Why is the US Fed chair criminal probe causing global alarm?
Trump administration’s move against Jerome Powell fuels fears the Fed’s independence is being undermined.

Trump administration’s move against Jerome Powell fuels fears the Fed’s independence is being undermined.

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These are the key developments from day 1,419 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
The US State Department says visa revocations have more than doubled as Trump continues his immigration crackdown.
The US president has threatened Iran with military strikes amid widespread antigovernment protests there.

Seven-year-old Toulin Al-Hindi faces the threat of sniper fire each day to reach her tented school in northern Gaza.

Many of the millions of people displaced by fighting in Myanmar won’t vote in elections held by a military government.
Iran’s fragmented opposition includes figures living abroad, such as Reza Pahlavi, the heir of the former monarch.

A second round of voting has been held in Myanmar’s controversial election.
Experts say US homeland security secretary misused the ‘domestic terrorist’ label to justify shooting Renee Good.

The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have agreed to withdraw from Aleppo after days of deadly violence.
Indian league dumps Bangladeshi bowler amid bilateral tensions, prompting cricket’s latest political crisis.