Tinyiko Lwandlamuni N'wamitwa II as a trailblazer who shattered patriarchal barriers in customary law during her eulogy Sunday at her funeral in Tzaneen, Limpopo.

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Leaders

Venezuela Enacts Amnesty Law Freeing Political Prisoners After US Push

Venezuelan lawmakers approved an amnesty law Thursday that could free hundreds of political prisoners detained over 27 years of authoritarian rule. Acting President Delcy Rodríguez proposed the measure last month amid pressure from Washington following a U.S. military operation that ousted Nicolás Maduro.

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US Politics

Ex-Assam Congress Chief Bhupen Borah Joins BJP in Guwahati

Bhupen Kumar Borah, former president of Assam's Congress unit, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party on Sunday in Guwahati. More than a dozen Congress workers switched sides with him at the BJP's state headquarters.

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Corporate

Ghana NPA Launches ‘Stay Back, Stay Safe’ After Deadly Fuel Siphoning Fire

Ghana's National Petroleum Authority launched a nationwide campaign Monday to stop civilians from siphoning fuel at tanker accidents, eight days after a botched attempt sparked a blaze that killed six people on the Accra-Nsawam Highway.

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Asia Pacific

South Korea Leaders Agree to Pass US Investment Bill by March 9

Senior officials from South Korea's presidential office, government and ruling Democratic Party agreed Sunday to expedite a special law on US investments by March 9. The move follows a US Supreme Court ruling that struck down President Donald Trump's global reciprocal tariffs.

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Diplomacy & Trade

France summons US ambassador over Trump admin remarks on Deranque killing

France's foreign ministry plans to summon U.S. Ambassador Charles Kushner after Trump administration officials labeled the death of far-right activist Quentin Deranque as terrorism. Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot announced the move Sunday, rejecting any foreign interference in the case.

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