Government and politics
Elon Musk asks if America should ‘liberate the people of Britain’ in tirade against U.K. government
Tesla CEO Elon Musk, Co-Chair of the newly announced Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), arrives on Capitol Hill on December 05, 2024 in Washington, DC. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images Elon Musk has questioned whether the United States should “liberate the people of Britain from their tyrannical government” after hitting out at top U.K. lawmakers. […]
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Canada PM Trudeau to announce resignation as early as Monday, Globe and Mail reports
The Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau, walks through the streets of the capital before attending the APEC CEO Summit, a business event held in parallel with the APEC Summit, on November 15, 2024, in Lima, Peru. Klebher Vasquez | Anadolu | Getty Images Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to announce as early as Monday that […]
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Amazon licenses Melania Trump documentary, as Jeff Bezos cozies up to president-elect
Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and former first lady Melania Trump smile after speaking during an election night event at the West Palm Beach Convention Center in West Palm Beach, Florida, early on Nov. 6, 2024. Jim Watson | AFP | Getty Images Amazon Prime Video announced Sunday that it is […]
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South Korea protesters rally for, against Yoon arrest as deadline looms
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA – DECEMBER 24: Protesters demonstrate against President Yoon on December 24, 2024 in Seoul, South Korea. South Korea’s National Assembly on Dec 14th impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol and Yoon has been suspended from duty pending the Constitutional Court’s trial on his impeachment by the National Assembly. South Korea’s constitutional court has […]
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Austrian chancellor quits as coalition talks collapse
VIENNA, AUSTRIA – AUGUST 08: Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer speaks at Bundeskanzleramt on August 08, 2024 in Vienna, Austria. Thomas Kronsteiner | Getty Images News | Getty Images Talks between Austria’s two main centrist parties on forming a coalition government without the far-right Freedom Party (FPO) collapsed on Saturday, prompting conservative Chancellor Karl Nehammer to […]
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DOJ urges Supreme Court to reject Trump request to delay TikTok ban law
The TikTok short form video hosting service logo is seen on a mobile device in this illustration photo taken in Warsaw, Poland on 17 July, 2024. Jaap Arriens | Nurphoto | Getty Images The U.S. Department of Justice asked the Supreme Court late on Friday to reject President-elect Donald Trump’s request to delay implementation of […]
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Trump sentencing set for Jan. 10, judge leans toward no jail, no probation, no fine
Former U.S. President Donald Trump leaves the courthouse after a jury found him guilty of all 34 felony counts in his criminal trial at New York State Supreme Court in New York on May 30, 2024. Justin Lane | Via Reuters A judge on Friday rejected a request that he dismiss the New York criminal […]
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Trump touts Mike Johnson for House speaker as Republican faces tight vote
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump shakes hands with U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) as he meets with House Republicans on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., November 13, 2024. Brian Snyder | Reuters President-elect Donald Trump again called on fellow Republicans to select Rep. Mike Johnson as speaker of the House of Representatives on Friday, as […]
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Trump says Britain is ‘making a very big mistake’ with windfall tax on North Sea oil producers
The NKT Victoria cable laying ship operates off the coast of Marske by the Sea as it lays cable as part of the Sofia Offshore Wind Farm project on August 17, 2024 in Marske By The Sea, United Kingdom. Ian Forsyth | Getty Images News | Getty Images U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Friday called […]
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Paris faces uncertain 2025 as Macron admits snap elections destabilized France
French President Emmanuel Macron delivering his televised New Year’s address to the nation from the Elysee Palace in Paris on Dec. 31, 2024. Kiran Ridley | Afp | Getty Images As France enters the new year, there’s little hope that the political and economic uncertainty that’s been plaguing the euro zone’s second-largest economy for months […]
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