BANGKOK – Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 share index jumped as much as 5% to a record on Monday after Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s governing party secured a two-thirds supermajority in a parliamentary election. The Nikkei ended up 2,110.26 points from Friday to close at 56,363.94, having briefly topped 57,000 for the first time to set…
Greetings from Tyler, Seems like we’re never going to be finished with Jeffrey Epstein. The files are news all over the world. It’s about to hit the fan. Bill and Hillary have to appear for questioning after nearly being held in contempt. This ought to be fun. The left desperately wants us to believe that…
Feb 5 (Reuters) – The Justice Department has hired 33 new immigration judges, including 27 temporary ones, after firing or pushing out more than 100 others as the Trump administration seeks out new recruits to serve as what it dubs “deportation judges.” The Justice Department’s Executive Office for Immigration Review said the new immigration judges…
The Islamabad police have confirmed the blast to be an attack and launched an investigation. Some of the wounded were listed as being in critical condition. A massive bomb blast ripped through a Shia religious centre on the outskirts of Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad, on Friday, killing at least 31 and injuring over 150 others. The…
The talks between Iran and US are still set to focus on Iran’s nuclear program and capabilities, NYT noted, citing three Iranian officials and one Arab official. Iran has agreed to discuss its ballistic missile program and its use of proxy terror groups in talks with the United States slated for Friday morning, TheNew York…
For the first time in over half a century, the US and Russia have no legally binding agreement limiting their strategic nuclear forces. Does the nuclear race begin now as the New START treaty expires on Thursday, or is it already under way? The last remaining bilateral treaty between the United States and Russia limiting…
What comes out of this week’s negotiations may finally show whether the Russian president is serious. Another round of U.S.-brokered Ukraine talks commence today in Abu Dhabi. The overall outlook remains no less bleak for Ukraine, as it inches toward the fourth anniversary of Russia’s war. Yet there are signs that what comes out of…
WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. Navy fighter jet shot down an Iranian drone that was approaching the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in the Arabian Sea, U.S. Central Command said Tuesday, threatening to ramp up tensions as the Trump administration warns of possible military action to get Iran to the negotiating table. The drone “aggressively…
NEW DEHLI: Union commerce minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday hailed the India-US trade agreements as a “tremendous opportunity” for the country, calling it “the best deal” New Dehli has secured compared to its neighbors. Addressing a press conference a day after the agreement, Goyal said, “This is the best deal India has received. It is…
India categorically rejected allegations of involvement, saying these are Pak govt’s “usual tactics to deflect attention from its own internal failings” Pakistani armed forces continue to hunt for separatists behind a string of attacks in its militancy-hit Balochistan province that Islamabad has tried to pin on India. New Delhi has rubbished the allegations. So far,…