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Trump arrives in Switzerland, in his quest to own Greenland
President Donald Trump has landed in Switzerland following hours of delay after a minor electrical issue aboard Air Force forced a return to Washington ... -
Prince Harry begins testifying in his phone hacking lawsuit against Daily Mail
Prince Harry struck a combative tone as he testified yesterday in his lawsuit against the publisher of the Daily Mail and disputed suggestions he was cozy with ... -
Power cut caused by technical fault affects the Danish Baltic Sea island of Bornholm
Electricity to the Danish island of Bornholm was cut off yesterday due to a technical fault that caused an undersea cable to be disconnected, ... -
Deadly wreck is a blight on leading high-speed rail service
The deadly train wreck in southern Spain has cast a pall over one of the nation’s symbols of success. The collision Sunday killed at ... -
Trump slams UK deal to hand over Chagos Islands after he previously backed it
A startled British government yesterday defended its decision to hand sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, after U.S. President Donald Trump attacked the ... -
Netflix revises its offer for Warner Bros. Discovery to make it an all-cash transaction
Netflix is revising its $72 billion offer for Warner Bros. Discovery to make it an all-cash transaction. Netflix initially put forth a cash and ... -
Europe warns of ‘dangerous downward spiral’ after Trump threatens tariffs
The eight European countries targeted by U.S. President Donald Trump for a 10% tariff for opposing American control of Greenland blasted the move yesterday ... -
Prince Harry’s court battle against British tabloids reaches final chapter
Tens of millions of dollars are on the line as Prince Harry returned to court yesterday for the third and final chapter in his ... -
Inequality and unease are rising as elite Davos event opens with pro-business Trump set to attend
Corporate chiefs and government leaders including U.S. President Donald Trump swarm into Davos, Switzerland, this week, joining an elite annual meeting that promotes dialogue ... -
Hard-right populist wins a place in a two-way runoff against center-left Socialist candidate
Lisbon – The leader of a hard-right populist party placed second in Portugal’s presidential election yesterday (Sunday) in a stunning outcome and will face ... -
President Yoweri Museveni secures 7th term as opposition rejects results
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni won his seventh term with 71.65% of the vote, according to official results Saturday, in an election marred by a days-long internet ... -
Survey says slowing economy is the No. 1 worry for US businesses in China, not trade friction
U.S. businesses are more concerned about China’s slowing economy than trade friction, according to a survey by the American Chamber of Commerce in China released Friday. Of 368 ... -
Iberian country set for rare presidential runoff as populist leads polls
Portugal is heading toward its first presidential runoff in four decades, according to the latest polling, in a contest that pits an anti-establishment populist ... -
Vance to meet Danish and Greenlandic officials in Washington
A long the narrow, snow-covered main street in Greenland’s capital, international journalists and camera crews stop passersby every few meters asking them for their thoughts ... -
Luxury retailer Saks Global files for bankruptcy as it prepares to restructure
Luxury retailer Saks Global has filed for bankruptcy, preparing to reposition itself in the increasingly competitive upscale market after obtaining about $1.75 billion in ... -
US Supreme Court takes up culture war battle over transgender athletes in school sports
The Supreme Court is hearing arguments today [Macau time] over state laws barring transgender girls and women from playing on school athletic teams. Lower ... -
Pentagon is embracing Musk’s Grok AI chatbot as it draws global outcry
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said yesterday [Macau time] that Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence chatbot Grok will join Google’s generative AI engine in operating inside ... -
Mexican president tells Trump that US intervention against cartels is ‘unnecessary’
Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum said she had “a very good conversation” with U.S. President Donald Trump yesterday [Macau time] and that their two governments ... -
A $400,000 payout after Maduro’s capture is putting prediction markets in the spotlight
Prediction markets let people wager on anything from a basketball game to the outcome of a presidential election — and recently, the downfall of ... -
Gov’t warns US troops and Israel will be targets if America strikes over protests as death toll rises
Nationwide protests challenging Iran’s theocracy saw protesters flood the streets in the country’s capital and its second-largest city into yesterday, crossing the two-week mark as ... -
Gen Z activists are frustrated with the leaders they brought to power
Mukesh Awasti was all set to leave for Australia to pursue a degree in civil engineering on a sunny day in September, but instead ... -
Dose of uncertainty: Experts wary of AI health gadgets at CES
Health tech gadgets displayed at the annual CES trade show make a lot of promises. A smart scale promoted a healthier lifestyle by scanning ... -
Google adds new AI features to Gmail, turning it into a personal assistant
More artificial intelligence is being implanted into Gmail as Google tries to turn the world’s most popular email service into a personal assistant that ... -
Protest-hit Iran warily watches the US after its raid on Venezuela
Iran faces a new round of protests challenging the country’s theocracy, but it seems like the only thing people there want to talk about ... -
Saint-Tropez bids adieu to Bardot with a funeral and public homage
Brigitte Bardot’s funeral was being held yesterday with a private service and a public homage in Saint-Tropez, the French Riviera resort where she lived ... -
Warner Bros rejects takeover offer from Paramount, tells shareholders to stick with Netflix bid
Warner Bros. again rejected Paramount’s latest takeover bid and told shareholders yesterday to stick with a rival offer from Netflix. Warner’s leadership has repeatedly ... -
Danish prime minister says a US takeover would mark the end of NATO
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said yesterday [Macau time] an American takeover of Greenland would amount to the end of the NATO military alliance. ... -
Pope closes 2025 Holy Year with critique of consumerism, xenophobia
Pope Leo XIV yesterday closed out the Vatican’s 2025 Holy Year by denouncing today’s consumerist and anti-foreigner sentiment, capping a Jubilee that saw some ... -
World shares mostly gain, as Tokyo’s Nikkei hits a record high, and oil prices climb
World shares advanced yesterday, with Tokyo’s benchmark setting another record, while U.S. futures edged lower. The prices of oil and precious metals also climbed. ... -
Maduro’s case will revive a legal debate over immunity for foreign leaders
When deposed Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro makes his first appearance in a New York courtroom today [Macau time] to face U.S. drug charges, he ... -
Cadillac hires Zhou Guanyu as reserve driver for its debut F1 season
New Formula 1 team Cadillac made another experienced hire yesterday with the choice of former Sauber driver Zhou Guanyu as its reserve. The only ... -
US plans to ‘run’ Venezuela and tap its oil reserves, Trump says, after operation to oust Maduro
Hours after an audacious military operation that plucked leader Nicolás Maduro from power and removed him from the country, President Donald Trump said yesterday (Macau time) ... -
Tesla loses title as world’s biggest electric vehicle maker as sales fall for second year in a row
Tesla lost its crown as the world’s bestselling electric vehicle maker on Friday as a customer revolt over Elon Musk’s right-wing politics, expiring U.S. tax ... -
FBI says it disrupted a New Year’s Eve attack plan inspired by Islamic State group
The FBI said Friday it disrupted a New Year’s Eve attack plot targeting a grocery store and fast-food restaurant in North Carolina, arresting an ... -
A ring for Taylor, an ill-timed KissCam … and whatever ‘6-7’ means
Dictionaries define things. It’s their job. So when dictionary.com pronounced “6-7” as their 2025 word of the year, you’d think they would have, well, ...
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