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As Xi visits US, China now has the upper hand

As Donald Trump prepared to roll out the red carpet for his Chinese counterpart, Beijing appeared to have succeeded in d…

'Breakthrough' archeological find could confirm location of Paris's original settlement

An ancient wall discovered this summer under a hospital in central Paris is thought to be a fragment of city ramparts bu…

Trump wants to redefine AI. The name he chose is extremely telling

In 2014, a philosopher saw almost all of this coming and wrote a famous book about ‘superintelligence’. At the UN this w…

Harvey Weinstein resentenced to 15 years for sexual assault

The disgraced Hollywood mogul was found guilty of sexually assaulting former production assistant Miriam Haley. The man …

Southern California counties see gas prices rise for 36th straight day

On Sunday, Trump claimed on Truth Social that fuel costs were ‘much higher’ when his predecessor Joe Biden was in office…

Terminally ill woman behind ‘Deb’s law’ can now choose how she dies

Illinois became the first state in the Midwest, and the 13th state overall alongside the District of Columbia, to pass t…

Eviction of 87-year-old woman sparks housing protests in Madrid

Police escorted Maricarmen Abascal from the apartment she had called home for more than seven decades. The case has reig…

Trump's Board of Peace proposes $2.45B for reconstruction in Gaza

The board has noted that the Palestinian enclave needs roughly $35.2 billion for full, medium-term reconstruction. Trump…

Iranian president accuses US of ‘terrorism’ and flouting international law in defiant UN speech

‘We will never bow our head or bend at the knee,’ said the Iranian leader Masoud Pezeshkian…

Ethiopia: Where does the Tigray conflict go from here?

Fighting in and around Tigray is testing Ethiopia's fragile 2022 peace deal. With old enemies forming new alliances, exp…

'After Trump's failure in Iran, the Houthi offensive is another blow to a fragile house of cards'

The Yemeni rebels have managed to drive a wedge between the US and its main regional ally, Saudi Arabia, observes Le Mon…

Pope Leo's visit to Metz, eastern France, will laud Europe and peace: 'He will celebrate Mass on an altar created out of German cannon barrels'

An advocate of multilateralism and disarmament, Leo XIV will deliver a speech on Europe at the Robert Schuman Center, at…

Harvey Weinstein sentenced to 15 years in prison for 2006 sex crime in New York after retrial

Weinstein’s sentencing Wednesday for sexually assaulting one-time TV production assistant Miriam Haley followed a legal …

Packaged kratom found at death scenes of two Ole Miss students. How dangerous is the drug?

More than five million Americans have used the plant-based drug …

Who is skipping the UN General Assembly — and why

Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin, Friedrich Merz, Giorgia Meloni and Mahmoud Abbas are among more than 50 leaders who won't ma…

🔴Harvey Weinstein sentenced to 15 years in prison for 2006 sex assault

Iranian president tells UN Tehran will never 'bend at the knee'

In an address to the UN, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said US President Donald Trump 'must know that the resistan…

Prince Harry forced to halt AI speech after technical glitch

The duke joked to the audience after his speech was cut short due to technical problems…

Second man arrested in death of Black woman found hanging from a tree in Mississippi

Tasia Fortune’s death has attracted widespread attention because the manner of death recalled lynchings in the Southern …

US says wants Ukraine, Russia to end strikes on energy sites

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is due to address the UN General Assembly on Wednesday, as US President Donald T…

Zelenskyy set to address UN as Russia strikes Kyiv

Russia hammered Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, with drones in daylight attacks on Wednesday, killing two people and wounding 2…

Federal government to spend $30 million to ‘fertility control’ wild horse populations out West

Horses in Nevada have struggled for resources due to overpopulation during drought conditions …

Could a Left Party government in Berlin expropriate large real estate companies?

The socialist Left Party won the Berlin election partly on the promise to implement the city's 2021 expropriation refere…

Iran’s Pezeshkian tells UN his country is ‘victim’ of US ‘terrorism’

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has hit back at US President Donald Trump’s speech in his address to the UN General …