CBS star Gayle King (right) defended CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss in a town hall. Michele Crowe/CBS News via Getty Images "CBS Mornings" anchor Gayle King expressed support for top edit...
The Swiss resort town of Davos hosts the World Economic Forum each January, bringing together politicians, policymakers, and business executives. Christian Hartmann/Reuters Nearly 400 wealthy individu...
The first three-way talks between Russia, Ukraine and the US have ended with no apparent breakthrough, following renewed Russian bombardment of Ukrainian targets. France24 correspondent Gulliver Cragg...
French lawmakers approved a bill banning social media for children under 15, paving the way for the measure to enter into force at the start of the next school year in September, as the idea of settin...
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Top stablecoins have shed $2.2 billion in 10 days, in a sign investors are cashing out to fiat instead of waiting to buy the dip....
Following clashes in Syria, people in the Kurdish-majority Kobane are facing a "catastrophic" humanitarian situation, with activists warning they lack food, water and power....
The Tuneless Choir was co-founded by a woman who was told as a child: ‘Please stop singing, you are spoiling it for everyone else.”...
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A German-Ukrainian woman was accused of giving sensitive information to a Russian embassy official. Meanwhile, fewer Germans are drinking alcohol. DW has the latest....
A mall in Pakistan’s Karachi was on fire for more than 24 hours. At least 11 people have been killed while 60 are still missing....
Donald Trump has renewed global focus on Greenland and the Arctic. Who controls this polar region, and why are power, security and resources at stake?...
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When you're setting out to get a new gaming PC or laptop , you've probably noticed there are quite a few models out there without an Nvidia or AMD graphics chip. These devices usually come with an int...
Scott Ellis is a millionaire who supports higher taxes for the wealthy, including himself. Courtesy of Scott Ellis Scott Ellis is a Silicon Valley millionaire who supports California's proposed wealth...
Critics accuse lawmakers of pushing measures that could stifle a free press, while Seoul says the changes are needed to manage the rapidly evolving media landscape....
About 6.8 million people — almost half of all of those in poverty — are living in "very deep poverty" in the UK, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation warns....