German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is heading to India. In the face of US tariffs, Russian threats and an uncertain China, Germany is courting the Asian giant as a trading and geopolitical partner. But ...
Four years after Germany phased out light plastic bags, how has the EU addressed plastic waste â and why do single-use items still pile up in takeaway restaurants, shops and the environment?...
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A suspected arson attack has caused a widespread power cut in Berlin since Saturday. City authorities said on Sunday that it was a result of a politically motivated attack by âleft-wing extremists"....
Several countries voiced their objection to the USâ dramatic military operation in Venezuela on Saturday which toppled President Maduro and secured his capture and removal to New York in an emergency ...
France is working with partners on a plan on how to respond should the United States act â on its threat to take over Greenland, a minister said on January 7, as Europe sought to address U.S. President...
Maduro landed Saturday evening at a small airport in New York following the middle-of-the-night operation that extracted him and his wife, Cilia Flores, from their home in a military base in Venezuela...
In a surprise attack overnight on Saturday, the United States launched strikes against Venezuelan capital Caracas and other cities. US President Donald Trump stated that Nicolas Maduro and his wife we...
Kyiv residents huddled against bitter winter cold inside their unheated apartments on Saturday as engineers struggled to restore â power, water and heat knocked out in the latest salvo of Russian strik...
US President Donald Trump signed an executive order that imposed a $100,000 fee on H-1B visas Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post via Getty Images Companies are revising their H-1B strategies after ...
Iranians living overseas rallied in London, Berlin, and other major cities on Saturday to protest the Islamic Republic and show solidarity with the mass demonstrations in Iran. Meanwhile, inside the c...
đ Key Facts â At least 13 photos were removed from the Justice Department Epstein files website. â The photos were among thousands of d...
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Bitcoin mining electricity costs could fall if Venezuelan oil production increases, though it may take several years before the benefits are fully realized, Bitfinex analysts say....
Trump took a potshot at the French leader in an address on Wednesday in which he recounted how he had coerced France into agreeing to triple its drug prices....
Matt Rota for BI Matthew Partyka was built for the infantry, not sales. The young, blue-eyed Marine sergeant was a quiet introvert, almost sphinx-like, with a soft smile. He thrived in the brotherhood...
The largest nurses' strike in New York City history could begin on Monday morning....
A view of the "El Palito" oil refinery in Puerto Cabello, Venezuela. Jesus Vargas/Getty Images The US captured Venezuelan President NicolĂĄs Maduro in a surprise raid on Saturday. In a press co...
Bari Weiss Leigh Vogel/Getty Images for Uber, X and The Free Press CBS News chief Bari Weiss sent a memo to staff defending her decision to hold a "60 Minutes" piece. Weiss made the decision t...
Protesters in Istanbul march after morning prayers, calling for an end to Israel's genocidal war in Gaza....