Reforming Institutions for Better Fiscal, Not Higher Rates
As the sun sets on 2024, the Indonesian government charts a new fiscal course by raising the Value Added Tax (VAT) rate to 12 percent…
Thursday 2 January Carnival Day in Saint Kitts and Nevis
If you had the time. money and energy, you could probably while away a fun year by chasing the carnivals across the Caribbean. All of…
Giant naan breads and taking on the doubters
BBC"The stigma is old now - that's not what what Bradford is," says actor and writer Natalie DaviesAs Bradford begins its year as UK City…
Brazil’s BRICS Chairmanship: Building Multipolar World Remains Key Challenge
For the fourth time, Brazil, the only South American member, has taken over the BRICS+ chairmanship, pledging the dynamics steps to pursue and coordinate the…
Fireworks in Hawaii home spark deadly explosion, killing at least three | Crime News
Both the state governor and mayor of Honolulu pledged to crack down on illegal fireworks in the aftermath of the blast.An explosion set off by…
Gaza population falls 6 percent since start of war, statistics agency says | Gaza News
Population has declined by about 160,000 since Israel’s assault on Gaza began, official Palestinian statistics agency says.The population of Gaza has fallen 6 percent since…
At least 10 dead as a truck rams a New Year’s crowd in New Orleans | In Pictures News
A deadly car-ramming attack in New Orleans has brought chaos and mourning to the New Year’s Day celebrations in the Louisiana city, with authorities investigating…
What we know so far
ReutersTen people are dead and at least 35 injured after a man drove into a large crowd in New Orleans in the early hours of…
Spying in South Asia: Britain, The United States and India’s Secret Cold War – Book Review
Paul McGarr’s book Spying in South Asia: Britain, The United States, and India’s Secret Cold War focuses on the development of the febrile intelligence interaction…
Truck ramming attack kills at least 10 people in New Orleans | Crime
NewsFeedAn armed man in a truck has ploughed through a crowd in the US city of New Orleans, killing at least 10 people. The driver…
‘We are waging an existential war’: M23’s Bertrand Bisimwa on DRC conflict | Armed Groups News
For three years, the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has been embroiled in an armed conflict between the army and the M23 rebel…
Russian gas flow to Europe via Ukraine stopped: Who does it hurt? | Russia-Ukraine war News
The flow of Russian gas to several European countries was halted on New Year’s Day after Ukraine refused to renegotiate a transit deal amid war with…
Ten people killed in New Orleans as vehicle ploughs into crowd
BBCTen people have been killed and 35 others injured after a man intentionally drove into a large crowd in New Orleans and then began firing…
Pakistan’s Strategic Leverage and Afghanistan’s Pinpoints
In the complex geopolitical landscape of South Asia, Afghanistan remains inextricably linked to Pakistan, particularly following the rise of the Taliban to power in Kabul.…
Man in hotel missing underlying passive-aggressive tone of an Airbnb stay
A MAN staying in a regular hotel is longing for the underlying hostility of booking a night in an Airbnb, it has emerged. Julian, not…
At least 10 killed, dozens injured as truck crashes into New Orleans crowd | News
DEVELOPING STORYDEVELOPING STORY, At least 10 people have been killed and 30 injured after a vehicle drove into a crowd in Louisiana state’s New Orleans,…
Doctor in Gaza was detained as “warning to other physicians”
Dr Ali Elaydi says the arrest of the Dr Hussam Abu Safia in Gaza is meant as a warning to other doctors Source link
Ivory Coast says French troops to leave country after decades | Military News
Ivory Coast is the latest West African nation to expel troops of former colonial power after Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger.Ivory Coast has announced that…
Wind, rain and flood warnings across much of UK
PA MediaSand was whipped up by the wind on Tynemouth Longsands in the North East on New Year's EveMore than 150 flood warnings have been…
When the War on Drugs Goes Too Far: The Cartel Terrorism Fallacy
The prospect of Donald Trump’s return to power in January 2025 has ignited heated discussions, especially in relation to his previous stance on Mexico and…