Nearly three years after the invasion of Ukraine, Russia's economy is stumbling. The ruble is falling, inflation is rising, and sanctions are taking their toll. The Biden administration recently decided to "ratchet up" sanctions on Gazprombank (one of Russia's last unsanctioned banks, which Moscow u...
Former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) responding to President-elect Donald Trump's threat to imprison her and other members of the congressional committee who investigated the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. Cheney called it a "continuation of his assault on the rule of law and the foundations of our...
The U.S.-France-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah has succeeded in reducing hostilities between the two adversaries. And, in turn, the detente has refocused attention back on the Gaza Strip, where Hamas remains a potent force.Is Hamas more isolated now?Hamas is "feeling the pressure" s...
9.5 metric tons: The amount of cocaine seized from a banana shipment in the Dominican Republic last week, according to officials. Worth an estimated $250 million, it's the largest drug seizure in the Dominican Republic's history. The drugs were found in bananas that arrived in the country's capital,...
A former anchor for the far-right One America News Network, Natalie Harp will serve in a key, though yet-to-be-specified, communications role for Donald Trump's White House. She's thought to already be a critical information gatekeeper to the president-elect.Rise to prominenceThe 33-year-old Harp ha...
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