Politics
Indonesia reinstates TikTok’s license after app shares data amid protest fallout
Indonesia lifted a suspension on TikTok’s local operating license on Saturday after the platform shared data requested by the government. Patrick T. Fallon | Afp | Getty Images Indonesia has reinstated TikTok’s local operating license after it shared data requested by the government that was linked to the nationwide protests between late August and September. […]
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U.S. judge blocks Trump from sending California National Guard to Portland for now
A federal judge in Oregon on Sunday temporarily blocked Donald Trump’s administration from sending some 200 federalized California National Guard troops to Portland, Oregon, a setback for the president as he seeks to dispatch the military to cities over the objections of their Democratic leaders. The ruling by U.S. District Judge Karin Immergut followed a […]
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Trump plans to federalize 300 troops in Illinois, as judge blocks a similar mobilization in Oregon
President Donald Trump authorized the deployment of 300 Illinois National Guard troops to protect federal officers and assets in Chicago on Saturday, marking the latest escalation of his use of federal intervention in cities. But the same day, a similar mobilization of 200 National Guard troops in Oregon was temporarily blocked after a federal judge […]
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‘There will start to be layoffs’ if Trump decides shutdown talks have stalled, Hassett says
White House National Economic Adviser Kevin Hassett talks to reporters on the West Wing driveway at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., August 27, 2025. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters White House National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett said Sunday that layoffs for federal employees will begin if President Donald Trump decides that congressional negotiations to end the government […]
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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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