Target CEO Brian Cornell to step down next year
The new CEO is taking over at time when Target’s sales are in a funk, its stores are messy and understocked, and it’s losing market share to rivals like Walmart. … Read More
Month: August 2025
Opinion | A new European security landscape is emerging after Alaska summit
The Alaska summit between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin was a test balloon for Trump to find out, as he said, what Putin had in mind. … Read More
Dunkin’ launches fall menu with new and returning favorites
Starting on Aug. 20, customers at Dunkin’ locations around the U.S. can select from the company’s fall menu. WASHINGTON — It’s that time of year again. Fall is right around … Read More
Russia offers India ‘special mechanism’ to keep buying its oil, amid Trump tariff threat
Russia expects to continue supplying oil to India thanks to a “special mechanism” despite warnings from the United States, Russian embassy officials in New Delhi said on Wednesday, adding that … Read More
Trump slams Smithsonian for focusing on ‘how bad slavery was’, threatens funding
US President Donald Trump suggested on Tuesday he will pressure the Smithsonian Institution – a premier museum, education and research complex for US history and culture – to accept his … Read More
Mexican boxer Chavez Jnr deported from US over alleged cartel ties
Mexican boxer Julio Cesar Chavez Jnr has entered a prison in the northern Mexico state of Sonora after his arrest in the United States in July, Mexico’s national arrest registry … Read More
Trump White House debuts TikTok account ahead of possible ban: ‘I am your voice’
The White House launched an official TikTok account on Tuesday, taking advantage of the short video app’s more than 170 million US users to spread the messages of President Donald … Read More
Israel mobilises 60,000 reservists to seize Gaza City, heaping pressure on Hamas
Israel’s defence minister has approved a plan for the conquest of Gaza City and authorised the call-up of around 60,000 reservists to carry it out, his ministry confirmed on Wednesday. … Read More
Ukrainians feel hopeless about Trump’s push to end war: ‘Putin isn’t interested’
In east Ukraine, where invading Russian forces are steadily gaining ground in costly metre-for-metre battles, Ukrainian troops holding the line see US President Donald Trump’s push for peace as a … Read More
US soybean farmers urge Trump to make purchase deal with China
American soybean farmers urged US President Donald Trump in a Tuesday letter to reach a trade deal with China that secures significant soybean purchase agreements, warning of dire long-term economic … Read More