Jonathan Josephs,Business reporterand Nick Edser,Business reporter Bloomberg via Getty Images The European Parliament is planning to suspend approval of the US tariffs deal agreed in July, according to sources close to its international trade committee. The suspension is set to be announced in Strasbourg, France on Wednesday. The move would mark another escalation in tensions…
Halfpoint Images | Moment | Getty Images Student loan borrowers in default got a reprieve last week: The Trump administration said Friday it would postpone forced collections, for now. The pause is an about-face for the U.S. Department of Education, which had announced in late December that it would start seizing defaulted borrowers’ paychecks as…
Bill McDermott, CEO of ServiceNow (L), and Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI. Reuters ServiceNow signed a three-year deal with OpenAI to use its artificial intelligence models to give businesses access to AI agents, the companies announced on Tuesday. As part of the deal, ServiceNow will integrate GPT-5.2 into its enterprise workflow platform and create AI…
President Donald Trump’s political standing has taken a polling hit in the year since he was sworn in for his second term, as some of his key political strengths have become weaknesses. Trump’s standing as one of the most polarizing figures in modern American political history has been both a blessing and a curse for…
The Palestinian resistance factions in the Gaza Strip said on Saturday that they targeted several Israeli military targets, Anadolu Agency reports. The Al-Quds Brigades, the military arm of the Islamic Jihad Movement, claimed on Telegram that they targeted an Israeli military vehicle with two shells, injuring several soldiers west of Gaza City. The Al-Qassam Brigades,…
Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Netflix will report its fourth-quarter earnings after the bell on Tuesday, with questions surrounding its pending acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery’s assets top of mind for investors. In recent years Netflix’s quarterly reports have been mostly steady — with the exception of a miss on earnings estimates last…
The term “moonbat” is a pejorative political epithet originating in the 19th century and used widely in the US. It is normally used to insult those on the political left, but I think it is eminently suitable to describe Tom Cotton, the Republican US Senator for the state of Arkansas. Cotton, 47, was incandescent with…
Snakes are one of the biggest issues that most people face in their gardens. These are poisonous and are a threat for humans. A snake slithering across your lawn can send shivers down the spine of even the most pro gardener. Though we can’t ignore the ecological role of these creatures as they keep pests…
Keiron TourishBBC News NI BBC John Garrett O’Sullivan pictured at a court hearing in July 2024 A man who placed his dead father in a refrigerator has been jailed for 18 months. John Garrett O’Sullivan, from Culmore Road in Londonderry, admitted a charge of preventing the lawful burial of his father between 1 and 18…
Getty Images The UK government has defended a deal to give the Chagos Islands to Mauritius and lease back a key military base, following criticism from US President Donald Trump over its handling. In a post on social media, Trump labelled the move as an “act of great stupidity” and “total weakness”, months after he…