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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York speaks about the Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025, deadline to release the Epstein files during a Senate Democratic press conference on Capitol Hill.Bill Clark | CQ-Roll Call Inc. | Getty ImagesThe U.S. government is on the brink of a partial shutdown by the end of the week after a federal immigration agent shot and killed an American citizen in Minnesota on Saturday, the second such incident this month.The Senate is scheduled to vote this week on a sweeping $1.2 trillion House-passed package to fund the Department of Homeland Security and broader government by…
Family members have identified the man shot and killed by U.S. federal agents during an immigration raid in Minneapolis as Alex Jeffrey Preti, a 37-year-old American citizen. Preti’s shooting on Saturday comes as the city of Minneapolis continues to mourn the death of another American, Renee Goode, who was killed when another federal agent fired into her car earlier this month.Recommended stories list of 3 itemsend of listThe Department of Homeland Security on Saturday characterized the incident as an assault and said the Border Patrol agents fired in self-defense after a man approached them with a handgun and violently resisted…
French President Emmanuel Macron said he wants the government to speed up the legal process to ensure the ban on social media use for children under 15 is enforced before the start of the next school year in September. “The brains of our children and adolescents are not for sale,” Macron said in a video released by CNN’s French affiliate BFMTV late Saturday. “Their emotions are not for sale and cannot be manipulated, whether on American platforms or Chinese algorithms.” “We will ban social media for under-15s and we will ban the use of mobile phones in high schools. I…
Steve Smith had only a fleeting shot with the bat, but was frustrated by playing in the rain as Sydney Sixers lost by six wickets to six-time Big Bash League champions Perth Scorchers in Sunday’s final at Optus Stadium.Smith completed 24 of 13 balls for the three-time champion Sixers, setting the team’s joint-highest score with an all-out under-par 132, hitting three fours and a six before dropping pounds to Jay Richardson (3-32). The Scorchers missed the target with 15 pitches remaining at home. Mitchell Marsh (43 off 44 balls) hit a six on the first pitch of the chase, followed…
Ambassador Carlos de Cespedes said U.S. pressure “cannot conquer” Cuba as oil exports to the island dry up.A Cuban diplomat has accused the United States of “international piracy” as Washington continues to block shipments of Venezuelan oil to the Caribbean island following a U.S. military attack on the country and the abduction of President Nicolas Maduro.Carlos de Cespedes, Cuba’s ambassador to Colombia, told Al Jazeera on Saturday that the United States had a “maritime siege” on Cuba.Recommended stories list of 3 itemsend of list”Cuba faces a stronger threat from the United States than in the 67 years since its revolution,”…
In contrast to the drama surrounding Chelsea’s appointment as head coach of Liam Rosenior, things are relatively calm around Chelsea two weeks on.It’s not like Rosenior hasn’t already been through a lot and packed it all in. With four games in four competitions and a huge number of media appearances all involved, he says there is definitely not enough time on the training pitch. He is not keen on looking back or evaluating what has happened so far at Chelsea, preferring to live in the moment, but admitted he was “happy with the start”, adding: “It could have been worse!”…
French President Emmanuel Macron wearing sunglasses speaks at a conference on the institutional future of New Caledonia at the Elysée Palace in Paris, France, January 16, 2026. Yoan Valat | via ReutersEvery January, the world’s most influential people gather on the snowy peaks of Davos to discuss the most pressing global issues. This is a masterclass in the art of communication and influence. The World Economic Forum’s flagship meeting will be held from January 19th to 23rd and will be attended by US President Donald Trump, billionaire Bill Gates, Nvidia’s CEO Jensen Huang spoke and led a panel discussion. This…
The killing of a U.S. citizen by federal agents during a demonstration in Minneapolis, Minnesota, against President Trump’s immigration crackdown has sparked outrage and prompted further protests.Alex Preti, 37, a U.S. citizen, is the second person shot and killed by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents this month.Recommended stories list of 3 itemsend of listVideos of clashes between ICE agents and Minneapolis residents have flooded social media, showing some of the city’s 3,000 police officers stopping residents, questioning them and detaining them.In one case, immigration officials removed an American of Hmong ancestry from his home in his underwear. In another…
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Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Sunday that the government would take necessary measures against speculative market movements, after a sharp rise in the yen raised traders’ vigilance over possible currency intervention.Japanese government bonds and the yen have sold off in recent weeks on concerns that Takaichi’s expansionary fiscal policy and the Bank of Japan’s slow rate of rate hikes could lead to additional bond issuance and too high inflation.The yen had fallen near the psychologically important line of 160 yen to the dollar before suddenly surging on Friday after the New York Fed conducted an interest rate review.…