6+ hour, 49+ min ago   (557+ words) It is easy to start a war. But ending one is far more difficult. Still, it is worth the effort. Early this month, US President Donald Trump sent two peace envoys to Moscow and Kyiv, apparently to try to end…...

6+ hour, 49+ min ago   (362+ words) As it was happening, 9/11 had the quality almost of impending Armageddon, if not strictly, on a scale even remotely comparable with the terminal biblical mayhem of the fundamentalist imagination. Still, something was shaken in those moments. Perhaps what it came…...

19+ hour, 7+ min ago   (908+ words) Doonbeg, Ireland — US President Donald Trump said a lot of “very negative forces” are bringing things up about AI that won’t happen and said that he wanted to make sure the US remains the industry leader. “We’re leading China in…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (781+ words) Republicans at their midterm convention know that history is not on their side this election season, but they are counting on President Donald Trump and his two-day extravaganza in Dallas to rally voters to protect their House and Senate majorities....

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (326+ words) Frankfurt — The European Central Bank (ECB) raised interest rates on Thursday to cool inflation that is being fed by high oil prices from the Iran war. The decision was supported by a stronger-than-expected economy, which suggests businesses can weather the…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (267+ words) The UN nuclear watchdog’s 35-nation board of governors has passed a resolution reporting Iran to the UN Security Council for the first time in 20 years for breaching its nonproliferation obligations, diplomats said on Wednesday. The resolution follows up on a…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (608+ words) By Andreas Rinke and Kirsti Knolle Berlin — German Chancellor Friedrich Merz accused the Alternative for Germany (AfD) on Wednesday of supporting Russia against Germany’s interests and advocating anti-migration policies that were tantamount to “ethnic cleansing”. Merz was addressing the German…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (715+ words) The Brazilian ambassador in Pretoria makes much of the 30 or so Brazilian companies operating in South Africa, and the handful of South African companies operating in Brazil, as evidence of a flourishing commercial relationship. Add to that President Cyril Ramaphosa’s…...

5+ day, 50+ min ago   (369+ words) US President Donald Trump’s administration on Tuesday blasted Ford Motor’s business partnerships with Chinese companies, saying they pose national security concerns. In a letter to Ford CEO Jim Farley sent on Tuesday, US transportation secretary Sean Duffy said the carmaker’s…...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago   (458+ words) The National Treasury is finalising a funding model to repair and upgrade South Africa’s border infrastructure as the government steps up immigration enforcement and prepares legislation to reserve some business activities for citizens. The cabinet has approved a border infrastructure…...