Fed holds rates steady as Powell hints at rate cut in September
Fed holds rates steady at 5.25-5.50%, yet Powell hints at a possible rate cut in September. Treasury yields fall, gold spikes, and US stock indices rally. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome…
Venezuela’s Presidential Election: A Path to Democracy or a Road Paved with Irregularities?
As the dust settles from Venezuela’s recent presidential election, the European Union (EU) has provided a critical assessment of the electoral process, emphasizing the ongoing challenges faced by the nation.…
Poland’s Railway Transformation: A €230 Million Investment in Green Energy
On July 29, 2024, a significant step forward for Poland’s railway system was announced with the European Investment Bank (EIB) extending a loan of PLN 1 billion (over €230 million)…
Clashes in UK’s Southport, after killing of three girls, leave many police injured
SOUTHPORT, England, July 31 (Reuters) – Violent clashes in a seaside town in northwest England following the killing of three young girls at a dance workshop in a stabbing attack,…
UK investigates Google-parent Alphabet and AI firm Anthropic’s relationship
This is not the first investigation from a competition authority into Big Tech’s investment in an AI company. The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is investigating a relationship between…
After Finland legalised migrant pushbacks, many fear a ‘dangerous precedent’
Finland’s new law to deal with cases of instrumentalised migration has set alarm bells ringing for its far-reaching provisions. “We should all be more Finnish when it comes to security.”…
As US faces rare EEE cases, which mosquito-borne diseases are rising in Europe?
One person in New Hampshire has died from eastern equine encephalitis (EEE), a rare illness transmitted by mosquitoes. Europe, meanwhile, is seeing a rise in several more common illnesses. One…
BP boosts dividend as higher oil and gas prices lift profits
A drop in food prices contributed to the fall with items such as butter, milk, pasta, flour and chicken all becoming cheaper. Preliminary estimates for Spain’s year-on-year inflation rate for…
‘Join a union with Putin’: Poland and Hungary in diplomatic row over Russia
While most European countries firmly back Ukraine, Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is seen as having comparatively close ties to Russia, prompting a war of words with Poland. A diplomatic…
After Finland legalised migrant pushbacks, many fear a ‘dangerous precedent’
Finland’s new law to deal with cases of instrumentalised migration has set alarm bells ringing for its far-reaching provisions. “We should all be more Finnish when it comes to security.”…