Hong KongCNN — Japan has ended its negative interest rate policy, marking a historic shift away from an aggressive monetary easing program that was implemented years ago to fight chronic deflation. As part of the decision, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) … Read More
The Supreme Court has allowed Texas to enforce one of the toughest immigration laws enacted by any US state in recent memory. The measure allows police to arrest and prosecute those suspected of illegally crossing the US-Mexican border. The Biden … Read More
Niger is pulling its military cooperation deal with the United States and ordering some 1,000 American military personnel to leave the country, a startling development that comes after U.S. officials last week traveled to the capital of Niamey to “raise a number of concerns” about … Read More
Buckingham Palace was forced to deny reports that King Charles III died on Monday after Russian media ran wild with reports based on a dubious-looking “announcement.” The statement, dated March 18 and featuring the seal of the British monarch’s official … Read More
March 18 (UPI) — Russian election watchdog, the Golos Movement, said the nation’s three-day election that saw Vladimir Putin elected to a new six-year term did not meet the standards of its constitution. Russia’s recent election that saw President Vladimir … Read More
WASHINGTON, March 16 (Reuters) – SpaceX is building a network of hundreds of spy satellites under a classified contract with a U.S. intelligence agency, five sources familiar with the program said, demonstrating deepening ties between billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk’s space … Read More
Greetings from Tyler, Hope you weren’t planning a vacation in Haiti. The rival gangs have the upper hand. they’re turning the facilities at Guantanamo Bay into a processing center for Haitian migrants. Nobody asked you. There are demonstrations against Israel … Read More
March 15 (Reuters) – Uber Technologies (UBER.N), opens new tab and Lyft said on Friday they will stop operations in Minneapolis starting May 1 after the city’s council paved the path for rideshare drivers to be paid a minimum wage. … Read More
Abuja, NigeriaCNN — Gunmen who kidnapped at least 287 school children in Nigerialast Thursday have demanded a ransom of 1 billion naira ($621,848) and threatened to kill all of the students if their demands are not met, a member of the local community … Read More
Four parties have agreed to pursue ‘extra-parliamentary’ cabinet, says mediator overseeing tense coalition talks Dutch coalition talks will move on from exploratory discussions to more concrete negotiations aimed at forming a largely technocratic government, after the far-right leader Geert Wilders accepted he … Read More