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Is Donald Trump threatening the US Federal Reserveβs independence?
US president Donald Trump has been increasingly calling for the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates, claiming that there is "virtually no inflation", as energy and grocery prices continue to decrease considerably.
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:
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Pope Francis updates: Funeral to take place Saturday
Pope Francis' funeral will take place this Saturday, April 26, the Vatican said in a statement. The pope's casket will be moved into St. Peter's Basilica on Wednesday for public viewing. DW has the latest.
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:Russia's role in trafficking, smuggling from Libya to EU
Libya's robust infrastructure for human traffickers and smugglers serves domestic and Russian enterprises, observers say. What can the European Union do to take control?
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:Is the climate crisis affecting affordable housing?
Housing costs all over the world are skyrocketing, and climate change-driven disasters are only making it worse. Could city planning and risk reduction help?
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:How is the climate crisis affecting affordable housing?
Housing costs all over the world are skyrocketing, and climate change-driven disasters are only making it worse. Could city planning and risk reduction help?
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:Burkina Faso junta says it foiled coup attempt
The military regime in Burkina Faso has said its intelligence service thwarted a plot to overthrow the junta in April. It said the coup attempt was planned in Ivory Coast.
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:Why Trump's tariffs are bananas β literally
Among the many far-fetched justifications for president Donald Trumpβs tariff tsunami is the idea that it will encourage companies to up sticks and move production to America to avoid the tax. Fair enough if youβre manufacturing cars, ships or washing machines β but ludicrous if youβre a producer of raw materials such cocoa, coffee, palm oil or even bananas.
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:EU facing a shrinking population and major east-to-west migration
The recent influx of Ukrainian war refugees has deepened the longer-term exodus from eastern Europe β both from EU member states and candidate countries. With most migration flows benefiting western Europe, is the European Union prepared to confront growing regional imbalances amid an overall population decline?
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:US Vice President Vance meets Indian PM Modi for trade talks
The meeting between JD Vance and India's Narendra Modi comes as New Delhi is trying to avoid Trump's trade tariffs. Vance's office reported "significant progress" in the talks.
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:A free Syrian media? They've waited 14 years for this moment
For 14 years, Syrians awaited the fall of the Assad regime. But paradoxically, a wave of Syrian independent media is now on the verge of collapse themselves. And sadly, without them the dream of a united and democratic Syria risks remaining just that.
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:Mexico urges removal of 'discriminatory' US immigration ad
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said the advertisement "contains a discriminatory message that violates human dignity" and could encourage "violence against people on the move."
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:Pope Francis died from stroke followed by heart failure, Vatican says
The late pope's passing was announced earlier on Monday morning with bells tolling in Catholic churches from Latin America to Asia and across Rome as the news spread around the world.
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:Trump: US can't give every person it wants to deport a trial
US President Donald Trump said to give everyone a trial "would take, without exaggeration, 200 years." Lawyers for Venezuelan migrants have demanded 30 days' notice for migrants before deporting them.
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:Harvard University sues Trump administration
The Ivy League university is accusing the Trump administration of an unconstitutional campaign against it. The administration is seeking billions of dollars in cuts of federal grants and contracts from Harvard.
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:Harvard University sues Trump administration to halt freeze of federal grants
The Trump administration announced it would freeze more than $2.2 billion (2bn) in grants and contracts after the Ivy League school refused to comply with its demands to limit activism on campus.
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:Trump to attend Pope Francisβs funeral
The Vatican has not announced a date for the funeral. Hours before his death was announced early Monday, Francis met briefly on Sunday morning with Vice President JD Vance, a recent Catholic convert.
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:Rosary prayer for late Pope Francis led by Cardinal Mauro Gambetti in St Peterβs Square
The rosary ended with a long round of applause followed by people chanting βlong live Pope Francisβ.
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:Pope Francis dies at age 88 due to stroke, Vatican says
Pope Francis presided over the Catholic Church for more than a decade. The pontiff had suffered a number of health issues in recent years, and was growing increasingly frail before his passing.
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:UN warns of massive cyberscams spreading across the world
Crime syndicates have made billions scamming victims in Asia and are now expanding their operations to Africa, Europe, South America and further, according to a UN report.
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:US: Stocks and dollar slide as Trump attacks Federal Reserve
Key Wall Street indexes slid to one-week lows after President Trump repeated criticism of Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell. The US dollar was also down with the US and China seemingly set to continue their trade war.
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:How a frail Pope defied doctors' advice during hectic Easter weekend
Francis did what he had always done, receiving visitors and meeting people from every walk of life.
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:Final days of Pope who joined Vatican crowds at Easter despite doctors' advice
Francis did what he had always done, receiving visitors and meeting people from every walk of life.
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:How and where will Pope Francis be buried?
In the last two years of his life, Pope Francis was preoccupied with the rites and rituals surrounding his funeral. What he has planned for his burial breaks with years of tradition.
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:Pope Francis died of stroke and subsequent irreversable heart failure, says Vatican
Pope Francis decreed he would be buried in a simple underground tomb β with only βFranciscusβ written on it β at St. Mary Major Basilica.
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:World Economic Forum chairman Klaus Schwab steps down
Klaus Schwab has led the WEF β the organization behind the prestigious Davos conference β for over 50 years. But Schwab's life work has also been criticized as a symbol of the elites' detachment from ordinary people.
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:Watch: 'Our father has died' - World mourns for Pope Francis
From mourners outside the Vatican to world leaders, tributes poured for Pope Francis who died aged 88.
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:The reaction of the Pope's 'neighbours' to the news of his death
Amid tears and shock, word about Pope Francis' death spread quickly in the Borgo Pio neighbourhood on Monday morning. Here is how they reacted.
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:Asian scam operations worth β¬35 billion spreading across the world, UN warns
New online markets, money laundering networks, stolen data products, malware, artificial intelligence and deepfake technologies are laying the ground for the rise of crime as a service, the UN report says.
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:Watch: Nigeriaβs top female golfer on par for greatness
Grace Agbo is driving change in a sport often seen as elite, proving that passion and persistence trump privilege.
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:Who will be the next pope after Francis?
Speculation is already starting about most likely candidates to succeed Pope Francis as the next pontiff and pastoral leader of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics. The conclave of cardinals has the final say.
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:Latest news bulletin | April 21st β Evening
Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:US and Philippine forces launch joint annual combat drills amid tensions with China
The United States and the Philippines launched their annual joint military drills on Monday, involving around 14,000 troops in full-scale combat scenarios designed to strengthen defence cooperation and regional security.
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:What is double pneumonia and how did it impact Pope Francis?
Pope Francis recently spent several weeks hospital due to a respiratory infection.
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:Pakistan begins second national polio vaccination drive to protect 45mln children
Health workers are often attacked by militants who falsely claim that vaccination efforts are part of a Western plot to sterilise Muslim children.
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:Conclaves through time - the long and short
Conclaves can last as little as a day but they have been known to go on for years too: here are a few of the historical outliers.
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source: