Новости за 18.06.2024

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore pardoned more than 175,000 cannabis-related convictions.

A Russian court said proceedings against Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich will be held in secret and begin June 26.

Netanyahu dismantled the Israeli war cabinet.

Why does it seem the Pentagon is far better at spending money than actually putting together a successful operation? The failed “Operation Prosperity Guardian” and the disastrous floating Gaza pier are but two recent examples of enormously expensive initiatives that, though they no-doubt enriched military contractors, were incapable of meeting their stated goals. To great … Continue reading "We Spent a Billion Dollars Fighting the Houthis… and Lost"

Take a look at some editorial cartoons from across the U.S. and world.

Peace of Putin.

Heat warnings in effect for millions across the U.S. this week; Mom creates camp for kids with chronic pancreatitis

WBO light welterweight champion Teofimo Lopez defends against #13 Steve Claggett (38-7-2, 26 KOs) on ... read more

However, for 2025, Fitch expects world growth to edge down to 2.4 per cent as US growth slows to a below-trend rate of 1.5 per cent and growth in the Eurozone picks up to 1.5 per cent

Martin Wolf selects his best mid-year reads

1. Contagion risks scare off investors in French banks  Financial Times
2. France is ‘going to the dogs,’ Macron’s inner circle despairs  POLITICO Europe
3. Will French voters be revolted by the new popular front?  The Spectator
4. Macron calling snap elections could leave France in chaos, Sarkozy warns  The Guardian
5. Le Pen victory will raise French debt to post-war high, warns Goldman Sachs  The Telegraph

1. State schools have enough space for exodus of private pupils  Financial Times
2. How to get into popular school catchment areas – without breaking the bank  The Telegraph
3. I can't afford private school if Labour win - but my son can't get a state place  inews
4. ‘Moving to state school means no more golf’, private school student tells Mail  The London Economic
5. As a private school boy I'm terrified of going to a sink state school  Daily Mail

1. The race against time to defeat mosquito-borne diseases  Financial Times
2. Vector-borne diseases: Mosquitoes, ticks, biting flies... how far will they go?  Institut Pasteur

David Nelson’s move to the UK underlines ties between centre-left parties in Britain and Australia

From London to Land’s End, Ed Davey says cash boost needed to bring ‘out of reach’ votes into range

Labour’s VAT school plan would not overstretch state class sizes in England, data show

My wife and I would like to gift our flat to our children

The problem is that voters aren’t willing to pay for a policy they say really matters to them

Self-imposed fiscal constraints risk starving the economy of the investment needed to boost growth

Promotions are up but sales remain muted in sign that consumer demand is not recovering

French company launches AI strategy as it prepares to split from parent group Vivendi

Plus, Deutsche Bank goes on a hiring spree to beef up dealmaking and UBS tries to fix Credit Suisse’s Greensill mess

Head of €1bn Nato fund says geopolitical tensions and conflicts are pushing the region to catch up fast with the US

Researchers are trying to tackle the threat before nature’s ‘flying needles’ become more prevalent and resistant to prevention