CFTC director who made Bitcoin futures possible returns as chief of staff
Amir Zaidi’s return signals a strengthening of crypto oversight as the agency prepares for new digital asset laws....
Amir Zaidi’s return signals a strengthening of crypto oversight as the agency prepares for new digital asset laws....
Gen Z protests have shaken Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal in recent years — but not India. Why? In a Delhi coffee-house chat with DW, young Indians debate power, politics and the future....
Chinese AI advances and the effects of Donald Trump’s trade war have boosted markets outside the US...
Ukrainian president to meet Canadian PM and call European leaders before travelling to US...
The largest nurses' strike in New York City history could begin on Monday morning....
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...
The leadership in Damascus signed a deal with the SDF in March for it to merge with the Syrian army by the end of 2025 but there have been disagreements over how that would happen....
The U.S. has seized two sanctioned oil tankers linked to Venezuela in back-to-back actions in the North Atlantic and the Caribbean. This comes after US President Donald Trump announced that a deal had...
Interim Venezuelan president Delcy Rodriguez is determined to remain head of state after the capture of Nicolas Maduro by US forces. She maintains that no foreign agency rules the country, even as Pre...
Russia launched dozens of drones into Ukraine overnight into Tuesday, as European leaders prepared to meet in Paris to discuss security guarantees in Ukraine....
Nicolas Maduro appeared in a US courtroom on January 5, 2026. He pleaded "Not Guilty" to drug trafficking and other charges, insisting he is still Venezuela's president. Maduro's kidnapping is being j...
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....
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 ...
Zohran Mamdani, the young upstart of the US left, was sworn in on Thursday to take over as New York mayor for a term sure to see him cross swords with President Donald Trump. After the clocks struck m...
The US dollar traded at 1.38 million rials on Wednesday, compared with 430,000 rials when the previous governor took office in 2022....
Voters in the Central African Republic take to the polls in unprecedented quadruple elections, combining the presidential, legislative, regional, and municipal ballots. Incumbent, Russian-backed Presi...
Scouts marched and crowds gathered under clear skies in Bethlehem on Wednesday as the Palestinian city celebrated its first festive Christmas in more than two years. The return of public celebrations ...
Communist government in Havana strikes defiant pose after US president vows to cut off energy lifeline...
Threatened by two motions of no-confidence, Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu has asked the Minister of the Interior to look into the possibility of holding legislative elections on the same dates as m...
Rumours invariably become one of the main sources of public unrest. The line between news and speculation can become blurred quickly, and social media can aid in the quick spread of false narratives. ...