The Hong Kong observation wheel and the HSBC building in Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong. Ucg | Universal Images Group | Getty Images HSBC is “very positive” about the mid to long-term outlook for the Chinese economy despite current headwinds, the British bank’s chief financial officer told CNBC. Growth in China has been weighed down … Read more
FORT PIERCE, Fla. (NewsNation) — A federal judge will hear arguments Thursday on whether to dismiss the classified documents prosecution of Donald Trump, with his attorneys asserting the former president’s actions were carried out within the scope of his presidential duties. NewsNation has confirmed Trump will attend the hearing in a Florida federal courtroom. Trump’s … Read more
Many countries are bouncing back from the COVID-19 pandemic, but the poorest are not and a significant number are seeing their conditions deteriorate, the UN Development Program said Wednesday. Achim Steiner, head of the agency, said that after two decades during which rich and poor countries were coming closer in terms of development, the finding … Read more
TOKYO – A Japanese high court ruled Thursday that denying same-sex marriage is unconstitutional and called for urgent government action to address the lack of any law allowing for such unions. Plaintiffs and the LGBTQ+ community in Japan cheered it as a landmark decision that gives them hope for change toward equality. The … Read more
“This is a deliberate distortion of the context,” Kremlin said. Moscow: The Kremlin said on Thursday that comments on nuclear weapons that Russian President Vladimir Putin made in an interview with state media did not constitute a threat to use them, and accused the U.S. of deliberately taking the remarks out of context. Putin said … Read more
MPs from around the globe condemn Russian election in Ukrainian territories The chairs of foreign affairs committee in 23 parliaments –from the Baltics to the US to Israel – have signed a statement rejecting the legitimacy of elections conducted by Russia in occupied Ukrainian territories. Joint statement of 🇱🇻🇪🇪🇱🇹🇵🇱🇺🇦🇺🇸🇩🇪🇬🇧🇧🇪🇨🇦🇩🇰🇮🇹🇷🇴🇮🇱🇨🇿🇪🇸🇲🇩🇱🇺🇮🇪🇮🇸 Foreign Affairs Committee Chairs: we unequivocally … Read more
Key events Muslim groups dismiss Gove’s extremism definition as attack on free speech and ‘solution looking for a problem’ Sammy Gecsoyler Groups set to be named by Michael Gove as “divisive forces within Muslim communities” today have warned against allowing the “personal biases of one man” to determine government policy on extremism, claiming the communities … Read more
Breadcrumb Trail Links World Author of the article: Associated Press David Hamilton Published Mar 13, 2024 • 2 minute read U.S. television journalist Don Lemon arrives for the Recording Academy and Clive Davis pre-Grammy gala at the Beverly Hilton hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. on Feb. 4, 2023. Photo by MICHAEL TRAN /AFP via Getty … Read more
The European Central Bank must take its time to get interest rate cuts right, its chief economist, Philip Lane, said Thursday. “A lot of evidence is accumulating, but what’s also fair to say is that the transition from this holding phase, we’ve been on hold since last September since a substantial hiking cycle, we do … Read more
Pete Maldonado turned his biggest vice into a multimillion-dollar business. It all started with a late-night poker game — but this isn’t a story about gambling. In 2011, Maldonado met his future business partner, Rashid Ali, at a friend’s apartment in Chicago. After a couple of betting rounds, their conversation turned to guilty pleasures. Maldonado … Read more
