BREAKINGBREAKING, Central bank chair condemns ‘intimidation’ following grand jury subpoenas. Published On 12 Jan 202612 Jan 2026 Click here to share on social media share2 Share United States President Donald Trump’s administration has opened a criminal investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, in a development set to heighten concerns about the independence of US … Read more
MBABANE, Eswatini (AP) — A judge failed to appear for a scheduled court hearing in Eswatini on Thursday over the continued detention of four men deported by the United States to the southern African kingdom. The case was brought by several non-profit organizations that have challenged the legality of holding the men from Cuba, Laos, Vietnam and … Read more
US president blasts long-delayed project to link Los Angeles and San Francisco as a ‘boondoggle’ and a ‘train to nowhere’. United States President Donald Trump has pulled the plug on $4bn in funding for a long-delayed high-speed rail line in California, blasting the project as a “boondoggle” and a “train to nowhere”. Trump said in … Read more
The Trump administration is trying to deport a group of eight migrants to South Sudan, a country on the brink of civil war. The men, who are from countries including Vietnam, Cuba and Mexico, are currently believed to be held at an American military base in the East African nation of Djibouti, after a federal … Read more
The Trump administration is finalizing a new ban on travel to the United States for citizens of certain countries that would be broader than the versions President Trump issued in his first term, according to two officials familiar with the matter. A draft recommendation circulating inside the executive branch proposes a “red” list of countries … Read more
US State Department says overseas development and aid programmes to be cut by $54bn. The United States has dramatically cut the budgets of overseas development and aid programmes, with multiyear contracts pared down by 92 percent, or $54bn, the State Department has said. After his inauguration on January 20, US President Donald Trump signed an … Read more
Nearly 100 migrants, recently deported by the United States to Panama where they had been locked in a hotel, were loaded onto buses Tuesday night and moved to a detention camp on the outskirts of the jungle, several of the migrants said. It is unclear how long the group, which was deported under the Trump … Read more
US oil group under pressure to exit Russia after Biden administration widens sanctions Financial Times Oil jumps on expected hit to China and India’s Russian supplies CNBC Russia faces higher costs on sea-borne oil exports due to new US sanctions Reuters Oil Price Rally Continues After U.S. Sanctions Russia’s Biggest Oil Sellers OilPrice.com Will Joe Biden’s new oil sanctions … Read more
The world’s most popular cryptocurrency has gained more than 30 percent since the US presidential election. Bitcoin is closing in on $90,000 as crypto enthusiasts bet on United States President-elect Donald Trump taking a hands-off approach to digital currencies. The world’s most popular cryptocurrency hit a record high of $89,637 on Tuesday, continuing its explosive … Read more