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Israel and Hamas prepare for negotiations in Egypt ahead of possible ceasefire
Thousands gather to demand an end to the war in Gaza and the return of Israeli hostages on the 722nd day since Oct. 7 attacks, in Tel Aviv, Israel on Sept. 27, 2025. Mostafa Alkharouf | Anadolu | Getty Images Israel and Hamas prepared for indirect negotiations in Egypt on Monday, as hopes for a […]
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Global week ahead: Bull markets, bubbles and ‘Swiftonomics’
Siegfried Layda | Getty Images “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness,” Charles Dickens famously wrote. That aptly captures the dislocation between political events and market action as we go into the next week. The U.S. government shutdown […]
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Netanyahu hopes to announce the release of all hostages from Gaza ‘in the coming days’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a joint press conference with U.S. President Donald Trump (not pictured) in the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., Sept. 29, 2025. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he hopes to announce the release of all hostages from Gaza […]
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Right-wing Sanae Takaichi is set to be Japan’s first female prime minister
Sanae Takaichi, the newly elected leader of Japan’s ruling party, the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), attends a press conference after the LDP presidential election in Tokyo on Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025. Yuichi Yamazaki | Pool Photo via AP Japan’s ruling party picked hardline conservative Sanae Takaichi as its head on Saturday, putting her on course […]
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Trump’s $100,000 fee for H-1B worker visas challenged in lawsuit
President Donald Trump signs an executive order in the Oval Office at the White House on September 19, 2025 in Washington, DC. Andrew Harnik | Getty Images A coalition of unions, employers and religious groups filed a lawsuit on Friday seeking to block President Donald Trump’s bid to impose a $100,000 fee on new H-1B […]
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Trump says Israel must stop bombing Gaza immediately
Smoke rises during an Israeli military operation in Gaza City, as seen from the central Gaza Strip September 29, 2025. Mahmoud Issa | Reuters President Donald Trump said on Friday Israel must stop bombing Gaza immediately and that he believes Hamas is ready for peace after an earlier statement by the Palestinian militant group. Hamas […]
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Treasury weighs minting $1 coin with Trump’s face for U.S. 250th anniversary
A “draft” from The Treasury Department of a $1 commemorative coin that it plans to mint next year. Courtesy: U.S. Treasury Department The Treasury Department is considering minting a $1 coin bearing President Donald Trump’s likeness on both sides to honor him and commemorate the United States’ 250th birthday next year. A first draft of […]
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Trump’s $100,000 fee for H-1B worker visas challenged in lawsuit
A coalition of unions, employers and religious groups filed a lawsuit on Friday seeking to block President Donald Trump’s bid to impose a $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas for high-skilled foreign workers. The lawsuit filed in federal court in San Francisco is the first to challenge Trump’s proclamation issued last month announcing the fee. […]
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Second US appeals court rejects Trump’s order curtailing birthright citizenship
People hold a sign as they participate in a protest outside the U.S. Supreme Court over President Donald Trump’s move to end birthright citizenship as the court hears arguments over the order in Washington, May 15, 2025. Drew Angerer | Afp | Getty Images President Donald Trump’s effort to curtail birthright citizenship was declared unconstitutional by a […]
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Union Pacific locomotive engineers ratify new five-year contract
A GE AC4400CW diesel-electric locomotive in Union Pacific livery is seen near Union Station in Los Angeles on Sept. 15, 2022. Bing Guan | Reuters Locomotive engineers at Union Pacific voted to ratify a new five-year contract with the railroad operator, the BLET-Teamsters union said on Friday. Under the new contract, nearly 6,000 members represented by the Brotherhood […]
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