For a man who once promised to colonise Mars, Elon Musk couldn’t even survive six months in the swamp. Washington, D.C.—that festering geyser of bureaucracy, ego, and eternal meetings about meetings—has finally proved too much for the self-anointed saviour of Earth, Twitter, and now, apparently, the IRS. Elon Musk is stepping back from politics. And […]
A student looks at a display of memorabilia from the 2015 visit of the late Pope Francis at the Pontifical University of Santo Tomas in Manila, Philippines. (Image: AP) TACLOBAN: Fourteen months after the deadliest storm in Philippine history, Pope Francis stood on a rain-swept stage to deliver a message of hope to the battered […]
File photo: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wrote a message of unity and faith on the occasion of Easter Sunday, as he accused Russian forces of breaching a temporary ceasefire, earlier declared by Russian President Vladimir Putin.“Evil may have its hour, but God will have His day,” Zelenskyy posted on X. In […]
Japan seeks quick resolution to US tariffs as profits decline. Economic Revitalisation Minister Ryosei Akazawa will negotiate in Washington this week. He aims to review Trump’s tariffs. Japanese firms are major US investors. Vehicles form a large part of Japan’s exports to the US. Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba discussed the tariff impact with Singapore’s Prime […]
Debris floats in the water at the scene where a helicopter crashed into the Hudson River (AP photo) The ill-fated helicopter that plunged into the Hudson River on Thursday, resulting in six deaths, had reportedly already completed seven flights that day and lacked flight recording equipment.The Bell 206 L-4 aircraft had conducted seven tour excursions […]
File photo: US President Donald Trump (Picture credit: AP) US President Donald Trump has once again defended his aggressive trade policies, claiming that the United States is now “pouring in” billions of dollars from newly implemented tariffs on foreign imports. Speaking from the East Room of the White House on Tuesday while signing a series […]
Ackman now says he was wrong to blame Howard Lutnick for the tariffs. Donald Trump-backer hedge fund manager Bill Ackman said Monday it was unfair of him to lash out at Donald Trump’s commerce secretary Howard Lutnick. The comment came after Ackman created a meltdown almost equal to the market meltdown — criticizing the Trump […]
Donald Trump spends day at Florida golf course as markets tumble (Picture credit: AP) As financial markets continue to reel from a sweeping new tariff plan, US President Donald Trump spent his weekend in Florida, playing golf and attending a lavish $1 million-a-plate dinner, doubling down on his hardline economic strategy and dismissing mounting fears […]
In a move that left many people confused and amused, US President Donald Trump’s new tariffs included a faraway island with no people—just penguins.Announcing what he called “Liberation Day tariffs” from the White House Rose Garden, Trump imposed a flat 10% tariff on all US trading partners. But what truly caught people’s attention was the […]
US President Donald Trump has announced steep tariffs on its trade partners depending upon the imbalances, rattling the global markets. The brain behind this tariff formula, however, remains a mystery.“Trump used everyone as a sounding board until the very last minute,” a White House official told the New York Post. They added that the individual […]
