Ryan Bergh, a machinist at Boeing’s factory in Everett, Washington for 10 years, cheers during a strike rally for the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) at the Seattle Union Hall in Seattle, Washington, on October 15, 2024. (Photo by Jason Redmond / AFP) (Photo by JASON REDMOND/AFP via Getty Images) Jason Redmond … Read more
“We have three main policy recommendations,” Koeva-Brooks said, highlighting that the first is “for central banks to pivot towards providing more support to activity where inflation is under control.” By contrast, she added that governments should tighten fiscal policy to draw a line under the emergency measures of the pandemic years, as well as enacting … Read more
China aims to boost training, support and “ideological guidance” for its industrial workforce, to create a highly skilled talent pool as the country doubles down on hi-tech development. The goals were laid down in a set of guidelines issued jointly by the Communist Party Central Committee, the core leadership body of the ruling party, and … Read more
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends the BRICS Business Forum in Moscow, Russia October 18, 2024. Alexander Zemlianichenko | Via Reuters Russia is rolling out the red carpet to its geopolitical allies as it hosts the latest BRICS summit on Tuesday, pushing its agenda to create a “new world order” that challenges the West. The group … Read more
Even as Blinken landed, Hezbollah fired waves of rockets at two sites near Tel Aviv: the Glilot base used by Israel’s military intelligence and the Nirit suburb. Rockets were also fired at a naval base outside the port city of Haifa, further north, and several sirens sounded in Tel Aviv, but there were no immediate … Read more
The United States has been supporting Israel since the beginning (Photo:X) Israeli and US officials have begun implementing a $5.2 billion emergency aid package to bolster Israel’s air defence system. The Israeli and US sides completed an exchange of letters to initiate the package, which will enhance Israel’s Iron Dome anti-rocket system, David’s Sling missile … Read more
But in her next breath she warned that now isn’t the time for victory laps. Ever-rising debt levels and the splintering of global trade under the pressure of geopolitical rivalries have cast a long shadow over the meetings, which begin in earnest Tuesday. The uncertainty is only fueled by the wars raging in both Eastern … Read more
Deputy US Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo spoke with Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa on Monday, the Department of Treasury said in a statement. They discussed security and economic stability in the West Bank. Adeyemo and Mustafa also discussed the Palestinian Authority’s attempts to improve its anti-money laundering efforts and counter the financing of … Read more
It’s not the first sign of British wariness about Trump. His visits to the U.K. in 2018 and 2019 were met with protests, while a petition urging the U.K. to ditch its offer of a state visit bagged more than 1.8 million signatures. Harris polls better with Brits in the YouGov study than her boss … Read more
US special envoy Amos Hochstein is in the region to hold talks with Israel and Lebanese officials about an IDF-Hezbollah ceasefire based on the United Security Council resolution 1701 that set the ceasefire terms that ended the Second Lebanon war in 2006. “We’re going to have a substantive conversation with the Government of Lebanon, … Read more
