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By Tarik Cyril Amar, a historian from Germany working at Koç University, Istanbul, on Russia, Ukraine, and Eastern Europe, the history of World War II, the cultural Cold War, and the politics of memory
By Tarik Cyril Amar, a historian from Germany working at Koç University, Istanbul, on Russia, Ukraine, and Eastern Europe, the history of World War II, the cultural Cold War, and the politics of memory
With 74 days remaining until the midterm elections and average retail ground-beef prices hovering near $7 per pound, President Trump said in a Truth Social post Friday morning that his administration will temporarily waive certain tariffs on ground-beef imports. The move follows our Monday report highlighting signs …
Ed Martin speaks at an event at the Capitol in Washington, June 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades, File)
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has pushed for an expansionary fiscal stance, but her government has not clarified where some of the funding will come from. (Photo by Ken Suzuki)
Iran’s parliament speaker and chief negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said on Friday Iran does not interfere in Iraqi internal affairs and will support any agreement between the factions and the Iraqi government.
Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz has removed Economic Minister Jose Gabriel Espinoza from his post after the minister was censured by the country’s Congress.
Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times,
The first Afghan-American to take a seat in the US Congress will represent California, following an election which saw a well-financed campaign led by pro-Israel voices to defeat her.
Asking people to weigh in on adoption of different categories in move that will sow confusion and create access challenges, say experts
An Argentine federal judge was removed from office Tuesday for a series of antisemitic posts on his social media accounts that constituted misconduct incompatible with his role, an impeachment panel ruled.
Ezri Konsa, flamante fichaje de Arsenal, es presentado previo al partido contra Coventry City en la Liga Premier, el viernes 21 de agosto de 2026, en Londres. (AP Foto/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
It was during a ceremony at a settlement in the occupied West Bank last September that Israel's prime minister made his intentions clear. "We are going to fulfill our promise that there will be no Palestinian state," said Benjamin Netanyahu. "This place belongs to us."
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Turkiye has sought an international arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, accusing him of “genocide” for Israel’s attack in May on activists aboard the Global Sumud Flotilla for Gaza.
Premier Ben Carroll says $230m would be earmarked for 10 public dental clinics to operate on a walk-in basis
Another Premier League season is here, and it looks very different.
Lygon Street landmark Borsari’s Corner is on track to forever glow in the heart of Melbourne’s Little Italy, with the iconic neon sign and building recommended for heritage protection.
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The Swans scandal has thrown AFL culture and policy into the spotlight. (Getty Images/AFL Photos: Robert Cianflone)
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 (Yonhap) -- The U.S. government has authorized a potential sale to South Korea of AIM-9X air-to-air missiles and related equipment, the State Department said Friday, noting that the proposed sale will help enhance the Asian ally's air defense capabilities.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 (Yonhap) -- An expert on Friday called on South Korea and the United States to address the "political fallout" of U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to scale back their military exercises, noting that the "unnecessary crisis" between the allies has created a roadblock to a coordinated approac…
Sen. Jon Husted, R-Ohio, defended President Donald Trump's energy and economic agenda on Friday during an appearance at a southwestern Ohio steel mill with Vice President JD Vance, as Republicans warn that backlash over data centers could be putting his seat in jeopardy.
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has said she gets zero to three hours of sleep a night since taking office. (Photo by Ken Suzuki)
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said US President Donald Trump’s threat to launch the “most crushing economic operation ever” against Iran was “doomed to failure”.
MANILA, Philippines — A labor group on Friday linked the 43rd anniversary of former senator Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Jr.’s assassination to alleged corruption in government projects, political dynasties and the ongoing dispute over the Metro Manila minimum wage hike.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, visited the southern Kuril Islands on Aug. 13, drawing a protest from Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, right. © Kyodo
Turkey said on Friday it would seek an Interpol red notice for the arrest of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as part of a domestic criminal case linked to an attack on activists seeking to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza.
Labor and the Coalition are nearing bipartisan consensus on AI, aiming to avoid a US-style backlash against data centres ahead of next week’s national cabinet meeting.
Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, left, and wife Nancy Kissinger arrive for a State Dinner with Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and President Donald Trump at the White House, Friday, Sept. 20, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky,File)
Homelessness has become all too prevalent in Israel over the years, and the Israeli government’s system to combat it has not been entirely successful.
Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shaibani said on Thursday that Syria, like other countries, is closely reviewing the trilateral defense agreement between Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey, but has not yet decided whether to join the pact.
Escalation was the name of the game this week, as the full extent of British involvement in Ukraine’s long-range strikes on Russia was revealed, and as US President Donald Trump laid claim to the Strait of Hormuz and shifted to a policy of subjecting Iran to long-term economic strangulation.
During a visit to Mayotte on Friday, France’s former Prime Minister Edouard Philippe vowed to crack down on immigration to the French overseas territory if he’s elected to the presidency next year.
A “third eye” camera for groundfishermen and autonomous robots for lobstermen. That’s, in part, what a group of New England commercial fishing advocates, oceanographic researchers and tech companies hope to build with a $15 million federal grant.
THE Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is expected to chart its own policy course, with ANZ seeing a rate hike next week, despite uncertainty over the US Federal Reserve’s next moves and potential market signals from a Jackson Hole symposium.
Below is the Move As One Coalition’s statement on the National Expenditure Program 2027 and what it means for Filipino commuters.
THE Samahang Industriya ng Agrikultura (Sinag) on Friday urged the government to prioritize domestic food production and help farmers recover from losses caused by persistent rains and recent tropical cyclones instead of immediately turning to imports.
JAKARTA — China's foreign affairs and defense chiefs were in Jakarta on Friday for talks with their Indonesian counterparts to seek greater political and military cooperation, days after a joint navy drill Taiwan blasted as a "provocation."
JAJA Santiago, also known as Sachi Minowa in Japan, is excited to team up with the “Phenom” Alyssa Valdez for the Creamline Cool Smashers in the Premier Volleyball League (PVL).
THE 2026 Premier Volleyball League (PVL) On Tour goes to Negros Occidental with a preseason double-header at the Victorias City Coliseum on Saturday.
ENSURING the safety of journalists covering the upcoming parliamentary elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region requires close, sustained cooperation among media organizations, government agencies, security forces, and other stakeholders, according to the Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFOMS).
Authored by Emel Akan via The Epoch Times,
AS the Global Development Initiative (GDI) approaches its fifth anniversary on Sept. 21, 2026, China is taking stock of its efforts to transform an initiative first proposed by Chinese President Xi Jinping at the United Nations General Assembly in 2021 from a broad development vision into an increasingly institution…
NAGA CITY, Cebu — Families living in homes at risk from heavy rain, strong winds and other hazards, including 18 families displaced by a rockfall in Barangay Uling, now have safer places to stay after the city government of Naga turned over 56 free housing units.
A Los Angeles-based Iranian family has spent over 130 days in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention to date due to their relative’s political activity nearly 50 years ago.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu denied a request by National Missions Minister Orit Strock that the annual Elul rabbinical prayers be held inside the Gaza Strip, the minister said on Friday.
ActBlue co-founder Matt DeBergalis sat before the Committee on House Administration, the House Oversight Committee, and the House Judiciary Committee on Thursday and declined to answer a single substantive question during a closed-door deposition that reportedly lasted less than half an hour. DeBergalis invoked his …