Federal Reserve cuts interest rates, trims workforce
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday reduced its benchmark interest rate by a quarter point to a range of 4–4.25%, responding to slowing economic growth...
Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro has undergone intestinal surgery after being hospitalized with severe abdominal pain.
Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro has undergone intestinal surgery in Brasilia after being hospitalized with severe abdominal pain, forcing him to cut short a regional tour aimed at rallying political support.
Doctors earlier said the pain was linked to complications from a stabbing he suffered during his 2018 presidential campaign, an attack that nearly claimed his life after he lost around 40% of his blood and required emergency surgery.
The hard-right former army captain, who governed Brazil from 2019 to 2022, has been traveling the country in recent weeks, advocating for congressional approval of an amnesty bill for his supporters who stormed government buildings following his 2022 election defeat.
In a message to allies before his operation, Bolsonaro criticized the harsh sentencing of a supporter given 10 years in prison and once again urged Congress to approve the amnesty bill.
AnewZ has learned that India has once again blocked Azerbaijan’s application for full membership in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, while Pakistan’s recent decision to consider diplomatic relations with Armenia has been coordinated with Baku as part of Azerbaijan’s peace agenda.
A day of mourning has been declared in Portugal to pay respect to victims who lost their lives in the Lisbon Funicular crash which happened on Wednesday evening.
A Polish Air Force pilot was killed on Thursday when an F-16 fighter jet crashed during a training flight ahead of the 2025 Radom International Air Show.
At least eight people have died and more than 90 others were injured following a catastrophic gas tanker explosion on a major highway in Mexico City’s Iztapalapa district on Wednesday, authorities confirmed.
Saudi Arabia and Pakistan have formalised a mutual defence agreement, reinforcing a decades-long security partnership, Pakistani state television reported on Wednesday.
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Wednesday that Russia bears responsibility for damage to a house in the village of Wyryki in eastern Poland. This statement comes amid media reports suggesting that the incident may have been caused by a stray Polish missile rather than a Russian drone.
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday reduced its benchmark interest rate by a quarter point to a range of 4–4.25%, responding to slowing economic growth and persistently high inflation.
The European Commission has proposed sanctions against several Israeli Cabinet ministers and violent settlers, alongside a partial suspension of Israel’s trade privileges with the bloc.
AD Ports Group has signed a contract with Baku Shipyard in Azerbaijan to build two 780-TEU shallow-draft container vessels for trade across the Caspian Sea.
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