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Trump, Canada PM Ease Tensions With ‘Productive’ Call
US President Donald Trump said he had an "extremely productive" first call Friday with Canada's new Prime Minister Mark Carney, after recent tensions over tariffs and Trump's repeated calls...
Erdogan Turns Sights On Opposition CHP With His Main Rival In Jail
With the jailing of Istanbul's mayor on corruption charges, Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan has got rid of his most powerful opponent. Now his sights are set on the main...
Cuba Resurrects Dollar-only Stores, A Symbol Of Inequality
In communist Cuba, some customers are more equal than others, as a 40-year-old math teacher who was out shopping recently in Havana with his son discovered.The pair passed a...
Chinese Regulator To Vet Panama Ports Deal: Hong Kong Media
China's market regulator said it will review Hong Kong conglomerate CK Hutchison's sale of Panama Canal ports to a US-led consortium, a Beijing-backed newspaper in Hong Kong reported on...
Nepal Police Clash With Pro-monarchy Demonstrators
Nepal police fired tear gas and water cannon to disperse thousands of people gathered in Kathmandu demanding the restoration of the monarchy, prompting authorities to impose a curfew in...
Panic On The Streets Of Bangkok As Quake Collapses Skyscraper
A mushroom cloud of dust and debris swept through the streets of northern Bangkok on Friday as panicked residents ran for their lives after an under-construction skyscraper came crashing...
Israel Hits South Lebanon After Threatening Beirut Over Rocket Fire
Israel carried out air strikes in southern Lebanon Friday after its defence minister threatened Beirut over new rocket fire, rattling an already fragile truce that largely ended more than...
Lines Of Wounded At Myanmar Hospital After Powerful Quake
Rows of wounded lay outside the emergency department of the 1,000-bed hospital in Myanmar's capital Naypyidaw on Friday, some writhing in pain and others in shock after a powerful...
Musk And DOGE Defend Federal Layoffs, Claim All Departures Were Voluntary And No One Was Fired
President Donald Trump's senior adviser, Elon Musk, and seven high-ranking officials from the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), have defended recent layoffs within the federal government.According to Musk and...
Crypto Lauds Paul Atkins Senate Confirmation For SEC Chief, Gary Gensler Trends Amid Senator’s Criticism
KEY POINTSSen. Scott said he believes Atkins will "provide the long overdue clarity on digital assets"Sen. Moreno said he expects Atkins to become "the greatest" SEC chief as long...
SEC Officially Files Litigation Dismissal In Kraken, Consensys, Cumberland Cases; ‘When Ripple?’ $XRP Army Asks
KEY POINTSThe new SEC has been actively coordinating with crypto firms sued by the Gensler teamConsensys was one of few crypto firms that, like Coinbase and Ripple, fought the...
China’s Xi Vows Deeper Cooperation In Meeting With Bangladesh Leader
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday pledged deeper cooperation with Bangladeshi counterpart Muhammad Yunus in a meeting that came as Dhaka seeks new friends to offset frosty ties with...