Trump’s momentous second year
2026 will test his limits and the extent of America’s pushback...
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2026 will test his limits and the extent of America’s pushback...
Despite ceaseless Trumpian talk of ending the world’s wars, it’s not quite that easy...
America’s ultra-right wing holds growing sway over young conservatives...
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World leaders have been exchanging New Year’s greetings, including Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin, with Xi using his address to express a desire to strengthen ties w...
Nature, Published online: 01 January 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-04114-0 More refined AI models, advancements in human gene editing and the continuing impact of the Trump Team on science — we run thr...
📋 Key Facts ✓ US consulates are rescheduling H-1B and H-4 visa appointments up to June or November 2026. ✓ New online presence reviews,...
Menaced by Russia and bullied by America, a potential Ukraine peace deal is not guaranteed to usher in prosperity...
The US president’s ‘liberation day’ tariffs spooked markets but the global trading system has proved to be resilient...
NORFOLK, VIRGINIA - JUNE 24: U.S. Navy sailors stand along the deck as they prepare for the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford to depart from the Naval Station Norfolk on June 24, 2025, in Norfolk, V...
Dogecoin found itself at the center of a controversial political storm, all while being embraced by traditional institutions....
Chancellor Friedrich Merz touched on war in Ukraine, increased defense spending, changing ties to the US, technological upheaval, industrial stagnation, sluggish reforms, migration and more in his New...
📋 Key Facts ✓ Bourbon maker Jim Beam halts production at its main distillery for a year ✓ US distillers face uncertainty after Presiden...
Beijing’s top office overseeing Hong Kong affairs said on New Year’s Day that the city’s administration had lived up to expectations, stressing its effective response to the deadly Tai Po fire demonst...
Read Charles III TV address to the nation and the Commonwealth in full below....
Iran executed at least 1,500 people last year, the Norway-based Iran Human Rights group said on Thursday, in what it called an “unprecedented” hike in the use of capital punishment. “It is very alarmi...
Local anti-poverty groups have had to scramble and scale back this year as the Trump administration targeted safety-net programs. They are bracing for what may come next. (Image credit: Rich-Joseph Fa...
Donald Trump said he had a “good and a very productive” call with Vladimir Putin right before the US president is about to welcome Volodymyr Zelenskyy at his Florida residence for a critical push towa...
Bitcoin and crypto ATMs faced heightened scrutiny in 2025, as authorities and lawmakers tried to confront a growing number of scams....
Another nine officers were injured in a shootout during a counter-terrorism operation in Yalova province, after Turkey arrested over 100 suspects allegedly plotting holiday attacks....