Month: February 2025

Lava and mudslides: Can Italy’s Stromboli Island survive? | Focus on Europe

One of the world’s most active volcanoes is erupting on the Italian island of Stromboli. But now it is also…

Trump fires top US general and Navy chief

There is growing anger and concern for mass federal government firings as the Pentagon is set to layoff over 5,000…

What the potential outcomes of ending the Ukraine-Russia war might look like

Talks kicked off this week in a United States-led effort to end the war in Ukraine, nearly three years after…

Los Angeles DA asks court to deny Menendez brothers’ petition for new trial

They are serving life sentences after being convicted of murder in their parents’ deaths. The DA’s move diminishes their hope…

Donald Trump’s Aid Freeze Threatens Lobito Corridor Project in Central Africa

The Donald Trump administration’s sweeping foreign-aid freeze is causing delays to a billion-dollar expansion of the biggest US strategic critical-minerals…

EU Must Get ‘Act Together’: Fmr. Ambassador Ischinger on Germany, Ukraine, Trump

Former German Ambassador to the US Wolfgang Ischinger says the European Union "needs to get our act together," amid defense…

What Ne Zha’s Box Office Boom Tells Us About Chinese Consumers

Animated Chinese film "Ne Zha 2" has smashed domestic box office records, raking in over $1.4 billion, the most ever…

President Trump to Sign Order on Digital Services Tax | Balance of Power

"Balance of Power" focuses on the intersection of politics and global business. On today’s show, Adam Boehler, the White House…

Stocks Get Hammered as Traders Hit Risk-Off Button | Bloomberg: The Close 02/21/2025

Bloomberg Television brings you the latest news and analysis leading up to the final minutes and seconds before and after…

The secret for a long life is riding on horseback says 100-year-old still in the saddle

In England, a 100-year-old horse rider is not ready to dismount yet. Elizabeth Breton still likes to take a trot…