Current Affairs

On Friday, the Dutch government indicated potential discontinuation of Facebook use following a caution from the Netherlands’ privacy watchdog regarding privacy risks associated with the Meta-owned platform. The Dutch Data Protection Authority (DPA) advised the Dutch Interior Ministry against using Facebook pages for citizen communication unless there’s clarity on how ...

On Wednesday, Donald Trump criticized President Joe Biden following the release of March’s consumer price index, which surpassed expectations, raising concerns about a resurgence in inflation and dampening hopes for the Federal Reserve to reduce interest rates soon. “INFLATION is BACK—and RAGING!,” the former president declared in a post on ...

Former President Donald Trump, along with eight other defendants, filed a formal application on Friday to appeal a judge’s decision permitting Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to continue overseeing the 2020 election case in Georgia. Trump and the other defendants had sought to remove Willis and her office from ...

In the aftermath of her separation from Joe Jonas earlier this year, 27-year-old actress Sophie Turner is reportedly set to spend the holidays with her two daughters, Willa (3) and Delphine (1). Legal documents suggest that Turner will have custody of the children until January 7. With this arrangement, she ...

On Sunday, the Pentagon announced that a U.S. naval ship successfully intercepted and destroyed multiple Houthi drones in the Red Sea following attacks on commercial vessels. This development coincided with a statement from Yemen’s Houthi rebel group, claiming responsibility for targeting two Israeli ships in the same region. The Pentagon ...

In a press release issued on Monday, Tether announced the freezing of 32 virtual wallets associated with cryptocurrency-financed activities related to terrorism and conflicts in Israel and Ukraine. Tether, the issuer of the world’s largest stablecoin by the same name, revealed its ongoing collaboration with Israel’s National Bureau for Counter ...

On Tuesday, U.S. President Joe Biden referred to Chinese leader Xi Jinping as an authoritarian figure, a statement that elicited a strong reaction from China and has the potential to strain diplomatic relations further, considering the already fragile state of affairs between the two countries. During a campaign fundraiser in ...

In a unanimous decision on Wednesday, European Union governments reached an agreement to impose an 11th package of sanctions against Russia in response to its invasion of Ukraine. The primary objective of these sanctions is to prevent other nations and companies from evading the existing measures that have been put ...

WASHINGTON – In his inaugural Oval Office address on Friday evening, President Joe Biden addressed the nation to discuss a significant bill aimed at raising the debt ceiling and imposing limits on federal spending. Describing the agreement as “critical,” President Biden highlighted the importance of this legislative measure. Subsequently, on ...

On Friday, the U.S. House of Representatives voted in favor of reversing President Joe Biden’s decision to suspend tariffs on solar panels from Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam. These countries provide a significant proportion of the country’s supply of solar panels. Last year, the White House implemented a waiver on ...