Author: Leslie Stewart

The weekend strike in Gaza pushed the death toll of people killed more than 50,000 since the war began, local health officials said.Israel launched the attack after a Hamas-led terrorist attack on October 7, 2023, killing about 1,200 people and taking hostages around 250 others, causing major escalation in a decades-long conflict.Since resuming the Israeli military campaign, far-right members of Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu’s coalition government, Itamar Ben Gwil, have rejoined the cabinet. He and his Otzma Yehudith party, translated into “The Power of the Jews,” left a vulnerable coalition against the ceasefire agreement.Now, Israel appears to be ready for…

LONDON – Some investors have expressed optimism about the UK’s economic outlook despite the country’s longstanding structural weaknesses as European Union neighbors deepen trade disputes with the US.That bright tone wasn’t reflected in the Bank of England’s message as it stabilized interest rates last Thursday, citing indicators of geopolitical uncertainty and financial market volatility. But the UK’s economic growth – the past three years are lukewarm at best – is expected to finally win some in 2025 as Bank of America analysts forecast a 1.4% expansion.Inflation is expected to approach its target in the coming months. The labour market is…

SEOUL, South Korea – The South Korean Constitutional Court on Monday ruled that Prime Minister Han Dak So would defeat each of his bounces and restore his strength, marking the latest twist in the country’s political turmoil after the deputy bounces each of them more than two months ago.Han took over the proxy leader of President Yun Sook Yeol, who had been pursuing his own short-lived martial law declaration last year.Prime Minister Han was fired on December 27th and stopped after less than two weeks in the post, clashing with an opposition-led parliament, refusing to appoint three more justices to…

WASHINGTON – Rebellious Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer has vowed not to run away as a top Democrat on the Chamber of Commerce, rejecting calls from some House colleagues and liberal advocates, and is critical of his move to help pass the Republican fundraising bill.”Look, I’m not resigning,” Schumer said in a preliminary interview that aired Sunday on NBC News’ “Meet the Press.”Schumer told moderator Kristen Welker that he knew there would be “a lot of controversy” when he voted to prevent the shutdown. But he argues that while the GOP’s six-month bill is “certainly bad,” the shutdown is “15…

Disclosure: The opinions and opinions expressed here belong to the authors solely and do not represent the views or opinions of the crypto.news editorial. Earlier this month, President Trump reinvigorated the crypto market with the announcement of five cryptocurrencies in the US strategic reserve: Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), XRP (XRP), Solana (SOL) and Cardano (ADA). In making this announcement, Trump opened the door to a new financial era, creating an opportunity for Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies to go to toe with the global reserve fiat currency, the US dollar. How did Bitcoin arrive here? The Bitcoin Revolution began and grew…

The men’s NCAA tournament may have been lighter to the disruption of the first round, but the results are filled with the second round being matchups between the top teams. All the number one and second seeds that play on Sunday are still alive as the school fights for the Sweet 16 spot. Here’s a summary of the upcoming second round action.No. 8 Connecticut vs. No. 1 Florida (12:10pm ET)The Gators (-9.5 according to BetMgm) are quite a favorite against the Husky. Both of these teams have excelled at slowing down the opposing crimes, especially Florida’s attacks, which has led…

For the past four years, Hadley Deforty, a high school world history teacher, has taught students the navy’s story of Healdolis Miller. Miller, a ship chef, attacked a Japanese plane at Pearl Harbor in 1941 and fired it with a gun, then led other sailors to safety. This effort made him the first black sailor to receive a naval cross, and his image was used in recruitment posters.But earlier this year, when Diforti went to the Navy website that he had used for years to teach students about Miller’s story, it was defeated and the students felt “pretty upset.””I was…

A 12-year-old Connecticut student who says police have assaulted two of their Muslim classmates, says he was charged with a hate crime in the attack. Four seventh graders were caught up in an argument at Wallace Middle School in Waterbury, Connecticut earlier this month, causing two 13-year-old Muslim girls to be injured, police said. Injured teens wear hijabs regularly, the Connecticut branch of the Council on America and Islamic Relations (CAIR-CT) said. Their relatives sought an investigation into the attack, claiming that teens could have been targeted for their religion, police said. Waterbury police said in a statement Friday that…

Chicago Federal Reserve President Austan Ghoolsby said Friday that the outlook is rising but he is still seeing rate cuts on the cards.Speaking two days after he and his colleagues voted to stabilize the short-term rate again, Goolsbee told CNBC that he has heard more concerns from businesses in his area about the impact of tariffs and the possibility of price hikes and delayed growth.”When a lot of uncertainty is gained, I think we need to wait to see some of these things resolved on a policy basis,” the central banker said in an interview with Squawk Box. “I’ve been…

Israel has ordered the troops to be taken away parts of the Gaza Strip forever to “annext to Israel,” unless Hamas handed over the remaining hostages, Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said on Friday.The statement came after Israel violated a two-month ceasefire with Hamas this week, killing nearly 600 people due to air strikes and resuming ground operations in Gaza. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government vowed to intensify their operations until the extremist groups that nominally ruled Gaza before this round of conflict returned the 59 dead and living hostages that continued to hold prisoners.”I have directed the IDF to…