Why Asian central banks are starting to decouple from the Fed
One after another, major central banks in Asia and the Pacific region are cutting interest rates. On February 18, the Reserve Bank of Australia...
6 elephants killed after Sri Lanka passenger train collides with herd
A Sri Lankan passenger train derailed on Thursday after smashing into a family of elephants, with no passengers injured but six animals killed in...
Solomon Islands Reaffirms Support for Beijing Over Taiwan Amid Deepening Ties With China
The Solomon Islands switched its allegiance to Beijing in 2020, and is now warning other states to ’respect China’s sovereignty’ over Taiwan. The Solomon...
Japan arrests 3 for illegally exporting US$1.6 million worth of Wagyu beef to Hong Kong
Three people were arrested for illegally exporting around 30 tonnes of Wagyu beef from Japan to Hong Kong by falsely claiming it would be...
Trump Agenda Slowed by Flood of Lawsuits
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Appeals Court Rejects Trump’s Emergency Bid to End Birthright Citizenship
President Donald Trump issued an executive order on Jan. 20 ending birthright citizenship for children born to illegal immigrants. An appeals court on Wednesday...
‘Unsafe and irresponsible’: US weighs in on China-Philippines aerial encounter over shoal
Published: 2:56pm, 20 Feb 2025Updated: 3:08pm, 20 Feb 2025 The US has denounced China’s actions as “unsafe and irresponsible” following a close stand-off between...
Trump turns against Zelensky – and towards Russia – as US-Ukraine ties fray
Published: 2:50pm, 20 Feb 2025Updated: 4:00pm, 20 Feb 2025 Donald Trump has not just turned against Volodymyr Zelensky by branding the Ukrainian president a...
Trump Loves Idea of Sending Taxpayers Checks Funded by DOGE Savings
The proposal was first floated by businessman James Fishback, who called it a ‘DOGE dividend.’ President Donald Trump said on Feb. 19 that he...