MOSCOW, Jan 14 - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday that the United States was fragmenting the very international system which Washington helped to create by undertaking what he said was an illegal operation to topple Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro and
The proceedings stem from a political standoff over amendments to a local government spending law passed by Taiwan’s opposition-controlled legislature last November.
By Nidal al-Mughrabi CAIRO, Jan 14 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump is expected on Wednesday to push ahead with his phased plan for Gaza's future by announcing the administration that will run the war-ravaged Palestinian territory, four Palestinian sources said. Israel
TOKYO, Jan 14 - Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi plans to dissolve parliament's lower house next week, triggering a national election to decide all 465 seats in her first major election test since taking office in October.
This revives a cross-border project that stalled in 2024.
T he following is a lightly edited transcript of the January 14 episode of The Daily Blast podcast. Listen to it here . Greg Sargent: This is The Daily Blast from The New Republic , produced and presented by the DSR Network. I’m your host, Greg Sargent. Donald Trump is now
Twenty-two people were killed and more than 60 injured when the crane collapsed onto an express train carrying nearly 200 people, Thai officials said.
[Afropop] The African Diaspora International Film Festival has just completed its 33rd year--and it has reached a turning point at exactly the moment the world's relationship to storytelling is being transformed.
A US state department official did not confirm the identities or number of prisoners released, but called the move "an important step in the right direction".
Bank of America, the second-largest U.S. bank by assets, has been a beneficiary of the industry's recent tailwinds.
[Leadership] The 9th All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA), held from January 7-11, 2026 in Lagos, Nigeria, with the theme "Unstoppable Africa", was more than a glamorous awards ceremony. It was a cultural statement, a turning point for Africa's Music and Entertainment Industry and
SIKHIO DISTRICT, Thailand, Jan 14 - A train derailed in northeastern Thailand on Wednesday after a construction crane fell on two of its carriages, killing at least 31 people and injuring 64, the Health Ministry said.
Chancellor hints there will not be more support for other hospitality businesses to soften the impact of rate rises.
LONDON, Jan 14 - Economic confrontation between nations and its consequences topped the World Economic Forum's (WEF) annual risks perception survey released on Wednesday, replacing armed conflict as the number one concern of 1,300-plus experts surveyed worldwide.
DUBAI, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Iran's stockpile of missiles has increased since a 12-day war with Israel last year, Revolutionary Guards' Aerospace Commander Majid Mousavi said on Wednesday according to state media, following U.S. President Donald Trump's threats of intervention
Bulgaria comes alive each January as Kukeri dancers take to village streets to perform rituals meant to drive away evil spirits and mark the end of winter.
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The insidious ubiquity of application fees, a bill to fund the arts advances to the Senate, and a sexual history of the internet.
The Trump administration’s aggressive push to acquire Greenland has infuriated America’s European allies , and for good reason. It threatens to destroy the NATO alliance, what’s left of the postwar order, and could even result in the outbreak of war—especially if American
Not so long ago, the Arctic—a remote and thinly populated region stretching from Alaska to Siberia—seemed immune to the kind of conflicts that beset so many other parts of the world. Scholars even had a phrase for it: Arctic exceptionalism. Territorial disputes were virtually
"My Japanese-American grandma spent her final years on a hunting preserve in Alabama. She taught me how to be comfortable as an anomaly in the South."
You can watch this episode of Right Now With Perry Bacon above or by following this show on YouTube or Substack . You can read a transcript here . Senator Elizabeth Warren says Democrats need to be a “big tent” party that includes more working-class voters. But that tent should
Since returning to the White House a year ago, President Trump has stretched taut the boundaries of executive power in ways both petty and consequential. Tacking his name onto the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., is only one of many small actions that he has taken to assert
The child care industry has been thrown into choppy waters as the Trump administration seeks to cut federal funding to multiple states amid fraud allegations in Minnesota. A judge has temporarily halted President Trump's funding freeze to five blue states, but programs
The British Academy has announced the nominees for its 2026 Rising Star award for up-and-coming talent on the big screen, once again selecting a mix of Brits and Americans. The winner will be announced during the BAFTA Film Awards ceremony and is the only honor to be voted on
'One Battle' and 'Sinners' continue to score highly this awards season, as Infiniti and Caton line up alongside three Brits in contention for the BAFTA prize: Archie Madekwe, Aramayo and Posy Sterling.