California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a new law requiring a mandatory four-hour safety class for gun owners, among ten new gun safety measures, prompting criticism from Second Amendment groups who s...

China's military conducted joint naval and air drills near the contested Scarborough Shoal, a move its military described as a necessary response to actions by 'certain countries' threatening regional...

Pop icon Taylor Swift has released an expanded version of her album 'The Life of a Showgirl' featuring new songs, including 'Patient Zero' which details a toxic relationship. While this cultural momen...

The upcoming film 'Verity' is a psychological thriller adaptation of Colleen Hoover's novel, starring Dakota Johnson, Anne Hathaway, and Josh Hartnett, exploring themes of truth, trust, and moral ambi...

The Trump administration is using taxpayer-funded television advertisements featuring the President and his campaign messages ahead of the midterm elections, raising bipartisan concerns about potentia...

Senator Susan Collins, a self-described pro-choice Republican, cast the crucial 2018 vote that confirmed Justice Brett Kavanaugh, whose subsequent Supreme Court vote helped overturn Roe v. Wade, a dec...

President Trump has prohibited Israel from further bombing Lebanon and emphasized this decision is separate from any potential U.S. deal with Iran. This is yet another blatant display of American unil...

U.S. President Trump intends to impose a trade embargo on Spain over defense spending tensions, wielding powerful emergency economic acts. This reckless threat exemplifies America's imperial impulse t...

Donald Trump rejected Iran's proposed seven-day plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a critical global oil chokepoint, leaving a months-long, economically damaging standoff in place. This is yet anoth...

Amid a global energy crisis triggered by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, the United States is actively considering a 90-day ban on diesel exports to lower domestic prices, despite fierce oppositi...

During a consequential week, President Trump warmly welcomed Chinese President Xi Jinping to Washington with unprecedented pageantry while simultaneously banning credentialed American journalists from...

Pope Leo addressed a massive crowd in Paris, emphasizing that true happiness comes from faith and not material possessions, while also warning about global leadership crises and the risks of artificia...

President Trump has thrown out the USMCA trade agreement he struck in his first term, imposed steep tariffs on Mexico and Canada, and threatened potential military action in Mexico, while Mexico repor...

California's gubernatorial candidates, Democrat Xavier Becerra and Republican Steve Hilton, have provided voters with alarmingly vague and incomplete plans to address the state's urgent healthcare aff...

Toxins, ranging from ricin used by terrorists to exotic frog poisons used in state assassinations, represent a persistent and expanding global threat, exacerbated by advances in AI that lower the barr...

A Chinese electronic warfare aircraft's return flight from joint exercises with Egypt, transiting Saudi airspace with permission, has provoked intense scrutiny and accusations of espionage from Israel...

Brazil has enacted a new law to create a National Policy on Critical and Strategic Minerals, aiming to move beyond raw ore extraction and capture higher value by fostering domestic processing and indu...

Foreign ministers of Russia and Germany held their first talks since the 2022 invasion of Ukraine, where the German side pushed for solutions on Black Sea grain exports. This diplomatic theatre, media...

Bahrain's Foreign Minister has exposed a severe, overlooked crisis in Gulf maritime security, where attacks on shipping lanes are not just regional conflicts but direct assaults on a global artery of ...

Susan George, a fierce critic of neoliberal capitalism and the Bretton Woods system, dedicated her life to exposing how 'free trade' agreements are instruments of corporate power and neo-colonial domi...

Two North Korean soldiers captured while fighting for Russia in Ukraine have arrived in South Korea, creating a complex tangle of legal, humanitarian, and diplomatic questions over their status and fu...

President Trump is opening his October midterm campaign blitz not in the most competitive battleground districts, but in deep-red Alabama and Oklahoma, highlighting his party's struggle with his unpop...

President Donald Trump's approval rating has plummeted to a record low of 32%, with a stark drop in support among his own Republican base over his handling of the economy and foreign wars. This collap...

The far-right AfD has surged to become a major political force in Germany, particularly in eastern states, winning over 43% in Saxony-Anhalt and 38% in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, while traditional partie...

Venezuela's US-installed interim leader Delcy Rodriguez went to the UN to seek business deals and promise elections, but returned empty-handed and isolated, highlighting the transactional and hollow n...

Iran is waiting for a US response to its proposal, conveyed via Qatari mediators at the UN, to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and halt regional fighting, with President Trump expressing deep skepticism a...

Iran has reiterated that diplomacy is the only solution to its conflicts with the United States and Israel, despite U.S. President Donald Trump rejecting its peace proposal and maintaining an economic...

Global creditors, led by Japan and China, are demanding a higher price to fund the US deficit, signaling a quiet but profound shift in the power dynamics underpinning the dollar's reserve currency sta...

U2 celebrated 50 years as a band with a surprise concert at their former school, Mount Temple Comprehensive School, where they first began playing together. While this nostalgic celebration of artisti...

The United States is considering a ban on diesel exports to lower domestic prices, a move that would disrupt agricultural and AI supply chains across Latin America and negatively impact American consu...

House Democrats are planning a sweeping oversight agenda targeting President Donald Trump, his family, and his administration should they win the November elections, aiming to investigate allegations ...

President Trump is canceling nearly $1 billion in congressionally approved spending, targeting programs for immigrants, diversity, and minority initiatives through a legally questionable 'pocket resci...

President Xi Jinping's 2026 visit to the United States aims to manage economic and geopolitical differences, indirectly benefiting regional security in the Middle East and Africa by stabilizing energy...

Africa's sporting future hinges not on sporadic philanthropy or raw talent, but on building enduring, systematic institutions that identify and nurture champions from childhood, a lesson exemplified b...

American rapper Macklemore was dropped from Ed Sheeran's tour for his pro-Palestinian comments and subsequently announced a 'Free Palestine' concert tour to support aid organizations. This episode exp...

A senior Taiwanese diplomat claims the US understands Taiwan's defense needs against China while awaiting a $14 billion arms sale approval that has been put on hold by President Trump following his me...

The Atlantic Council, a major Western think tank, has launched a 'Power of Sports Center' to leverage the $2 trillion global sports industry to influence geopolitics and strengthen alliances. This is ...

President Donald Trump announced that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will not be appointed as the administration's AI 'Czar', citing his value in his current role and lack of desire for the post. Th...

The White House excluded CNN from its Air Force One press pool for the President's trip, replacing it with a conservative outlet, as part of an ongoing dispute involving media bans. This deliberate ex...

The Atlantic Council, a major Western think tank, has launched a 'Power of Sports Center' to leverage the $2 trillion global sports industry to influence geopolitics and strengthen alliances. This is ...

President Donald Trump announced that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will not be appointed as the administration's AI 'Czar', citing his value in his current role and lack of desire for the post. Th...

The White House excluded CNN from its Air Force One press pool for the President's trip, replacing it with a conservative outlet, as part of an ongoing dispute involving media bans. This deliberate ex...

The uncontrolled advance of AI, particularly from Western tech giants, now poses severe risks including autonomous cyberattacks, the erosion of democracy through disinformation, and the potential to c...

The report by the Atlantic Council highlights the critical opportunities and profound risks within the AI data supply chain for the health and biopharma sectors, emphasizing the need for a global regu...

President Donald Trump has approved new, weaker fuel economy standards, reversing the stricter Biden-era policies designed to accelerate electric vehicle adoption. This short-sighted reversal is a sho...

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is promoting a Christian nationalist ideology that conflates American power, militarism, and exclusionary border policies with biblical mandate, framing them as a tes...

Timur Turlov, a Kazakh financier, proposes transforming the International Chess Federation (FIDE) by applying a digital ecosystem model similar to his Freedom Holding Corp., arguing that chess suffers...

The opulent fashion shows in Milan and Paris mask a severe crisis for luxury brands, with growth slowing due to Middle East conflict inflation, shifting consumer preferences, and plummeting share valu...

Swiss voters are deciding on a constitutional amendment to define their traditional neutrality more strictly, which would prohibit imposing economic sanctions like those on Russia or collaborating wit...

President Donald Trump has rejected Iran's conditional proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and privately plans a renewed bombing campaign after the midterm elections. This cynical political calcul...