Fed Reserve cuts interest rates but cautions over stalling job market
The Federal Reserve makes its first cut to interest rates since 2024, and signals more to come.
Thieves Steal $700,000 in Gold From Natural History Museum in Paris – The New York Times
- Thieves Steal $700,000 in Gold From Natural History Museum in Paris The New York Times
- Precious gold samples stolen in raid on French natural history museum The Guardian
- Thieves Steal $700,000 in Prized Gold Holdings from Natural History Museum in Paris ARTnews.com
- Gold worth 600,000 euros stolen in Paris museum heist France 24
- Thieves steal €600,000 worth of gold from Paris's Natural History Museum lemonde.fr
US treasury secretary reportedly made similar mortgage pledge to Lisa Cook
Bloomberg reports Scott Bessent agreed to occupy two different houses at same time as his ‘principal residence’
Scott Bessent, the US treasury secretary, previously agreed to occupy two different houses at the same time as his “principal residence”, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, an agreement similar to one Donald Trump has called mortgage fraud in his unprecedented bid to fire the Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook.
The Bloomberg report cites Bessent’s mortgages with lender Bank of America and his pledge in 2007 to primarily occupy homes in New York and Massachusetts.
Continue reading...Polish missile likely hit house during Russian drone incursion, says minister – Reuters
- Polish missile likely hit house during Russian drone incursion, says minister Reuters
- Intel officials are split on whether Russia deliberately flew drones into Poland but agree Putin is getting more aggressive CNN
- A No-Fly Zone Over Ukraine? The Challenges for the West Would Be Huge. The New York Times
- U.S. says it will defend 'every inch' of NATO territory after Poland shoots down Russian drones NBC News
- Russian Drones Attempt To Violate NATO Airspace Again: Poland Newsweek
Saudi Arabia, nuclear-armed Pakistan sign mutual defence pact – Reuters
- Saudi Arabia, nuclear-armed Pakistan sign mutual defence pact Reuters
- Saudi Arabia signs mutual defence pact with nuclear-armed Pakistan Al Jazeera
- Pakistan, Saudi Arabia sign defense agreement to treat an attack on one as attack on both AP News
- Pakistan, Saudi Arabia ink defence pact for joint defence against aggression The Hindu
- Saudi Arabia signs ‘strategic mutual defence’ pact with Pakistan Financial Times
India’s Neeraj Chopra, Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem to meet in javelin final
Olympic gold medallists will face off in the men's javelin final at the World Athletics Championship 2025 in Tokyo.
Palestinians march south as Israel ethnically cleanses Gaza City
Thousands of Palestinians in Gaza’s north are making the journey south in a mass exodus with no guarantee of safety.
Asia Cup: Pakistan beat UAE to enter Super Fours; face India on Sunday
After a delayed start, Pakistan bagged a 41-run cricket win in Dubai to qualify for the next round of Asia Cup 2025.
Saudi Arabia signs mutual defence pact with nuclear-armed Pakistan
Pact declares any attack on Saudi Arabia or Pakistan an attack on both, deepening shared security alliance.
Spain arrests 19 on suspicion of torture and murder after 50 disappear from migrant boat
Police suspect some of the victims were accused of witchcraft by others on the boat that had travelled from Senegal.
Spain arrests 19 on suspicion of torture and murder after 50 disappear from migrant boat
Police suspect some of the victims were accused of witchcraft by others on the boat that had travelled from Senegal.
‘Israel is committing genocide in Gaza’: Bernie Sanders
Key progressive lawmaker becomes the first US senator to describe Israel's assault on Gaza as a genocide.
Trump and Europe Are at Odds Over How to Sanction Russia – The Wall Street Journal
- Trump and Europe Are at Odds Over How to Sanction Russia The Wall Street Journal
- Bessent says US won't hit China with tariffs over Russian oil unless Europe goes first Reuters
- Can the EU and NATO impose tariffs on India and China, as Trump wants? Al Jazeera
- Trump’s Latest Humbug on Russian Sanctions The Bulwark
- Opinion | Trump has a point about Europe bankrolling Russia The Washington Post
San Francisco supervisor recalled after voting to close highway for car-free park
Joel Engardio, who becomes fifth elected city official to be ousted in four years, says he stands by his decision
A San Francisco supervisor was recalled on Tuesday after he successfully pushed to turn a stretch of coastal highway used heavily by neighborhood motorists into a car-free park despite strong objections by some of his constituents.
Joel Engardio became the fifth elected official in San Francisco to be ousted in a recall vote in four years. He conceded, saying in a statement that he accepted the outcome and still stood by his decision to help create a park called Sunset Dunes.
Continue reading...Navalny’s widow says new lab evidence proves he was poisoned in prison – The Washington Post
- Navalny’s widow says new lab evidence proves he was poisoned in prison The Washington Post
- Tests show Navalny was poisoned in jail, his widow says BBC
- Alexey Navalny’s widow says lab tests prove Russian opposition figure was poisoned in prison CNN
- Navalny Vomited and Convulsed in Prison Before Dying, His Wife Says The New York Times
- Alexei Navalny's widow says lab reports show her husband was poisoned ABC News
Israeli tanks push into major Gaza City residential area
The sight of tanks in Sheikh Radwan has caused widespread alarm among residents, with thousands fleeing south.
Israeli tanks push into major Gaza City residential area
The sight of tanks in Sheikh Radwan has caused widespread alarm among residents, with thousands fleeing south.
Shabana Mahmood accuses asylum seekers of making ‘vexatious, last-minute claims’
Home Office says it will review modern slavery laws to save PM’s ‘one in, one out’ returns deal with France
Shabana Mahmood has accused asylum seekers of making “vexatious, last-minute claims” to avoid removal to France as the Home Office said it would review modern slavery laws to save Keir Starmer’s returns deal.
After an 11th-hour injunction that scuppered Labour’s “one in, one out” scheme, the home secretary said she would stop claimants “suddenly deciding that they are a modern slave on the eve of their removal”, adding that it made a “mockery of our laws and this country’s generosity”.
Continue reading...Russia gives Ukrainian kids military training and reeducation, Yale researchers find – NPR
- Russia gives Ukrainian kids military training and reeducation, Yale researchers find NPR
- Russia subjecting abducted Ukrainian children to "forced militarization" at 210 facilities, study finds CBS News
- Russia Indoctrinates Children From Occupied Ukraine at 210 Sites, Study Says The New York Times
- The Russian Camp Where Abducted Ukrainian Children Reportedly Made Drones Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
- Russia’s imperial aggression against Ukraine has reached a terrifying level The Telegraph
UK to explore extraditing Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brückner
Met chief Mark Rowley says many questions remain and detectives are liaising with German and Portuguese police
Mark Rowley has said the British police investigation into Madeleine McCann will explore extraditing the German national Christian Brückner to the UK to stand trial over the three-year-old’s disappearance.
Brückner was released from a German prison on Wednesday after serving a seven-year jail term for the rape of an elderly woman in Praia da Luz, Portugal, in 2005, two years before Madeleine disappeared while on holiday with her family in the same town.
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