Posts by Amelia Frost
Countries Must ‘Make The Best’ Of New Multipolar World: IMF Chief
[ad_1] Countries have no choice but to “make the best” of the fragmentation of the global economy by boosting ties with regional and like-minded countries, the head of the International Monetary Fund said in an interview Thursday. “Yes, (it’s) much better for the world to get one system of rules, much better, and hopefully we…
Read MoreIran Challenges Four Countries In UN Court Over Jet It Downed In 2020
[ad_1] Iran on Thursday filed a challenge at the International Court of Justice against Canada, Sweden, Ukraine and Britain over a UN aviation body’s ruling against it related to the shooting down of a passenger plane in 2020. The four countries had citizens on a Ukraine International Airlines Boeing 737-800 that was downed shortly after…
Read MoreEmily Henry Books in Order: A Complete Guide
[ad_1] Ask readers to list Emily Henry books in order of their most to least favorite and you’ll get a different answer each time. In fact, I’d argue that your number one says as much about your views on love and romance as your zodiac sign. (I’m a Book Lovers sun, Funny Story rising, FYI).…
Read MoreUS Judge Rules Google Monopolized Online Ad Tech Market
[ad_1] A US judge on Thursday ruled that Google wielded monopoly power in the online ad technology market in a blow that could rattle the tech giant’s revenue engine. The federal government and more than a dozen US states filed the antitrust suit against Alphabet-owned Google, accusing it of acting illegally to dominate three sectors…
Read MoreTrump Rages Against Federal Reserve Chair for ‘Too Late’ Declaration That Tariffs Will Lead to ‘Higher Inflation’
[ad_1] President Donald Trump lashed out at Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell for warning that the president’s aggressive tariff policy could drive up inflation, accusing Powell of being “too late and wrong” and demanding his removal. On Wednesday, Powell stated that Trump’s tariff policy would “likely” cause inflation to rise, with potential long-term economic effects…
Read MoreWhere Are All The Aliens?: Fermi’s Paradox Explained
[ad_1] Astronomers raised hopes that humanity might not be alone in the universe by announcing on Thursday they have detected the most promising hints yet of life on a distant planet. But given the age and vastness of the universe, a different question has long puzzled some scientists: why haven’t we already come in contact…
Read MoreItaly’s Meloni Seeks EU Tariff Deal From Trump
[ad_1] Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni will meet Donald Trump at the White House on Thursday, hoping a personal charm offensive can help convince the US president to cut the EU a better deal on tariffs. The far-right Meloni — described by Trump as a “fantastic leader” who shares many of his conservative views —…
Read MoreClashes In Sudan’s Besieged Darfur City Kill 57
[ad_1] Clashes between Sudanese paramilitaries and the regular army have killed at least 57 civilians in the besieged Darfur city of El-Fasher, a medical source and a volunteer aid group said Thursday. The local resistance committee, a grassroots aid group, said the civilians were killed on Wednesday in clashes and shelling of the city by…
Read MoreTurkish Central Bank Raises Interest Rate To 46 Percent
[ad_1] Turkey’s central bank hiked its key interest rate to 46 percent on Thursday after a month of protests over the arrest of Istanbul’s opposition mayor and economic uncertainty provoked by US President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs. That represents the first hike since March 2024, in what economists hail as a “strong signal of commitment”…
Read MoreNava Mau’s Biggest Beauty Fail Is So Relatable
[ad_1] Mau is barefaced, wearing a blue smocked dress, and seated in front of an easel where a painting appears to be is in progress. (She lives with a “a very talented filmmaker and painter” in LA.) She has a relaxed, off-duty glow about her, even as our conversation zips between IPV and her go-to…
Read MoreSomalia Air Strikes, Combat Kill Dozens Of Jihadists: Govt
[ad_1] Joint US-Somalia air strikes and combat killed dozens of Al-Shabaab jihadists attacking a key town and a military base and also destroyed a shipment of weapons, the Somali government said on Thursday. Growing attacks by the Al-Qaeda-linked Islamist group, including one on President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s convoy, are fuelling worries of a jihadist resurgence…
Read MoreGaza Rescuers Say 37 People Killed In Israeli Strikes, Most Of Them Displaced
[ad_1] Gaza’s civil defence agency said Thursday that a series of Israeli air strikes killed at least 37 people, most of them in encampments for displaced civilians, as Israel pressed its unrelenting military offensive in the Palestinian territory. The Israeli military did not immediately comment, but said it was looking into reports of the strikes,…
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