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- 1Powell says he will stay on Fed board after term expires●Fed chair Jerome Powell says he will stay on central bank's board after term expires next month
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell says he will remain on the central bank's board of governors after his current term expires next month. The announcement comes amid sustained pressure from President Trump, who has repeatedly called for Powell's removal and pushed for lower interest rates, making the question of Powell's future a focal point of debate over the Fed's independence.
- 2UN, EU and African Union face accountability demands at UNGA●RE: https:// mastodon.social/@villebooks/11 7341821385190335 # UN # UNGA # EU # AfricanUnion # CrimesAgainstHumanity # g
Posts tagged to the UN General Assembly session are pairing the UN, EU and African Union with hashtags about crimes against humanity, genocide, the Genocide Convention, the Geneva Conventions and the Rome Statute. The message frames these bodies as failing accountability and allowing impunity over mass atrocities, invoking international humanitarian law and human rights.
- 3Roussel pledges restrained criticism of Mélenchon ahead of presidential election●Roussel promet de ne pas (trop) critiquer Mélenchon pour cette présidentielle: "Nous ne tomberons pas dans l'agressivité
Fabien Roussel, leader of the French Communist Party, has promised not to attack Jean-Luc Mélenchon too sharply during the presidential campaign. His campaign director, senator Ian Brossat, told La Tribune that 'we will not fall into aggressiveness', signalling an attempt to keep left-wing infighting under control. Commenters reacted with irony, suggesting the pledge may be hard to keep as the contest intensifies.