Can Africa’s EV revolution support rural women?
Africa’s electric vehicle (EV) market is accelerating. But so far, one particular group of potential users — rural women — has largely been left behind, with investors favoring electric motorbike…
Pentagon deputy chief of staff is second Hegseth advisor removed amid DOD leak probe
The Defense Department’s (DOD) deputy chief of staff was placed on administrative leave on Tuesday, following the steps of another Pentagon official earlier in the day. Darin Selnick, the deputy…
White House quietly floats millionaire tax hike proposal in Congress as GOP leaders signal opposition
White House aides are quietly floating a proposal within the House GOP that would raise the tax rate for people making more than $1 million to 40%, two sources familiar…
Peru’s former first lady seeks asylum in Brazilian Embassy as she and ex-President Humala sentenced to prison
Peru’s former First Lady Nadine Heredia requested asylum at the Brazilian Embassy in Lima on Tuesday, the same day she and her husband, former President Ollanta Humala, were sentenced to…
Ecuador ‘would love to have US forces’ helping in gang crackdown, president says
Ecuador has been requesting foreign military support for months, saying that its fight against gangs is a “transnational war” that requires the contribution of multiple countries. Noboa said that while…
Soaring Medicare prescription drug prices targeted in Trump’s new executive order
President Donald Trump is seeking to combat soaring prescription drug prices in a new executive order he signed Tuesday. The order instructs Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Department of Health and…
Hertz says 2024 hack exposed some customers’ driver license and credit card data
Hertz is notifying customers that a data hack late last year may have exposed their personal data. The rental-car giant said an analysis of the incident that it completed on…
Top Hegseth advisor Dan Caldwell placed on administrative leave by Defense Department
A top advisor to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was escorted out of the Pentagon on Tuesday and placed on administrative leave, according to a Defense Department official. Reuters first reported…
France expels 12 Algerian officials in tit-for-tat move amid diplomatic tensions
France said Tuesday it was expelling 12 Algerian diplomatic officials a day after Algeria announced the expulsion of the same number of French officials in escalating tensions between the two…
Israeli fighter jet drops bomb near Israeli community on Gaza border after “technical malfunction,” IDF says
An Israeli fighter jet dropped a bomb near an Israeli community on the Gaza border on Tuesday night as a result of what the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) called a…