China’s influence in US backyard tested by Maduro’s downfall
Oil-rich Venezuela has been a springboard for Beijing’s geopolitical and economic interests in Latin America...
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Oil-rich Venezuela has been a springboard for Beijing’s geopolitical and economic interests in Latin America...
In early December, Joshua Aaron, the developer behind the ICEBlock app - designed to let people alert others about the presence of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents - filed a federal la...
New York lawmakers will soon review a bill that seeks to ban certain sports and political event contracts in the state, among others....
Polymarket and other leading prediction market platforms were ordered to immediately close all sports-related markets in the state and refund pending wagers....
Demonstrators flooded the streets of Minneapolis overnight after a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer fatally shot a 37-year-old woman on Wednesday, igniting anger among residents and lo...
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Security forces reportedly used tear gas on demonstrators at the Tehran Grand Bazaar as they held a sit-in. The protests, triggered by rising cost of living, are now into their 10th day....
At the end of 2025, many Iranian merchants closed their shops to protest rampant inflation. At the start of 2026, the government faces further fallout from sanctions, economic crisis and environmental...
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The demonstrations, which were triggered by anger over the rising cost of living, have been met with a crackdown by Iran's Islamic Republic government. Germany's foreign minister condemned violence ag...
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A New York assemblyman reintroduced a bill that would restrict prediction markets, barring bets on individual sports matches, war, and more....
US banks are positioning themselves for long-term opportunities in energy and infrastructure...
Federal and local officials offered conflicting accounts of the incident that left one person dead...
Japan called new Chinese restrictions on dual-use exports for its military "absolutely unacceptable," while Beijing followed up with additional limits on dichlorosilane, a chemical used to make semico...
US President Donald Trump said this Tuesday that he would be meeting with American oil executives, after last weekend’s stunning series of events in Venezuela. Meanwhile the Organization of American S...
After Australia's world-first social-media ban for minors, France has drafted a similar law to block under-15s from major platforms, which could take effect from September....
The Trump administration has indicated it intends to exert long-term control over Venezuela by directing the actions of its interim leadership and overseeing the nation’s oil exports after removing Ni...
Migrant rights and other civic groups have condemned a bill proposed by conservative South Korean lawmakers that would require immigration authorities to publish crime statistics on foreign nationals,...
Industry figures argue that insider trading on prediction markets is a “feature, not a bug,” as they face growing scrutiny from lawmakers....