• Reuters

    India's foreign minister rejects Biden's 'xenophobia' comment

    Indian foreign minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar rejected U.S. President Joe Biden's comment that "xenophobia" was hobbling the South Asian nation's economic growth, The Economic Times reported on Saturday. Jaishankar said at a round table hosted by the newspaper on Friday that India's economy "is not faltering" and that it has historically been a society that is very open. "That's why we have the CAA (Citizenship Amendment Act), which is to open up doors for people who are in trouble ... I think we should be open to people who have the need to come to India, who have a claim to come to India," Jaishankar said, referring to a recent law that allows immigrants who have fled persecution from neighbouring countries to become citizens.

  • The Telegraph

    Everything we know so far about the Ferrari 12 Cilindri

    The V12 engine is the one most associated with Ferrari. It’s the powerplant founder Enzo Ferrari obsessed over when he set up the company in the 1950s, so Il Commendatore would no doubt be proud of his company’s latest effort. The Ferrari 12 Cilindri has just been unveiled at a glitzy event in Miami and it’s all about the internal combustion engine al naturale. No hybridisation, electric motor or turbocharger in sight.

  • Local Journalism Initiative

    Consequential questions remain about the potential revival of the SPLO program in SD61

    Data and public input collected by the SD61 board all point to gaps that need filling to ensure student wellbeing in schools—with or without the SPLO program. Since School District 61 (SD61) announced, in May 2023, that it was removing the Police Liaison Officer program, much ink has been spilled in regional news about whether it should have been cancelled in the first place and whether it should be reinstated. After a multi-year public engagement process, the SD61 board of education announced t