Turkey frees US consulate employee whose jailing strained ties
A Turkish former employee of the US consulate in Istanbul was recently released from prison, Bloomberg News said on Monday, three years after he was convicted…
Economy
Argentina’s right-wing president-elect to meet with top Biden adviser
WASHINGTON — Argentina’s right-wing President-elect Javier Milei will meet with President Joe Biden’s national security adviser on Tuesday in Washington, according to the White House….
Sri Lanka’s Worst Economic Crisis In Decades
Rome (16/11 – 57) Sri Lanka is mired in a deep political and economic crisis and the country’s then President Rajapaksa has flown out of the country, days after a huge crowd of…
United States Environmental Protection Agency Awards $4 Million to City of Seattle for Solid Waste Infrastructure, Advancing Environmental Sustainability Efforts
SEATTLE –Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a $4,000,000 grant to the City of Seattle for a Solid Waste Infrastructure project. Funding for the grant…
One Size Fits None: the United States Needs a Grand Defense Industrial Strategy
The war in Ukraine has been simultaneously described as the first networked war and a “return of industrial warfare.” Lockheed Martin repurposed a diaper factory to make…
US’ Blinken Urges Israel to Stop Settler Violence in West Bank
Top US diplomat makes plea amid surge in reports of settler violence since the start of the Israel-Hamas war. United States Secretary of State…
Biggest US Budget Gap Since Covid-19, and Other Economics News to Read This Week
1. US budget gap hits $1.7 billion The US government has announced a $1.695 trillion budget deficit for its 2023 fiscal year. It represents a 23%…
President Ranil Wickremesinghe Remarkable Turnaround for Sri Lanka’s Tumultuous Economy
London (07/11 – 70) President Ranil Wickremesinghe, at the helm of the United National Party (UNP), has orchestrated a remarkable turnaround for Sri Lanka’s…
Cruise Stops All Driverless Taxi Operations in the United States
The move comes just two days after California regulators told the company to take its autonomously driven cars off the road. Cruise said on…
Hollywood Halloween, American-Style
Toronto, Atlanta (24/10 – 10) Not too long ago, “Halloween”, a contraction of the Christian holiday known as “All Hallows’ Eve,” was a time…