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Pentagon upheaval
Pete Hegseth came into the job as U.S. defense secretary vowing reform. The unprecedented staff cuts he says are designed to maximize "strategic read…
1 year, 1 month ago
Pope Leo, Bill Gates and US-China talks
Pope Leo offers clues about his papacy in his first appearance, while Chicagoans celebrate his election. Bill Gates says he plans to give away $200 b…
1 year, 1 month ago
India's strikes, Russian explosives, the Fed and tax cuts
India keeps up the biggest strikes in Pakistan in decades. Russia is building a huge new explosives facility in Siberia. The Federal Reserve holds in…
1 year, 1 month ago
India-Pakistan, Papal conclave and Germany's wobble
India has hits targets in Pakistan in response to a recent militant attack, triggering fears of a further escalation of military hostilities. Roman C…
1 year, 1 month ago
Germany vote shock, Israel’s Gaza plan, Romania and the Met Gala
German conservative leader Friedrich Merz failed to garner the parliamentary majority needed to become chancellor in a first round of voting in an un…
1 year, 1 month ago
Hollywood tariffs, the Trump effect in global elections, 'Diddy' trial and the Fed
U.S. President Donald Trump orders 100% tariffs on foreign-made movies to save “dying” Hollywood. We look at the Trump factor in global elections aft…
1 year, 1 month ago
Syria after Assad
It’s been five months since the fall of the Assad regime. Syria is no longer at war but the challenges in rebuilding a fractured country persist. In …
1 year, 1 month ago
Waltz exit, China’s hint, Apple and Australian election
U.S. President Donald Trump ousts Mike Waltz as National Security Adviser and names Secretary of State Marco Rubio as his interim replacement. China…
1 year, 1 month ago
US-Ukraine minerals deal, GDP blame game and Reform UK
After months of fraught negotiations, the U.S. and Ukraine have signed the minerals deal sought by U.S. President Donald Trump. Trump struggles to ex…
1 year, 1 month ago
U.S. economy shrinks, deported Cuban mother and Europe's mystery blackout
U.S. President Donald Trump touts his economic policies as he marks 100 days in office. But for the first time in three years the U.S. economy contra…
1 year, 1 month ago