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Chancellor Olaf Scholz and his government face being voted out of office next week, as Germany heads to the polls in an election dominated by Ukraine, energy prices and the rise of the far right.

Trump was sworn into his second term four weeks ago. Here’s a look at what he’s done since then. And, Marco Rubio takes his first trip to the Middle East as secretary of state. (Image credit: Andrew Harnik)

by Nicolás BIEDERMAN Argentina’s President Javier Milei admitted making a mistake on Saturday after promoting a cryptocurrency whose value soared and then crashed, with his office announcing an “urgent investigation”. According to news outlets, Milei posted a message on social

Donald Trump’s victory in November 2024 continued a more than three-decade trend: not since George H.W. Bush’s victory in 1988 had Americans chosen a combat veteran to be their commander-in-chief. Many of our recent Presidents, in fact, did not serve

At least 18 people died during a stampede at a railway station in India’s capital late Saturday when surging crowds scrambled to catch trains to the world’s largest religious gathering, officials and reports said. The Kumbh Mela attracts tens of

Pope Francis followed Sunday mass and his traditional Angelus weekly prayer on television in a Rome hospital where the 88-year-old pontiff is being treated for bronchitis. The Argentine pope was admitted to Gemelli hospital on Friday for the latest respiratory

European leaders regroup in Paris for strategy huddle after Trump diplomatic blitz on Ukraine  The Associated Press European leaders to host Ukraine summit as Trump pushes peace talks with Russia  CNN European leaders scramble ahead of Trump’s Ukraine summit with Putin  NPR European

Standing in the freezing cold at Moscow’s Borisovsky Cemetery, 63-year-old Anna looked at the hundreds of people flocking to the grave of a man whose name the Kremlin has warned not to utter in public — Alexei Navalny — and

Elon Musk’s DOGE asks for access to IRS taxpayer data, sources say  ABC News Musk’s DOGE seeks access to personal taxpayer data, raising alarm at IRS  The Washington Post ‘Five alarm warning’: Possible DOGE access to private taxpayer data sparks outcry  POLITICO Musk

by Clara LALANNE Papal thriller “Conclave” and immigrant epic “The Brutalist” on Sunday tied for top honors at Britain’s BAFTA awards with each film picking up four coveted gongs. “Conclave”, directed by German-born Edward Berger, won the BAFTA for the