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Trump-backed Nasry Asfura declared winner of Honduras presidential election

Donald Trump-backed candidate Nasry Asfura won Honduras’ presidential election, electoral authorities said on Wednesday, ending a weeks-long count that has whittled away at the credibility of the Cent...

Dec 24South China Morning PostPoliticsImpact

Hong Kong’s new smoking rules just kicked in. But is everyone sticking to them?

Some smokers are still lighting up at bus stops in Hong Kong despite new rules banning them from doing so while queuing, the Post has observed, with authorities saying they have stepped up inspections...

1dSouth China Morning PostPolitics

New Pentagon maps show the reach of China's expanding missile force

China unveiled the DF-26 at a military parade in 2015. Xinhua/Xu Suhui New Pentagon maps show the estimated ranges of China's vast missile arsenal. Missiles can reach Taiwan, the Philippines, Japan, G...

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Iran executions hit 35-year high with 1,500 killed in 2025, rights group says

Iran executed at least 1,500 people last year, the Norway-based Iran Human Rights group said on Thursday, in what it called an “unprecedented” hike in the use of capital punishment. “It is very alarmi...

1dSouth China Morning Postworld_newsImpact

France’s ban on ‘forever chemicals’ comes into force tomorrow. Here’s what will change

Cosmetics and clothes made with PFAS, also known as forever chemicals, have officially been banned in France....

1dEuronewsPolitics

Western sanctions imperil ancient trade in Persian carpets

Exports reach lowest levels on record, putting craft of weaving fine rugs at risk...

Dec 26Financial Timeseconomics

Ghana Legalizes Crypto Trading, Explores Gold Stablecoins

📋 Key Facts ✓ Ghana has legalized cryptocurrency trading with a new law. ✓ Plans to explore asset-backed digital settlement instruments...

Dec 23The Blockcryptocurrency

Denmark: An open economy, but a closed immigration system (part 2)

FRANCE 24 heads north to the kingdom of Denmark. The Scandinavian country has been in the spotlight this year, holding the rotating presidency of the European Council from July to December and pushing...

Dec 26France 24economicsImpact

Trump’s war on offshore wind faces another lawsuit

Dominion Energy, an offshore wind developer and utility serving Virginia's "data center alley," filed suit against the Trump administration this week over its decision to pause federal leases for larg...

Dec 26The VergePoliticsImpact

8 million minimum wage workers are up for a raise in January. Some will hit a historic $15 milestone.

Workers in six more states will see their minimum wages hit $15. Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty Images Nineteen states will raise their minimum wages in January, affecting over 8 m...

Dec 25Business InsidereconomicsImpact

Drones keep shutting down European airports. This hybrid warfare could be a sign of worse to come, one analyst says.

Danish police at Copenhagen Airport on September 22. STEVEN KNAP/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP via Getty Images Several European airports have been temporarily shut down due to nearby drone sightings. Analysts a...

Dec 25Business Insiderworld_newsImpact

China is going after US defense firms and execs over weapons sales to Taiwan — and Palmer Luckey's on the list

Palmer Luckey, founder of defense tech firm Anduril Industries. PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images China hit a number of US defense firms and executives with sanctions on Friday. China's foreign m...

Dec 26Business InsiderPoliticsImpact

Ukrainian soldiers have incredible tactical patience and are far happier moving slowly than the British military

Experienced Ukrainian troops showed their Western trainers that, particularly in urban environments, they wanted to move slowly. YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP via Getty Images A British trainer who worked with ...

Dec 24Business Insiderworld_newsImpact

Which states tax Social Security benefits? See the map and tax rates.

Social Security tax rules will change in 2026. Getty Images; Tyler Le/BI Social Security tax rules will change in 2026 at the state and federal level. West Virginia will stop taxing Social Security be...

Dec 26Business InsidereconomicsImpact

Photos show the luxurious, heavily fortified presidential jets world leaders use for official travel

President Donald Trump posing for photo with law enforcement in front of a Boeing VC25 operating as Air Force One. MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images The US president flies on Air Force One. Other countries...

5dBusiness InsiderPoliticsImpact

Grand staircases, state-shaped pools, and a bowling alley in the basement: What the governor's mansion looks like in every state

The governor's mansion in Frankfort, Kentucky. traveler1116/Getty Images Forty-five of the 50 states have official mansions, which governors can live in rent-free. Some governors' mansions are open to...

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Over 800,000 student-loan borrowers will enter the new year still waiting to get their cheaper payments and debt relief approved

Thousands of student-loan borrowers are waiting for their income-driven repayment applications to be approved. nirat/Getty Images Over 800,000 student-loan borrowers are waiting for their income-drive...

Dec 25Business InsidereducationImpact

Here are the most powerful news photos of the year

NORFOLK, VIRGINIA - JUNE 24: U.S. Navy sailors stand along the deck as they prepare for the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford to depart from the Naval Station Norfolk on June 24, 2025, in Norfolk, V...

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Who is Jared Isaacman, the billionaire SpaceX astronaut and new head of NASA?

Jared Isaacman said the US will return to the moon under Trump's presidency. NASA/Bill Ingalls Billionaire CEO Jared Isaacman is the 15th administrator of NASA. Isaacman has led and flown on two Space...

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A NATO-Russia war would be bloodier than Ukraine, where 'golden hour' is already gone, officer says

A senior Ukrainian officer said NATO would suffer heavy losses in a war against Russia. Owen Humphreys/PA Images via Getty Images A Ukrainian officer warned that NATO would face heavier losses than Ky...

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Trump-backed Nasry Asfura declared winner of Honduras presidential election

Hong Kong’s new smoking rules just kicked in. But is everyone sticking to them?

New Pentagon maps show the reach of China's expanding missile force

Iran executions hit 35-year high with 1,500 killed in 2025, rights group says

France’s ban on ‘forever chemicals’ comes into force tomorrow. Here’s what will change

Western sanctions imperil ancient trade in Persian carpets

Ghana Legalizes Crypto Trading, Explores Gold Stablecoins

Denmark: An open economy, but a closed immigration system (part 2)

Trump’s war on offshore wind faces another lawsuit

8 million minimum wage workers are up for a raise in January. Some will hit a historic $15 milestone.

Drones keep shutting down European airports. This hybrid warfare could be a sign of worse to come, one analyst says.

China is going after US defense firms and execs over weapons sales to Taiwan &mdash; and Palmer Luckey's on the list

Ukrainian soldiers have incredible tactical patience and are far happier moving slowly than the British military

Which states tax Social Security benefits? See the map and tax rates.

Photos show the luxurious, heavily fortified presidential jets world leaders use for official travel

Grand staircases, state-shaped pools, and a bowling alley in the basement: What the governor's mansion looks like in every state

Over 800,000 student-loan borrowers will enter the new year still waiting to get their cheaper payments and debt relief approved

Here are the most powerful news photos of the year

Who is Jared Isaacman, the billionaire SpaceX astronaut and new head of NASA?

A NATO-Russia war would be bloodier than Ukraine, where 'golden hour' is already gone, officer says

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Trump-backed Nasry Asfura declared winner of Honduras presidential election

Hong Kong’s new smoking rules just kicked in. But is everyone sticking to them?

New Pentagon maps show the reach of China's expanding missile force

Iran executions hit 35-year high with 1,500 killed in 2025, rights group says

France’s ban on ‘forever chemicals’ comes into force tomorrow. Here’s what will change

Western sanctions imperil ancient trade in Persian carpets

Ghana Legalizes Crypto Trading, Explores Gold Stablecoins

Denmark: An open economy, but a closed immigration system (part 2)

Trump’s war on offshore wind faces another lawsuit

8 million minimum wage workers are up for a raise in January. Some will hit a historic $15 milestone.

Drones keep shutting down European airports. This hybrid warfare could be a sign of worse to come, one analyst says.

China is going after US defense firms and execs over weapons sales to Taiwan &mdash; and Palmer Luckey's on the list

Ukrainian soldiers have incredible tactical patience and are far happier moving slowly than the British military

Which states tax Social Security benefits? See the map and tax rates.

Photos show the luxurious, heavily fortified presidential jets world leaders use for official travel

Grand staircases, state-shaped pools, and a bowling alley in the basement: What the governor's mansion looks like in every state

Over 800,000 student-loan borrowers will enter the new year still waiting to get their cheaper payments and debt relief approved

Here are the most powerful news photos of the year

Who is Jared Isaacman, the billionaire SpaceX astronaut and new head of NASA?

A NATO-Russia war would be bloodier than Ukraine, where 'golden hour' is already gone, officer says

China is going after US defense firms and execs over weapons sales to Taiwan — and Palmer Luckey's on the list

China is going after US defense firms and execs over weapons sales to Taiwan — and Palmer Luckey's on the list