Recent Updates
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The U.S. government can continue collecting the 10% worldwide tariff it imposed
International 07/26/2026The U.S. government can continue collecting the 10% worldwide tariff it imposed in February while legal challenges to the levies continue to work their way through the courts, a federal court ruled Thursday.The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circui...
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French lawmakers race to introduce an under-15 social media ban
International 07/19/2026French lawmakers are racing against the clock to reach a compromise that would allow a bill banning social media for children under 15 to possibly enter into force at the start of the new school year in September. With Parliament’s summer reces...
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Iran executes a man convicted of killing a security force member
International 07/14/2026Iranian authorities said Sunday they have executed a man convicted of killing a member of security forces during the 2022 nationwide protests that erupted after the death of a woman in custody of the country’s morality police.Authorities said t...
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English court set to rule on final challenge to Trinidad’s gay sex ban
International 07/07/2026A nearly 10-year battle for gay rights in Trinidad and Tobago could end Wednesday at a final appeals court in England.Supreme Court judges in London will hold a hearing on a landmark human rights case that could decriminalize gay sex in the eastern C...
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Canadian auto parts magnate Frank Stronach found guilty of sexual assault
International 06/20/2026Austrian-Canadian billionaire and automotive business founder Frank Stronach was found guilty Friday of sexual assault and indecent assault of two women decades ago.Stronach, who is 93, had been accused of alleged incidents involving seven complainan...
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Iran will reopen the Strait of Hormuz and can sell oil freely under deal with the US
International 06/17/2026Iran will immediately take steps to reopen the Strait of Hormuz once a tentative deal with the U.S. to end the war is signed and will be allowed to sell its oil without restrictions, according to leaked copies of an interim agreement that officials s...
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Xi and Kim push for greater ties between China and North Korea
International 06/10/2026Chinese President Xi Jinping and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un underscored their commitment to deepen cooperation and rebuild their complicated traditional alliance, as Xi is on a rare visit to Pyongyang in a likely attempt to reassert Beijing&rsqu...
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Philippine senator arrested on plunder charge, with no right to bail
International 05/31/2026A Philippine senator was arrested Monday on a charge of plunder after he allegedly pocketed a huge kickback in a flood-control project. It is the latest crisis to hit the country’s Senate, the upper chamber where a battle for control of the cou...
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China agrees to boost trade for US beef and poultry following Trump-Xi summit
International 05/18/2026China has agreed to ramp up trade for U.S. agricultural products such as beef and poultry, buying at an annualized rate of $17 billion per year for 2026 and at that level for 2027 and 2028, the White House announced Sunday, two days after President D...
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Philippine House votes to impeach Vice President Sara Duterte
International 05/11/2026An overwhelming majority of the House of Representatives of the Philippines voted to impeach Vice President Sara Duterte on Monday over alleged unexplained wealth and threats to have the president assassinated, as the rift between the camps of the co...
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President Trump says he is reviewing a new Iranian proposal to end the war
International 05/02/2026President Donald Trump said on Saturday that he was reviewing a new Iranian proposal to end the war but also expressed skepticism it would lead to a deal. “I’ll let you know about it later,” he said before boarding Air Force One, ad...
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Key inflation gauge hits 3-year high as Iran war spikes gas prices
International 04/29/2026A key inflation measure jumped in March as gas prices soared, the latest sign that the Iran war is pushing up the cost of living and delaying any interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve.An inflation gauge monitored by the Fed rose 0.7% in March fro...