Wall Street’s superstars are tumbling as a competitor from China threatens to upend the artificial-intelligence frenzy that has created a spending bonanza. The S&P 500 was down 1.7 percent in midday trading on Monday and heading for its worst day in more than a month. Big Tech stocks took some of the heaviest losses with…
Rains in southern California have raised hopes for firefighters working to douse wildfires that have ravaged Los Angeles and the surrounding areas. But officials have also warned residents of the possibility of mudslides and a runoff of toxic sludge as the rains were set to continue through Monday. Recommended Stories list of 3 items list…
Inside Story Is the deportation dispute between Colombia and the US really over? Furious row defused after US President Donald Trump’s threat of sanctions over migration. Read more An explosive diplomatic dispute had broken out between the United States and Colombia over the deportation of unauthorised immigrants on military planes. It has been quickly defused…
President Donald Trump set in motion some of his most controversial immigration promises during his first week back in office, declaring a national emergency at the United States’s southern border, ordering his administration to reinstate some of his first-term policies and ending programmes that allowed people to legally enter the US. Some of Trump’s actions…
The United States and Colombia pulled back down from a trade war on Sunday, after hours of heated exchanges between their leaders in public. After Colombia refused to accept two US military aircraft with Colombian citizens deported from the US, Washington threatened tariffs and sanctions on Bogota. The US is Colombia’s largest trading partner. Recommended…
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The CIA has announced that it believes the COVID-19 pandemic “more likely” originated from a laboratory leak than a natural event. The CIA’s “low confidence” assessment comes after John Ratcliffe was on Thursday sworn in as director of the top intelligence agency under United States President Donald Trump. Recommended Stories list of 4 items list…
The Kansas City Chiefs have kept their bid for a historic third straight Super Bowl alive after holding off the Buffalo Bills 32-29 in an AFC Championship thriller to set up a National Football League (NFL) title clash with the Philadelphia Eagles. The Eagles’ explosive ground game on Sunday carried them to a 55-23 triumph…
United Nations human rights experts and activists have condemned the arrest of a prominent Palestinian journalist in the Swiss city of Zurich, saying it raised concerns about freedom of speech. Ali Abunimah – the executive director of online publication Electronic Intifada which calls itself “Palestine’s weapon of mass instruction” – was arrested by Swiss police…
NewsFeed Did Donald Trump propose the ethnic cleansing of Gaza? US President Donald Trump has proposed clearing Palestinians out of Gaza and moving them to Jordan and Egypt. It’s an idea that’s been pushed before, as Soraya Lennie explains. Published On 27 Jan 202527 Jan 2025
