All the victims of Swiss bar fire now identified
All 40 people who died in the New Year’s Eve bar fire in Switzerland have been identified, police said on Sunday, with teenagers making up more than half of the ...
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Ousted Maduro pleads not guilty to US narcotics charges
Toppled Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro pleaded not guilty on Monday to charges of narco-terrorism after President Donald Trump’s stunning capture of him rattled world leaders and left officials in ...
US economy poised for stronger 2026 as headwinds fade
A see-saw year for the US economy in 2025 looks set to give way to a stronger 2026 thanks to tailwinds from President Donald Trump’s tax cuts, less uncertainty around tariffs, ...
Greek banks gear up for global investor push in London
Greek banks are preparing to present their updated strategies and business plans to the international investment community in London in March, as they enter a more expansionary phase following the ...
US lifts Caribbean airspace curbs after attack on Venezuela
The United States advised airlines on Saturday that its Caribbean airspace curbs would expire at midnight ET (8am Cyprus time) and flights could resume as schedules are quickly updated, Transportation ...
Rights group says at least 16 dead in Iran during week of protests
At least 16 people have been killed during a week of unrest in Iran, rights groups said on Sunday, as protests over soaring inflation spread across the country prompting violent clashes ...
Numerous teenagers among the dead identified in Crans-Montana blaze, police say
Teenagers as young as 14 and 15 years old were among those who died in the bar fire on New Year’s Eve that killed 40 people in Switzerland, police said on Sunday, ...
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Venezuela’s Maduro sits in US custody as loyalists vow defiance
Venezuela’s toppled leader Nicolas Maduro was in a New York detention center on Sunday awaiting drug charges after United States President Donald Trump ordered an audacious raid to capture ...
Cyprus the likely launchpad as UK bombs Syria
Cyprus was the likely launchpad for strikes conducted by the United Kingdom’s Royal Air Force against Islamic State targets in Syria on Saturday night.
The British government announced late ...
US tax overhaul sees permanent cuts for households and businesses
Economists see the tax cuts in Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill as a principal driver of the US economy in 2026, both for individuals and businesses. Here’s some detail ...
Swiss prosecutors investigate pair who ran bar in Crans Montana
Two people who ran a Swiss bar that burst into flames during a New Year’s Eve party, killing 40, are under criminal investigation on suspicion of offences including homicide by ...
Mock house, CIA source and Special Forces: The US operation to capture Maduro
At 4:21 on Saturday morning, President Donald Trump sent a message on his Truth Social platform: the United States had carried out a daring mission to capture Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro ...
Venezuela diaspora celebrates Maduro’s deposition, wonders what’s next
Venezuelan migrants around the world erupted in celebration on Saturday following the U.S.-led deposition of President Nicolas Maduro, whose government prompted one of the largest migration crises in ...
Brazil says US crossed ‘unacceptable line’ over military strikes on Venezuela
Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Saturday condemned the U.S. military attack on neighbor Venezuela and the capture of his Venezuelan counterpart Nicolas Maduro, saying it ...
UK’s Starmer says Britain was not involved in US strikes on Venezuela
Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Britain was not involved in the United States’ strikes on Venezuela on Saturday and that it was important to uphold international law, and that he ...
Scrutiny turns to safety set-up of Swiss bar after deadly blaze
Scrutiny is intensifying over the safety arrangements at a Swiss bar that burst into flames during a New Year’s Eve party, killing at least 40, as prosecutors said the blaze ...
Iran supreme leader says will not yield as protests simmer and US threatens
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei vowed not to yield after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to come to the aid of protesters, as rights groups reported a ...
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US captures Venezuela’s Maduro, Trump says US will run the country
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was in a New York detention center on Sunday after President Donald Trump ordered an audacious U.S. raid to capture the South American leader and ...
US says it thwarted potential ISIS-inspired New Year’s Eve attack in North Carolina
The US Justice Department said on Friday it thwarted an alleged plan by a North Carolina man to carry out an ISIS-inspired attack using knives and hammers on New Year’...
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Trump threatens Iran over protest crackdown as deadly unrest flares
US President Donald Trump threatened on Friday to come to the aid of protesters in Iran if security forces fired on them, days into unrest that has left several dead ...
UK records hottest and sunniest year ever in 2025
Britain experienced its hottest and sunniest year on record in 2025, surpassing the previous high set in 2022, the national weather service said on Friday, as persistent high-pressure systems and unusually warm ...
Russians won’t represent their country at Winter Olympics even if Ukraine war ends
Russian athletes at the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics will not be able to represent their country even if a peace deal is reached with Ukraine, International Olympic Committee President Kirsty ...
Can you ‘live long and prosper’ by learning economics from Star Trek? Or is that ‘highly illogical’?
It might seem worlds away from the Earth we know. But can Star Trek teach us anything about the economics of our own society?
Set in the mid-23rd century, ...
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‘Fountain candle’ sparklers likely started Swiss bar fire
Dozens of young partygoers injured in a New Year’s Eve bar fire in Switzerland were transferred to specialist burn units across Europe as they fought for their lives on ...