ATLANTA (AP) — Jimmy Carter, the peanut farmer who won the presidency in the wake of the Watergate scandal and Vietnam War, endured humbling defeat after one tumultuous term and then redefined life after the White House as a global humanitarian, has died. He was 100 years old.
Gambiaj.com – (TEXAS, United States) – Amid the emotionally charged debates surrounding immigration policies, a groundbreaking study by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP) has brought data to the forefront. The study reveals that undocumented immigrants contributed $96.7 billion in federal, state, and local taxes in 2022, challenging the perception that they are a financial burden on public resources.
Gambiaj.com – (PARIS) – France’s highest appeals court on Wednesday confirmed a verdict against former president Nicolas Sarkozy for corruption and influence peddling, ordering him to wear an electronic tag for a year, a first for a former head of state.
Gambiaj.com – (KINSHASA) – The Democratic Republic of Congo has filed a criminal case against European subsidiaries of tech giant Apple, accusing the company of illicitly using “blood minerals” in its supply chain.
Gambiaj.com – (LUANDA, Angola) – The presidents of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo were to meet this Sunday in Angola for a fresh round of talks aimed at ending the conflict in the DRC’s troubled east. But the talks almost immediately hit a ‘deadlock’, according to the representative of the DRC.
Gambiaj.com – (NEW YORK, United States) – Manhattan Judge Juan M. Merchan on Monday denied a motion to overturn President-elect Donald Trump’s conviction in the hush money case, despite arguments invoking a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity. The decision marks a pivotal moment in the historic case against the first former president to be convicted of a felony.
The Biden administration transferred $20 billion to Ukraine on Tuesday, providing an urgently needed economic lifeline in the form of a loan that will be repaid using interest earned from Russia’s frozen central bank assets.
Luigi Mangione Arrested in Pennsylvania for Alleged Connection to UnitedHealthcare CEO’s Murder
Abu Mohammed al-Golani, who overthrew Syria’s President Bashar Assad, has rebranded himself as a champion of pluralism and tolerance, dropping his nom de guerre and real name.
Damascus celebrates end of President Bashar Assad’s five-decade rule, with gunfire and crowds, raising hopes for new chapter but leaving lingering questions about Syria’s fractured future.
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