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Fossil fuel subsidies and unstable policies hinder Asia’s clean energy growth
Industry executives have expressed concerns that Asia's push towards clean energy could falter without a reduction in fossil fuel…
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Trump says he will award posthumous Medal of Freedom to Charlie Kirk
President Trump on Thursday said he will award the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor, to Charlie Kirk,…
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New French PM Lecornu opens political talks facing budget squeeze
France's new Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu began his second day in office with talks with the leaders of the parliamentary chambers.…
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Spanish minister calls Israel’s sport participation a ‘double standard’
Spanish Sports Minister Pilar Alegria has said Israeli teams should be banned from sport in the same way that Russian sides broadly were…
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Transcript: Nancy Mace Explodes in Fury after Dem’s Takedown Hits Home
Sargent: Well, I want to get at the cruelty dimension of this, because I think it’s really important. I want to point out that unless you…
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Is the Smithsonian Weaseling Out from White House Questions?
Plus, in the news, London’s National Gallery gets an addition, a classic wallpaper artist wins a prize, and ups and downs at the…
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German foreign policy expert: Russia testing NATO cohesion in Poland
German foreign policy expert Norbert Röttgen has said he believes the intrusion by Russian drones into Polish airspace was designed to…
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Nancy Mace Erupts in Fury on House Floor after Dem’s Speech Hits Home
GOP Congresswoman Nancy Mace lost her temper on the House floor on Wednesday. It all started when Mace unleashed a long, vile tirade about…
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UAE bars Israeli defense firms from Dubai expo following strike in Qatar
UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed sharply condemned Israel’s strike, calling it a “treacherous” and “cowardly” act that violated…
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Latest Singapore six-month T-bill cut-off yield falls to 1.38%
Auction receives a total of S$15.7 billion in applications for the S$7.8 billion on offer, representing a bid-to-cover ratio of 2.02 The…
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Ukraine's strikingly cost-efficient drones are getting the $7 billion boost they need for mass production
Europe says it's investing $7 billion into Ukraine's increasingly famed drone industry. It comes after Ukraine's defense minister…
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Liberal website paid witches to hex Charlie Kirk days before assassination
A progressive U.S.-based website paid online witches to curse conservative activist Charlie Kirk days before he was fatally shot during a…
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Transcript: Why Democratic Leadership Is Clueless About Politics
Litman: They’re going to have to go through a full rebranding exercise the way the Democrats had to do after Obama and we saw how that…
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“Ridiculous!”: Nancy Mace Completely Flips Out in Congress
On Wednesday, a Democratic representative brought up multiple ways in which her congressional colleagues received the “gender-affirming…
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Trends indicate many Hamas officials survived IDF's Qatar strike, results still in the air
Statements by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz on Wednesday notably left out any mention of whether the…
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Knesset to vote on NIS 30 billion increase in defense budget, making cuts to other ministries
Israel’s 2025 budget vote will boost defense by NIS 30b, with haredi MKs set to abstain, leaving the tied coalition hoping the measure…
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The Far Right Is Already Blaming the Left For Charlie Kirk’s Shooting
Some notable House Republicans have already joined hands with dozens of their Democratic counterparts in a bipartisan effort to make the…
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MAGA Pundit Charlie Kirk Shot Dead at University Speaking Event
Charlie Kirk was shot dead at a college event in Utah Wednesday. The 31-year-old Turning Point USA founder was speaking at Utah Valley…
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‘His presence is a security breach’: Police again seek to bar Urich from Netanyahu’s office
Israel Police sought to prolong restrictions on PMO aide Yonatan Urich, a key Qatargate suspect, saying more steps are needed to complete…
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Boebert Makes Unhinged Comparison Between D.C. Takeover and January 6
Hard-core MAGA representative Lauren Boebert is trying to conflate the conditions that preceded Trump’s federal takeover of Washington,…
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Why Democratic Leadership Is Totally Clueless About Modern Politics
The Democratic Party leadership’s strategy of downplaying many of Trump’s actions as a “distraction” is a mistake, say political writer G.…
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Leaders across the political spectrum denounce Charlie Kirk shooting, political violence
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration and the conservative movement were stunned Wednesday by the shooting of Charlie Kirk, a disruptive…
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Mark Hamill’s All-Time Favorite Books by Stephen King
In the past year, the actor Mark Hamill—best known for playing Luke Skywalker in the original “Star Wars” trilogy—has starred in not one…
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Trump’s ICE Raids Just Cost the U.S. a Massive Business Investment
South Korean businesses have suspended at least 22 U.S. projects after an ICE raid on a Hyundai Motor factory site in Georgia detained…