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‘No winners here’: A High-Stakes War of Words Over the U.S. Shutdown
With Washington dark, Trump and Democrats escalate blame to sway a weary electorate WASHINGTON — The second U.S. federal shutdown in nearly seven years has opened a new front in America’s permanent campaign: a messaging battle designed as much for…
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Supreme Court Keeps Lisa Cook on the Fed—for Now
Justices defer Trump’s bid to oust the governor until January 2026 arguments, preserving a key symbol of central bank independence Washington — In a significant, if interim, victory for the Federal Reserve’s institutional independence, the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday…
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Sovereign AI, on Nvidia’s Terms
Jensen Huang urges nations to build homegrown AI ecosystems — powered by his chips By September 2025, the phrase “sovereign AI” has become the organizing principle of national tech policy from London to Abu Dhabi. And no one has pushed…
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Starmer’s Stark Warning as Reeves Weighs Tax U‑Turn
With a £30bn fiscal gap looming and a 26 November Budget ahead, Labour confronts the political cost of breaking its 2024 tax-rate pledge LIVERPOOL — Prime Minister Keir Starmer will tell Labour this week that Britain’s renewal will demand choices…
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Mattarella’s Peace Appeal in Astana: “No More Military Interventions”
On a state visit to Kazakhstan, Italy’s president urges a return to multilateralism: “We thought recourse to force had been banished.” ASTANA — Italian President Sergio Mattarella used a state visit to Kazakhstan to deliver one of his clearest appeals…
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Prague Probes TikTok Bot Network Pushing Pro-Russian Narratives
Nearly 300 anonymous accounts amplify fringe parties SPD and Stačilo! as Czech elections near, officials open an investigation Prague — Czech authorities have opened an investigation into a network of nearly 300 TikTok accounts suspected of coordinated inauthentic behavior that…
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Sarkozy’s Verdict Rekindles Old Storms: Shadows Over the Judge’s Past
In 2011, Nathalie Gavarino helped lead France’s magistrates in revolt against President Nicolas Sarkozy. Fourteen years later, she presided over the ruling that sent him to prison—igniting praise, fury, and questions about the long memory of French justice. PARIS —…
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From ‘Back from the Precipice’ to the Brink Again: How Milei Lost the Markets
Six months after a Washington embrace, Argentina faces another balance‑of‑payments scare—and the United States readies an extraordinary lifeline LEDE Less than six months ago, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stood in Buenos Aires and praised Javier Milei’s shock‑therapy reforms for…
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Blair Eyes Supervisory Role Over Postwar Gaza in Trump Team’s Emerging Plan
Sources say the former UK prime minister has signaled interest in joining — and possibly chairing — a proposed ‘Gaza International Transitional Authority,’ as Washington courts Arab and Israeli buy-in. LONDON/WASHINGTON Sir Tony Blair is seeking to play a senior…
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Pressure Mounts as UK Ministers Weigh Overhaul—or Repeal—of the Two‑Child Benefit Cap
With a November Budget looming, Labour faces a defining choice on child poverty, fiscal rules and party unity LONDON — UK ministers are actively examining options to overhaul or abolish the two‑child benefit cap, as pressure intensifies from Labour MPs,…
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