Senate confirms Trump pick Kevin Warsh as Federal Reserve chair
The US Senate on Wednesday confirmed Kevin Warsh – Trump's top pick – as the new Federal Reserve chair in the most partisan...
Government By Consent Of The Governed, Later On – OpEd
By George Ford SmithKey Takeaways:The author argues that “government as we know it” often acts first and seeks consent later, citing Gulf of Tonkin, FDR...
China Escalates Pressure on Paraguay Over Taiwan Relations
China has intensified its diplomatic rhetoric against Santiago Peña following his recent visit to Taiwan, reflecting Beijing’s growing efforts to isolate Taipei internationally...
France woos Anglophone Africa at a summit in Kenya
In tonight's edition, French President Emmanuel Macron urges investment in Africa as he co-hosts an economic summit in Kenya. Also, we take a closer look...
US Inflation Pressures Rise as Iran Conflict Fuels Energy Costs
Rising geopolitical tensions linked to the Iran conflict are expected to push United States consumer inflation higher in April, reinforcing expectations that the...
Cannes festival kicks off, with Hollywood 'unusually' absent from the competition
The red carpet has been rolled out at the 79th Cannes Film Festival in the south of France, with twelve days of nonstop...
Bertrand Mandico Directs Marion Cotillard
For better or worse, there’s no one doing it like Bertrand Mandico. Of all the directors pulling into Cannes with Marion Cotillard and...
Homebuilders in Sun Belt housing markets are working through a ‘spec overhang’
Want more housing market stories from Lance Lambert’s ResiClub in your inbox? Subscribe to the ResiClub newsletter.Speaking at the Bank of America Housing...
European Union adopts new sanctions Israeli settlers over violence in West Bank
European Union foreign ministers on May 12 agreed new sanctions on Israeli settlers over violence against Palestinians, as a change of government in...
