US Congress debates last-minute spending bill to avert government shutdown
Nonessential government functions are expected to shutter on Saturday unless a government spending bill can…
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OpenAI is done with Shipmas and staring down daunting challenges for 2025
OpenAI on Friday wrapped up “12 Days of Shipmas,” closing out a marketing blitz for…
US charges IRGC officer with killing of American citizen in Iraq
US says Mohammad Reza Nouri orchestrated the killing of Stephen Troell in 2022 as revenge…
Netflix secures U.S. rights to the FIFA Women’s World Cup in 2027, 2031
Netflix said Women’s World Cup coverage will include commentary and entertainment, as well as Netflix…
Elon Musk endorses far-right Alternative for Germany party in upcoming election
While he gains power in the incoming Trump administration, Elon Musk is using his influence…
UNRWA chief slams Sweden’s ‘disappointing’ decision to end funding
Stockholm says decision comes in response to Israel’s plan to ban the UN agency starting…
Israeli settlers defaced a mosque and set it on fire
Israeli settlers broke into the Bar al-Walidain mosque, defacing it with hateful slogans and setting…
Canada’s Trudeau reshuffles cabinet amid persistent pressure to resign
Shakeup comes as Canadian prime minister is mulling his future as Liberal Party leader after…
Russia targets Ukrainian capital with missile salvo
Russia reportedly used hypersonic missiles in a rush-hour attack on Kyiv.
More than 700 killed in siege of Sudan’s el-Fasher, UN says
UN report finds at least 782 civilians killed since May ‘amid regular and intensive shelling’…
Aston Villa vs Man City: EPL preview, team news, how to follow, stream
Man City manager Pep Guardiola says he will not seek to rebuild his struggling squad…
‘The only remaining colonialist country is Israel’: Gideon Levy
What’s Netanyahu’s endgame in Syria? Marc Lamont Hill discusses it with author and columnist Gideon…
What future for Syrian refugees after Bashar al-Assad’s fall?
Marc Lamont Hill speaks to the director of Human Rights Watch’s Refugee and Migrant Rights…
Spain court sentences ex-IMF chief to more than four years over corruption
Rato found guilty of multiple offences including corruption and money laundering.
Trump threatens tariffs if EU doesn’t buy more oil and gas from US
EU spokesman says 27-nation bloc, which already buys most US oil and gas exports, open…
Southern Africa’s liberation movements have lost their political mojo
Support for former freedom fighters is dwindling across the region due to their inability to…
‘Many more Russian war criminals on our list’: Ukraine vows more attacks
Ukraine has raised the stakes with its boldest wartime assassination, killing a high-profile general in…
Biden cancels another $4.2bn in US student loans before leaving office
Move brings total in student loan forgiveness during Joe Biden’s term as president to $180bn,…
Fury out for revenge in boxing rematch against Usyk in Saudi Arabia
Tyson Fury-Oleksandr Usyk rematch has struck a more serious tone than the first fight, with…
US officials on first diplomatic trip to Syria since al-Assad’s removal
Team to hold talks with country’s new leaders, including HTS that Washington hadesignated as a…