New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon will travel to the Philippines with a senior business delegation next week as part of a three-country swing in Southeast Asia aimed at deepening international engagement, his office announced yesterday.
Iowa guard Caitlin Clark has won the John R. Wooden women's basketball player of the year award for the second consecutive season. Clark averaged 31.6 points,
Lawmaker Simon Harris was elected Ireland's prime minister by a vote in parliament Tuesday, becoming at 37 the country’s youngest-ever leader. Harris takes over as head of Ireland’s three-party coalition government from Leo Varadkar, who announced his surprise resignation last month. Harris, who served as higher education minister in Varadkar’s
A new analysis from the former chief economist for the White House Council of Economic Advisers found that the large increase in immigration in recent years is a major part of why the U.S. has recently experienced extraordinary economic growth compared to peer nations. Economist Ernie Tedeschi, now a research scholar at Yale University, writes in a new report that the rise in the immigrant population since 2020 accounts for at least a fifth of U.S. growth since then. That goes a long way toward...
The following piece is a full and unedited reprint of my friend John Varoli’s latest substack piece. Once “officially” focused on Russian and Ukrainian foreign affairs, John experienced Russia at one of its more unsavory periods, then left. However, with the emergence of present-day propaganda attacks against the Russian Federation and its leadership, he found […]
Slovak nationalist-left government candidate Peter Pellegrini emerged victorious in the country’s presidential election on Saturday, solidifying the influence of pro-Russian Prime Minister Robert Fico over Slovakia. Pellegrini, aged 48, emphasized that his win signifies support for the government’s agenda and a rejection of an “opportunistic opposition power center,” a reference to outgoing liberal president Zuzana Caputova. Fico, who began his fourth term last October, has shifted Slovakia’s...
The rally was in support of Hungarian opposition leader Peter Magyar, a former Government insider.
Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong will step down on May 15 and
Criminals will face up to six months in prison for the offences
Everyone should visit New Zealand at least once in their lives, with heavy emphasis on ‘at least’. Every second spent in the picturesque country of Aotearoa, New Zealand is another glimpse into their overarching spirit of Manaakitanga – extending hospitality, kindness and respect to others. If you’ve been dreaming of a trip to visit our […]
Members of Congress jumped to their feet when Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida spoke about Japan's gift of 250 new cherry trees to replace those being cut down.
Air New Zealand has agreed a deal to buy 2.4 million gallons of sustainable