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[The Justice Department’s decision to open up a criminal investigation of Jerome H. Powell, the chair of the Federal Reserve, is a major escalation in the pressure campaign against the central bank to cut interest rates.
Cameroon-flagged vessel from Brazil raided; 9,994 kg of cocaine found in salt shipment This undated handout photo released on January 12, 2026 by Spanish National Police shows Spanish police posing in front of some of the nearly 10 tons of cocaine seized on a cargo ship that was sailing across the Atlantic between Brazil and … Read more
BENGALURU: World number one Aryna Sabalenka enters the Australian Open in her familiar role as the hot favourite but unlike in the past two years the powerful Belarusian arrives without a title to defend or the momentum of a winning run in Melbourne.The twice champion’s 20-match winning streak at the season’s opening major was snapped … Read more
TANGIERS: Senegal’s 17-year-old Ibrahim Mbaye has emerged as a potential future star for African football, and his role as a super substitute at the Africa Cup of Nations could yet prove decisive for his team.One of a number of exciting new players on display over the last three weeks at the tournament in Morocco, Mbaye … Read more
Sergio Gor, a confidant of the U.S. president, took up his post as ambassador in New Delhi with ties between the countries at their lowest ebb in decades.
[The president’s embrace of fossil fuels and withdrawal from the global fight against climate change will make it hard to keep warming at safe levels, scientists said.
[The broad shift out of U.S. financial assets revived last year’s trend called the “sell America” trade.
Where’s the best original score award? Not on the telecast.
India’s Virat Kohli in action as he hits four runs off the bowling of Australia’s Mitchell Starc. Photo: REUTERS/File NEW DELHI: Virat Kohli has tweaked his approach to counter-attack early in his innings and put bowlers under pressure to flip the momentum for India, the batting stalwart said after his match-winning knock in Sunday’s one-day … Read more
Iran-US standoff, Venezuela situation, instability across Middle East and South Asia undermines market confidence KARACHI: A sharp wave of selling swept through the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Monday, triggering a steep corrective move as escalating geopolitical tensions drove investors into risk-off mode. Heightened concerns over the Iran-US standoff, developments in Venezuela, and widening instability … Read more