Two months into the war in Iran, President Trump is confronting the complicated reality of a conflict that has proved costly, deeply unpopular and lacks a clear endgame. Energy markets are in turmoil. The Pentagon has given its first public estimate of the war’s cost: $25 billion so far. Key Republicans in Congress are growing…
Investing.com — California voters are set to decide on a landmark tax initiative this November that could fundamentally reshape the state’s fiscal landscape. As first reported by the Wall Street Journal, the “2026 Billionaire Tax Act” has reportedly secured enough signatures to appear on the ballot, setting up a confrontation between labor unions and the…
The suspect in the stabbing of two Jewish men in north London appeared in court on Friday after being charged with three counts of attempted murder, the third relating to an attack on an acquaintance earlier that same day. The suspect, Essa Suleiman, 45, is accused of attempting to murder Ishmail Hussein, a man he…
For me, it’s mostly sadness. Among others, the overriding emotion is fear. For some, it’s anger. It was certainly anger that was most vividly on display in Golders Green after the stabbing on Wednesday of two men, both Jews, in the broad daylight of a spring day – much of that fury directed at the…
The Trump administration is scrambling to conduct environmental impact reviews of warehouses it plans to convert into immigrant holding facilities, after a flurry of lawsuits claiming the administration sidestepped federal requirements. The Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency is buying the warehouses to help it increase the rate of deportations, which depends on having enough space…
Investing.com — Short seller Hunterbrook Capital disclosed on Monday it has taken a short position in , citing concerns about the private equity firm’s accounting practices and vulnerability to investor redemptions. The $4 billion market cap firm, which manages or advises on $1 trillion in assets, has increasingly relied on purchasing secondary stakes in private…
It is unlikely that events this week at the foreign affairs select committee will deliver a knockout blow to Sir Keir Starmer over his appointment of Peter Mandelson as Britain’s US ambassador. Westminster will instead see a stress test, forcing competing versions of events into the open – a risk for Downing Street if the story crystallises unfavourably….
MALABO, Equatorial Guinea (RNS) — Pope Leo XIV departed Equatorial Guinea on Thursday afternoon (April 23), concluding an 11-day tour of four African nations that blended pastoral connection with pointed calls for justice, leaving behind both renewed hope and questions about what comes next. Hours after presiding over his final Mass in Malabo, the pope…
Sir Keir Starmer addressed MPs in the Commons about Peter Mandelson’s vetting for his job as US ambassador. The prime minister said officials made a “deliberate decision” not to tell him that Mandelson had failed security vetting for the job. Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch accused the PM of throwing “his staff and officials under…
When Pope Leo XIV visits the African nation of Angola on Saturday, he will encounter one of the Roman Catholic Church’s enduring challenges on the continent. Angola has more than 20 million Catholics, but not a single cardinal, making the country a stark example of Africa’s lack of representation in Vatican leadership. Only 14 of…
