Chinese President Xi Jinping welcomed Carney after years of diplomatic tensions between Ottawa and Beijing, as both countries move to rebuild ties amid US tariff pressures....
US and Israeli officials who will shepherd fragile ceasefire were linked with contentious Gaza Humanitarian Foundation...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy aims to boost Ukraine's defense capabilities through technology by appointing Mykhailo Fedorov as the new defense minister. What do experts say?...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy aims to boost Ukraine's defense capabilities through technology by appointing Mykhailo Fedorov as the new defense minister....
Sanae Takaichi hopes to convert personal popularity into solid electoral gains for ailing ruling party in expected snap vote...
The rules allow banks to combine token activity with payments and financial services under central bank and tech park oversight....
A revised Senate CLARITY Act draft would allow activity-based stablecoin rewards tied to payments, wallets and staking, while barring interest paid solely for holding tokens....
El Salvador's gang-busting President Nayib Bukele on Wednesday laid the foundation stone for a prison in Costa Rica modeled on his own CECOT mega-jail that rights groups say is the setting for serious...
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...
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...
Ugandans voted in a tense national election on Thursday after an often violent campaign and internet shutdown, with President Yoweri Museveni seeking to extend his rule into a fifth decade. Museveni ...
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....
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....
Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Oman led a diplomatic effort to dissuade Donald Trump from launching a high-risk military strike on Iran. For in-depth analysis, Genie Godula welcomes Jon Hoffman, Research Fe...
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is not happy with the Justice Department investigation into Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, multiple sources told ABC News....
New Zealand Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters rebuked the country’s new Reserve Bank governor, Anna Breman, for wading into US domestic politics after she signed a statement with other global ce...
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China and the Philippines have again exchanged barbs over confrontations in the disputed South China Sea, with each accusing the other of provocation and escalating tensions. The Chinese embassy in th...
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...
François Picard welcomes Venezuelan author Vicente Ulive‑Schnell who offers a thoughtful assessment of recent geopolitical developments in Venezuela, following the US military operation, and the reali...