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Dialogue Key To Avert Global Collisions
World politics shows more negative than positive trends. The conflict between India and Pakistan has been shelved. Kurds and Turkey have agreed on disarmament. But Turkey loathes Israel’s regional dominance and the end of the power balance in the...

What to Expect on the New Star Princess Cruise Ship This Fall
The newest ship from Princess Cruises, Star Princess, is set to launch this October with a full schedule of evening entertainment — including new theatrical productions, candlelight music performances, and Latin dance nights. Designed as the...

India to attract foreign copper firms with overseas mining ties: Govt report
India imported 1.2 million metric tons of copper in the fiscal year to March 2025, up 4 per cent from a year earlier | Photo Credit: UNKNOWN India on Friday unveiled a series of steps to increase copper output, including encouraging foreign firms...

Trump’s first six months: A threat to our planet and its peoples
The election of Trump represents the coming to power of a neofascist leadership in the main imperialist country of the world, who is actively fueling the genocide of the Palestinian people. This represents a further shift to the right in the...

Hannibal native among first female physicians t…
Dr. Caroline Holman Skinner, (1858-1948) a circa 1897 graduate of the old Homeopathic College of Missouri, is recorded to be among the first three women doctors to practice medicine in St. Louis. She served on the staff of the Deaconess Hospital...

EFG Appoints New CIO for the Americas
EFG International has appointed a new Chief Investment Officer for the Americas region – someone who knows the firm very well. As of 1 July 2025, Luis Ferreira has assumed the role of Chief Investment Officer (CIO) for the Americas and Deputy CEO...

Merck Faces Pressure Over Global Tax Practices
Big pharma competes bitterly with the tech giants for the title of the most dodgy corporate sector in the world. Given this battle, it is astonishing that, on May 27, 2025, nearly one-quarter of shareholders at Merck & Co. (MRK, known outside of...

I moved our family of four from the US to France & pay just $2,235 for everything – but the grocery stores blew me away
ONE woman up and left America with her husband, two children, and dog five years ago and has since been enjoying an affordable lifestyle across the globe in France. The expat has come to love not only the rich culture and beautiful landscape of...

“They’re Melting Living Flesh in Hours”: Scientists Horrified as Swarm of Flesh-Eating Flies Begins Rapid Takeover of U.S.
IN A NUTSHELL 🐜 New World screwworm resurgence threatens livestock and human health in North and Central America. 🌡️ Possible causes include higher temperatures and flies adapting their behavior to avoid sterile males. 🚜 Eradication efforts focus...

We need a totally different Europe
First published at Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung. “The fear of war has really been gaining ground among young people.” Onno, vice president of the Workers’ Party of Belgium (PVDA/PTB) youth movement, is worried. “TikTok is overflowing with videos about...

Trump Has Become A Reset Button
Trump's sweeping tariffs and penalties on China-built ships have turned global shipping into the front line of economic war, observes Shyam G Menon. Photograph: Kevin Mohatt/Reuters For Donald Trump it was 'Liberation Day', one of a series of...

The King, the disquiet at Highgrove and the gardeners’ exodus
The King appeared in a circlet of feathers and a scarf draped ceremonially around the shoulders of his cream suit. It was a nod to the traditional cultures and forms of healing that underpinned his inaugural “Harmony Summit” at Highgrove House...

Durbin Reveals Devastating Insights Into Florida ICE Detention Facilities In Exclusive Site Visit
Staff site visits provide new, incriminating insight into the cruelty of the illegal Trump mass deportation agenda, including overcrowding, inhumane conditions, no access to medical care, and difficulty accessing legal counsel CHICAGO – Today,...

Punjabis falling prey to ‘human trafficking’: NAPA seeks scrutiny of ads by travel agents
Chandigarh: The North American Punjabi Association (NAPA) has called for stringent scrutiny of foreign job advertisements by travel agents in Punjab, claiming people from the state were falling prey to human trafficking and deceptive migration...

This 90 Day Fiancé Star's Too Mean-Spirited About Her Ex (She's Hurting Her Own Reputation)
One 90 Day Fiancé diva keeps trashing her ex, and it's not Yara Zaya, who finally called it quits with Jovi Dufren - it's actually Jasmine Pineda, who's using her fame to make it crystal clear that she's happier than ever following her split from...

Your Guide To Planning A Foreign Retirement
Thessaloniki, Greece, on the Aegean Sea, is among 96 places in 24 countries that Forbes recommends for retiring abroad. iStock/Getty Images Baltimore-reared Larry Swift was already living abroad, working as a security contractor in Saudi Arabia,...

Top 10 Easiest Country to Get Residency: Portugal, Mexico, and More
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Obtaining a second passport can be one of the most rewarding ways to unlock new opportunities. While some nations make the process more challenging, the easiest country to get residency offers simplified and more accessible...
From the JFK Documents File: CIA Operative William Pawley Planned with Right-Wing Cuban Terrorists to Sabotage Cuba’s Sugar Supply in the 1960s
William Pawley [Source: latinnewsagency.blogspot.com] Pawley ironically believed U.S. funding to exile operations would be putting money down a rat-hole because Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro was in control of Cuba and had the support of...

House Select Committee tackles US-China competition across multiple sectors
Congressman John Moolenaar Chairman of the Select Committee on the CCP | Official U.S. House headshotCongressman John Moolenaar Chairman of the Select Committee on the CCP | Official U.S. House headshot The House Select Committee on the Chinese...

Money & Me‘My goal is not having to check the price of things I want to buy'
Karen Kriska, a Filipina in Dubai, is a cryptocurrency enthusiast who has allocated half her investment portfolio to digital tokens. She has accumulated most of her wealth over the years through investing in cryptos, particularly Shiba Inu. She...