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CNN, Politico, MS NOW sue Trump over White House press ban
CNN, Politico, and MS NOW filed a federal lawsuit Monday against the Trump administration after being barred from the White House over their reporting, as all five major US TV networks pulled pool cov
How oil, gas losses have shrunk Iran’s GDP by 10 percent during war
Iran's economy contracted 10.1% year-on-year in the first quarter of its calendar year, with the oil and gas sector alone shrinking 26.4% as US naval blockades and sanctions choked crude exports from
Bangladesh raises fuel prices as Middle East conflict drives up costs
Bangladesh raised fuel prices by up to 17.4% — diesel to 135 taka per litre — to stem mounting losses at state-owned Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation driven by surging global oil and shipping costs fr
China, Korea Ply Arctic to Skip Suez
Chinese and Korean shipping companies are increasingly using Russia's Northern Sea Route as a faster alternative to the Suez Canal, with Chinese firm Sea Legend launching weekly service and South Kore
Russia’s ruling pro-Putin party keeps control of parliament after a carefully orchestrated vote
United Russia is projected to claim a record 355 of 450 State Duma seats after Russia's first wartime parliamentary vote, which barred the only anti-war party and extended balloting into four illegall
Putin's United Russia Wins Parliamentary Election
Russia's three-day parliamentary election gave Putin's United Russia a commanding 57.86% lead with over 90% of ballots counted, though analysts warn economic frustration over the war may be driving pr
Senate Farm Bill Stalls Again Over SNAP Funding Fight
The Senate farm bill is unlikely to pass this year despite Mitch McConnell's deciding committee vote, as Democrats refuse to support a package that fails to reverse $186 billion in SNAP cuts from Trum
Xi to Visit US September 23-25 at Trump's Invitation
Chinese President Xi Jinping will make a state visit to the United States from September 23-25 at President Trump's invitation, Beijing's Foreign Ministry announced Monday, setting up in-person talks
U.S. Orders Americans to Leave Iran, Cites Houthi Strikes
The U.S. Virtual Embassy in Iran issued an emergency travel advisory urging American citizens to leave Iran immediately and warning of potential flight cancellations and airspace closures as West Asia
North Korea Defies Sanctions, Rejects MSMT Labor Report
North Korea rejected a September 16 MSMT monitoring report that documented its overseas labor operations generating $450 million to $800 million for nuclear and missile programs, with a Foreign Minist
Batam Detains Singaporean Over 40 Etomidate Vape Cartridges
A Singaporean woman was detained by Batam customs officers after arriving on the last ferry from Singapore with 40 vape cartridges containing etomidate, classified as a class II narcotic in Indonesia
Making Nuclear War 'Limited' Risks Making It More Likely
A new analysis argues that Elbridge Colby's push for "rational," limited nuclear options to make American deterrence more credible could backfire by making nuclear use appear more routine, intensifyin
US, China Eye AI Notification Mechanism Before Trump-Xi Summit
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng held 'successful' New York talks on a new AI incident notification mechanism, laying groundwork for this week's Trump-Xi summit a
Ruling Party Dominates Russia's Wartime Parliamentary Vote
Russia's ruling party dominated early results in the country's wartime parliamentary election, with outlets including BBC and The Hill describing the outcome as unsurprising and the result of a 'caref
Trump Withholds Patriots, Russia Strikes Kyiv
The Trump administration is enabling Russia's bombing campaign against Ukraine by withholding Patriot air defense — a contrast Ukraine's Operation Vivaldi has made vivid, as Ukrainian ground forces ad
Trump Threatened to Bomb Oman. Rubio Just Called Them
Despite President Trump's earlier threats to 'bomb the shit out of' Oman over Muscat's Iran talks, his administration is deepening ties — relying on Oman's channels to engage Tehran and Houthi represe
Europe Braces for Wider Russia-NATO Conflict
European spy chiefs are warning that Moscow is planning more decisive action against NATO, and the alliance is publicly preparing for a conflict that could extend beyond Ukraine, including a potential
United Russia Wins Bigger Duma Majority Amid War
United Russia secured a larger majority in Russia's parliamentary elections in a result so predictable that the real story is what the Kremlin does with the mandate, including justifying continued war
United Russia Wins Putin's Wartime Election
Russia's ruling United Russia party has easily won the parliamentary vote that President Putin cast as a test of public support for the war in Ukraine, with the Central Election Commission declaring t
Ukraine fires over 1,000 drones at Russia, including 'largest ever' attack on Moscow - PBS
Ukraine fired over 1,000 drones at Russia in what PBS and CNN both labeled the "largest ever" drone attack on Moscow, with CNN placing the strike on the final day of Russia's national election.
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