US government shutdown begins as nation faces new period of uncertainty
Plunged into a government shutdown, the U.S. is confronting a fresh cycle of uncertainty after President Donald Trump and Congress […]
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Jubilee 2000 co-founder, Ann Pettifor, to headline GITFiC 2025
Ann Pettifor, the British economist who became a global figure in the fight for debt relief, will deliver the keynote
Fed’s Hammack says US needs to maintain restrictive policy amid inflationary pressures
The U.S. Federal Reserve needs to maintain a restrictive stance of monetary policy to get inflation down to its 2%
South Africa’s Ambassador to France found dead in Paris after apparent fall from hotel window
South Africa’s ambassador to France has been found dead at the foot of the Hyatt Regency hotel, a high-rise tower
Trump and Netanyahu agree new Gaza peace plan
US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu say they have agreed on a new peace plan for
China’s former agriculture minister Tang Renjian sentenced to death with reprieve for bribery
Tang Renjian, China’s former Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, was sentenced to death with reprieve for bribery at a
Russia has no intention of attacking EU or Nato states, foreign minister says
Russia’s foreign minister Sergei Lavrov says his country has no intention of attacking EU or Nato member states but warned
Elon Musk and Prince Andrew named in new Epstein files
Billionaire Elon Musk and Prince Andrew are named in new files released by Congressional Democrats that relate to the late
Trump signs order declaring TikTok sale ready and values it at $14 billion
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday declaring that his plan to sell Chinese-owned TikTok’s U.S. operations to
Fed rate divide deepens as policymakers disagree about more cuts
The rate debate inside the Federal Reserve is intensifying as policymakers go public with their views about the path ahead