A man with an umbrella passes by China’s central bank also known as People’s Bank of China, in Beijing. (Picture credit: AP) China’s central bank rolled out major monetary easing measures on Wednesday, slashing a key interest rate and lowering the reserve requirement for banks as the economy reels under the pressure of renewed US […]
Sudan’s paramilitary unleashes drones on key targets in Port Sudan, officials say CAIRO: Sudan’s paramilitary unleashed drones on the Red Sea city of Port Sudan early Tuesday, hitting key targets there, including the airport, the port and a hotel, military officials said. The barrage was the second such attack this week on a city that […]
File photo of US President Donald Trump (Pic credit: AP) President Donald Trump’s return to the Oval Office this January has felt more like a seismic event than a simple transition of power. In just 100 days, he has dismantled core pillars of the New Deal and Great Society, upended decades of free-trade commitments, and […]
Donald Trump (File photo) Donald Trump’s return to the White House for a second presidential term has brought a whirlwind of administrative changes in his first 100 days, with his administration touting sweeping reforms which included 140 executive orders, 139,000 deportations, 280,000 federal job cuts, and tariffs as high as 145 per cent. Supporters highlight […]
Mark Carney‘s Liberal Party has won Canada’s federal election, fueled by voter backlash against US President Donald Trump’s trade war. The campaign centered on Trump’s tariffs and threats to Canadian sovereignty, with Carney pledging a fresh direction in a world reshaped by a more hostile US stance on free trade. “We are over the shock […]
Canadians head to the polls today in a crucial federal election after a dramatic few months shaped by political changes at home and tensions with the United States. Prime Minister Mark Carney, who took office in March following Justin Trudeau’s resignation, called the snap election in response to growing political pressure and a worsening trade […]
File Photo: US Department of State The Donald Trump administration unveiled its ambitious plan for a “massive overhaul” of the US State Department on Tuesday. United States secretary of state Marco Rubio, who leads the department and announced the reorganization plan, said the move was part of the federal government’s “America First” mandate. “We cannot […]
AI Image” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”/> YANGON: A Myanmar ethnic minority armed group is preparing to hand a captured city back to the military in a Beijing-brokered deal, China’s foreign ministry said Tuesday, as residents reported junta troops already returning.The Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) ousted Myanmar’s military from the city of Lashio in August 2024, […]
Pope Francis died at the age of 88 (Image: AP) After a prolonged illness, Pope Francis passed away on Easter Monday, April 21, at the age of 88 at his residence in the Vatican’s Casa Santa Marta. His death came just a day after he delighted the crowds of worshippers at the Vatican on Easter […]
The United States military announced on Thursday it conducted strikes to “destroy” Yemen‘s key Ras Isa Port. The objective of the action, it said, was to “degrade” the port, an “economic source of power” of the Houthis.The US military’s Central Command (CENTCOM) carried out the strikes.In a statement on its X handle, CENTCOM said, ” […]
