Clintons agree to testify on Epstein as vote looms to hold them in contempt of Congress
The couple bows to the House Oversight Committee’s demands after arguing for months that its subpoenas were invalid.
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SpaceX to take over Elon Musk’s AI firm
Musk’s space exploration company and his AI start-up are merging.
Continue ReadingShanties in a Lagos lagoon: Bulldozed and burnt
Residents suspect the demolitions are aimed at gentrifying the waterfront in Nigeria’s biggest city, but officials deny this.
Continue ReadingAfter months of acrimony, Colombia’s Petro is about to meet Trump
Despite some recent cordiality, the Colombian and American leaders have long traded barbs and accusations.
Continue ReadingU.S. and Iran plan talks in Istanbul, as Trump warns of ‘bad things’
Regional powers are working to bring together high-level negotiations on Iran’s nuclear program, in hopes of staving off war.
Continue ReadingU.S. and Iran plan talks in Istanbul, as Trump warns of ‘bad things’
Regional powers are working to bring together high-level negotiations on Iran’s nuclear program, in hopes of staving off war.
Continue ReadingFederal officers in Minneapolis to get body cameras ‘effective immediately’
The decision follows bipartisan push for more accountablility after two US citizens were shot and killed by federal immigration officers in Minnesota.
Continue ReadingElon Musk joins rocket and AI businesses into single company before expected IPO
Elon Musk is joining his space exploration and artificial intelligence ventures into a single company before a massive planned initial public offering for the business later this year. His rocket venture, SpaceX, announced on Monday that it had bought xAI in an effort to help the world’s richest man dominate the rocket and artificial intelligence […]
Continue ReadingTrump calls for a quick end to the shutdown
Feb 2, 2026, 10:38 p.mFeb 2, 2026, 10:38 p.m Also looks a bit “shut down”: US President Donald Trump.Image: keystone US President Donald Trump has called on Parliament to end the government shutdown that has been ongoing since Saturday with a budget vote. The Republican announced on the Truth Social platform that he would then […]
Continue ReadingEurope begins its slow retreat from US dependence – POLITICO
From orders banning civil servants from using U.S.-based videoconferencing tools to trade deals with countries like India to a push to diversify Europe’s energy suppliers, efforts to minimize European dependence on the U.S. are gathering pace. EU leaders warn that transatlantic relations are unlikely to return to the pre-Trump status quo. EU officials stress that […]
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