Zohran Mamdani became mayor of New York City just after midnight on Thursday, marking a historic moment with a low-key swearing-in ceremony held deep beneath Manhattan. The Democrat, who at 34 is the ...
Presidentâs threat follows days of demonstrations over living standards...
First fatalities follow days of demonstrations over economic distress...
For years, Venezuela's leader ruled with an iron fist. Maduro persecuted opposition figures and rigged elections, sought confrontation with the US and ran his country into the ground. But is he also a...
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Nathaniel Raymond of Yale School of Public Health warns of mass deaths in Sudan as UN visits el-Fasher...
Becoming a euro area member demonstrates how the Bulgarian economy has improved over the past decade. But political turmoil and rising public anger over economic mismanagement and corruption pose a se...
Passage of bill marks first time libertarian leader will govern with his own spending plan since taking office in 2023...
Moscow has made a "proposal" to France concerning the case of researcher Laurent Vinatier, who has been imprisoned in Russia since June 2024, the Kremlin said Thursday. Vinatier was sentenced by a Rus...
Chatham House director Bronwen Maddox lays out the obstacles blocking progress on Trumpâs plan for a ânew Middle Eastâ....
Foreigners would pay up to $100,000 for citizenship under the proposal...
Russian President Vladimir Putin took questions on the war and the economy during his annual televised phone-in event. Contributor/Getty Images Most Russians expect the war with Ukraine to end in 2026...
Venezuela underwent major economic and social changes in the mid-20th century. Jack Manning/Getty Images Venezuela, home to the world's largest oil reserves, was once among the world's richest nations...
Dollar weakens after US prosecutors launch criminal investigation into chair Jay Powell...
Critics say currency is undervalued and being used to subsidise Chinese exports...
Crypto majors are mostly flat ahead of todayâs supreme court opinion on the trump tariffs; btc +1% at $90,300; eth 13% at $3,090, sol +3% at $138; xrp +1% to $2.10. Polygon (+11%), zec (+11%) and syru...
Protests in Iran began days before the new year and have spread nationwide to more than 170 locations in 25 provinces. With increasing discontent over the faltering economy and protesters now chanting...
Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Dan Caine said more than 150 U.S. aircraft were used....
Some CEOs believe US manufacturing can make a comeback. Do you? Business Wire/AP President Donald Trump's trade war was partially intended to boost US-made goods. Nearly a year later, the results aren...
Anti-imperialist ideologue Diosdado Cabello poses the greatest threat to interim president Delcy RodrĂguez, experts say...