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
In January 1968, the frozen silence of Greenland’s North Star Bay was shattered by the crash of a U.S. Air Force B-52 bomber carrying nuclear weapons, scattering plutonium across the ice and
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by Our Correspondent in Washington DC Fresh evidence has emerged suggesting that Dr. Anthony Fauci, the former chief medical adviser to the White House, was secretly escorted into CIA headquarters without being
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US President Donald Trump announced that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has agreed to end India’s purchases of oil from Russia, a move that could ease tensions between Washington and New Delhi
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A simmering rivalry between Wall Street’s biggest banks and the fast-growing private credit industry boiled over this week after a pair of credit market blowups triggered public sparring between JPMorgan Chase &
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US President Donald Trump confirmed on Wednesday that he has authorized CIA operations on Venezuelan soil. The decision allows intelligence operatives to conduct missions targeting the government of President Nicolas Maduro, whom
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China’s Victory Day parade in September offered a striking message to Washington: a sleek, uncrewed submarine roughly the size of a semi-truck rolled through Tiananmen Square, symbolizing Beijing’s ambitions to dominate the
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Apple CEO Tim Cook pledged to increase the company’s investment in China during a visit to the country, despite threats from US President Donald Trump to impose tariffs on Apple products manufactured
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From Monroe to Trump, Unilateralism The famous Monroe Doctrine (MD) of 1823, which the peoples of the South know very well, is the first major unilateral declaration by the United States: “America for Americans.” Under
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Venezuela’s Bolivarian Revolution has been in the vanguard of the Global South. In contrast, President Javiar Milei’s government in Argentina represents the logical, though absurd, consequence of extreme neoliberalism, which he calls
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The world breathed a sigh of relief when Israel and Hamas reached a settlement to stop the war. The exchange of hostages between both sides is a positive move after two years
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China has moved decisively to extend its control over the world’s most critical minerals, introducing sweeping new export restrictions that will require overseas companies to seek government approval for any products containing
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Jared Isaacman, the billionaire founder of Shift4 Payments Inc. and a SpaceX astronaut, faced an intense round of questioning during his recent interview for the role of NASA Administrator, Bloomberg reported. The
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The global trading system stands at an inflection point. Within a single week, China expanded its export controls on rare earth elements, materials essential to everything from electric vehicles to missile guidance
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by Our Correspondent in Doha In a scene that will likely be remembered as one of the defining moments in modern diplomacy, Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif made his mark at an
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Hamas has released all 20 of the remaining Israeli hostages held in Gaza, bringing an emotional end to a two-year ordeal and triggering jubilant celebrations across Israel. The announcement came only hours
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