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Flags for the European Union members stand during a ceremony to lay a cornerstone for the new European Central Bank (ECB) headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany. Hannelore Foerster | Bloomberg | Getty Images LONDON — European stocks were in positive territory at the start of a busy week for Europe’s central banks. The pan-European Stoxx 600…
FEASTERVILLE, Pa. — Fishing through his wallet, David Teeling pulls out a wrinkled newspaper clip showing Donald Trump working the drive-thru of a local McDonald’s — this McDonald’s, the very same one where he and a few friends routinely meet to talk politics and sports. Teeling keeps the picture as verifiable proof for those who…
Kelly Ng, Koey Lee,Hong Kongand Danny Vincent,Hong Kong Watch: What does the Jimmy Lai verdict mean for democracy in Hong Kong? Hong Kong pro-democracy campaigner and media tycoon Jimmy Lai has been found guilty of colluding with foreign forces under the city’s controversial national security law (NSL). The 78-year-old, who has been in jail since…
A fruit shop owner who risked his life to disarm one of the gunmen during an antisemitic terror attack in Australia’s Bondi Beach is being hailed a hero for his actions. Authorities said two gunmen, a 50-year-old man and his 24-year-old son, killed at least 15 people and wounded many more during a Hanukkah celebration…
French superstar Kylian Mbappe scores on his return from injury to help Real Madrid to a crucial 2-1 win at Alaves. Kylian Mbappe’s and Rodrygo Goes’s goals earned Real Madrid a tense 2-1 win at Alaves in La Liga to potentially keep coach Xabi Alonso in his job. Madrid, second, reeled league leaders Barcelona’s advantage…
Aerial view of vehicles being driven on the road through the central business district in Beijing, China. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets fell Monday, after Wall Street declined Friday stateside as investors took a breather from the AI trade. “[Friday] is a value-outperforms-growth day,” said Jed Ellerbroek, portfolio manager at…
What started as a dispute over a small assignment in a psychology course has since become the latest example of Republican politicians and media elevating culture war clashes on college campuses and turning them into national referendums on gender, religion and academic freedom. In September, Texas A&M fired a professor over a lesson related to…
Watch: Police release CCTV of Brown University shooting suspect Police have detained a person of interest in connection with a US shooting at Brown University that left two people dead and nine others injured. An earlier order for people on the Brown campus and surrounding areas to shelter in place has also been lifted. The…
A JetBlue flight from the small Caribbean nation of Curaçao halted its ascent to avoid colliding with a U.S. Air Force refueling tanker on Friday, and the pilot blamed the military plane for crossing his path, according to a recording of the pilot’s conversation with air traffic control. “We almost had a midair collision up…
Historian Alan McPherson tells Marc Lamont Hill how the US is carrying out a regime change campaign in Venezuela. Is the United States orchestrating regime change in Venezuela? Could this spark an all-out war? This week on UpFront, Marc Lamont Hill speaks to Alan McPherson, an author and history professor at Temple University who specialises…
