Rep. Anna Paulina Luna is trying to force a vote on a bill to ban stock trading. But leaders in both parties have other ideas. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds / AFP via Getty Images A GOP congresswoman is t...
📋 Key Facts ✓ The Trump administration paused wind projects including Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind. ✓ Interior Secretary Doug Burgum ...
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...
📋 Key Facts ✓ Michael Selig's confirmation occurred prior to David Sacks' statement. ✓ David Sacks, a White House official, cal...
Japan is seeking to bolster its defense capabilities in the face of "the most severe" security environment since the end of World War II....
Nasry Asfura’s win comes after weeks of delays and intervention by President Donald Trump, and amid accusations of electoral fraud by Asfura’s main opponent....
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...
📋 Key Facts ✓ Monday's papers include a warning from the government's social mobility commissioner ✓ Sir Keir lacks a clear str...
Russian President Vladimir Putin took questions on the war and the economy during his annual televised phone-in event. Contributor/Getty Images Most Russians expect the war with Ukraine to end in 2026...
In his annual end-of-year press conference, Azerbaijan's Minister of Foreign Affairs Jeyhun Bayramov summed up the progress made in the reconciliation process with Armenia and looked ahead to its futu...
📋 Key Facts ✓ Civilians in rebel-held Myanmar face devastating air strikes. ✓ A government-mandated election is starting this month. ...
Aspiring prime minister and political heavyweight Tarique Rahman was welcomed back to Bangladesh on Thursday by huge crowds of joyous supporters after 17 years in self-imposed exile. Rahman, the son o...
The Mandatory Reporting of Child Abuse Ordinance becomes operational in Hong Kong on January 20, and will enhance child protections. It contains a mechanism for the early and effective detection of ch...
📋 Key Facts ✓ The Council of the European Union endorsed the launch of the digital euro. ✓ The digital euro is developed by the Europea...
📋 Key Facts ✓ Parliament passed the Virtual Asset Service Providers Bill, 2025, legalizing bitcoin and crypto trading. ✓ The Bank of Gh...
Moscow has made a "proposal" to France concerning the case of researcher Laurent Vinatier, who has been imprisoned in Russia since June 2024, the Kremlin said Thursday. Vinatier was sentenced by a Rus...
📋 Key Facts ✓ iOS 26.3 enables AirPods-like pairing for third-party devices in the EU. ✓ The feature complies with the Digital Markets ...
📋 Key Facts ✓ Pam Duncan-Glancy is a Labour MSP set to quit Holyrood due to links to a sex offender. ✓ She stood down as the party'...
Exports reach lowest levels on record, putting craft of weaving fine rugs at risk...
Trump's endorsement of conservative candidate Nasry Asfura was denounced by his rivals as foreign interferance....