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UN approves video address by Palestine’s Abbas aft...

1 tydzień temu UN General Assembly allows Abbas to address planet leaders by video after US denies him a visa for travel to fresh York.

EU chief seeks sanctions on Russian LNG to force ...

1 tydzień temu European Commission's Ursula von der Leyen urges members to back fresh sanctions to cut Russian fossil fuel revenues.

Safety concerns on eve of planet Cup after Italia...

1 tydzień temu Italian skier Matteo Franzoso's death this week during training in Chile reports safety debate.

House approves Charlie Kirk resolution on bipartis...

politico.com 1 tydzień temu The home approved a resolution Friday to honor Charlie Kirk, a week after the conservative activist was assassinated at an event in Utah. Notably, Democratic leaders and nearly 100 rank-and-file Democrats joined Republican to adopt the measurement ...

House approves stopgap backing bill, putting shut...

politico.com 1 tydzień temu Federal backing is due to expire Oct. 1 if legislature can’t find an agreement.

UN safety Council rejects resolution to extend Ir...

1 tydzień temu Four countries voted to halt sanctions from being reintroduced, while 9 voted against sanctions relief.

House Oversight chair says committee has Epstein f...

politico.com 1 tydzień temu Rep. James Comer, chair of the home Oversight and Government improvement Committee, said Friday his panel had begun receiving materials from the Treasury Department as part of its investigation into the agency's handling of the case against Jeffrey...

Weighted vest women are the 2026 swing voters

politico.com 1 tydzień temu Meet the fresh midterm swing voters: They broke for Donald Trump in 2024, they're a toss-up for 2026 — and they're wearing weighted vests all over your neighborhood.

What are the GCC’s air defence capabilities?

1 tydzień temu Six-nation group in the mediate East reaffirms joint military strategy in light of Israeli attack on Qatar.

Speaker floats associate safety backing package...

politico.com 1 tydzień temu Speaker Mike Johnson on Friday teased passing a possible associate safety supplemental package in October, as he’s facing a fistful of GOP members inactive balking over the issue ahead of the large backing stopgap vote later in the morning....

Taliban releases aged British couple from Afghani...

1 tydzień temu UK thanks Qatar for leading negotiations for the release of the pair after their arrest in February.

Why Gen Z brought down the government in Nepal

1 tydzień temu Mass Gen Z demonstrations in Nepal bring down the government.

South Korea questions $350bn investment drive amid...

1 tydzień temu Seoul says that 'visa uncertainties' must be addressed before crucial investments are launched.

Dutch MP sent out of parliament for wearing colour...

1 tydzień temu Dutch MP Esther Ouwehand was told to change her outfit after wearing the colours of the Palestinian flag in parliament.

Does Jimmy Kimmel’s removal over Charlie Kirk viol...

1 tydzień temu Disney-owned ABC pulled Kimmel's late-night show off the air after he made comments about MAGA and Tyler Robinson.

Trump-China TikTok deal in the works to avoid loom...

1 tydzień temu US lawmakers voted to ban the app in 2024 amid concerns that Beijing could access user data.

Capitol agenda: CRs hit the floor

politico.com 1 tydzień temu Congress is barreling toward votes on stopgap backing bills Friday before lawmakers leave for recess. Here’s what to watch: IN THE home — The home will vote this morning on the GOP-led continuing resolution backing the government through Nov....

Civilians on the front line in Sudan’s ‘forgotten’...

1 tydzień temu Report says cultural force has risen as the civilian war passed two-year anniversary in the first half of 2025.

LIVE: Trump and Xi to hold call; TikTok and US-Chi...

1 tydzień temu US and Chinese presidents to discuss deal to keep popular social media app online in US, trade relations.

Mahmoud Khalil: “My communicative is 1 drop in ...

1 tydzień temu Marc Lamont Hill speaks with Mahmoud Khalil about detention, dissent and the fight for Palestinian rights.

US-China TikTok deal could see boosting of “pro-Tr...

1 tydzień temu “Trump is getting not just this deal, but he's besides getting fundamentally a media empire that's going to be run by Trump-f

Afghanistan bans female authors from university cu...

1 tydzień temu At least 679 titles blacklisted, from books on human rights and women's rights to Western political thought.

‘Autocrat’ Trump blasted for censorship as tv ho...

politico.com 1 tydzień temu “If ABC thinks that this is going to satisfy the regime, they are woefully naive,” Stephen Colbert warned after the ABC star was taken off the air.

Iran hits out ahead of UN vote on atomic sanction...

1 tydzień temu Tehran says it has offered fair proposals and accuses the E3 of 'political bias' in seeking to revive sanctions.

Trump antifa strategy may lead to “anyone” on le...

1 tydzień temu Mark Bray says Trump’s designation of the antifa is simply a political tool to grow repression against anyone who opposes him

Energized by RFK Jr., anti-vax advocates take thei...

politico.com 1 tydzień temu One anti-vax lawyer called mandates “the tool of bullies, criminals and dictators.”

Trump’s TikTok Dance is simply a Constitutional Fa...

politico.com 1 tydzień temu Don’t be fooled by a Trump-Xi deal.

Afghanistan rejects US return to Bagram airbase

1 tydzień temu President Trump reiterated call to reclaim immense airbase; Taliban says US must engage without seeking military presence.

Bali court hands Ukrainian man life conviction fo...

1 tydzień temu Authorities say Russians and Ukrainians are collaborating to form crime rings on Indonesia's most celebrated vacation island.

‘We will stay’: Displaced Nigerians fear Boko Hara...

1 tydzień temu Authorities are closing camps in Borno state and resettling displaced people. But communities fear continuing violence.

Houthi drone crashes into hotel in Israel’s Eilat

1 tydzień temu A drone launched by Yemen’s Houthi group crashed into a hotel in the confederate Israeli city of Eilat.

LIVE: Gaza war escalates as Israel defies global c...

1 tydzień temu Mass expulsion continues from Gaza's largest urban centre as hundreds of thousands endure incessant bombardment.

US legislature approves 48 Trump nominees in a si...

1 tydzień temu Mass approval of nominees follows rules change that make it easier to approve lower-level Trump nominations.

US approves $780m sale of Javelin missiles to Pola...

1 tydzień temu The key NATO front-line state is bolstering its defence as the threat of a Russian incursion into its territory grows.

Kim Jong Un declares AI military drone improvement...

1 tydzień temu North Korea 'is in its strongest strategical position in decades', US military intelligence said in May.

‘Crisis of justice’ as floods devastate: Pakistan’...

1 tydzień temu Pakistan ranks among top 10 most climate-vulnerable nations but contributes little than 1 percent of global emissions.

Canada, Mexico to work together in face of Trump’s...

1 tydzień temu Canadian and Mexican leaders pledge closer coordination on trade amid US president Donald Trump's trade war.

Pentagon authoritative denies study of Charlie K...

1 tydzień temu An NBC news study said the military planned to invoke the activist's memory to recruit a 'generation of warriors'.

Alleged stalking fishy ambushed Pennsylvania poli...

1 tydzień temu Police were attempting to arrest 24-year-old fishy on suspicion of stalking his ex-partner erstwhile he opened fire.

Trump celebrates Kimmel show suspension as Democra...

1 tydzień temu US president says regulator should consider removing broadcast licences from those who 'hit Trump'.

Magnitude 7.8 quake shakes Russia’s Far East regio...

1 tydzień temu The US Geological survey described the quake as an 'aftershock' from a massive magnitude 8.8 quake that struck in July.

UK’s MI6 spy agency launches dark web portal, seek...

1 tydzień temu Platform to let people to securely pass on information anywhere in the world, or offer their own services to MI6.

Post-Kimmel, Dems could change the cancel culture ...

politico.com 1 tydzień temu It’s not clear how Democrats will translate this comparatively united front into an electoral strategy.

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,303

1 tydzień temu Here are the key events on day 1,303 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.

GOP’s fresh Jan. 6 panel sends letters to DOJ, Un...

politico.com 1 tydzień temu The fresh GOP-led committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack is asking lawyer General Pam Bondi, the University of Virginia and another businesses for information from the erstwhile Democratic-led panel that investigated the Capitol attac...

Senate approves fresh way for associate safety ...

politico.com 1 tydzień temu The legislature greenlit a rules change Thursday night to let Senators to usage authoritative office funds for individual safety measures — a decision driven by concerns about lawmaker safety in the wake of last week's assassination of Charli...

Emmer casts uncertainty on nationwide crime bill ...

politico.com 1 tydzień temu The No. 3 home Republican is casting uncertainty on whether legislature needs to pass a nationwide crime bill as the GOP seeks to task itself as the organization of law and order. “I think all local jurisdiction should be...

Panic in Gaza City as Israel advances on centre, ‘...

1 tydzień temu People run for lives from air strikes and explosive-laden ‘robots’, as lifelines collapse in Gaza's biggest urban centre.

Senate sets Friday votes on dueling backing bills...

politico.com 1 tydzień temu Senators will vote Friday on competing plans to temporarily fund the government past the end of the period as a partisan standoff ratchets up the chances for a shutdown. legislature leaders finalized the plan, first reported by POLITICO, for...

UK court clears the way for deportation of Eritrea...

1 tydzień temu UK advanced Court ruled against Eritrean man in case that tested fresh 'one in, 1 out' migration scheme.