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American, Russian, and Ukrainian foreign ministers clash in Malta, Israel bolsters forces along its Syrian frontier as rebels advance, Suspected arson damages a Melbourne, Australia synagogue, Colombia's Pres. Petro appoints a new finance minister amid a corruption scandal, Pres.-elect Trump names David Sacks has his AI and crypto czar, A US federal court upholds a law requiring the sale or ban of TikTok, US jobs surge in November ...

Rebels capture Syria’s fourth largest city of Hama, the UK’s Sir Keir Starmer unveils six new targets for his government, Trump taps SpaceX partner Jared Isaacman as NASA's new chief, Bitcoin tops $100K for the first time in history, the global economy is projected to grow 3.3% in both 2025 and 2026, OpenAI and defense-tech startup Anduril go into business together, Mexico announces its largest-ever fentanyl bust, dozens are killed...

French Prime Minister Barnier's government collapses in a historic no-confidence vote, South Korean Pres. Yoon faces impeachment after his failed martial law attempt, Namibia elects its first female president amid an electoral dispute, the Taliban bans women from medical training in Afghanistan,  Qatar pledges £1B for climate technology during a UK state visit, the US Supreme Court signals support for a Tennessee ban on transgender...

South Korea’s martial law decree is reversed just hours after its implementation, Fatah and Hamas reportedly agree on Gaza's post-war administration, US House Republicans conclude that COVID 'likely' originated from a Wuhan lab, Elon Musk's record $56B pay package is rejected for a second time, Jaguar reveals its new electric car, Vietnam tycoon Truong My Lan’s death sentence is upheld in a $12B fraud case,  Belgium is found guilty...

Biden pardons his son Hunter, The French prime minister faces a no-confidence vote after forcing a budget through parliament, Syrian and Russian jets intensify strikes against insurgent-held positions, Israeli strikes hit South Lebanon after Hezbollah mortar fire, Trudeau promises Trump tighter Canadian border control, Protests in Georgia spread as the prime minister criticizes the US, The Social Democrats win Iceland's snap electi...

An assisted dying bill passes its second reading in the UK House of Commons, Venezuela criminalizes support for sanctions, Israel and Hezbollah accuse each other of cease-fire violations, Georgia protesters clash with police after the government suspends EU membership talks, The IAEA says Iran plans to expand its nuclear program, Canada announces plans to boost border security amid Trump's proposed tariffs, An Australian daycare pe...

Israel’s security cabinet approves a Lebanon cease-fire deal, Donald Trump pledges to impose tariffs on Mexico, Canada, and China, Leaked audio recording suggest Brazilian officers pressured Jair Bolsonaro to stage a coup, UK police forces appear to be quietly reducing their use of X, Hong Kong’s top court rules in favor of same-sex couples, French prosecutors seek the maximum sentence for Dominique Pelicot over the mass rape of hi...

Long-shot presidential candidates head to a runoff in Romania, a UK minister claims Russia is plotting AI-enhanced cyberattacks, Special counsel Jack Smith moves to drop election interference charges against Trump, a UK petition calling for a new general election crosses 2M signatures, Netanyahu reportedly approves a Lebanon cease-fire 'in principle,' Imran Khan supporters are detained in Pakistan after defying a lockdown, the UAE ...

US lawmakers call for a classified briefing on Turkey's Hamas ties, police in Brazil accuse Jair Bolsonaro of a coup plot, Vladamir Putin confirms Russia’s use of hypersonic missile in Ukraine, China and Russia oppose a new UN peacekeeping mission in Haiti, a judge suspends sentencing in the Donald Trump hush money case, while Trump chooses Pam Bondi for Attorney General after Gaetz’s withdrawal, a GOP senator moves to eliminate th...

Matt Gaetz withdraws from US attorney general consideration, The ICC issues arrest warrants for Israeli and Hamas leaders, The US charges an Indian billionaire in a $265M bribery scandal, An Israeli strike in Syria kills dozens, Musk and Ramaswamy unveil plans for federal workforce layoffs, The US Department of Justice says Google should be forced to sell Chrome, Australia launches a bill to ban social media for children under 16, ...

Iran offers to cap its near weapons-grade uranium stockpile, the US recognizes Venezuela's opposition leader as president-elect, Pres. Joe Biden approves sending anti-personnel mines to Ukraine, dozens are killed in an attack in a Haiti suburb, Somaliland’s opposition leader wins the region’s presidential election, a UK parliamentary committee will reportedly summon Elon Musk, Pres.-elect Trump nominates Linda McMahon for Education...

Five officers in Brazil are arrested over an alleged 2022 Lula assassination plot, almost 100 aid trucks in Gaza are looted by armed men, Putin revises Russia’s nuclear doctrine as Moscow says US-supplied missiles hit its territory, sabotage fears abound after two undersea cables are severed in the Baltic Sea, Hong Kong jails 45 pro-democracy activists for subversion, Pres.-elect Trump and Elon Musk attend a high-profile SpaceX lau...

Biden allows Ukraine to strike deeper into Russian territory, An Israeli strike kills Hezbollah’s media head, Russia vetoes a Sudan cease-fire resolution at the UN Security Council, Trump taps Brendan Carr to chair the FCC, The US president-elect confirms plans to use the military for deportations, Sri Lanka’s president appoints a new cabinet, Keir Starmer meets Xi Jinping at the G20 summit in Brazil, A former Australian radio host...

A UN Security Council draft resolution calls for an 'immediate' gaza cease-fire, Pres.-elect Trump says the Russia-Ukraine war has “gotta stop,” Sri Lanka’s Pres. Dissanayake's coalition wins snap polls, a study suggests that Sudan’s war death toll is much higher than records show, Trump picks RFK Jr. to lead the US Dept. of Health and Human Services, Elon Musk reportedly meets with Iran's UN Ambassador, court depositions suggest t...

Republicans retain control of the US House, An alleged suicide bomber targets Brazil's Supreme Court, French prosecutor seek to jail National Rally’s Marine Le Pen, Donald Trump adds Matt Gaetz and Tulsi Gabbard to his cabinet, Ukraine's EU allies reportedly discuss the prospect of negotiations, Israel’s finance minister calls for the annexation of the West Bank, Trump’s transition team drafts an order to assess and dismiss general...

Pres. Joe Biden hosts Pres.-elect Donald Trump at the White House, Libya announces the formation of morality police, Palau’s president criticizes China as his re-election is confirmed, in the UK, Archbishop Justin Welby resigns over a Church abuse cover-up, Donald Trump picks Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to lead Dept. of Govt. Efficiency, special counsel Jack Smith will reportedly resign before Trump enters the White House, Pentag...

Donald Trump picks Mike Waltz to serve as his national security adviser and Lee Zeldin to head the Environmental Protection Agency, Mauritius opposition leader Navin Ramgoolam is appointed the new prime minister, 50K Russian and North Korean troops reportedly prepare a Kursk offensive, dozens are killed after a car rams into a crowd in China, New Zealand apologizes to over 200K people who were abused in state care, COVID critic Pat...

Russia and Ukraine exchange their largest drone attacks of the war, Israel reports progress toward a Lebanon cease-fire, Trump names Thomas Homan as 'border czar,' The president-elect’s allies advocate for Rick Scott to lead the Senate, Shigeru Ishiba is re-elected as prime minister of Japan, Haiti's transitional council replaces the prime minister, Keir Starmer attends Armistice Day with Emmanuel Macron, Māori groups march to New ...

Vladimir Putin praises Donald Trump and signal’s Russia’s readiness for dialogue, and Canada’s Justin Trudeau assembles a cabinet team to plan for Trump’s presidency, violence erupts against Israeli soccer fans in Amsterdam, Iraq plans to lower the legal marriage age from 18 to nine, Jonathan Powell is appointed as the UK’s National Security Adviser, the US Dept. of Justice requests a pause on a key Trump case, while the US preside...