The UK Government has announced plans to strengthen the Charity Commission's powers to close down charities that promote extremism and protect the vast majority of the sector delivering positive work. This is in addition to an imminent consultation that will road-test plans to ban leaders who use...
The United States has designating Afghanistan as a State Sponsor of Wrongful Detention. Announcing the decision, U.S. Secretary of State said the Taliban continues to use terrorist tactics, kidnapping individuals for ransom or to seek policy concessions. "These despicable tactics need to end". It is not safe for Americans to travel to Afghanistan because the Taliban continues to unjustly detain
U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy and the Federal Aviation Administration have announced that eight proposals were selected as part of the new Advanced Air Mobility and Electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing (eVTOL) Integration Pilot Program (eIPP), which ams to develop futuristic aircraft. This...
The Department of State has announced that since February 28, more tan 32,000 American citizens have safely returned to the United States from the Middle East. These figures do not include the many Americans who have safely relocated to other countries or those who have departed the Middle East but are still in transit back to the United States. The Department of State has completed nearly two d
The U.S. Office of Personnel Management and NASA announced plans to create a 'NASA Force,' a dedicated talent track within the US Tech Force initiative designed to recruit and deploy the nation's top engineers and technologists to support the U.S. space agency's space program. NASA Force will identify and place high-impact technical talent into mission-critical roles supporting NASA's exploration
The United States and Venezuela's interim authorities have agreed to re-establish diplomatic and consular relations. "This step will facilitate our joint efforts to promote stability, support economic recovery, and advance political reconciliation in Venezuela," the U.S. State Department said. "Our engagement is focused on helping the Venezuelan people move forward through a phased process tha
The U.S. Embassy in Kuwait has been shut down days after the area near the diplomatic mission was struck by Iranian drones. Announcing the suspension of operations at U.S. Embassy in Kuwait City on Thursday, the U.S. Department of State said, "While there have been no reported injuries to U.S. personnel, the safety of Americans abroad remains the highest priority." Six U.S. soldiers were killed
As the Middle East war enters the seventh day, Israel has intensified air strikes on Iran, while the United States said its attacks on Iran is going to "surge dramatically." "Last night was the worst night" so far, BBC Persian quoted residents in capital Tehran as saying. Simultaneously, the Israel Defense Forces said it launched a "broad-scale wave" of aerial attacks on Lebanon's capital, Beiru
The U.S. Department of the Treasury has eased sanctions for 30 days to allow India to import Russian oil currently stranded at sea, as Iran closed the vital oil transit route of the Strait of Hormuz. The Department of the Treasury said its Office of Foreign Assets Control is issuing Russia-related General License 133, "Authorizing the Delivery and Sale of Crude Oil and Petroleum Products of Russi
The six-days-old Middle East War is expanding to an additional country, with Azerbaijan alleging that it was attacked by two Iranian drones. Azerbaijan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said two drone attacks were carried out against the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic mid-day Thursday. One drone struck...