WASHINGTON – Days after the US and Israel launched an air war against Iran, the State Department issued new advice warning Americans to reconsider travel to several countries in the region. By then, the situation had already escalated. Thousands of Americans are now stranded in the Middle East. Iran retaliated with drone attacks on US…
BEIJING – China on Thursday announced its lowest growth target in 35 years, as the world’s second-largest economy grapples with domestic challenges and rising uncertainty around the world. This year, China will aim for 4.5% to 5% growth in gross domestic product “while striving for improvement in behaviour”, China’s No. 2 official, Premier Li Qiang,…
Savings may be short-term (Image: Tatjana Alekseeva via Getty Images) Household energy bills are projected to rise 10% from July due to a sharp rise in wholesale gas prices due to the escalating conflict in the Middle East, experts have warned. Analysts at Cornwall Insight said Ofgem’s price range forecast for July to September has…
Early risers on Florida’s Space Coast were treated to something unusual Wednesday morning. As the first rays of morning reached over the Atlantic, a rocket rocketed into the sky and left behind a glowing cloud that looked almost otherworldly. For a few minutes, the moving figure in the sky looked like a giant jellyfish floating…
South East Water will be fined £22m for repeated supply failures, watchdog Ofwat has said. This fine is related to the interruption of water company supply in Kent and Sussex between 2020 and 2023, affecting more than 286,000 people. The outage is also being investigated in the last four months. Ofwat said the fine “reflected the…
I’ve been to this place, and I don’t mean some kind of memorial after a mass shooting, but Nashville specifically. I lived there for a few years covering the South, and it’s not a big city. Its dominant industries of music and publishing can make it feel even smaller, like everyone knows everyone. Therefore, it…
Half of Americans support abolition of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency. a new poll found, as opposition to Donald Trump’s aggressive federal immigration crackdown continues to grow. YouGov analysis found that exactly 50% of respondents “strongly or somewhat” want to see the agency abolished, an increase of 5% from a survey conducted in…
