Imposing a deadline on a negotiation for a deal you desperately want is a risky tactic if your only move is to walk away. President Donald Trump has threatened just this, and emphasized on Wednesday…
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A US cardinal accused of mismanaging clerical sexual abuse has been listed as playing an official role in the ceremonies to close Pope Francis’ coffin and for his burial. Cardinal Roger Mahony, the retired Archbishop…
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Israel acknowledges killing aid worker in strike after initially accusing UN of ‘baseless slander’
The Israeli military acknowledged on Thursday that it was responsible for killing a United Nations aid worker in a strike on a UN guesthouse in Gaza last month, backtracking on its previous denials in the…
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Owner of Dominican nightclub says plaster tiles often fell from ceiling years before deadly roof collapse
Two weeks after the roof of a popular nightclub collapsed and killed more than 200 people in the Dominican Republic, the venue’s owner acknowledged that the ceiling was made of plaster tiles that frequently fell…
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Pope Francis, who died on Easter Monday, is breaking with tradition when it comes to where he will be laid to rest – choosing a light-filled basilica instead of the grottoes of the Vatican. Popes…
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Moscow has inflicted another round of deadly strikes on Ukraine despite US President Donald Trump’s plea for Russian President Vladimir Putin to “STOP!” attacking its neighbor. At least eight people were killed in drone strikes…
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A senior Russian general has died in a car blast in the Russian city of Balashikha on Friday morning, according to authorities. Yaroslav Moskalik, deputy head of the Main Operations Directorate of the General Staff…
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Pope Francis never returned to his native Argentina after he became head of the Roman Catholic Church. But some of the faithful here believe he sent a final message home, in the unlikeliest but perhaps…
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It’s Wednesday, and markets rose sharply as President Trump walked back his comments on removing Fed Chair Jerome Powell and Treasury Secretary Bessent admitted that the trade war with China may not be sustainable. Like…
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When I consider the equity markets from a macro perspective, I begin with the analysis of the price of the S&P 500. Then I use breadth indicators to confirm what I’m seeing by analyzing price…