Economic uncertainty cannot be new norm, says Canada at G20

EU backs green port infrastructure in Papua New Guinea

The European Union (EU) and Papua New Guinea (PNG) have deepened their partnership with the launch of infrastructure projects focused on greening and modernizing Rabaul Port and expanding access to safe water. Illustration purposes only; Courtesy...

JULY 17 — COUNTIES WILL HAVE TO COVER WASHINGTON CUTS IN AID. GOVERNOR HOCHUL CONVENES CABINET MEETING TO PLAN HOW STATE WILL HANDLE THE WASHINGTON CUTS IN NY AID.

Hits: 44 Governor Directs State Agencies To Prepare Strategies for Limiting Long-Term Damage to Vital Programs Facing Federal Cuts Republican Cuts Threaten To Rip Away Health Care Coverage for More Than 1.5 Million New Yorkers and Jeopardize SNAP...

China's BRI investment hits record this year

China’s flagship global infrastructure effort has seen a record level of investment and construction contracts this year. The Belt and Road Initiative has funded highways, railroads, and energy projects around the world: In the first half of 2025,...

EU Commission throws weight behind Crete-Cyprus power cable

Dan Jorgensen, the Danish commissioner for energy and housing at the European Commission, has affirmed that the EU’s executive arm will do everything possible to ensure the implementation of the Crete-Cyprus electricity interconnection project. In...

When trade, migration being weaponised, India-EU represent safe investment for each other: EU envoy

New Delhi, Jul 17 (PTI) The European Union-India relationship is on an "ascending trend" and the two sides represent for each other a "safe investment" at a time when trade, technology, migration and information are being "weaponised", EU...

Germany’s Finance Minister Rules Out Joint EU Debt Amid Rising Transatlantic Trade Tensions

10Joint debt should not be the solution to the EU’s financial challenges, Germany’s Federal Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil has said, reiterating Berlin’s firm opposition to any new common borrowing and calling instead for alternative approaches...

Plan Commission gives first approval to expansion of XS Tennis Village in Washington Park

The Chicago Plan Commission on Thursday gave the first approval for a multimillion-dollar expansion of XS Tennis Village-in Washington Park. The XS Tennis and Education Foundation, the nation’s largest minority-owned tennis organization, is...

Pritzker seeks more regulatory authority over homeowners insurance business

Article summary: Gov. JB Pritzker is asking lawmakers to pass legislation this fall to give the state more control over the rising cost of homeowners insurance. State Farm, based in Bloomington, recently announced it is raising premiums by an...

Djuric: Serbia, Ghana advocate values of UN Charter, economic development

ACCRA - Serbian FM Marko Djuric said on Thursday in Accra Serbia and Ghana were countries advocating the values of the UN Charter and an international order based on rules and respect for the sovereign equality of nations, as well as on a peaceful...

Ablakwa: Ghana open to doing business with Serbia, we want more Serbian companies

ACCRA - Ghanaian FM Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa said on Thursday his country was open to doing business with Serbia, and urged Serbian companies to invest in Ghana. At a press conference with Serbian counterpart Marko Djuric in Accra, Ablakwa said his...

Washington state unemployment rate remains at 4.5%

Washington’s economy increased by an estimated 10,900 jobs (seasonally adjusted) in June 2025, and the monthly unemployment rate held steady at 4.5%. “Job growth in June was the strongest we’ve seen since January 2025,” said Anneliese...

Trump's pick for UN ambassador says he'll use aid as 'leverage' for African votes

US President Donald Trump's former national security advisor, Mike Waltz, a hardline neoconservative, told lawmakers on Tuesday that African countries in particular will have to fall in line with Washington at the United Nations if they want to...

‘Economy expanded in Q2’

MANILA, Philippines — Finance Secretary Ralph Recto expressed optimism that the Philippine economy performed better in the second quarter compared to the first, but said full-year growth may still settle below six percent. Recto told reporters...

Washington University scrubs webpages of DEI content. ‘People are scared in higher education.’

An aerial view of Washington University in St. Louis as seen on Monday, Sept. 20, 2021. Photo by David Carson, dcarson@post-dispatch.com David Carson ST. LOUIS — Washington University has quietly removed many references to the university’s...

ASEAN’s first driverless bus service debuts in Singapore

Chinese autonomous driving technology company WeRide has launched Southeast Asia’s first fully driverless public bus service at Singapore’s Resorts World Sentosa (RWS). The service, which operates without an onboard safety driver, received...

The staggering figure Trump has already raised from tariffs as US economy continues to defy expectations

By ALICE WRIGHT FOR DAILYMAIL.COM Published: 12:44 EDT, 17 July 2025 | Updated: 12:52 EDT, 17 July 2025 The Trump administration has collected almost $50 billion from tariffs since initiating a global trade war in April. So far only Canada and...

Comer presses DC leaders to advance $2.7B RFK stadium redevelopment amid economic concerns

The head of the GOP Oversight Committee on Thursday warned Washington leaders to move forward -- as soon as possible -- with the approval of redevelopment plans for the Robert F. Kennedy Stadium site. Chairman Rep. James Comer said he wants it...

EU readies retaliatory list targeting US services

US President Donald Trump has threatened 30-percent levies on EU goods unless Brussels and Washington strike a deal - Copyright AFP/File Tobias Schwarz The EU executive is preparing a list of proposed restrictions on US services companies —...

US eyes 'back to basics' revamp of G20 when it assumes presidency next year

By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States aims to pare the Group of 20 major economies back to its financial roots next year when it takes over the rotating presidency from South Africa, sources familiar with the Trump...