Politics
Japan PM Takaichi calls Feb 8 election seeking mandate for spending plans, defence build-up
Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks to the media after a telephone call with U.S. President Donald Trump, at her official residence in Tokyo, Japan, November 25, 2025. Issei Kato | Reuters Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said she will call a national election for February 8 to seek voter backing for increased spending, tax […]
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UK looks to work its magic on Trump to defuse Greenland tariff threat, calling for calm
U.S. President Donald Trump meets with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer at Trump Turnberry golf course in Turnberry, Scotland, Britain, July 28, 2025. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer called for cool heads as tensions rise between Washington and its European allies after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to impose fresh tariffs on […]
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Europe weighs using trade ‘bazooka’ against the U.S. as Greenland crisis deepens
A protester takes part in a demonstration to show support for Greenland in Copenhagen, Denmark, on Jan. 17, 2026. Tom Little | Reuters European states are reportedly considering retaliatory tariffs and broader punitive economic counter-measures against the U.S. after President Donald Trump threatened fresh export levies, deepening a rift over Greenland. Trump announced Saturday that eight […]
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Billionaires have ‘outsized’ political influence — and they’re richer than ever, says Oxfam
Tesla CEO Elon Musk attends the Saudi-U.S. Investment Forum, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, May 13, 2025. Hamad I Mohammed | Reuters Billionaires’ wealth has risen sharply to a record high of $18.3 trillion — with the super-rich seeking power “for their own gain,” according to a report by the global charity Oxfam released Monday. The […]
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Democrat Khanna refloats bill to block investors from buying up homes after Trump proposal
U.S. Representative Ro Khanna speaks during a press conference at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 18, 2025. Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images California Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna on Friday reintroduced a bill that would curb institutional investors from buying up housing, leveraging a similar call made recently by President Donald Trump. Trump said […]
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Trump wants nations to pay $1 billion for permanent Board of Peace seats
US President Donald Trump delivers remarks to the United Nations General Assembly at the UN headquarters in New York City on September 23, 2025. Timothy A. Clary | Afp | Getty Images The Trump administration wants nations to pay $1 billion to remain on the Board of Peace, Bloomberg first reported on Saturday night, citing […]
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Bessent: Unlikely Supreme Court will overrule tariffs, Trump’s ‘signature economic policy’
Scott Bessent, US treasury secretary, during an Economic Club of Minnesota event in Golden Valley, Minnesota, US, on Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026. Ben Brewer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Sunday said it’s “very unlikely” that the Supreme Court will overturn President Donald Trump’s use of emergency powers to impose tariffs, […]
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At least 5,000 dead in Iran unrest, official says, as judiciary hints at executions
Protesters carry a large “Lion and Sun” pre-Iranian Revolution national flag of Iran, during the ‘March for a Free Iran’, held by Britain’s Iranian Committee for Freedom and Stop The Hate, in London, Britain, on Jan. 18, 2026. Toby Melville | Reuters At least 5,000 people have been killed in protests in Iran, including about […]
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Pentagon readies 1,500 troops for potential Minnesota deployment, U.S. officials say
Federal Agents stand guard outside an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility during a protest against ICE following the fatal shooting of Renee Good, a 37-year-old woman by a U.S. immigration agent, in Minneapolis, United States, on Jan. 8, 2026. Mostafa Bassim | Anadolu | Getty Images The Pentagon has ordered about 1,500 active-duty soldiers in […]
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‘Unacceptable’: European leaders hit back at Trump’s Greenland tariffs threat
People bear Greenlandic flags as they gather in front of the U.S. consulate protest against U.S. President Donald Trump and his announced intent to acquire Greenland on January 17, 2026 in Nuuk, Greenland. Sean Gallup | Getty Images News | Getty Images European leaders have hit back at U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to impose […]
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