Trump signs executive order threatening tariffs for countries trading with Iran
The order did not specify the rate that could be imposed, but used 25% as an example.
Continue ReadingThe order did not specify the rate that could be imposed, but used 25% as an example.
Continue ReadingAnke Gowda, whose library is open to everyone, recently received an Indian government award.
Continue ReadingFor instance, Liberia, Africa’s oldest republic, was founded by freed black American slaves in 1822. After Ghana became independent in 1957, a wave of black intellectuals and artists moved there from the US. Martin Luther King, Malcolm X and Muhammad Ali subsequently paid high-profile visits to Ghana, while Guinea became home to Black Panther leader […]
Continue ReadingBad Bunny has said he feels a responsibility, as someone with influence, to highlight important issues. He has consistently used his platform and music to not only showcase his culture, but support the LGBTQ community and advocate for Puerto Rico’s self-determination, which has remained an overseas US territory since 1898.
Continue ReadingStories of aspiring foreign trainees shed light on an under-regulated industry, where there is opportunity and risk.
Continue ReadingKoichi Nakano, associate professor of political science at Sophia University, says that despite initial grumbling when the snap election was announced, the LDP appears to be riding high on the prime minister’s popularity. A recent Asahi Shimbun survey suggests the party is on track to gain significantly more than the 233 seats needed for a […]
Continue ReadingUS President Donald Trump has urged Republicans to “nationalise” elections while repeating his false claims of 2020 election fraud in a podcast interview. The US Constitution says that individual states determine how they carry out elections, and voting has long been administered by local officials across the country. The BBC’s Washington correspondent Daniel Bush explains […]
Continue ReadingBefore the parade, creative director Marco Balich’s show was based around the principle of ‘armonia’ – meaning union, connection, agreement – with “a narrative aimed at uniting territories, people and values within a shared vision”. It featured sections labelled ‘Italian beauty’ and ‘fantasia’, with a tribute to fashion designer Giorgio Armani, who died aged 91 […]
Continue ReadingMette-Marit says she is sorry to Norwegians for not realising what kind of person the late sex offender was.
Continue ReadingNFL fans have flocked to California for Super Bowl LX, where the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks will face off at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara.
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