September 5, 2025

US Job Growth Slows As Unemployment Hits 4-Year High

September 5, 2025 5:54 pm

The U.S. labor market showed signs of strain in August, with job growth slowing to a crawl and unemployment climbing to its highest level in nearly four years. The economy added just 22,000 jobs last month, a sharp deceleration from earlier gains, while the unemployment rate ticked up to 4.3% from 4.2%, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Revisions to previous months painted a similarly sobering picture. June’s employment numbers were adjusted downward to show a loss of 13,000 jobs, marking the first negative month since December 2020 and ending what had been the second-longest period of continuous employment …

Google Hit with $3.45B EU Fine Over Ad Tech Practices

September 5, 2025 5:34 pm

Alphabet’s Google has been slapped with a 2.95-billion-euro ($3.45 billion) fine by European regulators, marking its fourth major penalty in a decade-long antitrust battle with the European Union. The ruling targets Google’s adtech business, accusing the company of favoring its own services over competitors and harming online publishers.

The European Commission said Google’s practices, in place since 2014, demonstrated a clear abuse of market power. The company allegedly prioritized its own online display technology in a way that disadvantaged rivals, distorting competition and limiting choice for advertisers and publishers alike.

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During UN Meeting, US Considers Restricting Iranian Shoppers

September 5, 2025 5:15 pm

The Trump administration is weighing new restrictions that could sharply curtail the movements of several foreign delegations at the United Nations, raising tensions just weeks before the annual General Assembly convenes in New York.

Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas and his delegation were already denied visas, a decision that signaled a broader tightening of rules for visiting officials. Now, officials are considering imposing similar limitations on delegations from Iran, Sudan, Zimbabwe, and, unexpectedly, Brazil—a country long granted ceremonial honors during the high-profile gathering set to begin September 22.

One proposal under discussion would severely limit the everyday freedoms of Iranian diplomats …

Israel Strikes Dozens Of Buildings As Gaza Offensive Intensifies

September 5, 2025 5:05 pm

Gaza City bears the scars of relentless conflict, its neighborhoods carved by fire and rubble. Recent images reveal a city under siege: entire blocks of buildings erased, streets hollowed out, and makeshift shelters for displaced families vanished within weeks. The relentless advance of armored vehicles leaves tracks across once-thriving streets, marking a landscape transformed into a battlefield.

The city’s Sheikh Radwan, Zeitoun, and Tuffah districts have endured some of the heaviest damage. In Sheikh Radwan, roughly three kilometers from the city center, high-rises have been reduced to debris, leaving empty spaces where life once thrived. Satellite visuals capture the precise …

Tesla Proposes $1tn Award For Musk If He Hits Targets

September 5, 2025 4:54 pm

Tesla’s board has proposed an extraordinary pay package for CEO Elon Musk, potentially worth more than $1 trillion (£740bn) if he meets a series of ambitious targets over the next decade.

The plan would see Musk awarded shares gradually, rather than a salary or bonus, contingent on achieving milestones including an eightfold increase in Tesla’s market value, the sale of 1 million artificial intelligence robots, and 12 million additional Tesla vehicles. Each target is paired with an operational benchmark and earnings goals, designed to reward extraordinary growth.

The company’s board encouraged shareholders to approve the package. “Growth that may seem …

Hundreds Detained In ICE Raid At Hyundai Plant In South Korea

September 5, 2025 4:42 pm

U.S. immigration authorities carried out a large-scale raid at a Hyundai construction site in Georgia, resulting in the arrest of 475 people, officials confirmed Friday. The operation, conducted at the 3,000-acre HL-GA Battery Company facility, marks the largest single-site enforcement action in the history of Homeland Security Investigations.

The Department of Homeland Security said agents executed a court-approved search warrant in connection with allegations of “unlawful employment practices and other serious federal crimes.” The site, built to produce electric vehicle batteries, had been operational for about a year.

According to ICE, a majority of those detained were Korean nationals, and …

Britain & Nigeria’s Conspiracy To Silence Kanu

September 5, 2025 1:24 am

“This series is for the readers who still believe that justice must outlive empire.
It is for the thinkers, the critics, the exiles, and the young — especially those who have inherited silence, but choose to speak.”

By
Prof. MarkAnthony Nze
Investigative Journalist | Public Intellectual | Global Governance Analyst | Health & Social Care Expert | International Business/Immigration Law Professional

Executive Summary

This series investigates the deliberate, coordinated efforts by the Nigerian and British governments to silence Nnamdi Kanu — leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) — and suppress the wider dream of Biafran self-determination. Across 12 …