AFCON Senegal, Ivory Coast fans react to Trumpâs World Cup 2026 travel bans
Football fans at AFCON are dismayed with US president's travel ban on select African nations before World Cup in June....
3dAl JazeeraPoliticsImpact
Uganda: preliminary results begin to emerge
In tonight's edition, in Uganda, the preliminary results of the presidential election are beginning to emerge, indicating that President Museveni holds a substantial lead. Also in South Africa, a majo...
6hFrance 24Politics
Bitchat tops app charts in Uganda as authorities cut internet
Ugandan officials claimed that they could also shut down the internet-free, encrypted messaging app last week, but haven't done so yet....
3dCoinTelegraphTechnology
White House sets tariffs to take 25% cut of Nvidia and AMD sales in China
Semiconductor levies are designed to enact a deal Donald Trump cut with chipmakers to allow shipments of AI processors...
2dFinancial TimesPoliticsImpact
Citi CFO says a credit card cap would have a 'deleterious' impact on the economy
Citi reported fourth-quarter earnings on Thursday. Mike Kemp/In Pictures via Getty Images Citi's CFO Mark Mason said Trump's proposed credit card cap would have a 'deleterious' impact on the economy. ...
2dBusiness InsidereconomicsImpact
Bilt unveils credit cards with 10% interest rate for first year after Trump calls for cap
Bilt Rewards CEO Ankur Jain Taylor Hill/Getty Images Trump has called for a 10% cap on credit card interest rates. Bilt is rolling out a new suite of 3 credit cards offering 10% interest for the first...
2dBusiness InsidereconomicsImpact
Denmark's struggle to break up with Silicon Valley
Article URL: https://www.politico.eu/article/denmark-declared-war-against-big-tech-digital-sovereignty/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46636445 Points: 11 # Comments: 2...
1dHacker NewsPoliticsImpact
Inside the failed 2020 coup in Venezuela that resulted in the capture of ex-US Special Forces
The recent capture of Venezuelan president NicolĂĄs Maduro by American forces recalls a botched 2020 coup attempt that resulted in the imprisonment of two former US Army Green Berets. Since then, there...
9hBusiness InsiderPoliticsImpact
How business leaders are responding to Trump's plan to cap credit card interest rates, from JPMorgan to SoFi
Business leaders like Klarna's CEO support Trump's credit card cap proposal, while major banks and investors warn of risks. BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images Donald Trump proposes a 10% cap on c...
2dBusiness InsiderPoliticsImpact
Report highlights how Russia lures young Africans to fight in Ukraine
In tonight's edition, a report highlights how Russia lures young Africans to fight in Ukraine. Also, widespread delays in Uganda's presidential election. And the official draw for the Womenâs African ...
1dFrance 24PoliticsImpact
Local Journalism Is How Democracy Shows Up Close to Home
Article URL: https://buckscountybeacon.com/2026/01/opinion-local-journalism-is-how-democracy-shows-up-close-to-home/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46600850 Points: 4 # Comments: 0...
3dHacker NewsPoliticsImpact
Sadio Mane takes Senegal past Egypt into AFCON final
In tonight's edition, Sadio Mane thrashed home a dramatic â winner to send Senegal into the Africa Cup of Nations final after they edged Egypt 1-0. And the shutdown of the internet in Uganda ahead of t...
2dFrance 24SportsImpact
Russia to open up crypto, aims to make it âcommon occurrenceâ: Report
A top Russian lawmaker says crypto âwill be a common occurrenceâ in the country, with plans for a bill to deregulate the market for retail use....
2dCoinTelegraphcryptocurrencyImpact
IMF presses governments to step up support for workers displaced by AI
Analysis finds evidence of the technology hitting wages and employment in certain areas...
2dFinancial TimeseconomicsImpact
Iran set to execute protester days after arrest as Tehran speeds up death sentences
Erfan Soltani, 26, was detained at his home in Fardis on 8 January. Four days later, authorities notified his family a death sentence had been issued and confirmed....
2dEuronewsPolitics
'Victims of a slaughter: Iranian people have been rising up for decades against the Islamic regime'
Mark Owen welcomes Aida Tavakoli, co-founder of We Are Iranian Students, who offers a window into the humanitarian crisis unfolding in Iran under a blanket of state-imposed darkness. Her voice, urgent...
10hFrance 24PoliticsImpact
Switzerland Is Asking Itself: Is 10 Million People Too Many?
As the world flocks to Davos, the host country ponders a population cap...
23hBloombergPoliticsImpact
Taiwan says âgeneral consensusâ reached with US on trade deal
US media reports say tariffs will be cut to 15 percent in exchange for TSMC investment....
3dAl JazeeraPolitics
Dispatch from Tehran: the week Iranians revolted against the regime
Cut off from the outside world, Iran has been convulsed by some of the worst violence since the 1979 Islamic revolution...
3dFinancial TimesPolitics
Brazil's ex-President Bolsonaro moved to a bigger cell
Bolsonaro's family has repeatedly complained about the conditions in which he was being held. The former president is serving a 27-year prison sentence for attempting a coup following his 2022 electio...
1dDeutsche WellePolitics
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