European military heavyweights Germany and Poland affirmed on Tuesday that they will not be sending troops to Ukraine, after reports that some Western countries may be considering doing so as the war with Russia enters its third year. The head of Nato also said the US-led military alliance has no plans to send troops to […]
(Bloomberg) — Indonesia plans to propose a wider budget deficit for next year to fund new policies by the incoming president, which may include Prabowo Subianto’s free lunch program. Most Read from Bloomberg The fiscal gap may rise to 2.45%-2.8% of gross domestic product in 2025, Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati told reporters after a […]
WASHINGTON — When former President Donald Trump told a campaign rally in South Carolina last weekend that he would encourage Russia to attack NATO allies who “didn’t pay,” there were gasps of shock in Washington, London, Paris, Tokyo and elsewhere around the world. But not in South Carolina. At least not in the room that […]
(Reuters) – Data storage products maker Western Digital Corp posted a wider-than-expected quarterly adjusted loss on Thursday, due to the impact of structural changes the company implemented in its flash and HDD businesses. Shares of the company were down about 4% in after-market trading. Last quarter, the company said it would spin off its flash […]
Arizona now has all the financial pieces in place to widen Interstate 10 between Chandler and Casa Grande thanks to a $95 million federal grant announced by state Democratic leaders on Monday. The project has been a priority for many years, but funding its over $1 billion price tag hasn’t been easy to come by. […]
BEIRUT (Reuters) -Hezbollah attacked an Israeli army base with explosive drones deployed from Lebanon on Tuesday, hitting the position for the first time in what the Iran-backed group declared part of its response to recent Israeli assassinations in Lebanon. Also on Tuesday, an Israeli attack killed three Hezbollah fighters in south Lebanon, sources familiar with […]
US secretary of state Antony Blinken has kicked off his latest Middle East diplomatic mission in Turkey, as fears mount that Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza may explode into a broader conflict. Mr Blinken’s fourth visit in three months comes amid worrying developments outside of Gaza, including in Lebanon, northern Israel, the Red Sea […]
A senior Hamas official was reportedly killed in a strike Tuesday in Lebanon’s capital city, putting Israel on high alert should the conflict in the region widen. According to local news channels, Israel carried out a bombing that killed Saleh al-Arouri, the deputy chief of the political bureau for the Palestinian militant group in Beirut. […]
Astronomers have discovered not one but two planetary systems with sun-like stars at their hearts. Both of these systems contain mini-Neptune planets and one harbors a huge “super-Jupiter” world, all of which are many times more massive than Earth. Studying the realms could lead to a better understanding of how planets form and evolve around […]