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DonaldTrump

Donald Trump recently signed an executive order at the White House formally classifying illicit fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction and saying that "no bomb does what the drug does." The order allows the Department...

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VolodymyrZelensky

Volodymyr Zelensky met in Berlin with USA envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner and with European leaders after two days of intensive talks that produced a USA-backed package of security guarantees intended to deter...

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DonaldTrump

Donald Trump drew widespread bipartisan condemnation after posting on TRUTH Social about the fatal stabbings of filmmaker Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner and repeating the phrase "Trump derangement syndrome" in...

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TommyTuberville

Tommy Tuberville and Randy Fine publicly called for the mass expulsion of Muslims from the USA after a mass shooting at a Hanukkah celebration in Australia, and the calls came amid separate demands by Tuberville to ban...

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DonaldTrump

Donald Trump privately rebuked Benjamin Netanyahu after an Israeli drone strike recently killed veteran Hamas commander Raed Saad in Gaza, Axios reported, citing two anonymous US officials who said the White House sent...

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SBU

Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) said a domestically produced Sub Sea Baby underwater drone struck and critically damaged a Project 636.3 Kilo-class diesel-electric submarine in the port of Novorossiysk, leaving the...

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IlhanOmar

Ilhan Omar said her U.S.-born son was recently stopped by ICE agents in Minnesota, asked to show proof of citizenship and released after he produced his passport. Her account, reports of ICE arrests and hate mail to...

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DonaldTrump

Donald Trump said the White House is seriously considering signing an executive order to reclassify marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III, which the Drug Enforcement Administration defines as a lower federal...

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NadyaTolokonnikova

Pussy Riot was declared an extremist organization by a Moscow court after a closed hearing requested by the General Prosecutor, a move that bans the collective's activities across the Russian Federation and places it on...

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PaulMitchell

The DOJ sued to block Proposition 50, Californias newly approved congressional map, arguing that mapmaker Paul Mitchell and state leaders used race to create Latino-majority districts and asking a federal panel to bar...

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SajidAkram

Sajid Akram and his son Naveed Akram attacked a crowded Hanukkah celebration on the Bondi Beach promenade at about 18:47 local time, killing 15 people and wounding dozens as bystanders and police moved to stop them. New...

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JörgenWarborn

Jörgen Warborn, a Member of the European Parliament for Sweden’s Moderate Party (Moderaterna), faces a complaint to the European Parliament’s Committee on Harassment and Conflicts of Interest over his role as chairman...

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NargesMohammadi

Narges Mohammadi has been rearrested this month and has been taken to hospital after being beaten in detention, her family and news reports citing AFP say, prompting calls for her release. The Norwegian Nobel Committee...

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KajaKallas

EU adopted a twentieth sanctions package while foreign ministers met in Brussels, tightening measures that target 40 additional ships in the so-called "shadow fleet", five businessmen linked to Lukoil and Rosneft and...

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BlaiseMetreweli

Blaise Metreweli used her first public speech as head of MI6 at the agency's London headquarters to warn that the UK is already on the frontline of an expanding Russian campaign that uses disinformation, sabotage,...

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LeiLei

Lei Lei and Xiao Xiao, the only giant pandas at Ueno Zoo and offspring of Shin Shin, will be returned to China at the end of January and their last day on display will be January 25, after which China, which retains...

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AndrejBabiš

Andrej Babiš took office last week after forming a majority coalition led by his ANO movement that replaces the pro‑Western government and controls a 16‑member Cabinet. The coalition, which includes the right‑populist...

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BenRapp

The DHS and US Customs and Border Protection have proposed new rules that would expand digital vetting of tourists, students, workers and journalists to include up to ten years of email addresses and five years of...

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UrsulaVonDerLeyen

Ursula von der Leyen is pressing to initial an EU–Mercosur trade agreement at a summit in Brazil even as opposition from member states and farm unions grows and threatens to delay or reshape the pact. France has...

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TommasoCerno

Angelucci’s conservative media empire and the party machinery of Fratelli d’Italia are portrayed as two interconnected pillars of a right-wing system that rewards loyalty, manages public money and contracts, and shapes...

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DonaldTrump

Donald Trump used a year-end White House reception to tout an ambitious plan for a giant triumphal arch in Washington DC, assigning Domestic Policy Council chief Vince Haley to make the monument his top priority and...

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JoséAntonioKast

José Antonio Kast won the presidential runoff with 58.1 percent to Jeannette Jara's 41.8 percent, an official count that followed an election held under compulsory voting for the first time and marked by a rise in blank...

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ChristopheGleizes

Christophe Gleizes, a French sports journalist convicted in Algeria and sentenced to seven years in prison over allegations tied to terrorism glorification, has filed a cassation appeal seeking a new trial before the...

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BernardoArévalo

Bernardo Arévalo ordered a 15-day state of emergency covering the Guatemalan municipalities of Nahualá and Santa Catarina Ixtahuacán after armed men attacked security forces and infrastructure, killing at least five...

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BillCassidy

Bill Cassidy is at the center of an escalating congressional fight over how to prevent rising health care costs from spiking when enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies expire, as lawmakers juggle short-term extensions...

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MarkWarner

Mark Warner used interviews on "Face the Nation" and "This Week" to denounce Donald Trump’s Venezuela policy, arguing that boat strikes and potential troop deployments lack clear legal and strategic justification. He...

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DOGE

The USA government announced a coordinated initiative linking the DOGE and the DOJ to oversee new AI systems used across federal agencies, emphasizing transparency and civil rights protections. The plan, developed after...

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DonaldTrump

Donald Trump used an Oval Office interview with the "Wall Street Journal" to tout what he called the greatest economy in history while candidly warning Republicans could still lose the 2026 midterm elections,...

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GiorgiaMeloni

Giorgia Meloni and Elly Schlein used dueling political stages in Rome to sharpen Italy’s polarized debate, with Schlein unveiling a Democratic Party “construction site” for government and honoring Tina Anselmi, while...

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ErikaKirk

Erika Kirk, who now leads Turning Point USA after her husband Charlie Kirk was shot and killed while speaking at Utah Valley University in September, announced that she and Candace Owens planned a private, in-person...

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MathiasDöpfner

Mathias Döpfner, CEO of Springer, wrote in "Die Welt" that Europeans should listen to Donald Trump and consider a "Europe First" approach to coordinate interests and security with the USA, arguing that declining...

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DonaldTrump

Donald Trump and Ahmed al-Sharaa jointly condemned a deadly insider ambush in Palmyra that killed two American soldiers and an interpreter, exposing severe weaknesses in the fragile USA–Syria counterterrorism...

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AlesBialiatski

Ales Bialiatski, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate and founder of the human rights group Viasna, was freed in a negotiated exchange that released 123 political prisoners from Belarus in return for an easing of USA sanctions...

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DonaldTrump

Donald Trump has repudiated the post-World War II liberal international order and adopted an openly transactional strategy that risks unpicking transatlantic institutions while encouraging anti-liberal regimes...

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DonaldTrump

Donald Trump has revived abrasive and demeaning language at rallies and on social media, acknowledging his 2018 "s---hole countries" remark and using a slur many view as targeting people with intellectual disabilities....

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PeterMagyar

Peter Magyar led tens of thousands of demonstrators through Budapest in a protest sparked by leaked videos that showed alleged abuse in state-run juvenile homes, with many chanting “Orban, get out!” Protesters and...

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JoséAntonioKast

José Antonio Kast proposed the "Plan Implacable", a security package to expand police and military powers as he leads the runoff against Jeannette Jara. Kast has consolidated endorsements from Johannes Kaiser and Evelyn...

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RaadSaad

Raad Saad, also reported as Raed Saad, was killed in an Israeli air strike near Gaza City, with Israel hailing the assassination as a major blow to Hamas’s October 7 network. The killing, which Gaza health officials say...

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AntónioGuterres

António Guterres condemned a "horrific" drone strike on a UNISFA logistics base in Kadugli that killed six Bangladeshi peacekeepers and wounded several others, warning that attacks on UN personnel may constitute war...

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LucioCaracciolo

Lucio Caracciolo warns that rising anti‑American rhetoric in Italy, amplified by Giorgia Meloni and Donald Trump, risks undermining cooperation on shared security challenges and may backfire diplomatically. Andrea...

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AnutinCharnvirakul

Anutin Charnvirakul said Thailand accused Cambodian forces of firing thousands of rockets and using airstrikes and drones along the long-smoldering border, prompting mass evacuations and at least twenty-five deaths, and...

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DonaldTrump

Donald Trump’s administration issued a notice of default to National Links Trust, the nonprofit that runs Washington, D.C.’s three municipal golf courses, escalating a behind-the-scenes dispute over who will control the...

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JoséAntonioKast

José Antonio Kast has pledged to deport Venezuelan migrants without papers if he wins, a promise that has pushed him to frontrunner status while spreading fear among the hundreds of thousands of undocumented people...

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NickFuentes

Nick Fuentes has moved from the fringes into widespread visibility after a high-profile interview with Tucker Carlson and a string of viral Rumble broadcasts that pair long monologues, Christian imagery and EDM. His...

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FredrikReinfeldt

Fredrik Reinfeldt says Donald Trump's new national security strategy is racist, arguing it frames Europe as threatened by “civilizational extinction” tied to immigration, low birth rates and alleged threats to free...

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VolodymyrZelensky

Volodymyr Zelensky proposed pausing Ukraine's long-standing bid to join NATO in exchange for legally binding security guarantees from the USA and European partners during recent diplomatic rounds in London, Berlin and...

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BehnamBenTaleblu

A US special operations team intercepted an unidentified ship off Sri Lanka last month carrying dual-use components that US officials and Behnam Ben Taleblu of the FDD said could help Iran rebuild ballistic missiles....

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JohanForssell

Johan Forssell says forced deportations to Somalia are producing good results and that Sweden will continue the cooperation while seeking similar arrangements with other countries. So far Somalia has accepted 25...

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NicolásMaduro

Nicolás Maduro is at the center of a rapidly escalating confrontation, as Donald Trump’s circle reportedly pushes a three‑phase campaign of covert action, air and naval strikes, and asset seizures aimed at weakening his...

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GermanDefenseMinistry

Germany will send about 50 soldiers to Poland to carry out engineering work — building fortifications, digging trenches, laying barbed wire and erecting anti‑tank barriers — to strengthen a long stretch of Poland’s...

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MikeJohnson

Mike Johnson recently advanced the Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act, a House Republican package that would rewrite parts of the Affordable Care Act but does not itself extend enhanced premium tax credits...

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JamesComer

James Comer said Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton must appear for depositions in the federal probe of Jeffrey Epstein or face contempt of Congress after Comer’s House Oversight Committee released photos from Epstein’s...

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DonaldTrump

Donald Trump dismissed photos showing him with Jeffrey Epstein as "not a big deal" and denied knowledge of Epstein's criminal conduct after the House Oversight Committee published more than 90 images, including a...

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BrunaCarolineFerreira

Bruna Caroline Ferreira, a Brazilian immigrant who arrived in the USA as a child, was detained by ICE near Boston for twenty six days before release on a $1,500 bond, after agents in unmarked cars arrested her while she...

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JamesComey

James Comey won a significant procedural victory when a federal judge ruled that the DOJ unlawfully accessed files from his longtime friend and former lawyer Daniel Richman, finding that a warrantless search of...

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VolodymyrZelensky

Volodymyr Zelensky is intensifying outreach to US and European partners while condemning a new Russian campaign of missiles, drones and glide bombs that has severely damaged cities and the energy grid in recent days....

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DonaldTrump

Donald Trump is accelerating his search for a new Federal Reserve chair and has publicly narrowed his finalists to Kevin Hassett and Kevin Warsh as he moves toward an early 2026 appointment, provoking market swings and...

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FelixTshisekedi

M23 rebels seized the strategic border town of Uvira in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, an advance that US officials say was backed by Rwanda and that has killed more than 400 civilians while displacing about...

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DonaldTrump

Donald Trump said on “Truth Social” he had brokered an immediate ceasefire between Thailand and Cambodia after phone calls with Anutin Charnvirakul and Hun Manet, and that Anwar Ibrahim would help restart the original...

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DonaldTrump

Donald Trump faces a lawsuit from the National Trust for Historic Preservation over his $300 million White House ballroom project. The lawsuit alleges Trump violated federal laws, including the Administrative Procedures...

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NargesMohammadi

Narges Mohammadi, a Nobel Prize laureate and prominent Iranian human rights activist, was violently re-arrested in Mashhad while attending a memorial for late lawyer Khosrow Alikordi, who recently died in suspicious...

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AlexandreDeMoraes

The USA lifted financial sanctions on Brazilian Supreme Court minister Alexandre de Moraes, his wife Vivianne Barci, and their company Lex, following diplomatic efforts between Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Donald...

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DonaldTrump

Donald Trump announced a renewed ceasefire agreement between Thailand and Cambodia, effective this evening, following urgent discussions with Anutin Charnvirakul and Hun Manet to halt deadly border hostilities. This...

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The seizure of the tanker "Skipper" by USA forces off Venezuela highlights a wider crackdown on a roughly 1,000-vessel dark fleet that moves sanctioned oil for Iran, Venezuela, Russia, and Cuba. Maritime analysts...

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DonaldTrump

Donald Trump described Colombia as a "cocaine factory" and threatened land operations against drug traffickers in Latin America, prompting the ELN guerrilla group to announce a three-day armed strike that it frames as...

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LuisArce

Former Bolivian President Luis Arce was ordered into five months of preventive detention in La Paz on charges of mismanagement of funds from the Indigenous Development Fund. Judge Mario Helmer Laura issued the order...

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JBPritzker

JB Pritzker signed the Medical Aid in Dying Act, making Illinois the 12th US jurisdiction to permit terminally ill patients, with less than six months to live, to request and self-administer life-ending medication. The...

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DonaldTrump

Donald Trump criticized 21 Republican Indiana senators after they rejected a redistricting plan passed by the state House that Trump supported, vowing to help primary those who opposed it and calling the vote a...

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MaríaCorinaMachado

María Corina Machado secretly escaped from Venezuela by sea in a high‑risk mission called Operation Golden Dynamite, led by Bryan Stern and his Grey Bull Rescue team, so she could reach Oslo and accept the Nobel Peace...

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AlvinHolsey

Alvin Holsey unexpectedly retired from US Southern Command after just one year, transferring leadership to Evan Pettus amid controversy over US military strikes. His early departure followed reported disagreements with...

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DonaldTrump

Donald Trump faces a lawsuit from the National Trust for Historic Preservation, which seeks to halt his White House ballroom construction plans. The preservationists allege that Trump violated regulations by...

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VolodymyrZelensky

Volodymyr Zelensky visited Kupyansk, a frontline town, after Ukrainian forces successfully regained control of parts of the city, directly contradicting earlier Russian claims of full capture. The Ukrainian military's...

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TomHoman

Tom Homan told undocumented immigrants to 'go home' and warned that the DHS, with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) sharing airline traveler data with ICE and a new "CBP Home" app promoted abroad, is...

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JenaGriswold

DOJ filed federal lawsuits against 18 states and Fulton County seeking detailed voter registration lists and election records, including ballots, absentee-ballot envelopes and digital files from the last presidential...

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DonaldTrump

Donald Trump recently honored the 1980 US Olympic men's ice hockey team at the White House, signing a bipartisan bill to award them Congressional Gold Medals for their historic "Miracle on Ice" victory. The ceremony,...

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AnthonyAlbanese

Australia’s new Social Media Minimum Age law bans people under 16 from major platforms such as Meta, TikTok, Snapchat and Reddit, with Anthony Albanese defending it as essential to protecting minors from online harms....

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BillBrowder

EU has indefinitely frozen €210 billion in Russian foreign-exchange reserves, mostly held by Euroclear in Belgium, and is discussing converting those funds into reparations loans and grants to finance Ukraine's defense...

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CharlesIII

Charles III announced a reduction in his cancer treatment starting next year, attributing the positive development to early diagnosis and effective medical intervention. The monarch used his health update to champion...

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SeanDuffy

Sean Duffy threatened to withhold $73 million in federal highway funds from New York after a federal audit found that more than half of immigrant commercial driver’s licenses were issued in violation of federal law,...

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DonaldTrump

The Trump administration is embroiled in a legal battle with the National Association for the Deaf over mandatory real-time American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation at White House events. The administration argues...

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DonaldTrump

Donald Trump recently defended US military actions against Venezuela, initially citing drug smuggling concerns, but also suggesting broader motives including economic interests, oil, and immigration. These operations,...

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RobBonta

California Attorney General Rob Bonta, joined by 18 other US states, filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration challenging a new $100,000 fee for H-1B visa applications. The lawsuit argues that the fee, which...

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KristiNoem

DHS announced it is terminating Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for about 5,000 Ethiopian citizens and ending the family reunification parole (FRP) programs that allowed nationals of seven Latin American and Caribbean...

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DanDriscoll

Dan Driscoll, US Secretary of the Army, was removed from Ukraine peace negotiations by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who cited Driscoll's overstepping of authority amid reports of internal power struggles within the...

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DonaldTrump

The Danish Defense Intelligence Service (DDIS) has for the first time identified the US as a threat in its annual assessment, citing its use of economic power and threats of military action under Donald Trump. Concerns...

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PedroSánchez

Pedro Sánchez defended his left-wing government and the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) at a year-end press conference in Madrid after a wave of sexual harassment allegations and separate corruption probes that...

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JoséPérez

Confédération paysanne led nationwide blockades and protests after violent clashes in Ariège over the government's decision to cull herds infected with lumpy skin disease. Coordination rurale (CR), voiced by José Pérez...

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MahmoudAbbas

Mahmoud Abbas met with Giorgia Meloni in Italy to discuss regional developments, emphasizing a Gaza ceasefire, the Trump Peace Plan, and Italy's role in stabilization and rebuilding. Abbas later spoke at the Atreju...

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SergeyNechayev

Germany accused Russia of conducting cyberattacks on its air traffic control and spreading disinformation campaigns targeting its upcoming 2025 Bundestag elections and political figures. The German Foreign Ministry...

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RustemUmerov

Rustem Umerov, Ukraine's chief peace negotiator, held secret meetings in the US with FBI Director Kash Patel, Deputy Director Dan Bongino, and Donald Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff, sparking concerns among Western...

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KristiNoem

FEMA announced over $1 billion in federal funding for Georgia, including $350 million for recovery from Hurricane Helene and Tropical Storm Debby, and $671 million for COVID-19 healthcare facility protective measures....

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GiorgiaMeloni

Giorgia Meloni celebrated UNESCO’s recognition of Italian cuisine as intangible cultural heritage, framing it as a win for 'Made in Italy'. A video shows Antonio Tajani at a reception titled "Una serata italiana" at the...

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DonaldTrump

Donald Trump recently signed an executive order establishing a national framework for AI regulation, aiming to preempt diverse state-level laws and ensure American global AI dominance over competitors like China. The...

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PopeLeoXIV

Pope Leo XIV met with Italian intelligence officials at the Vatican, urging them to uphold ethical standards, respect human rights, and avoid using confidential information to target journalists, politicians, or civil...

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SanPedro

The Venezuelan government announced the US had unilaterally suspended a deportation flight scheduled for today, though a US administration official denied this, stating flights would continue. This development follows a...

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GuidoCrosetto

Italy's government approved a reform package for its armed forces, aiming to increase personnel to 160,000 by 2033 with an operational start date of January 1, 2027. Defence Minister Guido Crosetto emphasized the need...

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DonaldTrump

Donald Trump faces widespread public skepticism regarding his handling of the Jeffrey Epstein scandal, with only 23% of Americans approving, though his approval among Republicans has risen to 53%. An Ipsos poll for...

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DonaldTrump

Lindsey Halligan's nomination as US attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia faces significant opposition from Democratic senators, likely hindering its advancement through the Senate. Senators Tim Kaine and Mark...

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MaríaCorinaMachado

María Corina Machado said in Oslo that she is confident Nicolás Maduro will leave power and declared her readiness to serve as vice president in a future government, dedicating part of her Nobel Prize to Donald Trump....

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