US stock market surges to record high despite Trump’s tariff threats

US stock market surges to record high despite Trump’s tariff threats

The S&P 500 rises 0.57 percent after US president-elect’s tariff announcements roil European and Asian markets. US stocks have hit record highs despite United States President-elect Donald Trump’s pledge to impose sweeping tariffs that threaten to upend international trade. The S&P 500, which measures the performance of 500 of the biggest US firms, rose 0.57 […]

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What does government boycott of Haaretz mean for press freedom in Israel? | Israel-Palestine conflict

What does government boycott of Haaretz mean for press freedom in Israel? | Israel-Palestine conflict

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s cabinet approves proposal to sanction the country’s oldest newspaper. Israel’s cabinet has approved a proposal to cut all government links with Haaretz – a move that could cripple the 105-year-old newspaper financially and force it to shut down. Haaretz has condemned the action, describing it as “another step in [Prime Minister

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Israeli Leaders Blamed by Independent Inquiry for Oct. 7 Failures

Israeli Leaders Blamed by Independent Inquiry for Oct. 7 Failures

For more than a year, the Israeli government has avoided holding itself to account for its failure to prevent the deadliest event in Israel’s history: the Hamas-led raid on Oct. 7, 2023. An independent commission, founded by survivors of the raid and relatives of Israelis who were killed and kidnapped, tried to fill that void

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Why I want to arrest Myanmar’s military leader | Close Up | Al Jazeera

Why I want to arrest Myanmar’s military leader | Close Up | Al Jazeera

A teacher-turned-rebel joins a people’s fighting force to take back Myanmar from military rule. Zike Maung never imagined trading his classroom for the front lines of a rebellion. But when Myanmar’s military seized power from the democratically elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi in February 2021, his world – and his country – was

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Romania’s far-right, pro-Russian lurch spells big trouble for EU and NATO – POLITICO

Romania’s far-right, pro-Russian lurch spells big trouble for EU and NATO – POLITICO

Reformist Elena Lasconi, who will face him in the runoff on Dec. 8, is directly warning that Romanians must now rally together to stop the country falling back under the thrall of Russia, which occupied it after World War II. She urged a crowd in Bucharest not to let frustration with the current establishment “become

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Egyptian authorities say 16 people missing after tourist boat sinks in Red Sea

Egyptian authorities say 16 people missing after tourist boat sinks in Red Sea

Cairo AP  —  At least 16 people are missing after a tourist yacht sank in the Red Sea following warnings about rough seas, Egyptian officials said Monday. The governor of the Red Sea region, Amr Hanafy, said rescuers saved 28 people from the vessel south of the coastal town of Marsa Alam, and some were

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At least eight migrants drown in shipwreck off Greek island of Samos

At least eight migrants drown in shipwreck off Greek island of Samos

Six children died in the disaster, while the police found 36 survivors alive on Samos and three people were rescued. Greece’s coast guard has found the bodies of eight migrants, including six children, who drowned off the island of Samos, authorities said, in the second migrant shipwreck in the Aegean Sea this month. Greek police

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Could protests by Imran Khan supporters lead to more political instability? | Imran Khan

Could protests by Imran Khan supporters lead to more political instability? | Imran Khan

Security forces seal off Islamabad as demonstrators demand former Pakistani prime minister be released from jail. Pakistan is witnessing arguably the biggest protest since February’s disputed elections. Security forces have been deployed to stop Imran Khan’s supporters from marching into the capital. They are demanding the former prime minister be released from jail and the

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Tourist's Leg Amputated in High-Stakes, 20-Hour Rescue – The Daily Beast

Tourist's Leg Amputated in High-Stakes, 20-Hour Rescue – The Daily Beast

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