Tag Archive
Trump threatens 17% tariffs on food and farm produce exports from Europe
Donald Trump threatened to impose 17% tariffs on food and farm produce exports from Europe during talks in Washington this week, it has emerged.
Such tariffs would hit everything from Belgian chocolate to Kerrygold butter from Ireland and olive oil fro…
U.S. holding detainees from Asia, Africa and Europe at Guantanamo Bay immigration facilities
Most people detained by ICE have no criminal record, despite Trump claims
The Trump administration recently transferred immigration detainees from countries in Africa, Asia, Europe and the Caribbean to detention facilities at the Guantanamo Bay naval b…
Spain cryptocurrency fraud ring busted in Spain
This Oct. 10, 2018, file photo shows the sun bouncing off the Europol headquarters in The Hague, Netherlands. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, File)
A cryptocurrency investment fraud ring that investigators said laundered 460 million euros (US$540 million) usin…
Meet world’s most expensive AI girlfriend who can serve coffee & speak 4 languages – but costs same as three-bed house
The doll – called the Companion Robot X04-SYNC2 – can have ‘context-aware’ chats
AI DON’T BELIEVE IT Meet world’s most expensive AI girlfriend who can serve coffee & speak 4 languages – but costs same as three-bed hous…
The global south needs more than tinkering at a conference: debt forgiveness is the only fair way
It is 2025, and the architecture of economic power remains grossly tilted against the nations of the global south. Nowhere is this imbalance more acute – and more enduring – than in the debilitating impact of sovereign debt.…
This data comes from…
Cooper Flagg, Kon Knueppel lead five Duke players picked in 2025 NBA Draft; SEC has 13 stars selected
The SEC rode a strong second round to the top of the charts in the 2025 NBA Draft, as the conference finished with 13 total selections. Eight of 29 players selected on Thursday night came from the league, which was in second place behind the Big Ten af…
Morning Update: NATO’s big spending pledge has a catch
Good morning. NATO handed Donald Trump a headline-friendly victory with a one-page pledge – more on that below, along with Ottawa’s $1-billion loan to buy Chinese ferries and Rob Carrick’s parting financial advice.…
This data comes from the China…
Former Venezuela spymaster pleads guilty to narcoterrorism charge
Former Venezuelan military spy chief, retired Maj. Gen. Hugo Carvajal, walks out of prison in Estremera on the outskirts of Madrid, on Sept. 15, 2019. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez, File)
MIAMI — A former Venezuelan spymaster who was close to the country’s …
Australian navy joins UK to conduct freedom of navigation exercises in contested South China Sea
An Australian naval destroyer has joined a British patrol vessel to conduct a freedom of navigation exercise in the South China Sea, in another sign Australia’s military remains intent on pushing back on Beijing’s claims over the contested …
Donald Trump appearing at NATO event after possible Israel-Iran ceasefire
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump’s first appearance at NATO since returning to the White House was supposed to center on how the U.S. secured a historic military spending pledge from others in the defensive alliance — effectively bending it to …