Government and politics

As Trump guts foreign aid, China and others lead Myanmar earthquake response
Rescue personnel work at the site of a building that collapsed after a strong earthquake struck central Myanmar on Friday, earthquake monitoring services said, which affected Bangkok as well, with people pouring out of buildings in the Thai capital in panic after the tremors, in Bangkok, Thailand, March 28, 2025. Athit Perawongmetha | Reuters BANGKOK […]
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Battle over Greenland heats up with Denmark’s PM set to visit just days after JD Vance
Protesters gather in front of the U.S. consulate during a demonstration, under the slogan, “Greenland belongs to the Greenlandic people”, in Nuuk, Greenland, March 15, 2025. Christian Klindt Soelbeck | Via Reuters The battle over Greenland is set to intensify this week as Denmark’s prime minister travels to the Arctic island just days after U.S. […]
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French far-right leader Marine Le Pen found guilty in embezzlement trial: Media
Marine Le Pen, member of parliament and French far-right National Rally (Rassemblement National – RN) party leader, arrives at the RN party headquarters in Paris, France, July 1, 2024. Benoit Tessier | Reuters The leader of France’s far-right National Assembly Marine Le Pen on Monday was found guilty of misappropriating EU funds, according to Reuters […]
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Trump commutes sentences of Ozy Media founder Carlos Watson and company
Carlos Watson, co-founder of Ozy Media, speaks with press after his sentencing hearing at Brooklyn Federal Court on December 16, 2024 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images President Donald Trump commuted the criminal fraud sentence of Ozy Media founder Carlos Watson on Friday, just as Watson was due to begin serving […]
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Trump says Skadden, Arps law firm will provide $100 million in pro bono legal services, avoiding executive order
President Donald Trump said Friday that the large law firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom has agreed to provide at least $100 million in pro bono legal services to the federal government during the Trump administration. The agreement, which Trump called “essentially a settlement,” calls for other actions and allows Skadden, Arps to avoid […]
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Trump sued by two more ‘Big Law’ firms he targeted in executive orders
Signage is seen outside of the law firm WilmerHale in Washington, D.C., U.S., August 30, 2020. Andrew Kelly | Reuters Two more law firms sued the Trump administration on Friday over executive orders by President Donald Trump targeting them for employing attorneys who worked on criminal investigations of the president. The lawsuits by WilmerHale and […]
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Russia’s Putin says it would be a ‘profound mistake’ to dismiss Trump’s push for Greenland
In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin attends a video-linked ceremony to launch the Project 885M Yasen-M nuclear-powered submarine Perm, in the Arctic Circle port city of Murmansk on March 27, 2025. Sergei Karpukhin | Afp | Getty Images Russian President Vladimir Putin warned it would be […]
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Trump withdraws nomination of Rep. Elise Stefanik for U.N. ambassador
US Representative Elise Stefanik, Republican from New York, testifies before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on her nomination to be Ambassador to the United Nations, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, January 21, 2025. Saul Loeb | Afp | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Thursday withdrew his nomination of Rep. Elise Stefanik as U.S. […]
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GM, Stellantis shares fall after Trump’s auto tariff announcement
The border wall is shown in a background as a semi-truck carrying Toyota trucks crosses a bridge after clearing U.S. Customs while entering the United States from Mexico along the border in San Diego, California, U.S., March 4, 2025. Mike Blake | Reuters Auto stocks are digesting President Donald Trump’s announcement that he would place […]
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