World News in Brief: Ukraine energy targeted, nuclear test warning, rights violations in Nicaragua

It marks the third large-scale combined strike in October on energy facilities in civilian areas – leading to major power outages. At least two more civilians were killed – with 23 injured, including six children – in Zaporizhzhia, which was...

World News in Brief: Ukraine energy targeted, nuclear test warning, rights violations in Nicaragua

It marks the third large-scale combined strike in October on energy facilities in civilian areas – leading to major power outages. At least two more civilians were killed – with 23 injured, including six children – in Zaporizhzhia, which was...

OHP, ICE conduct 15-hour Operation Guardian emphasis

OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma Highway Patrol and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) completed a 15-hour emphasis along the eastern corridor of Interstate 40 last week. This emphasis was part of Operation Guardian and targeted criminal...

Polaris Renewable Energy Announces Q3 2025 Results

TORONTO, ONTARIO / ACCESS Newswire / October 30, 2025 / Polaris Renewable Energy Inc. (TSX:PIF) (“Polaris Renewable Energy” or the “Company”), is pleased to report its financial and operating results for the nine and three months ended September...

Costa Rica dealt a historic blow to drug trafficking

Q COSTARICA — In the largest police operation in history, Costa Rica dealt a powerful blow to the country’s major cartel, the criminal organization—dubbed the Cártel del Caribe Sur (South Caribbean Cartel) by authorities. According to Organismo de...

The DOT’s trucking crackdown isn’t about safety — it’s about immigration

The Department of Transportation (DOT) is selling its recently announced restrictions on “non-domiciled” truck drivers as an emergency measure. In reality, they’re an immigration crackdown. By sharply limiting which foreign-born workers can hold...

Study reveals heat-linked kidney strain among Tamil Nadu’s agricultural workers

A new population-based study published in The Lancet has found that Tamil Nadu’s agricultural workers face a growing risk of kidney disease linked to heat exposure, dehydration and long outdoor work hours. Conducted between August and December...

Progress Without Freedom: How Global Development Has Failed to Protect Persecuted Christians

By Lisa Navarrette, ICC Fellow During the past 20 years, the global development agenda has achieved remarkable progress. Tens of millions, or even hundreds of millions, of people have been lifted out of extreme poverty. Access to clean water,...

Flooding and droughts drove them from their homes. Now they’re seeking a safe haven in New York

This article was produced in partnership between Columbia Journalism Investigations and Documented. It was co-published by The Guardian and republished by Floodlight. Gricelda experienced her deciding moment in 2018, when she chose to leave the...

TNA Wrestling signs Claro Sports deal for Mexico, LatAm

Anthem Sports & Entertainment, the multi-platform media company, has announced a new multi-year, multi-hundred-hour output licence agreement with Claro Sports to deliver TNA Wrestling content to viewers throughout Mexico and Latin America. The...

Walmart Mexico and Aplazo.mx have joined forces in strategic partnership to offer BNPL services and promote financial inclusion.

Walmart de México, through its Cashi app, has integrated APLAZO as a new payment method, enabling accessible, card-free installment payments. APLAZO drives credit inclusion in Mexico: 70% of its users do not have any other financial product, and...

India must not let sanctions on Russian oil influence its energy policy

Over the past few months, the sanctions landscape around India’s Russian oil purchases has shifted decisively. On August 6, the White House issued an Executive Order adding a further 25 per cent tariff on Indian imports due to New Delhi’s...

Hendrix Genetics earns FAO recognition

Hendrix Genetics has received Technical Recognition from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in the category of Sustainable Livestock Transformation. The award was presented in mid-October during the FAO’s 80th...

Burckhardt Compression delivers optimised compression solution for LNG terminals in Nicaragua and the Bahamas

Burckhardt Compression, a global leader in reciprocating compressor systems, has delivered a turnkey compression solution for a leading manufacturer of engineered cryogenic gas processing equipment and small scale LNG and industrial gas plants at...

Consumer prices’ rise seen to slow

WASHINGTON -- U.S. inflation remained elevated last month as gas prices jumped while the cost of rents cooled, painting a mixed picture of the expenses consumers are facing in a murky economy where growth appears steady but hiring slow. Consumer...

NIT-R highlights Technology & Renewable Energy as key to agricultural productivity

Along with emerging technological trends, the growing shift toward renewable energy is also changing agricultural practices. Solar-powered irrigation is potentially helping smallholder farmers overcome the challenge of irregular electricity...

Nicaraguan GDP To Expand In 2026

NIcaraguan currency. Photo: Canal 4. October 23, 2025 Hour: 9:28 am On Wednesday, Nicaraguan Central Bank President Ovidio Reyes anounced that his country’s economy will grow 4% in 2026, with an annual inflation range between 2% and 2.5%. Whilst...

Nicaragua Could Face 100% Tariffs After Probe Finds Labor Abuses That Harm US Commerce

The White House could impose tariffs of up to 100 percent on some or all Nicaraguan goods after the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative determined Monday that the Central American nation’s “unreasonable” labor and human rights policies have...

Responding to rising heat in workplaces and homes of low income workers

Robert D Meade, research fellow1 2, Felipe González-Casabianca, research associate3 2, Rajan Rawal, professor4, Vidhya Venugopal, professor5, Tanya Isaac, research fellow5, Ahmed Shaikh, professor6, Tess Wiskel, professor7 2, Sneha Asrani,...

Museum of Whimsy set to reopen during a month of stellar local exhibitions

Southwest Florida’s museums regularly curate traveling art exhibitions as well as artworks from their permanent collections. During the month of November, four exhibitions open, two close and 23 others continue their runs. These are the...