Elizabeth Warren and other Democrat lawmakers have written an open letter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) asking for an investigation into alleged "false advertising and deceptive practices" fro...
In 2025, India approved a number of major defence packages, together worth US$30 billion. Such rapid procurement approvals are relatively rare by Indian standards. However, what they signal to the reg...
A jailed activist has lost a judicial review against a Hong Kong Correctional Services Department rule that prohibits female inmates from wearing shorts in summer, with the court ruling that the women...
The target of the botched 2024 attack was Lithuanian company TVC Solutions and mobile radio stations the firm manufactures for Ukrainian armed forces, according to prosecutors....
Syrian government forces entered two northern towns Saturday morning after the command of Kurdish-led fighters said it would evacuate the area in an apparent move to avoid conflict. Two soldiers were ...
The recent capture of Venezuelan president Nicolás 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...
US President Donald Trump says he may implement tariffs on countries opposing Washington’s controlling of Greenland as he remains stern in his stance to take over the Arctic island by “any means neces...
An Amazon Web Services data center in Ashburn, Virginia, US, on Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. | Photo: Getty Images The Trump administration and a bipartisan group of governors are pressuring the PJM Interc...
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A social media account called "Raise the Colours Operation France" late last year posted videos of far-right activists on France's northern coastline....
Less than two weeks into office, Zohran Mamdani said ”no” when questioned whether he held any crypto or planned to invest in a former New York City mayor's memecoin project....
US President Donald Trump said on January 13 he’s cancelled talks with Iranian officials amid a protest crackdown, telling Iranian citizens “help is on its way.” Trump did not offer any details about ...
President Donald Trump made an unconventional pick for his nomination to the Federal Trade Commission: WeatherTech founder and CEO David MacNeil. MacNeil founded the company, which makes weather-resis...
Sen. Mark Kelly said his lawsuit is about fighting back on the Pentagon's crackdown on speech. Heather Diehl/Getty Images Senator Mark Kelly sued Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over the Pentagon's spe...
Trump's remarks came as the US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency said over 2,000 people had been killed in anti-government protests....
French farmers steered some 350 tractors on January 11 toward French Parliament to protest low incomes and an EU trade deal with South America that they fear threatens their livelihoods. They say thei...
China's JY-27A radar didn't appear to be effective during the US raid on Venezuela. US Air Force Photo Venezuela's Chinese air defense radars weren't game-changing during the US raid to capture Maduro...
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...
The summit, which will be held from 3-5 February, is expected to bring together 35 heads of state and government, more than 150 government delegations and over 6,000 attendees....
Prediction market apps are thriving in Trump's second term, with traders betting on migrant deportations to election outcomes. A community of young, mostly male and very online traders are driving the...