According to Japanese and Philippine officials, the new pact would assist both countries in responding to natural catastrophes, a shared concern, and taking part in UN peacekeeping missions, which wil...
Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images The Pentagon has a new pitch for young adults: skip the Army, and write code instead. Undersecretary of Defense Emil Michael said on the No Priors podcast...
"Share a Disney quote that sums up how you're feeling right now!" That's what Disney posted on Threads the other day, and people immediately replied with lines from Star Wars , The Hunchback of Notre ...
Ken Griffin, CEO of Citadel. Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP via Getty Images Ken Griffin, CEO of Citadel, gave his two cents on Trump's key economic policies. Tariffs have led to higher inflation and disrupte...
Sen. Jeff Merkley raised concerns about ending the SAVE student-loan repayment plan. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images A group of Democratic lawmakers raised concerns with Trump's proposed settlement to e...
Ukrainian forces shoot down a Russian missile over Kyiv on Tuesday. Gleb Garanich/REUTERS Ukraine fired nearly $100 million worth of missiles in a single night defending against Russian strikes. The f...
Some student-loan borrowers are at risk of having their tax refunds seized this year. Allison Robbert/For The Washington Post via Getty Images The Education Department temporarily paused seizure of ta...
Trump’s rambling Davos speech was vaguely menacing rather than explicitly threatening...
Russia and Venezuela maintain a strategic partnership spanning energy, defense, and diplomacy. Yuri Cortez/AFP/Getty Images Russia's state-owned Roszarubezhneft says its Venezuelan oil assets belong t...
Where's the Trump Phone? We're going to keep talking about it every week . We've reached out, as usual, to ask about the Trump Phone's whereabouts. As usual, we're still waiting for a response. In the...
The SEC’s Paul Atkins and the CFTC’s Michael Selig will discuss the two agencies' crypto oversight as legislative efforts to define their roles work through the Senate....
In a very unsurprising turn of events, Trump walked back his latest EU tariff threats—much to the market's delight....
Two of the defendants pleaded not guilty before the Hong Kong court, while the other pleaded guilty but pledged to keep working to end one-party rule in China. They're accused of "inciting subversion ...
British prime minister issues strongest rebuke yet over US president’s push to seize island...
A new report has published harrowing testimonies by Palestinians who were released as part of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal. Meanwhile, rights activists are worried that Israel is now considering th...
President Ahmad al-Sharaa has postponed his visit to Berlin, for talks with Chancellor Friedrich Merz, due to the political situation in his country. The repatriation of Syrian refugees was high on th...
Article URL: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c74v0pxg2nvo Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46671086 Points: 12 # Comments: 4...
Hundreds gathered Saturday outside of the Pantheon in the heart of the French capital to voice their opposition to the Iranian regime and its violent crackdown on protesters, FRANCE 24's Clovis Casali...
Denmark, Germany, Norway, Sweden, France, the UK, the Netherlands and Finland to face a 10% tariff beginning February 1. Trump said tariffs will be in place until "a deal is reached" on Greenland....
Anders Fogh Rasmussen says US president is using island as a ‘weapon of mass distraction’ from real threats such as Russia’s war in Ukraine...