NATO is debating a plan to provide more predictable military support to Ukraine in coming years as better armed Russian troops assert control on the battlefield, the organization’s top civilian official said Wednesday. “We strongly believe that support to Ukraine should be less dependent on short-term, voluntary offers and more dependent on long-term NATO commitments,” … Read more
Taiwan’s biggest earthquake in at least 25 years has killed nine people and injured more than 900 while 50 workers travelling in minibuses to a hotel in a national park are missing. Some buildings are tilted at precarious angles in the mountainous, sparsely populated county of Hualien, near the epicentre of the 7.2 magnitude quake, … Read more
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Conservative Party is set for a heavy defeat at a national election expected this year, according to a seat projection published on Wednesday which showed the opposition Labour Party winning more than 400 seats. The YouGov model, which predicts results in individual parliamentary seats based on estimated vote … Read more
Ties between Moscow and Pyongyang have strengthened recently. (File) Russia considers South Korea’s decision to impose sanctions against Russian individuals and entities as an “unfriendly” move and will respond in due course, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday. South Korea has imposed sanctions against two Russian vessels which it says were carrying … Read more
Biden campaign’s hopes for turnaround hampered by new poll showing Trump leading in swing states Good morning, US politics blog readers. Joe Biden has been an unpopular president for most of his administration, and recent polls have shown him trailing Donald Trump in states he must win in order to remain in the White House. … Read more
A 12-year-old boy suspected of shooting and killing a classmate and wounding two girls of the same age at a school in Finland said he had been motivated by bullying, police have said, as flags flew at half-mast across the country. Finland was in mourning after the 12-year-old was alleged to have arrived at Viertola … Read more
Article content OTTAWA — The founder of the global relief charity whose workers were killed by Israeli air strikes in the Gaza Strip on Monday is pleading with Israel to start the “long journey to peace.” Article content Jose Andres, a Spanish chef who founded the World Central Kitchen in 2010, penned an essay published … Read more
Jerome Powell, chairman of the US Federal Reserve, during a Fed Listens event in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, March 22, 2024. A trio of central bank decisions this week sent a clear message to markets that officials are preparing to loosen monetary policy, reigniting investor appetite for risk. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images … Read more
One indicator many people use to determine how well they’re doing in life is to compare themselves with their parents. After all, your parents’ socioeconomic situation can be pretty prescriptive of how you’ll fare in life. To do better than them is a common goal for families from a variety of backgrounds. But these days, … Read more
The Spotify logo is displayed on a screen on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York City, Dec. 4, 2023. Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters Spotify shares jumped 6% on Wednesday after a Bloomberg report said the company will increase prices for its premium subscription service in several markets, including the U.S., … Read more
