Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa issued a decree on Friday declaring Kurdish a "national language", in an apparent gesture of good will towards the minority following clashes in recent days. The decre...
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...
With the situation tense over in Iran, one of the country's national's is facing justice here in France. Mahdieh Esfandiari, a professional translator, is on trial in Paris, facing accusations of prom...
A Ukrainian soldier fires a Javelin anti-tank missile. Dmytro Smolienko via Reuters Connect NATO's secretary general said up to 25,000 Russian soldiers are being killed in Ukraine each month. Mark Rut...
Since Bashar al-Assad was toppled in December 2024, one of the huge challenges the new government has faced is that of division. Syrian society is made up of different sectarian and ethnic groups -- t...
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...
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...
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...
Jerome Powell, a particularly mild-mannered speaker, slammed recent attempts to intimidate his department. Li Yuanqing/Xinhua via Getty Images The DOJ is probing Jerome Powell over his congressional t...
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...
Semafor CEO Justin Smith says his company hosted close to 100 events in 2025. His ambition is to build a Washington, DC-based event that's supposed to rivals the annual Davos gathering in Switzerland....
White House economic advisor Kevin Hassett (left) and former Fed Gov. Kevin Warsh are leading prediction market odds for the likehood of becoming President Donald Trump's pick to lead the Federal Rese...
US House Rep. Ro Khanna. The Washington Post/Getty Images Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna plans to introduce a resolution Thursday called the "Creator Bill of Rights." The progressive congressman is...
"This bill is a scam. It is not a congressional stock trading ban," Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez told Business Insider. Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images A GOP-backed bill to cu...