The dollar hits a three-year low and faces further falls if President Trump selects a replacement for Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell early, MUFG Bank’s Lee Hardman says in a note. The Wall Street Journal reported that Trump was toying with this idea amid frustration over Powell’s careful approach to interest-rate cuts. An early replacement could be used to…
Jose Adolfo Macias, alias ‘Fito’, is due to be extradited to the US on drug trafficking and weapons smuggling charges. The fugitive leader of Ecuador’s Los Choneros gang has been recaptured after nearly 18 months on the run, according to President Daniel Noboa. Jose Adolfo Macias, also known as “Fito”, escaped from Guayaquil prison in…
The order to restrict cannabis use for medical purposes only must pass another hurdle before becoming law The Thai government is moving to tighten rules around the sale of cannabis, just three years after the kingdom decriminalised recreational use of the popular substance. Thailand’s Ministry of Public Health on Tuesday night ordered that cannabis use be restricted to…
Seales and Joseph take nine wickets before Australia stage mini recovery by restricting West Indies to 57-4 at stumps. In a performance reminiscent of West Indies’ fearsome bowling attacks of old, Jayden Seales and Shamar Joseph tore through the Australia batting lineup, toppling them for a meagre 180 on day one of the first Test…
Inter Milan overcame River Plate 2-0 in a heated clash, while Monterrey thumped Urawa Reds 4-0 to enter the knockouts. Mexican club Monterrey have booked a spot in the knockout rounds of the Club World Cup with a thumping 4-0 win over Japan’s Urawa Red Diamonds at the Rose Bowl. Three goals in eight first-half…
Hugo Carvajal pleads guilty to four criminal counts including narcoterrorism conspiracy, conspiracy to import cocaine. A former director of Venezuelan military intelligence has pleaded guilty to drug trafficking and narcoterrorism charges in a United States federal court, according to the Justice Department, a week before his trial was set to begin. Hugo Carvajal, who served…
EU leaders gather in Brussels to address sanctions on Russia, US tariffs, and Middle East conflicts. The heads of the European Union’s 27 member nations will meet in Brussels to discuss tougher sanctions on Russia, ways to prevent painful new United States tariffs, and how to make their voices heard in the Middle East conflicts….
As expected, the Dallas Mavericks select Cooper Flagg with top pick while Dylan Harper joins Victor Wembanyama at San Antonio Spurs. Cooper Flagg anticipated the moment for many months. Still, when the Duke product heard his name called Wednesday at No 1 overall in the NBA draft by the Dallas Mavericks, he experienced a flurry…
The film isn’t releasing in India, but that hasn’t stopped calls for an industry-wide boycott of Dosanjh or AICWA from calling Aamir a ‘terrorist’. The Federation of Western Indian Cine Employees (FWICE) and the All Indian Cine Workers Association (AICWA) have waded into the cultural row over Sardaar Ji 3, the upcoming film starring Diljit Dosanjh…
First they came for dupattas, and now it’s kohlapuris. In the shoe shops that line Lahore’s popular Liberty Market, kolhapuris are stacked one on top of the other, kolhapuris that look exactly like the ones that were worn by models in the latest Prada fashion show in Milan that sparked outrage in the South Asian…
