U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA), and U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) listen during a Hanukkah reception at the U.S. Capitol Building on December 17, 2024 in Washington, DC. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump said Thursday that he would prefer for House Republicans to refuse to…
Volkswagen has reached a deal with the IG Metall trade union which will avert plant closures in Germany and avoid immediate compulsory redundancies. The two sides have, however, agreed to cut more than 35,000 jobs across the country in a “socially responsible manner” by 2030, in order to save some €15bn (£12.4bn). Germany’s largest carmaker…
The US could face a government shutdown at midnight on Saturday after President-elect Donald Trump called on Republican lawmakers to reject a bipartisan funding bill that would have kept the government funded through March. Trump urged Congress to scrap the deal and pass a slimmer version with fewer provisions. His intervention followed heavy criticism of…
Getty Images Boeing workers have voted to accept the aviation giant’s latest pay offer, ending a damaging seven-week-long walkout. Under the new contract, they will get a 38% pay rise over the next four years. Striking workers can start returning to their jobs as early as Wednesday, or as late as 12 November, the International…
Attempts to secure a peace deal in Gaza and secure the release of hostages held by Hamas may have been compromised by leaked and falsified documents involving a close aide to the prime minister, an Israeli court has said. In its partial lifting of a gagging order, the court in the town of Rishon LeZion…
Oct 29, 2024 11:49 PM IST Hamas is open to discussing a new deal securing an end to Gaza war, and Israeli pull-out from the region, said a group official. A senior Hamas official said on Tuesday the Palestinian militant group was studying new proposals from mediators to end the Gaza war but reiterated that…
Nearly 20,000 MAGA fans packed into Madison Square Garden, with even more spilling into nearby bars, all for a Trump rally loaded with surprises. Hulk Hogan, Elon Musk, and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. were just a few of the headline guests in the star-studded lineup at the venue, where Trump vowed to “win New York.”…
Former Washington Post editor Robert Kagan who resigned Friday after Washington Post’s decision to not back Harris despite planned endorsement, claimed that Jeff Bezos, the paper’s billionaire owner, struck a secret “quid-pro-quo” deal with former President Donald Trump. The decision follows another leading newspaper, The LA Times, blocking support for Kamala Harris, which sparked mega…
