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President Donald Trump is looking for new policy pledges to put before voters ahead of November, and two of them involve cutting capital gains taxes, according to National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett and former NEC chief Larry Kudlow, who discussed the proposals on Fox Business Tuesday.
Petroleum production facilities in the United Arab Emirates have been damaged by the Iran war. © Reuters
Labor has shown what a government can do to improve housing affordability, exposing how pathetic previous attempts had been
Headlined by Nestory Irankunda and Lucas Herrington, almost a third of the World Cup squad are changing clubs with January’s Asian Cup looming
Managing director says guidelines will ensure no individual will ‘be the subject of comedy that is violent in its description in our programming’
Proposal to cut building costs by scrapping the construction code would increase bills for the poorest households, critics say
The son of a former Russian government official has been arrested on murder charges in Moscow after allegedly stabbing an acquaintance to death inside an apartment, law enforcement sources told the media Wednesday.
The 15-point Gaza Board of Peace plan grants Hamas's military wing $160 million in cash, Yisrael Beytenu chairman Avigdor Liberman claimed in an X/Twitter post on Wednesday.
Two members of US President Donald Trump's cabinet were on a decoy plane that Trump secretly exited before boarding a different flight in Turkey last month, CBS News reports.
Lebanon’s parliament has approved a general amnesty law that is expected to benefit thousands of convicted prisoners, detainees and wanted people.
The UK’s Prime Minister Andy Burnham has become embroiled in a row about an early prison release scheme to alleviate overcrowding in England and Wales, which ignited furious public outcry when it emerged that two of the killers of Police Constable (PC) Andrew Harper could benefit from the plan.
As social media shrinks and distorts the EU’s crises, the Venice film festival is delivering politically forthright epics from directors such as Sergei Loznitsa and Alex Gibney
Colombia’s newly elected far-right government has recognised Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara, beginning its presidency with a raft of decisions that align Bogota with the foreign policy priorities of Israel and the United States.
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NAIROBI, Kenya — Chinese automakers are increasingly shifting from exporting vehicles to building them in Africa, betting that rapid urbanization, a growing middle class and supportive government policies will make the continent one of the industry’s last major growth markets.
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s parliament Wednesday passed a controversial general amnesty law, a day after a majority of legislators voted to formally abolish the death penalty.
Meta faces a high-stakes trial in California over allegations that Facebook and Instagram were deliberately designed to keep minors hooked. A coalition of U.S. states is seeking sweeping changes to the platforms and potentially up to $1.4 trillion in penalties.
BERLIN — German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s government is moving to turn the country’s foreign intelligence agency into a more potent weapon to counter mounting threats from adversaries including Russian President Vladimir Putin.
MANILA, Philippines — Opposition groups led by Tindig Pilipinas on Wednesday staged a protest outside the Sandiganbayan following the court’s decision to grant bail to former senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr.
Lebanon's parliament has passed a controversial general amnesty law in a bid to ease severe prison overcrowding, despite the withdrawal of two of the largest parties from the chamber ahead of the vote.
Primaries across US included Darline Graham advancing to runoff, while progressive Francesca Hong and MyPillow’s Mike Lindell fell short
Milhares de manifestantes no estado de Jharkhand, no leste da Índia, estão realizando maechas até a assembleia legislativa estaudal para exigir uma investigação federal sobre supostas irregularidades em concursos de recrutamento para funcionários públicos, o cancelamento das provas e um processo de contratação mais …
Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji speaks during a news conference in Beijing, 2000. (AP: Greg Baker, File)
The lack of forceful stimulus is not policy paralysis, as foreigners assume – China simply operates on a different set of priorities
The lack of forceful stimulus is not policy paralysis, as foreigners assume – China simply operates on a different set of priorities
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has reversed a late change to a scheme forcing tech giants to pay for news, clinching a deal with Opposition Leader Angus Taylor that media firms hope will lead to hundreds of millions of dollars in new revenue.
Australia’s biggest aluminium smelter will receive a $2.5 billion government bailout package to stay open, ending months of crisis negotiations with federal and NSW officials over ways to keep the plant viable and safeguard more than 1000 jobs.
Former Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji, the impatient, sharp-tongued reformer who helped ignite China’s explosive economic boom by forcing wrenching change on state industry in the 1990s and leading the country into the World Trade Organization, has died of illness, state media reported Wednesday. He was 97.
The WHO director general also refutes a view by vaccine sceptics linking autism with the measles, mumps, and rubella shot
The WHO director general also refutes a view by vaccine sceptics linking autism with the measles, mumps, and rubella shot
Zhu served as China’s 5th premier from 1998 to 2003 and spearheaded the country’s entry into the WTO.
German Health Minister and designated Chief of Staff at the Chancellery Nina Warken attends a statement about planned personnel changes in the German government at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Friday, July 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
A giant replica of a kitchen cabinet known as a Hoosier cabinet has been unveiled outdoors in a northern Indiana town. These freestanding kitchen workstations and storage cabinets were popular in the U.S. in the early 1900s. (AP video by Obed Lamy)
For over a decade, I’ve navigated the complexities of North Korean affairs, security, and foreign policy from both Seoul and Washington, D.C. As the National Desk Political Team Lead, I track the pulse of geopolitics, closely following developments from the Unification Ministry and the Foreign Ministry. My mornings …
US: Futures are higher, led by Tech as AI infra earnings boost the theme while the Semis trade was bid overnight led by a surge in Korea's Kospi. As of 7:45am ET, S&P futures are up 0.2% ahead of today's CPI report, while Nasdaq futures gain 0.7% as investors react positively to updates from US technology firms. Sem…
Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley narrowly won Wisconsin's Democratic gubernatorial primary on Tuesday night, defeating far-left state lawmaker Francesca Hong despite her backing from Marxist streamer Hasan Piker.
EVIDENCE. Senate staff carry boxes labeled 'confidential funds' outside the Senate plenary hall during the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte on August 12, 2026.
It would have been unimaginable three years ago to see lawmakers from Turkey's ruling coalition pose in parliament alongside pro-Kurdish MPs and other opposition politicians after voting to grant partial clemency to members of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
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For over a decade, I’ve navigated the complexities of North Korean affairs, security, and foreign policy from both Seoul and Washington, D.C. As the National Desk Political Team Lead, I track the pulse of geopolitics, closely following developments from the Unification Ministry and the Foreign Ministry. My mornings …
Marni von Wilpert helped draft Protecting the Right to Organize act, and now wants work toward implementing it
After a period of underachievement and upheaval for the Blues, the arrival of Xabi Alonso could signal a change in fortunes
Museum-goers used phone flashlights to continue viewing exhibits inside the pitch-black hall at historic Xian site after power outage
Museum-goers used phone flashlights to continue viewing exhibits inside the pitch-black hall at historic Xian site after power outage
As trade tensions rise, Brussels has implemented new rules aimed at reducing packaging waste, with the threat of fines and bans for non-compliance
As trade tensions rise, Brussels has implemented new rules aimed at reducing packaging waste, with the threat of fines and bans for non-compliance
Nigel Farage hasn’t always been fond of the United Arab Emirates: Writing in The Telegraph on 15 December 2023 in opposition to a bid by the oil-rich Gulf state to take over the newspaper, he didn’t mince words.
Beijing – Former Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji, who died on Wednesday age 97, was never one to mince his words.
Prime minister suggests possible measure as he prepares to chair emergency Cobra meeting in response to extreme heat