President-elect Donald Trump stunned the Pentagon and the broader defense world by nominating Fox News host Pete Hegseth to serve as his defense secretary, tapping someone largely inexperienced and
European markets powered higher yesterday catching up with last week’s Wall Street rally. Bitcoin soared over $82,000 for the first time but Asian stocks fell as China’s stimulus
Tourists in Rome won’t be allowed to toss coins over their shoulders into the Trevi Fountain, following tradition, though an elevated walkway now gives limited access to the
After German Chancellor Olaf Scholz dramatically fired Finance Minister Christian Lindner of the pro-business Free Democrats in a late-night move after a marathon of crisis meetings, the three remaining ministers
Iran’s currency, the rial, fell yesterday to an all-time low as president-elect Donald Trump clinches the U.S. presidency again. The rial traded at 703,000 rials to the
Nintendo, the Japanese video game maker behind the Super Mario franchise, said Tuesday that its profit fell 60% in the first half of the fiscal year, as demand
The longtime music director at a northern Michigan church said he was fired just a few months before retirement after officials learned that he was in a same-sex
Afghan women are forbidden from praying loudly or reciting the Quran in front of other women, according to a Taliban government minister. It’s the latest restriction on
Georgia’s president yesterday urged the West to support opposition protests after the governing party was declared the winner of a parliamentary election that she alleged was rigged with the help
“I’m not here as a celebrity, I’m not here as a politician. I’m here as a mother,” Beyoncé said at a campaign rally for Kamala Harris. “A
A panel of judges at the International Criminal Court reported Mongolia to the court’s oversight organization yesterday for failing to arrest Russian President Vladimir Putin when he visited the Asian
Police in Sri Lanka have raised security around a popular surfing destination after receiving information about a possible threat to Israeli travelers, a spokesperson said yesterday. Police spokesperson Nihal
Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva yesterday canceled his trip to Russia for a BRICS summit after an accident at home that left him with a
Donald Trump is confident China wouldn’t invade Taiwan if he returns to the White House. Why? Because Chinese President Xi Jinping “knows I’m f——— crazy.” That’s
Japan racked up a trade deficit of 294.3 billion yen ($2 billion) in September, according to Finance Ministry data released yesterday, as exports fell to key destinations like
The bodies of five Russian mountaineers who died on the world’s seventh-highest peak were retrieved from the mountain and flown to Kathmandu. The bodies were picked up
The artificial intelligence boom has benefited chatbot makers, computer scientists and Nvidia investors. It’s also providing an unusual windfall for Anguilla, a tiny island in the Caribbean. ChatGPT’s debut nearly
French authorities are joining forces with players to oppose plans by World Rugby to change its regulations with the introduction of a 20-minute red card, saying it poses a health
A woman from China pleaded guilty over the weekend to attempting to smuggle 29 eastern box turtles, a protected species, across a Vermont lake into Canada by kayak.
The U.S. dollar edged lower against the yen yesterday after data showed a higher-than-expected rise in U.S. inflation in September even though prices were on a downward trend,
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