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Expenses over $50,000 now require DOGE approval, says new EPA guidance

The guidance, issued this week, escalates the role that the new efficiency group, known as DOGE, plays in EPA operations

China imposes retaliatory tariffs on import of Canadian farm, food products

The duties come in retaliation for Ottawa imposing tariffs against Chinese imports in October, including a 100 per cent surtax on all Chinese-made EVs and 25 per cent on steel and aluminum imports

Georgia bill may help Trump, others recover costs of election meddling case

Bill passed unanimously by state legislators would enable compensation from counties for attorneys' fees and other legal costs in criminal cases in which a district attorney has been disqualified

Trump Organisation sues Capital One for closing accounts after Jan 6 attack

Trump Organization claims the decision by Capital One to close the accounts was an attack on free speech and free enterprise

Gene Hackman died of heart disease after wife succumbed to hantavirus

Both deaths were ruled to be from natural causes, chief medical examiner Dr Heather Jarrell said alongside state fire and health officials at a news conference

Obama supported the UN global goals in 2015, Trump just rejected them

Trump administration's announcement was buried in remarks on a General Assembly resolution on the International Day of Peaceful Coexistence this week by Edward Heartne

World Bank estimates $11 bn needed to rebuild Lebanon after Israel war

It estimates that of the $11 billion in reconstruction and recovery needs, $3 billion to $5 billion will need to be publicly financed, including for infrastructure sectors

Trump admin cancels $400 mn in grants, contracts with Columbia University

For too long, Columbia has abandoned that obligation to Jewish students studying on its campus, Education Secretary Linda McMahon said in a statement

Over 200 killed in clashes between govt forces and Assad loyalists in Syria

Ongoing clashes between the two sides have marked the worst violence since Assad's government was toppled in early December by insurgent groups

Poland plans large-scale military training for adult men to boost reserves

The military training would create a reserve force that is adequate to possible threats, Tusk said in a major speech on security to Poland's lower house of parliament, or Sejm

States sue Trump administration over mass firings of probationary workers

The mass firings will cause irreparable burdens and expenses on the states, the lawsuit said, because states will have to support recently unemployed workers

1 crew member killed, 2 injured after UN helicopter attacked in South Sudan

The attack took place in the Nasir area of South Sudan's Upper Nile state, according to UNMISS, stating that the helicopter came under fire as it attempted to evacuate government troops

Pope in hospital for 3 wks with double pneumonia. How serious is that?

As of this week, Francis has been receiving physical therapy to help his mobility, on top of the respiratory physiotherapy he had been receiving to help him breathe better

Donald Trump writes to Iran's Ayatollah Khamenei to negotiate nuke deal

"I said I hope you're going to negotiate, because it's going to be a lot better for Iran," Trump said in an interview with Fox Business Network broadcast on Friday

US adds 151,000 jobs in February, unemployment surges to reach 4.1%

In response, the Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate 11 times in 2022 and 2023, taking it to the highest level in more than two decades

Russia targets Ukraine's energy grid after Zelenskyy hints at talks with US

Ukraine came under a massive missile and drone attack, Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko wrote on Facebook. At least 10 people, including a child, were injured, authorities said

China's exports, imports weaken in Jan-Feb as demand slides amid trade war

China's customs agency typically publishes combined trade data for January and February to avoid any distortion from slowdowns during the week-long Lunar New Year holidays

Asian shares slip as investors brace for uncertainty, await US jobs report

Stocks have been buoyed by hopes that Trump may be using tariffs as a negotiating tactic rather than a permanent policy and that he may avoid a worst-case trade war

South Korea suspends some military drills after accidental bombing

Military officials said the Freedom Shield training will proceed as scheduled and they plan to restart live-fire and flight training after they find the exact cause of the bombing

Court orders South Korean President Yoon's release for martial law trial

The Seoul Central District Court said it accepted Yoon's request to be released from jail because the legal period of his formal arrest expired before he was indicted in late January