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Germany’s nationalist AfD party hopes to take power in 2026

Since its founding, the nationalist Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has stood in opposition. In 2026, it hopes to win state-level governing power and perhaps more....

Jan 13Washington PostPoliticsImpact

Counsel seeks death sentence for ex-S. Korean leader Yoon over martial law imposition

A court in South Korea confirms that an independent counsel has demanded a death sentence for former President Yoon Suk Yeol on rebellion charges in connection with his martial law imposition in Decem...

Jan 13ABC NewsPoliticsImpact

Army vet detained by ICE for 8 hours says he wasn't allowed to call an attorney

Army veteran and Purple Heart recipient William Vermie told ABC News that he was tackled and arrested by ICE in Minneapolis and held for eight hours....

4dABC NewsPolitics

Torture, false arrests: Ukrainian women in Russian prisons

Some 20,000 Ukrainian civilians are in Russian prisons and rights activists say more than 2,000 are female. Some of the women who have managed to get out jail are now speaking out about what they expe...

Jan 16Deutsche WellePoliticsImpact

Syrian government announces ceasefire with Syrian Democratic Forces

A ceasefire agreement and the integration of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) into the Syrian army was announced following the army's takeover of areas in the east of the country, including military...

Jan 18EuronewsPoliticsImpact

Ring claims it’s not giving ICE access to its cameras

Ring video doorbells and cameras are not sending footage to ICE, according to the company. Ring's partnership with Flock is sparking renewed online backlash this week, with influencers calling for peo...

5dThe VergeTechnologyImpact

Venezuela: Trump's $3 billion oil windfall — why it matters

US President Donald Trump has announced an agreement with Venezuela's interim government to transfer millions of barrels of oil to the US. DW explores how the plan could be a blow to China, Russia, Ir...

Jan 7Deutsche WellePolitics

Trump administration faces backlash over Nvidia H200 AI chip sales to China

Witnesses and lawmakers at a foreign affairs hearing blasted the Trump administration’s approval for the sale of Nvidia’s H200 AI chips to China and called for it to reverse the decision, as the White...

Jan 14South China Morning PostPoliticsImpact

US-NATO deal: Relief and mistrust in Greenland

A "framework" agreement between the US and NATO has defused the dispute over Greenland. There is cautious relief among residents, but also fear of becoming a geopolitical pawn once again....

3dDeutsche WellePoliticsImpact

DOGE improperly accessed and shared Social Security data

Article URL: https://blog.quintarelli.it/2026/01/how-doge-improperly-accessed-and-shared-social-security-data-npr/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46733803 Points: 37 # Comments: 11...

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Trump’s tariff policies: Pressuring rivals and alienating allies

During his second term, President Donald Trump used tariffs not only to rebalance trade but to pressure both allies and rivals into aligning with his policies. While this approach has raised tensions,...

Jan 18France 24PoliticsImpact

Taco Trump tally: US president carries out only 1 in 4 tariff threats

In less than three weeks, US President Donald Trump has issued four sweeping tariff threats that, in normal times, would rattle investors, unnerve CEOs and send economists rushing to revise their grow...

12hSouth China Morning PosteconomicsImpact

Some policy experts struggle to make sense of new Trump health plan

Experts weighed in on Trump's "Great Healthcare Plan."...

Jan 16ABC NewsPoliticsImpact

European troops arrive in Greenland as US and Denmark talks fail to resolve dispute

The deployment was announced the same day the foreign ministers of Denmark and Greenland met with US Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Washington....

Jan 15EuronewsPoliticsImpact

Davos 2026: Who said what at world's top political and business summit

The yearly gathering in the Swiss Alps resort town has been dominated by escalating tensions between the US and its European allies, with leaders warning of a crumbling world order, rising unilaterali...

4dEuronewsPoliticsImpact

Davos 2026: Who said what so far at world's top political and business summit

The annual gathering in the Swiss Alps resort town has been dominated by escalating tensions between the US and its European allies, with leaders warning of a crumbling world order, rising unilaterali...

6dEuronewsPoliticsImpact

Marine Le Pen's appeal in EU fund embezzlement case opens in Paris

Far-right leader Marine Le Pen, who needs to have a graft conviction overturned to seize her best chance at the French presidency, risks seeing her life's work upended if she loses her appeal. It come...

Jan 13France 24PoliticsImpact

Key EU-US trade deal in limbo amid tension as US threatens extra tariffs

"In politics as in business – a deal is a deal. And when friends shake hands, it must mean something.” Ursula von der Leyen's comments came amid growing tension between Europe and the US over Greenlan...

6dFrance 24PoliticsImpact

FBI searches Washington Post reporter's home

FBI agents searched Hannah Natanson's home as part of an investigation into sharing secret government information. The paper said investigators told her she was not a focus of the probe....

Jan 14Deutsche WellePoliticsImpact

As Trump threatens more tariff rises, China uses low duties to secure resources

As US President Donald Trump’s tariff increases have roiled global markets and strained America’s alliances in recent months, China has been pursuing the opposite strategy: keeping import duties low a...

Jan 20South China Morning PostPoliticsImpact
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