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In his latest trade war threat, the incoming GOP president spoke out against Brussels via his account on social media site Truth Social.  In the post, Trump said: «I told the European Union that they must make up their tremendous deficit with the United States by the large scale purchase of our oil and gas. Otherwise, it is TARIFFS all the way!!!» Trump inflationary risks force economists to temper Fed rate cut expectations — reports Many members of the incoming Trump administration, including the president-elect, reiterated the ‘drill baby drill' mantra during the presidential cam...

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK), held annually in Thiruvananthapuram, concluded this week. Though the full programme only arrived days before the festival’s start, it was a stellar lineup of films from the state, the rest of India and around the world.

Creamy, delectable – and pricey

European Union leaders insist no decisions can be taken about the future of Ukraine without its consent or behind their backs

Manipur this year, Indian security officers said, inflaming the bitter 19-month ethnic conflict there with weapons and battle-hardened cadres. This has led to an increase in violence between Manipur's dominant and mostly Hindu Meitei community and the mainly Christian Kuki tribes — a conflict that critics say is the biggest law-and-order failure of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 11-year-old government. Since May 2023, some 260 people have been killed in the fighting and more than 60,000 displaced. Nine Indian military and police officers who spoke to Reuters, plus several politicians and rebel sources in Myanmar, described a conflict that is spreading to new areas as militants from the rival groups come across the border to Manipur.

recruitment post has sparked the ire of netizens and reopened the age-old language debate that has emerged as one of the red-button subjects in Bengaluru. While the city is often called the ‘Silicon Valley’ of India and is renowned for its vibrant startup culture, several red flags about India’s tech paradise have recently emerged: traffic problems, sky-high rents, and the language debate. Delhi-based entrepreneur Vikram Chopra recently took a potshot at Bengaluru’s language issue. In a hiring post addressed to techies, the CEO of Cars 24 wrote, “Still can’t speak Kannada after years in Bengaluru? It’s okay. Aa jao Dilli (come to Delhi).” He added that his firm was on the lookout for ‘kickass’ engineers who wished to stay close to home. “We are not saying Delhi NCR is better. Only that it really is. If you wish to come back, write to me at [email protected] with the subject — Delhi meri jaan,” he wrote.

Alex Garland returns with Warfare, his upcoming film set during the U.S. invasion of Iraq. The story, centered on Navy SEALs, portrays the harsh realities of warfare through the experiences of soldiers on the ground.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Russian President Vladimir Putin appeared in no hurry to seek an end to the war in Ukraine during his annual set-piece television event Thursday, seeking instead to project Russia’s strength despite President-elect Donald Trump’s stated goal of achieving a quick peace. The carefully choreographed question-and-answer session saw Putin field queries from chosen media sources and ordinary Russian citizens, during which he repeatedly portrayed Russia as resistant to the effects of the conflict, which is now nearing the three-year mark.

Athos Salome, a 36-year-old Brazilian parapsychologist widely known as the “Living Nostradamus,” has gained attention for his unsettling predictions about future global crises. In a recent interview with The Daily Star, Salome issued a dire warning about an impending World War III, one that he claims will be fought not on traditional battlefields but through technology and global systems collapse. Salome, who previously predicted major events like the COVID-19 pandemic, Elon Musk’s acquisition of Twitter (now rebranded as X), and the passing of Queen Elizabeth II, believes humanity is on the verge of a pivotal shift in modern warfare. He predicts that by the end of 2024, signs of this unconventional conflict will emerge, marked by a “technological war.” “This is not just a war of men but of machines,” Salome told The Daily Star. His forecast highlights the increasing reliance on advanced technologies in conflicts and suggests a significant transformation in how nations confront each other during times of war.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. For more than two years, Russia’s expanding war economy fueled consumer spending and juiced company profits. But latterly, the conflict has pumped up inflation and interest rates, pummeling bottom lines and leaving a trail of disgruntled Russian oligarchs and executives in its wake.

For more than a decade, farmers in parts of southwest Georgia haven’t been able to drill new irrigation wells to the Floridian aquifer

Mayor of Kingstown will return for a fourth season. Paramount+ announced the renewal after Season 3’s explosive finale earlier this year.

Donald Trump lobbed a fresh taunt at Canada as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tries to weather a crisis sparked by the sudden departure of a minister who was a bulwark against the U.S.president-elect’s plan to start trade wars with his neighbours.

“The Ministry of Defense of Russia must be ready for any development of events, including a possible military conflict with NATO in Europe in the next decade,” Belousov said. The comments by the Putin minister came as US-President elect Donald Trump has called for a rapid end to the fighting. “We’re trying to get the war stopped, that horrible, horrible war that’s going on in Ukraine, Russia, Ukraine. We’re going to get a little progress, it’s a tough one, it’s a nasty one, it’s nasty," Trump had said.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Just after 6 a.m. Tuesday, an explosion shattered the morning quiet on a residential street in Russia’s capital.

The Iranian rial has fallen to its lowest level in history, losing more than 10% of its value since Donald Trump won the U.S. presidential election in November

A British court says police can seize more than 2 million pounds ($2.5 million) in unpaid taxes from influencer Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Since the Soviet Union collapsed, a good quarter of Moldovans—no one knows the figure for sure—have chosen to build new lives abroad. Two decades ago roughly half of such emigrants used to headfor jobs in Russia, whichhad ruled them from 1944 to 1991; the other half tried their luck in western Europe.

Global security leaders are warning nuclear threats are growing as weapons spending surged to $91.4 billion last year

Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, who was chief of Russia's Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Protection Troops, was killed outside an apartment building along with his assistant when a bomb hidden in an electric scooter went off, Russia's Investigative Committee, which probes serious crimes, said. An SBU source confirmed to Reuters that the Ukrainian intelligence agency had been behind the hit. «The liquidation of the chief of the radiation and chemical protection troops of the Russian Federation is the work of the SBU,» the source said.

Baba Vanga is a Bulgarian mystic healer, who is also known as the Nostradamus of the Balkans because of her eerie prophecies that have stood to be true, reportedly including the 9/11 attacks on US soil. She lived a long life, and dedicated herself to healing and foreseeing the crucial moments of the world, and if her sayings are interpreted, they represent some of the most crucial events across the planet. This reportedly even includes Princess Diana's death, which may seem impossible in the first place.