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The most recent government shutdown, during Trump's first term, lasted 35 days, setting a record as the longest in American history
US shutdown looms after Trump and Democrats end meeting without a deal
WASHINGTON — The US is hurtling toward a government shutdown on Tuesday night, and there appears to be little appetite on either side of the partisan divide to avoid it.A last-ditch meeting between President Donald Trump and Democratic leaders in Congress made little progress. If anything, both sides have been digging deeper into their positions."I think we're headed to a shutdown because the Democrats won't do the right thing," Vice President JD Vance told reporters after the meeting at the White House. "You don't put a gun to the American people's head and say, 'Unless you do exactly what Senate and House Democrats want you to do, we're going to shut down your government'."Democratic Senate leader Chuck Schumer said there were still...
September 30, 2025

US shutdown looms after Trump and Democrats end meeting without a deal

Joan Wambui's family relies on the money she earns from working at Shona EPZ
Thousands of workers in limbo as US-Africa trade deal set to expire
NAIROBI — At Shona EPZ, a garment factory in Kenya's capital, Nairobi, the tension is inescapable.The industrious thrum of the heavy-duty sewing machines, along with the workers' chatter, normally fills the plant with a reassuring rhythm. But today every sound is tinged with uncertainty as the future of the firm is uncertain because of the possible end of a key piece of US trade law.The African Growth and Opportunity Act (Agoa), embedding in legislation a landmark trade agreement that has for 25 years given some African goods duty-free access to the US market, expires on Tuesday.However, this policy is at odds with the Trump administration's record of imposing tariffs.Envoys from various African countries have gone to the US to try to negotiate an extension, but it is not...
September 30, 2025

Thousands of workers in limbo as US-Africa trade deal set to expire

A telecommunications antenna installed for internet services is seen on the rooftop of a house in Kabul, on Monday, following a nation-wide telecom outage
Total internet blackout in Afghanistan as Taliban enforces morality measures
KABUL — Afghanistan has plunged into a nationwide internet blackout, with the Taliban cutting off more than 43 million citizens from global communications as part of what it has described as “morality measures.”Internet watchdog Netblocks said Monday in a post on X that multiple networks had been disconnected through the morning and that telephone services had also been impacted, resulting in what it said was a “total internet blackout.”The blackout marks one of the most extensive and coordinated telecom shutdowns in Afghanistan since the Taliban returned to power in 2021, raising fears of further isolation of the Afghan people from the outside world.The governor of northern Balkh province, Haji Zaid, said earlier this month that the Taliban’s supreme leader Mawlawi Haibatullah...
September 30, 2025

Total internet blackout in Afghanistan as Taliban enforces morality measures

YouTube is the last of the three Big Tech social media companies sued by President Donald Trump — which included Meta and then Twitter, now called X — to settle over his removal from their platforms
YouTube to pay $24.5 million to settle Trump lawsuit
NEW YORK — YouTube agreed to pay $24.5 million to settle a lawsuit filed by President Donald Trump after he was suspended by social media platforms following the January 6, 2021, insurrection.This makes Alphabet-owned YouTube the last of the three Big Tech social media companies sued by Trump — which included Meta and then Twitter, now called X — to settle over his removal from their platforms.YouTube will pay $22 million to settle the claims made by Trump to the nonprofit Trust for the National Mall, which is “dedicated to restoring, preserving, and elevating the National Mall, to support the construction of the White House State Ballroom,” according to a court document.The social media company will also pay $2.5 million to settle with other plaintiffs, such as the nonprofit...
September 30, 2025

YouTube to pay $24.5 million to settle Trump lawsuit

President Donald Trump walks across the South Lawn of the White House on September 26
Trump announces 100% tariff on foreign-made movies
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said in a Truth Social post on Monday he will be imposing a 100% tariff “on any and all movies that are made outside of the United States.”Trump did not specify when or how the tariff could be enacted.If Trump follows through with his threat, it would mark the first time he’s essentially imposed a tariff on a service rather than a good.The president initially threatened a 100% tariff on foreign-produced movies in May, arguing that other countries offer tax incentives that have drawn filmmakers abroad. In his post on Monday, he singled out California, saying the state “has been particularly hard hit!”The state, meanwhile, has proposed and put in effect many tax incentives, as have other American cities.Hollywood was completely caught off guard...
September 30, 2025

Trump announces 100% tariff on foreign-made movies

Riot police in a heavily armoured bear-cat kind of vehicle drive behind three protesters who are running away through tear gas smoke
Madagascar president dissolves government after 'Gen Z' protests
NAIROBI — Madagascar's president has said he will dissolve his government, following days of youth-led protests over longstanding water and power cuts."We acknowledge and apologise if members of the government have not carried out the tasks assigned to them," Andry Rajoelina said in a televised national address on Monday.The so-called Gen-Z protests have seen thousands of predominantly young demonstrators take to the streets in cities across Madagascar since Thursday, under the rallying cry: "We want to live, not survive".The UN's human rights chief condemned the "unnecessary force" used by security forces to quell the unrest, saying that at least 22 people have been killed and 100 others injured.Madagascar's foreign ministry has rejected the...
September 30, 2025

Madagascar president dissolves government after 'Gen Z' protests

Thousands of people gather at Plaza San Jose de Flores in Buenos Aires on September 25, 2025, to protest the killings in Florencio Varela
Live-streamed murder of two women and a girl shocks Argentina
BUENOS AIRES — The torture and killing of two young women and a teenage girl, live-streamed on social media to an audience of dozens, has sent shockwaves through Argentina and triggered protests across the country.Thousands took to the streets this weekend to demand justice for the three victims – cousins Morena Verri and Brenda del Castillo, both 20, and Lara Gutiérrez, 15 – whose bodies were found buried in a Buenos Aires suburb on Wednesday.Investigators believe they were killed five days earlier following a dispute with a drug gang. According to Buenos Aires provincial security minister Javier Alonso, their torture and murder was broadcast live through a private social media group to around 45 people.Six people have been taken into custody, Buenos Aires Governor Axel Kicillof...
September 30, 2025

Live-streamed murder of two women and a girl shocks Argentina

A convoy carrying humanitarian aid led by Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa was attacked on Sunday night upon entering Imbabura province, the government said
Convoy carrying Ecuadorian president attacked during protests
QUITO — Ecuador says an aid convoy carrying President Daniel Noboa and foreign diplomats was attacked in Imbabura province on Sunday during protests over fuel prices.The unrest, now in its eighth day, turned deadly at the weekend. It began after the government said it would end a subsidy on diesel to reduce public spending, curb fuel smuggling and free up funds for social programs. In Imbabura, dozens of demonstrators have blocked roads and clashed with security forces.The government said Monday that about 350 people ambushed the convoy on Sunday with fireworks, molotov cocktails and rocks as it was driving to the area to deliver humanitarian aid.Approximately 50 soldiers guarding the vehicles attempted to repel the attackers, presidential spokesperson Carolina Jaramillo said, without...
September 30, 2025

Convoy carrying Ecuadorian president attacked during protests

Trump, Netanyahu agree on Gaza war plan as Hamas reviews proposal
WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday announced agreement on a 20-point proposal aimed at ending the Gaza war and securing the release of hostages, a plan now under review by Hamas.Speaking at the White House, Trump described the plan as the “last, best offer,” while Netanyahu warned that if Hamas rejects it, “Israel will finish the job by itself.”Qatar’s prime minister and Egypt’s intelligence chief delivered the proposal to Hamas negotiators, who are examining it in “good faith,” according to a person familiar with the matter.The Palestinian government in the occupied West Bank welcomed the plan and pledged to implement the reforms outlined.The governments of Egypt, Jordan, Indonesia, Pakistan, Turkey, Qatar,...
September 30, 2025

Trump, Netanyahu agree on Gaza war plan as Hamas reviews proposal

Trump unveils 20-point plan to end Gaza conflict, calls for demilitarization and international oversight
WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump released a comprehensive 20-point plan aimed at ending the Gaza conflict, proposing a framework that combines hostage releases, aid delivery, transitional governance, and international security oversight.The plan envisions Gaza as a demilitarized and terror-free zone, with reconstruction and redevelopment prioritized for its people.Trump said the war would end immediately if Israel and Hamas accept the proposal, with Israel suspending military operations and withdrawing forces as conditions for hostage releases are met.Under the plan, all Israeli hostages — alive or deceased — would be returned within 72 hours of Israel’s acceptance, followed by the release of more than 1,900 Palestinian detainees, including women and children.Hamas members...
September 29, 2025

Trump unveils 20-point plan to end Gaza conflict, calls for demilitarization and international oversight

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