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Zhu Rongji, Architect of China's Economic Boom, Dies at 97
The former premier drove painful state-enterprise reforms, WTO entry and housing privatization that turned China into th...
Polish Flood-Aid Probe: Ex-Agency VP Dismissed as CBA Reviews 50 Million Zloty in Grants
CBA has examined 900 applications and nearly 11,000 pages after reports that 4.5 million zloty in flood aid went to firm...
NSA 'LOVEINT' Cases Show Agents Spied on Partners, Report Says
The NSA confirmed a handful of deliberate overreaches over ten years; sources say most came from officers using surveill...
Nigeria Extends Policing Bill Submission Deadline to August 21
The presidential panel overseeing national police reform has given stakeholders eight more days to file memoranda, citin...
Hungarian Traffic Code Needs a Scooter Fix, Not a Full Rewrite, Expert Says
A transport lawyer says Hungary's 1975 KRESZ can be saved, but e-scooter legal limbo and extreme speeding tests show why...
Japan Protests Putin Visit to Etorofu Island, Summons Russian Ambassador
Tokyo lodged a strong protest after President Putin visited Etorofu, one of the disputed Northern Territories, and summo...
Zhu Rongji, China's Reform-Era 'Iron Chancellor,' Dies at 97
The former Chinese premier who drove WTO entry and market reforms during the late 1990s has died at 97, leaving a legacy...
Yasukuni Shrine, Explained: History, Rituals and the Diplomacy of Aug. 15
What the Tokyo shrine enshrines, why prime ministers' visits remain contested, and what Takaichi Sanae's cautious April ...
Why the US Midterms Are Not Decided Despite Trump's Deep Unpopularity
The White House is on track for a historic midterm loss, but Democratic infighting and unreliable primary polls leave co...
Earthquake Response Is First Test for Colombia's New President
Days after Abelardo de la Espriella's inauguration, a 7.4-magnitude earthquake in Chocó forces the new Colombian preside...
Kobakhidze: Fuel Entered Abkhazia Via Private Business, Not the State
Georgia’s PM confirms fuel reached occupied Abkhazia from Georgian-controlled territory, but says private business suppl...
Kumamoto Earthquake Response: Japan Details New Loan Relief and Local Recovery Directives
Prime Minister Takaichi's disaster headquarters set out new support for at-home evacuees, small businesses, water restor...
Zaječar's 18-Year Bus PPP Stalled by 12th Legal Challenge in Year-Long Tender
Zaječar's year-old tender for an 18-year bus transport PPP has been halted again by a 12th rights-protection complaint, ...
US Critical-Minerals Push: 28-Day Permits, $40bn in Deals and a Stalled Senate Bill
A White House roundtable, emergency permitting and a stalled Senate bill frame America's race to shorten mine approvals,...
Trump Sued Over $100,000-a-Month Early Access to Truth Social Posts
Two press-freedom groups are asking a Manhattan federal court to stop Truth API, alleging the president is selling prefe...
Russia and Syria Agree to Convert Hmeimim and Tartus Bases Into Joint Centres
Russia and Syria will turn the Hmeimim and Tartus military sites into joint training centres under Syrian civilian contr...
Putin Orders Russian Navy to Mirror Western Seizures of Merchant Ships
Russia says it will detain and confiscate cargo from vessels of unfriendly states in response to Western seizures of its...
Egypt Marks 12 Years of Tahya Misr Fund with New Aid Package and Support for Road Crash Families
Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly announced food, clothing and appliance aid for vulnerable households, while the fund wil...
Dominique Libault, Builder of France’s Fifth Social Security Branch, Dies
The former head of France’s social security directorate, who shaped the 2020 creation of a dedicated long-term care bran...
Yoon Indicted Over Martial Law Justification Sent to US and Allies
A special counsel charged the jailed former South Korean president with abuse of power for ordering officials to justify...
Chile's Public-Sector Reform Push Gains Expert Backing, With Focus on Contracts and Merit Pay
Named policy experts are urging a wholesale rewrite of Chile's civil service statute to end the planta-contrata split an...
Chile Asks Constitutional Court to Uphold Tax Stability and RCA Restitution in Reconstruction Law
The executive filed three briefs defending long-term tax invariability and restitution for revoked environmental permits...
Lula Maps Out Campaign Travel Strategy as Brazil’s 2026 Election Nears
With less than 60 days until the vote, President Lula plans to blend official duties with campaign stops across key sout...
Brazilian Lower House to Install Committee on Bill Lowering Criminal Majority Age to 16
The Chamber of Deputies will install a special committee Wednesday to debate a constitutional amendment that would lower...
Syrian Court Sentences Bashar al-Assad to Death in Absentia
A Syrian court has sentenced former dictator Bashar al-Assad to death for murder, torture, and crimes against humanity—a...
Iran Knew Details of Trump’s NATO Summit Trip, Posing Missile Threat to Air Force One
US officials say Iran had precise intelligence on Trump's summit location and threatened a surface-to-air missile strike...
Brazil's Poll Workers to Receive R$65 Daily Food Allowance and Extra Days Off in 2026 Elections
Brazil's 2026 poll workers get no salary but a R$65 daily food allowance, two paid days off per day of duty, and can lev...
Ukraine Strikes Disable Key Russian Grain Terminals in Novorossiysk, Threaten Global Food Prices
Ukrainian drone attack on Novorossiysk port halts two grain export terminals; Russia's grain lobby warns of price spikes...
Federal Judge Allows Maryland ICE Facility Construction, Overriding State Law
A federal court reinstated construction permits for a nearly complete DHS office and holding facility in Elkridge, rulin...
How AOC and Her Allies Are Decoupling From 'Woke 1'—and Why It’s Working
Progressive candidates are publicly distancing themselves from the cultural politics of 2020 and refocusing on economic ...