This week, senators stepped up after learning the plaque, which had been approved by Congress more than three years ago, was nowhere to be found at the Capitol. (Image credit: Julia Demaree Nikhinson)...
Five student unions among nine colleges at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) have been dissolved in the space of a year, with their leaders attributing the closures to the institution’s requi...
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Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian says there is not much he can do as the currency has rapidly depreciated, with $1 now trading at around 1.4 million rials....
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has arrived at Mar-a-Lago for peace talks with President Trump...
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Zelenskyy's new chief of staff said on Wednesday "there are already concrete results" but added that "not all information can be made public."...
The latest attacks bring the total number of known boat strikes to 35 and the number of people killed to at least 115 since early September, according to official figures....
Ukrainian president said on Thursday that Russia targeted energy infrastructure with over 200 drones in the latest strike on New Year's Eve....
With less than a week to go until a presidential summit, China’s top diplomat has used talks with his South Korean counterpart to reassert Beijing’s stand on Taiwan and take aim at Tokyo. In a phone c...
Sporadic clashes between the Israel Defense Forces and Gaza militants -- plus deadly IDF strikes -- continue despite the Gaza ceasefire....
German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius is investing billions in European and international systems, from Czech pistols to US fighter jets. Why are those weapons not being purchased from German manufa...
The Democrat from Maryland is the longest-serving Democrat in Congress, and was once a rival to become House speaker. Hoyer will announce Thursday he is set to retire at the end of his term. (Image cr...
The death toll for Venezuelan security officials comes after Cuba’s government on Sunday announced that 32 Cuban military and police officers working in Venezuela had also been killed....
Australia’s government is “disappointed” with China’s decision to impose new beef import tariffs, with one industry group warning the move could damage trade worth over A$1 billion (US$667 million) be...
President Trump could use the face-to-face at his Mar-a-Lago estate to look for ways to speed up the peace process, as Israel's leader has been accused of not pushing his side to move fast enough. (Im...
President Donald Trump, speaks accompanied by first lady Melania Trump, during a NORAD, North American Aerospace Defense Command, Tracks Santa Operation call at his Mar-a-Lago club, Wednesday, Dec. 24...
The aftermath of the US strikes on January 3 Satellite image ©2026 Vantor. The US carried out strikes in Venezuela as part of an operation to capture Nicolás Maduro. New satellite imagery shows damage...
The first phase holds since October, but progress stalls amid mutual accusations. Trump's 20-point plan aims to end Hamas rule....
As usual, 2025 was a year of deep congressional dysfunction in the US. But state legislatures were passing laws that govern everything from AI to social media to the right to repair. Many of these law...