US stock futures slid on Tuesday, pulling further back from record highs as uncertainty over interest rate cuts and the continued strength of tech stocks brought a note of wariness to the market. S&P 500 (^GSPC) futures slipped 0.3%, while Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) futures were 0.2% lower after a losing start to the […]
NASA’s bold plan to get pristine samples of Mars to Earth for analysis is facing major challenges, according to a new report. Design, cost and scheduling are all significant obstacles, an audit report of NASA’s Mars Sample Return (MSR) Program by the agency’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) finds. MSR aims to return Martian geological […]
Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley told NBC News’ “Meet the Press” on Friday that she doesn’t know whether Donald Trump would follow the Constitution if elected president again. “I don’t know. I mean, you always want to think someone will, but I don’t know,” Haley said. Citing Trump’s remarks over the course of his campaign […]
FORT PIERCE, Florida — A federal judge in Florida expressed skepticism Friday about the feasibility of special counsel Jack Smith’s plan to bring Donald Trump to trial in July on charges that he stashed government secrets at his Mar-a-Lago estate after leaving office. U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon did not immediately signal whether she believes […]
(Reuters) -Electric-vehicle startup Fisker on Thursday raised substantial doubts about its ability to continue as a going concern, sending its shares down around 23% in extended trading. The company, which missed analysts’ expectations for quarterly revenue, also announced plans to reduce its workforce by about 15%. The EV maker reported preliminary revenue of $200.1 million […]
The European Council finally opened the way for the use of frozen assets of the Russian Federation for the benefit of Ukraine. According to the decision of February 12, 2024, all depositories owning sovereign assets of the Russian Federation of more than 1 million euros must separately account for extraordinary cash balances. This is only […]
German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius played down questions about his country’s ability to sustain defence spending of 2% of gross domestic product (GDP) for 2024. “We are above 2%, that is the message,” Pistorius said at NATO headquarters in Brussels on Wednesday. “A good horse doesn’t jump higher than it has to,” he added. For […]
Donald Trump’s comments calling into question the US commitment to defend its Nato allies from attack were “dangerous” and “un-American”, US President Joe Biden has said. Mr Biden seized on the former president’s comments on Saturday, which sowed fresh fears among US partners about its dependability on the global stage. Mr Trump, the front-runner for […]
President Joe Biden called Israel’s U.S.-backed military operation in Gaza “over the top” at a White House press conference Thursday night. Shortly before that, his administration released a new policy it claimed would ensure foreign countries don’t use U.S. military assistance to break international and U.S. laws protecting civilians. But then Friday morning, Israeli Prime […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers, a Democrat, voiced skepticism Wednesday about the possibility of the Republican-controlled Legislature passing new legislative maps that Evers proposed. Evers was asked about Republican Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu floating the possibility earlier in the day of the Senate voting on the Evers maps. “I’ll believe it […]
Radosław Sikorski, Polish Foreign Minister, has stressed, following President Duda’s controversial statement on Crimea, that Poland recognises Ukraine’s independence within its internationally established borders, which have been repeatedly confirmed by Russia. Source: Sikorski on Twitter (X), as European Pravda reports Quote: “Poland recognises the independence of Ukraine within its internationally recognised borders, which have been […]
Polish President Andrzej Duda cast doubt on Ukraine’s ability to reclaim Russian-occupied Crimea in an interview with the Polish channel Kanał Zero on Feb. 2. Duda also weighed in on the prospect of Moscow launching attacks on other countries, emphasizing the crucial need for continued Western support to Kyiv. “If Russia maintains control over Ukrainian territories, it will be a […]