UAE breaks May heat record with scorching 51.6C
The United Arab Emirates registered a sizzling 51.5 degrees Celsius on Saturday, breaking its May temperature record for the second day in a row. The desert nation lies in one … Read More
Month: May 2025
Outside In | US economy’s heavy dependence on arms sales should worry the world
US president Franklin D. Roosevelt, at the end of 1940 in one of his famous “fireside chats”, first coined the idea of the US as the “arsenal of democracy”. Congress … Read More
The Liberals promised a suite of crime measures. Here’s what they’re taking on – National
After an election which saw the Conservatives campaign heavily on crime while the Liberals promised stricter measures for offences like violent car thefts, the new minority Liberal government has a … Read More
Trump threatens EU with 50% tariffs over breakdown in talks as Apple stares at 25%
US President Donald Trump threatened sweeping 50 per cent tariffs on the European Union starting June 1, citing a breakdown in trade talks with the bloc, and simultaneously took aim … Read More
US EPA wants to end greenhouse caps for coal, gas-fired power plants
The US Environmental Protection Agency has drafted a plan to eliminate all limits on greenhouse gases from coal and gas-fired power plants in the United States, according to internal agency … Read More
Suriname poised for oil wealth injection as voters head to the polls
Suriname, South America’s smallest country, is preparing for an inflow of cash from a huge offshore oil find, with the president insisting the population will receive a direct share of … Read More
EU weighs new Russia sanctions, may cut 20 banks from SWIFT
The European Union is considering cutting more than 20 banks from SWIFT, the international payments system, as well as lowering a price cap on Russian oil and banning the Nord … Read More
After Trump crypto dinner, Justin Sun celebrates ‘strong signal’ to the industry
Hours after US President Donald Trump hosted a dinner with holders of his cryptocurrency token $TRUMP, the White House has not released a complete list of attendees, which reportedly included … Read More
Israeli army accused of using Palestinians as human shields in Gaza
The only times the Palestinian man wasn’t bound or blindfolded, he said, was when he was used by Israeli soldiers as their human shield. Dressed in army fatigues with a … Read More
His Chinese-American ancestor defined birthright citizenship. Now he fights to preserve it
Few Americans knew of Norman Wong, a 75-year-old retired carpenter living quietly in Brentwood, California, until a presidential executive order transformed him into an unlikely symbol of a new national … Read More