Trade war accelerates major slowdown in global economy since start of 2020s

Palestinians in Gaza are confronting an apocalyptic landscape of devastation following the ceasefire that paused more than 15 months of Israel’s attacks on the besieged enclave. Across Gaza, where built-up refugee camps are interspersed between cities, mounds of rubble are stretching as far as the eye can see. Critics say Israel… Read Details ⇢

This review first appeared in issue 357 of PC Pro. A letter can make a big difference in a monitor name, and none more so than here. The ViewSonic VG3456 is a highly affordable flat-screen monitor that you can now purchase for around £250, while the VG3456C is curved –… Read Details ⇢

US President Donald Trump pledged Tuesday, January 21, to hit the European Union with tariffs, adding that a 10% duty on Chinese imports could also come as soon as February 1. Trump, who was speaking to reporters at the White House a day after being sworn in, cited the need… Read Details ⇢

For the new transition government led by Ahmad Al-Sharaa, unifying all of Syria’s armed groups to form a national army is crucial to rebuilding a viable country. On Monday, an important step was taken with the first joint operation conducted with Ahmad Al-Awad’s “Southern Operations Chamber”, a powerful militia that… Read Details ⇢

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) reportedly reassigned multiple senior officials across various divisions ahead of the anticipated confirmation of President Donald Trump’s nomination for U.S. attorney general, Pam Bondi. Fox News is told that multiple career staffers in the criminal and national security divisions at the DOJ were removed… Read Details ⇢

Heavy rains in Pekalongan cause a devastating landslide, blocking a main road and burying houses. Rescuers in Indonesia continue to search for survivors after a landslide in the country’s Central Java province killed at least 19 people. Torrential rain in Pekalongan caused a landslide on Tuesday on a main road… Read Details ⇢

James W. Marshall and ChatGPT 3.5 have one thing in common. Both sparked a “rush” and changed the world. While Marshall found the first gold nugget in January 1848, initiating a rush of 300,000 people to California, the launch of ChatGPT 3.5 in November 2022 caused a stir among users… Read Details ⇢

Firefighters work to extinguish a fire in a hotel at a ski resort of Kartalkaya in Bolu province, in northwest Turkey, Tuesday, January 21, 2025. AP A huge fire killed at least 76 people on Tuesday, January 21, as it ripped through a hotel at a popular ski resort in… Read Details ⇢

Three days into the Israel-Hamas ceasefire, hundreds of trucks carrying vital provisions were reported to have entered Gaza, with the United Nations saying they had encountered no obstructions thus far. A second planned wave of prisoner exchanges this weekend is expected to see four Israeli hostages return from Hamas captivity.… Read Details ⇢