US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order directing federal agencies to reduce certain mortgage costs, including through the automatic cancellation of mortgage insurance for eligible future borrowers and a permanent
A controversial and increasingly scrutinized practice in Utah is drawing attention from across the U.S. and beyond. The state, known for its relaxed laws surrounding private adoption, has become a destination for
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In a shocking breach of personal security, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was the victim of a pickpocketing incident on Sunday evening in Washington, D.C., resulting in the loss of her
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President Trump’s global tariff policy announced in early April has had a much broader and deeper impact than originally estimated by many. Despite this shock causing a widespread decline in global stock
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Gold soared to a historic high of $3,500 per troy ounce on Tuesday, marking a new record as market jitters over U.S. economic leadership sent investors flocking to safe-haven assets. The rally
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Japanese investors shed over $20 billion in foreign bonds in early April, in one of the largest two-week sell-offs on record, as Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs sent tremors through global markets. The
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US and Philippine forces are set to conduct their first-ever “full battle test” during this year’s Balikatan military exercises, marking a significant step in the deepening security partnership between Washington and Manila.
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Small business owners in New York’s Chinatown are facing unprecedented challenges as the fallout from the U.S.-China trade war continues to wreak havoc on their operations. Many are scrambling to stockpile essential
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A new wave of export restrictions imposed by China on critical rare earth minerals has raised serious concerns across the global automotive industry, with experts warning of potential production shutdowns within months
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In a move hailed as a win for government transparency, the Trump administration has released over 10,000 pages of long-classified records related to the 1968 assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy —
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Slavoj Žižek, ever the firebrand philosopher and provocateur, has once again yanked at the frayed threads of liberal democracy in a bombshell interview with the BBC. Declaring the arrival of a “new
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The following article was originally printed in a supplement published by Ceylon Today, a Colombo-based daily newspaper. by A Special Correspondent No atrocity—no matter how ideologically framed or contextually rationalised—can ever be
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Historically, US Presidential elections have had low voter turn outs, generally around 60%. On the average, Presidents winning elections have received around 48 -50 % of that vote, effectively, around 30-35% of
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Elon Musk’s SpaceX, in partnership with software firm Palantir and defense tech company Anduril, has reportedly emerged as a leading contender to build key components of former President Donald Trump’s proposed “Golden
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China’s imports of U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) have ground to a complete halt, marking a significant escalation in the ongoing Sino-American trade tensions and exposing new fractures in the global energy
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By now, the most surprising thing about Donald Trump’s policies, according to Yuval Noah Harari, is that anyone is still surprised. In a sweeping critique published in the Financial Times, the acclaimed
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