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In Iran, people continue to demonstrate amid the country's economic crisis, with social discontent fueling open protest against the regime. There are also complaints of interference by a foreign intel...
In Germany, it is only permitted to sell fireworks in the three days leading up to New Year’s Eve. Some line up early to buy them, but others have safety concerns and want to see them banned altogethe...
China's military exercises come less than two weeks after the US announced a record $11.1 billion arms package to Taiwan. Taipei condemned the drills as irresponsible but said it would not escalate te...
Russia's foreign minister said Moscow's negotiating position would change following alleged strikes on Putin's Novgorod region residence overnight on Monday. Zelenskyy dismissed the claim as an effort...
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Klarna CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski said President Donald Trump's plan to cap credit card interest rates for a year makes sense. Spencer Platt/Getty Images Klarna's CEO backs Trump's one-year plan to c...
The path forward for the Democratic party after its 2024 defeat includes less tech influence and more populist policies, according to Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA). Warren delivered this message in a s...
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Donald Trump's claims on Greenland are worrying Europe once again. After the US attack on Venezuela, concerns are growing over how far Washington might go — and if the EU has any real tools to defend ...
Donald Trump's claims on Greenland are worrying Europe once again. After the US attack on Venezuela, concerns are growing over how far Washington might go — and if the EU has any real tools to defend ...
Ukraine is investigating Russia’s use of the Oreshnik hypersonic missile against civilian infrastructure as a war crime, as the UK, Germany and France called the attack “unacceptable”....
Investigation continues into the fatal shooting of a woman accused of ramming an ICE agent in Minneapolis....