The United States Federal Reserve is holding interest rates steady and gave little insight into when further reductions in borrowing costs may take place in an economy where inflation remains above target, growth continues, and the unemployment rate is low. The Fed announced its decision on Wednesday at the end of its latest two-day meeting….
Just before midnight on March 7, 1928, the St Francis Dam, located roughly 80km (50 miles) inland of Los Angeles, collapsed. There were no witnesses to the disaster – or none who survived – but investigators later determined that the 56-metre-tall (184ft-) barrier fell all at once, sending 12.4 billion gallons of water surging down…
Tehran, Iran – Donald Trump’s second term as president of the United States promises Iran a rocky road that could lead to different outcomes when it comes to its relations with the West, analysts say. US leaders, along with Israelis, have been openly discussing military strikes on top Iranian nuclear facilities and critical infrastructure like…
US President Donald Trump has announced he will double planned tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminium imports to 50 percent, escalating a trade war with the United States’s northern neighbour. In a social media post on Tuesday morning, Trump said the increased tariffs come in response to a decision by the province of Ontario to…
As President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration approaches in the United States, one world leader is unlikely to be in attendance: Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro. On Thursday, Brazil’s Supreme Court denied a petition from the former president to return his passport, which had been confiscated by federal police in February. Bolsonaro, who led Brazil from 2019 to 2022,…
NewsFeed UN chief Guterres warns against ethnic cleansing in Gaza UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned against ethnic cleansing in Gaza, after President Donald Trump’s announcement that he wants the US to “take over” the territory and moving Palestinians out. Published On 6 Feb 20256 Feb 2025
