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The corruption watchdog is looking into allegations about Catholic conservative Liberals – but others are getting caught up in the hearings
Unstable coalitions have created greater room for the country’s royal institutions to influence government formation, observers say
Unstable coalitions have created greater room for the country’s royal institutions to influence government formation, observers say
Sat 8 Aug 2026 at 9:58am
Former Republican state congressman, who once argued Christianity and capitalism should merge, confirmed by US Senate to fill long-vacant role
The White House has revived its efforts to remove Lisa Cook, the first Black woman to serve as a governor at the Federal Reserve, the United States’ central bank.
Mark Cruz, senior Health and Human Services advisor and citizen of the Klamath Tribes, poses for a portrait at the Pueblo of Sandia, in central New Mexico, near Albuquerque, on Friday, March 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Savannah Peters)
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Premier Ben Carroll is at risk of losing his seat – just as Jacinta Allan was.Credit:Eddie Jim
Spain's government said on Friday it would establish border controls for flights and ships from Italy from midnight on Saturday until September 7 in a dispute with the neighboring country over irregular migration.
The murder of Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia may be related to her investigation of the country's government for suspected corruption, her son, Matthew Caruana Galizia, told a jury as he took the stand in court on Monday.
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A spate of recent polls signals that Democrats are gaining traction in both the races for United States Senate and the governor’s mansion in Texas, turning a reliably Republican state into a battleground ahead of the November midterm elections.
In President Trump’s first midterm elections in 2018, Representatives Haley Stevens of Michigan and Angie Craig of Minnesota turned red House districts blue, vaulting themselves into a cohort of pragmatic moderates who wanted to go to Washington in an era of chaos and get things done.
Colombia’s President Abelardo de la Espriella waves after receiving the presidential sash from Senate President Honorio Henriquez during his inauguration in Cali, Colombia, Friday, Aug. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
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RICHFIELD, Utah, EE.UU. (AP) — Un helicóptero de carga pesada que ayudaba a combatir un incendio forestal en Utah se estrelló el viernes, informó la Administración Federal de Aviación, sin que de momento haya información sobre el estado de salud de las dos personas a bordo.
Only through commercial independence and deep localisation can Chinese firms abroad forge a durable soft power that state policy can’t produce
Only through commercial independence and deep localisation can Chinese firms abroad forge a durable soft power that state policy can’t produce
Sat 8 Aug 2026 at 7:27am
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After socialist New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani went after Citadel's Ken Griffin, created a property database of wealthy homeowners that makes the list easily accessible to "Luigi-worshipping leftist thugs," and endlessly bashed America and capitalism, all while his friend, Democratic Socialists of America's unofficia…
Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has pledged to introduce stricter gun laws
RICHFIELD, Utah (AP) — A helicopter helping battle a large Utah wildfire crashed Friday, the Federal Aviation Administration said, with no immediate word on the conditions of the two aboard.
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NEW YORK, United States — The dollar fell sharply Friday after the US economy shed thousands of jobs in July, an economic blow that lowered the risk of an interest rate hike by the Federal Reserve that could slow growth in the world's biggest economy.
The suspect charged on Aug. 3 with starting the Old Trails fire in Spokane, Washington, that forced more than 60,000 people to evacuate told police he had planned the attack for weeks.
An official corporate graphic featuring the WuXi AppTec logo. (Photo by WuXi AppTec/Handout via Reuters)
Stocks rose on Wall Street and Treasury yields fell after the government reported that employers unexpectedly cut 23,000 jobs last month.
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is moving ahead with its efforts to fire Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook, two months after the Supreme Court allowed her to retain her job while she fights the president’s effort to terminate her over mortgage fraud allegations that she has denied.
Since March 2025, some Native cultural artifacts and sacred sites have been left vulnerable after Congress rescinded reporting requirements for development proposals on the Outer Continental Shelf.
Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., speaks during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, on May 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
The U.S. Department of Justice logo is seen on a podium before a news conference, May 4, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)
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Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Friday that Iran's armed forces had demonstrated their readiness and strength in confronting what he called the world's most expensive military, and urged Muslim countries to unite and rely on themselves in the face of "hostile outsiders".
The parking garage was chosen as a shelter partly for its proximity to busy Tokyo Station. (Tokyo Metropolitan Government)
Children in state care are being recruited by criminals into offending, setting them on a course through the justice system that can leave them with long-lasting psychological trauma.
Missouri head coach Dan Devine, center, meets with three of his girders, Paul Henley (68), guard; Ron Tayler (12), quarterback; and Donnie Smith (45), halfback, in Miami on Dec. 27, 1960. (AP Photo/Earl Shugars, File)
Cameron Hamilton testifica durante una audiencia para examinar su nominación como administrador de la Agencia Federal para el Manejo de Emergencias, el 17 de junio de 2026, en el Capitolio en Washington. (AP Foto/Mariam Zuhaib, archivo)
The US Senate has approved a bill allowing President Donald Trump to impose 100% tariffs on the largest purchasers of Russian oil and gas. The bill was the brainchild of Senator Lindsey Graham, who tried multiple times to pass it before he died last month.
The US Senate has approved a bill allowing President Donald Trump to impose 100% tariffs on the largest purchasers of Russian oil and gas. The bill was the brainchild of Senator Lindsey Graham, who tried multiple times to pass it before he died last month.
Imagine Armenian youths walking daily past the Western Wall and routinely spitting on rabbis entering or leaving the site, desecrating Jewish holy places, or throwing stones at homes in the Jewish Quarter. How would the Israeli government, police, and public opinion react? Obviously, there would likely be swift arre…
When the Israeli cabinet unanimously approved a measure to formally recognize the Armenian Genocide in late June, it seemed, for a moment, that a long-overdue moral threshold had finally been crossed.
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On Friday the Senate finally passed a bill imposing major new sanctions on Russia due to the grinding war which has been going since February 2022.