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A QATAR World Cup ambassador has been slammed after describing homosexuality as “damage in the mind” less than two weeks before the contest kicks off. Former Qatari footballer Khalid Salman has said fans coming into the Gulf state for the tournament “will have to accept our rules”. In Qatar, being gay is illegal and is…
Russia has strongly criticised the visit to Washington by Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky, accusing the US of fighting an indirect war against it. President Joe Biden has pledged $1.85bn (£1.45bn) of military aid for Ukraine – including an advanced missile system to help guard against Russian attacks. In a defiant address to US lawmakers, Mr Zelensky…
President Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order directing the Commerce Department to open a national security investigation that would lay the groundwork for the administration to impose tariffs on critical minerals, the latest sector to potentially face tariffs as part of Trump’s growing trade war. Trump signed an order initiating the probe, known as…
Investors in Meta, Snap and other U.S. digital media companies have been looking for signs of a rebound after a tumultuous 2022. They got some unexpectedly optimistic news this week. The U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee on Wednesday voted to advance legislation that would give President Joe Biden the authority to ban TikTok, the viral video app…
Geneva (AFP) – Switzerland’s new instant payment system will bolster the future of cashless payments in the country, the Swiss central bank said Wednesday after the scheme went live. The Swiss National Bank said around 60 financial institutions were now able to receive and process instant payments, covering more than 95 percent of Swiss retail…
Greetings from Tyler, Is there anything else that could go wrong? We’ve seen heartbreaking scenes from the border, but it’s not bad enough yet. They tell us we’re about to get overrun. Title 42 you know. Somebody else is going to have to watch what happens and tell me, or better yet don’t. They…