Von der Leyen Faces No-Confidence Vote in Far-Right Challenge
Ahead of the vote on Thursday, Ursula von der Leyen, president of the commission, appeared before the European Parliament to defend herself against complaints about transparency.
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AT&T Reaches $177M Deal Over 2019 and 2024 Data Breaches
AT&T’s $177M data breach settlement. Check eligibility for payouts from 2019 and 2024 incidents. Get claim details here.
US revokes foreign terrorist designation for Syria’s Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham group
The United States has announced that it was revoking the foreign terrorist organisation designation for Syria’s Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) group, months after it spearheaded the overthrow of the long-serving Assad dynasty.
US threatens additional tariffs on nations ‘aligning’ with ‘anti-American’ BRICS
US President Donald Trump has threatened to impose an additional 10 percent tariff on countries “aligning” themselves with the BRICS bloc of developing nations.
Canada Shipping Natural Gas to Asia as It Looks Beyond the US for Trade
A tanker is headed to South Korea with a first shipment of liquefied natural gas from Canada, which hopes to reduce its export reliance on its neighbor.
Netanyahu Heads to Washington as Trump Pushes for Israel-Hamas Cease-Fire
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel is set to meet with President Trump on Monday as attention has turned from Iran to a cease-fire for Gaza.
Iran Looks to BRICS for Allies, Testing a New World Order
The alliance of emerging economies hopes to offer a counterweight to the United States and other Western powers. But military strikes on Iran are testing its unity.
Antarctica Faces Tense Future as U.S. Science Budget Shrinks
The continent is dedicated to research and cooperation, but proposed funding cuts in the Trump administration and actions by other world powers may alter the environment.
U.S. Leaves Vietnam’s War Dead Unidentified
Damien Cave, the Vietnam bureau chief for The New York Times, takes us to a cemetery in northern Vietnam, where scientists are using innovative DNA analysis techniques to match unidentified Vietnamese soldiers with their living relatives before U.S.A.I…
Why China Isn’t Lecturing Trump About His Costly Bill
Beijing has a history of warning Washington about the safety of its Treasury holdings. This time it may have reasons to stay silent, at least publicly.