A US-owned container ship was hit by an anti-ship ballistic missile off the coast of Yemen

A US-owned container ship was hit by an anti-ship ballistic missile off the coast of Yemen

Men stand near a billboard depicting an Israeli-flagged commercial ship on fire after it was struck by Houthi-allied Yemeni naval forces on a street on January 10, 2024 in Sana’a, Yemen. Mohammed Hamoud | Getty Images A container ship owned and operated by the United States was hit by an anti-ship ballistic missile from Houthi-controlled … Read more

Veteran investor David Roche says the market is wrong about the outcome of the Taiwan election

Veteran investor David Roche says the market is wrong about the outcome of the Taiwan election

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen speaks as Lai Ching-te, Taiwan’s vice president and presidential candidate of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) during a campaign rally ahead of the election in Taipei, Taiwan on January 11, 2024. Carlos Garcia Rawlins | Reuters Taiwan’s election results put the island on a “collision course with China” and the … Read more

Apple is offering a rare iPhone discount in China as concerns over demand grow

Apple is offering a rare iPhone discount in China as concerns over demand grow

Apple flagship store in Shanghai in November 2023. Costfoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Apple is offering discounts on a range of its products in China, including the latest iPhones, its website shows, as it faces growing competition and growing concerns about a lack of demand for its flagship smartphone. Between January 18 and January … Read more

Hunter Biden profusely agrees to the deposition as House heads toward a contempt resolution

Hunter Biden profusely agrees to the deposition as House heads toward a contempt resolution

Hunter Biden, son of US President Joe Biden, is seen making a surprise appearance at the House Oversight Committee’s marking and meeting to vote on whether to hold Biden in contempt of Congress for failing to respond to a request to testify on the House floor last . moon, on Capitol Hill in Washington, USA, … Read more

Biden administration to early forgive balances of some student loan borrowers

Biden administration to early forgive balances of some student loan borrowers

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks at Montgomery County Community College on January 5, 2024 in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania. Almond Ngan | AFP | Getty Images The Biden administration announced Friday that it will soon begin forgiving student loans for borrowers who have made payments for a decade or more and initially took out $12,000 or … Read more

Ukraine and Russia say they want the war to end. But military and political experts say they are nowhere near peace talks

Ukraine and Russia say they want the war to end.  But military and political experts say they are nowhere near peace talks

On November 30, 2023, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will visit the soldiers on the Kupian front line in Kharkiv, Ukraine. Ukrainian Presidency | Anadolu | Getty Images Ukraine is set to present its peace plan to end its war with Russia to allied national security advisers in Switzerland on Sunday when officials gather in the … Read more

Trump fraud trial adjourned, all eyes now on Judge Engoron

Trump fraud trial adjourned, all eyes now on Judge Engoron

The trial of former President Donald Trump, his two sons and the Trump Organization has ended in New York. Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron adjourned Thursday after more than five hours of closing arguments. Now Engoron will consider whether to grant the attorney general’s request to fine Trump $370 million, ban him from the … Read more

Why the US can extend its reign as the world’s leading economy

Why the US can extend its reign as the world's leading economy

The US, China and India may take turns leading the global economy this century, according to an analysis by the Center for Economic and Business Research. The CEBR forecast suggests that China could potentially take the top spot as the world’s largest economy by gross domestic product as early as 2037. The forecast also sees … Read more

Hunter Biden skips House hearing on resolution to hold him in contempt

Hunter Biden skips House hearing on resolution to hold him in contempt

Hunter Biden, son of US President Joe Biden, sits with his lawyer, Abbe Lowell, as he makes a surprise appearance at a House Oversight Committee meeting to vote on whether to hold Biden in contempt of Congress for failing to respond to a request for testimony. to the House last month, on Capitol Hill in … Read more

AI election disruption poses biggest global risk in 2024, Davos survey warns

AI election disruption poses biggest global risk in 2024, Davos survey warns

Alfieri | Digitalvision Vectors | Getty Images With roughly half of the world’s adult population heading to the polls in a game-changing election year, concerns about the role of artificial intelligence in disrupting results have topped the list of biggest risks for 2024, according to a new report. The World Economic Forum’s “Global Risks Report … Read more