The legislation would allow the state‘s treasury to hold digital assets with a market capitalization of more than $750 billion, which applied only to Bitcoin as of January....
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On Centre Stage, Al Jazeera’s Mohamed Hassan speaks with Ali Omar, Somalia’s minister of state for foreign affairs....
Bavaria's State Premier Markus Söder wants to change Germany's political map, but his proposal to merge federal states is meeting with resistance....
Brian Armstrong and crew stated that they cannot support the draft bill in its current state, leading to a delay in today's scheduled markup....
Guatemala is in a state of emergency following a weekend of gang-related violence. Gang-affiliated inmates rioted in three prisons. Seven police officers were killed as authorities took action....
Turkey is no longer just a transit country for one branch of the extremist "Islamic State" group. Experts say the group has become more professional in Turkey and could pose a danger domestically, and...
Rising numbers of older people across the continent are straining budgets and making for some difficult political decisions...
The deal follows advances by the Syrian military into northern and eastern areas previously under the control of Syrian Democratic Forces, or SDF. DW has the latest....
Article URL: https://www.harvardmagazine.com/social-sciences/is-the-constitution-broken Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46686607 Points: 6 # Comments: 2...
Bavaria's Markus Söder is calling for fewer German federal states, but the plans to merge have drawn criticism. How realistic is a change in political lines?...
Sam Slater says he wants to raise his children in Massachusetts, despite paying the millionaire's tax. Sam Slater California's proposed wealth tax is sparking debate among billionaires across the stat...
Hackers disrupted Iranian state television satellite transmissions to air footage supporting the country's exiled crown prince and calling on security forces to not “point your weapons at the people,”...
The death toll exceeds that of any other round of protest or unrest in Iran in decades and recalls the chaos surrounding the 1979 Islamic Revolution....
Rural hospital closures limit healthcare for millions of Americans. Thomas Northcut/Getty Images Over `100 rural hospitals have closed since 2005, making it hard for millions to access healthcare. ERs...
Article URL: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-suspend-visa-processing-75-nations-next-week-fox-news-reports-2026-01-14/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46620941 Points: 21 # Comm...
Talks are set to take place today between Danish and US officials over the future of Greenland, following remarks by Donald Trump suggesting the Danish territory should become part of the United State...
A Republican congressman from Florida introduced a bill on Monday to annex Greenland and make it the 51st US state as President Donald Trump threatens to seize the autonomous Danish territory. Trump h...
At least 47% of executions carried out in Iran in 2025 had been related to drug offences, the UN human rights office said....
Yoweri Museveni's main challenger is musician Bobi Wine....