Trump, Putin agree to seek limited ceasefire in Ukraine

The US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed during a call on Tuesday to seek a limited ceasefire against energy and infrastructure targets in the Russia-Ukraine war,...

Could Donald Trump’s tariffs cause a recession?

Investors are growing increasingly concerned that President Donald Trump’s tariff policies and federal layoffs could spark a US recession. An even bigger worry is that the Federal Reserve might not...

No one could've imagined Yang would be deported to Laos

A former lawyer for the Hmong-American woman who was brought to the United States at eight months old and lived in Milwaukee until she was deported 11 days ago to...

A cloudy future

The US Environmental Protection Agency is going to eradicate its own scientific research arm, with over 1,000 scientists going from working on protecting us and our environment to standing in...

Job losses

India's PM Modi joins Trump-owned 'Truth Social' platform

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday joined US President Donald Trump-owned social media platform, Truth Social, following a post by the American leader.The post shared a video link of Prime...

Trump's mass firings could have ripple effects

Harvard University is imposing a temporary freeze on hiring faculty. Columbia University is grappling with cuts to $400 million in federal funding. California Institute of Technology is leaving postdoctoral positions...

Game of war: The cards are stacked against the humanities

“You don’t have the cards right now.” In his now notorious news conference with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President Donald Trump offered the image of a poker match or, less...

High tariffs

The USA is proposing revising tariffs to 25 per cent, on products from México and Canada, and even China. There will be possible reciprocals. This will have repercussions for ordinary...

Trump’s sudden U-turns create regional unease

Donald Trump’s flip-flops have confused both Palestinians and Iranians and stoked regional tensions during this month. On the one hand, Trump chose to threaten Hamas, which the US branded a...