A court in Georgia has handed a further prison sentence to the already jailed former president, Mikheil Saakashvili. Saakashvili was sentenced on Monday to four-and-a-half years behind bars for illegally crossing the border when returning to the country from exile in 2021, his lawyer said. He is already serving concurrent terms for embezzlement and abuse…
Donald Trump’s trade wars are splintering the global economy and unpicking progress made to reboot growth and tackle inflation, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has warned. In its latest update on the health of the world economy, the leading Paris-based institution downgraded the prospects for global growth this year and next, including…
Eggs for sale in a Manhattan grocery store on Feb. 25, 2025, in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images The U.S. consumer hasn’t felt so glum about the economy since November 2022, according to a survey by the University of Michigan. That’s when annual inflation was at 7.1% and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome…
Lisa Lambert BBC News, Washington EPA Security officers taking control of Tocoron prison in 2023 In September 2023, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro sent 11,000 soldiers to storm the Tocorón Prison in the northern state of Aragua. But they were not dispatched to quell a riot. The troops were taking back control of the jail from…
At least 34 people have died across six states in the US in the past week as a powerful storm system swept through the midwest and south, affecting Missouri, Arkansas, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Mississippi. The storms brought a devastating combination of dust storms, tornadoes, wildfires, flash flooding and large hailstones, and left behind a…
Forever 21 could be a step closer to shutting down operations in the US after the brand’s operating company filed for bankruptcy protection. The firm said in a statement that its stores and website in the US will remain open as it “begins its process of winding down”. Forever 21 was once a favourite of…
President Trump said he would speak with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia on Tuesday, as he continued to express optimism that Russia would agree to a proposal to halt fighting in Ukraine for 30 days. “We want to see if we can bring that war to an end,” Mr. Trump told reporters aboard Air…
Australia’s $5 note, which has borne the face of Queen Elizabeth II since 1992, will be redesigned to reflect Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people’s connection to country and the overturning of terra nullius – a foundational moment in the fight for land rights. The Reserve Bank of Australia has opened submissions for an artwork…
The 68-team field for the 2025 NCAA Women’s Tournament has been revealed, and now comes the fun part: predicting who will advance and who will eventually win the national championship. A No. 1 seed has won the women’s tournament 23 times, including last year, when the South Carolina Gamecocks capped off a perfect 38-0 season…
A Chinese influencer living in Taiwan must leave the island within days or be deported, Taiwanese authorities said, after she posted videos supporting the idea of China taking the island by force. The move comes at a time of heightened cross-strait tensions and increasing suspicions of Chinese influence operations on the democratic island. Taiwan’s National…
