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US treasury secretary scott Bessent said on Tuesday he saw no immediate reason for federal reserve chair Jerome Powell to step down. This comes just a day after Bessent publicly called for a full review of the Fed’s operations beyond its main role in setting interest rates. Speaking to Fox Business, Bessent said, “There’s nothing…

The Trump administration is quietly looking for alternatives to SpaceX for its ambitious Golden Dome missile defence system, weeks after the public rift between the two, according to news agency Reuters.Until recently, Trump’s former political ally Elon Musk’s SpaceX was the top contender to help build the Golden Dome, a missile shield Trump has frequently…

Florida health authorities have confirmed four deaths and several illnesses caused by Vibrio vulnificus, a rare but deadly “flesh-eating” bacteria found in warm saltwater, brackish water, and contaminated seafood. Though infections are uncommon, they can rapidly become life-threatening, especially when bacteria enter open wounds or the bloodstream. With rising ocean temperatures and increased flooding due…

Dubai’s One Freezone Passport offers 100% foreign ownership, tax exemptions, and fast business setup across all free zones/ Image: Pexels TL;DR Dubai launched the One Freezone Passport allowing companies to operate across all free zones with a single licence. Louis Vuitton is the first company to expand using this initiative, operating in both JAFZA and…

US Senator Lindsey Graham recently revealed that US President Donald Trump is planning to introduce steep tariffs on countries that continue to purchase Russian oil, naming India, China, and Brazil as primary targets. In an interview with Fox News, Graham said Trump intends to slap a 100% tariff on oil-related imports from these nations in…

Dubai logged over 1.3 million real estate procedures in just six months, signaling unmatched transaction volume and investor confidence/ Image: Pexels Dubai real estate hit $117B in deals in H1 2025 — a 25% YoY rise. 125,000+ transactions and 1.3M procedures signal strong market liquidity. 59,000+ new investors, 45% of them UAE residents, entered the…

A white Jacksonville police officer has been stripped of his duties after a video surfaced showing him punching a 22-year-old Black man during a February traffic stop in Florida.The footage, captured on William McNeil Jr.’s dashboard-mounted phone and widely circulated on social media, shows him calmly seated in his vehicle, requesting a sergeant after being…