Matt Smith Photographer / Shutterstock.com Comment Joost Terks It’s 8:00 am today — Joost Derks The dollar is rising as there is still some time left for US interest rate cuts. In a few months the focus of the currency world will turn to the presidential election. However, […]
US launched airstrikes on several targets in Iraq War between Israel and Hamas
24 jan 2024 om 01:19 The US military attacked targets in Iraq. These are three facilities linked to Iranian-backed militias. The Pentagon confirmed this on Tuesday. The airstrikes were carried out in response to attacks on Americans and US allies in Syria and Iraq. According to the United States, the three targets were a training […]
Netanyahu tells US that two-state solution for Israel is not an option | War between Israel and Hamas
19 jan 2024 om 10:07 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told the United States that Israel cannot accept a two-state solution. The scenario of a co-existing Israeli and Palestinian state is seen by Western allies as a possible solution to the Gaza conflict. Netanyahu declared at a press conference that Israel would continue to […]
The government could remove the barbed wire from the Texas border
EPABarbed wire on the US-Mexico border NOS news•Today, 02:32 The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that U.S. Border Patrol agents can cut or move fences in Texas near the Mexican border. The court thus agrees with President Biden’s government, which sought to allow the state of Texas to do this, even though it was wrong. […]
Could the US and the Netherlands soon learn from Suriname?
To be honest, I didn’t expect it to get to this point. I will believe it one hundred percent only when he actually ends up behind bars. I have long had to see how guilty politicians can get away with impunity for so long, even in countries traditionally considered – rightly or wrongly – as […]
Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis has suspended his campaign
And there he is at last. Vivek Ramasamy’s voice echoes closer and closer from the corridor. The audience shifts restlessly back and forth in their seats. They arrived in the back room of a roadside hotel in Iowa: personal contact with the presidential candidate. On Monday, residents of Iowa will vote in the Republican primary, […]
Terraform Labs files for bankruptcy protection in the US
Terraform Labs has filed for bankruptcy protection in the US. This is about the well-known Chapter 11 process. Terraform Labs is a well-known provider of collapsed stablecoin TerraUSD (USD). When the stablecoin lost its peg with the dollar, billions in customer deposits evaporated. The filing was officially filed in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the […]
DeSantis, a Republican, withdrew from the US presidential race and endorsed Trump Abroad
21 jan 2024 om 21:15 Update: 3 uur geleden Republican Ron DeSantis has suspended his bid for President of the United States. Florida governor has now endorsed Donald Trump. DeSantis, 45, has long drawn a lot of interest from Republican voters. At the beginning of last year, he had a narrow lead over Trump in […]
Temperatures down to -50 degrees in US and Canada: ‘We’re not going outside anymore’ | Abroad
It’s not just Europe that’s cold right now. For example, the United States and Canada have been affected by the so-called Arctic outbreak. It drives icy winds from the North Pole to both countries. Depending on the location, the temperature can drop as low as minus 50 degrees Celsius. “We don’t go out anymore. The […]
Israeli army says it has found hostage cells in tunnel • Thousands of Israelis protest against government
According to some senior Israeli military commanders, Israel’s goals of freeing Israeli hostages from the Gaza Strip and simultaneously destroying Hamas are incompatible. This was reported by the New York Times, which spoke to four anonymous top commanders. Disappointing progress in the fight against Hamas has led commanders to believe the hostages should be freed […]