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The Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing Opens in December, and US Road Policy Is Shifting With It
Fourteen years after P-22 became LA's famous stranded mountain lion, the $100M crossing over the 101 opens in December, ...
Brazil Central Bank Supervisors Took Millions in Secret Payments, Police Allege
Federal Police say two Banco Central supervision chiefs took at least R$6.8 million from Banco Master's Daniel Vorcaro t...
BRICS New Delhi Declaration: 11 Takeaways on Trade, UN Reform and AI
The 18th BRICS Summit ended with a 140-paragraph declaration that balances de-dollarisation with caution, backs UN and I...
Michel-Edouard Leclerc Tells French Politicians Not to Blame €2,050 Median Earners for Public Debt
Michel-Edouard Leclerc says the 2027 election debate must focus on daily household pressures and job anxiety, not lectur...
Kremlin Says October Talks With US and Ukraine Are Not Ruled Out
Moscow indicates a trilateral meeting could resume in October, though no new proposals have been put forward; Jared Kush...
Lula's Bruising Week Ends With Relief as Flávio Bolsonaro-Master Case Returns and PT Retrenches
Tied polls, an STF power struggle and market repricing had Lula's campaign on the defensive; new Master disclosures and ...
PF Documents Show Vorcaro Planned Exit Before Compliance Zero Arrest
Unsealed PF documents say Banco Master's Daniel Vorcaro knew Compliance Zero was coming and sought central bank contacts...
UK Readies West Bank Settlement Trade Ban, Risking Trump Friction
Andy Burnham’s government is expected to ban trade with Israeli settlements in the West Bank on Tuesday, a Labour-driven...
Trump Envoys Shuttle Between Moscow and Kyiv to Unblock Ukraine Talks Before US Vote
Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner held long sessions in both capitals, but the gap between Washington's public line and Mo...
Xi Jinping Marks 70 Years of China’s ‘Little Trumpet’ Children’s Radio
China’s president congratulated the national children’s radio programme Xiaolaba on its 70th anniversary and urged cultu...
Putin Hosts US Envoys for Three Hours, but Ukraine Peace Talks End Without Breakthrough
Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner met Vladimir Putin in Moscow, then prepared to visit Kyiv as both sides agreed only to a...
White House Arcade Game Clones Draw Backlash From Tetris and Critics
The White House released a set of policy-themed arcade games modeled on hits like Tetris and Flappy Bird. The Tetris Com...
EU Could Cancel Hungary's Daily €1 Million Asylum Fine as Two Rules Near Expiry
Brussels is reportedly open to ending Hungary's €1m-a-day asylum penalty if two emergency-era rules lapse, but the €900m...
Japan and Italy Reaffirm Special Strategic Partnership in Tokyo Courtesy Call
Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Sato Kei met Italy's Ambassador Mario Vattani on Sept. 4, highlighting 160 years of diplo...
China's Zhang Guoqing Urges APEC Cooperation to Help SMEs Thrive
At the APEC SME Ministerial Meeting in Guangzhou, Vice Premier Zhang Guoqing called for joint efforts on policy support,...
Meta Asks Supreme Court to Review Washington Political Ad Disclosure Law
Meta has asked the Supreme Court to review Washington state's political ad disclosure law, arguing the rules are so burd...
German Employers Push to Limit Works Council Power in Urgent Cases
The BDA wants faster unilateral decisions for employers on restructuring, smaller works councils and electronic election...
Putin Lays Out Military Claims and Energy Retaliation at SCO Summit Briefing
In Bishkek, the Russian president announced plans for massive strikes on Ukrainian energy facilities, touted battlefield...
Russian Audit Chamber Flags Subcontracting and Non-Competitive Deals in Heritage Restoration
A review of 2022–2025 state contracts found the Ministry of Culture's restoration arm handed nearly 78% of work to subco...
Merz Weighs Sanctions and Diplomatic Expulsions After Leipzig Drone Find
Chancellor Friedrich Merz is reported to be weighing Germany-specific sanctions, diplomat expulsions and the closure of ...
Iceland Rejects Resuming EU Accession Talks, Deflating Brussels' Northern Ambitions
Iceland's voters said no to reopening EU membership negotiations by 52.8% to 47.2%, leaving Reykjavik's application froz...
Putin and Lukashenko Pledge Deeper Union State Ties as Trade Hits $52 Billion
The two leaders touted record trade and closer microelectronics cooperation, but framed the Novo-Ogaryovo talks as a rev...
Ukraine Strikes Russian Refinery as Moscow Threatens 'Massive' Hits on Energy Grid
A drone attack sparked a fire at a Leningrad-region refinery, and Russia says it is preparing large-scale strikes on Ukr...
Turkey Says It Has Received No US Directive to Cut Economic Ties with Iran
Ankara has had no official guidance after Washington launched its “Economic Outcast” campaign against Iran, while UAE, P...
A €10bn Chip Plant and a 43% AfD Poll: The Real Investment Risk in East Germany
A Handelsblatt commentary argues that as the AfD nears 43% in Saxony-Anhalt, companies should treat civil society donati...
Talwani's New Order Uses the Supreme Court's Own Doctrine to Block Trump's Mail-Voting Rules
A district judge is asking the Supreme Court's Republican majority to apply the major questions doctrine against Trump's...
China’s Export-Maximizing Playbook Is Working — and Democracies Need a Better Counterstrategy
A $1.2 trillion trade surplus is not just a trade imbalance: it is the visible product of an industrial, financial and g...
EPA Names Nikki Tachiki to Lead Long Island Sound Restoration
The EPA has appointed longtime program coordinator Nicole Tachiki as director of the Long Island Sound Partnership, sign...
Medicaid and Premium Pain Turn California's 22nd District Into a Healthcare Bellwether
Voters in the toss-up Central Valley seat see affordability as a defining test, with Valadao's Medicaid vote and Villega...
Medef Flexes Political Muscle Ahead of France's 2027 Presidential Race
The French employers' federation is using a 66,000-company survey and a candidate debate at Roland-Garros to make busine...