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Pope Leo XIV concluded his first overseas journey on Tuesday with a somber stop at the Beirut port, where a massive explosion on Aug. 4, 2020 killed 218 people and devastated large sections of the Lebanese capital. Standing beside the charred remains of the last intact grain silo, the pontiff led a brief prayer and individually greeted […]
BRUSSELS — Consumer prices in the 20-nation euro area grew 2.2% in the twelve months through November, edging above October’s pace and marginally surpassing the European Central Bank’s target, according to preliminary figures released Tuesday by Eurostat. The flash estimate shows headline inflation advancing 0.1 percentage point from October’s 2.1% rate. Economists surveyed by Reuters […]
Saxo Bank has released its annual list of “Outrageous Predictions” for 2026, presenting a series of low-probability, high-impact scenarios that challenge mainstream assumptions across technology, markets and politics. The Copenhagen-based investment firm stresses that the exercise is not an official house view but a set of thought experiments intended to broaden debate. Over the years, […]
The White House signaled strong confidence on Monday as special envoy Steve Witkoff traveled to Moscow for a Tuesday meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin aimed at advancing negotiations to end Russia’s war on Ukraine. The planned session follows two days of discussions in Palm Beach, Florida, where senior U.S. officials and a Ukrainian delegation […]
A federal judge in the Northern District of New York is expected to meet Thursday with attorneys representing former Assistant U.S. Attorney Maurene Comey and the Justice Department to map the next steps in Comey’s wrongful-termination lawsuit against the Trump administration. The parties, in a joint letter submitted Monday, advised the court that they have […]
Tesla chief executive Elon Musk used a newly released podcast interview to defend the United States’ H-1B skilled-worker visa program and to argue that broad tariffs undermine market efficiency. The conversation with Indian entrepreneur Nikhil Kamath was published Sunday, offering Musk’s most detailed remarks on the subjects since the Biden administration—following earlier actions by then-President […]
HOUSTON — ConocoPhillips, recognized as the world’s largest independent exploration and production company by both output and proved reserves, is currently the focus of a bullish intermediate-term technical assessment dated December 1, 2025. The positive signal follows a series of equity research reports and sector analyses that keep the company in the spotlight for institutional and retail […]
Sen. Mark Kelly on Monday insisted that he will not be deterred by President Donald Trump or Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth as he pressed for a congressional investigation into U.S. military strikes on a suspected drug-running vessel in the Caribbean Sea. Speaking at the U.S. Capitol on Dec. 1, 2025, the Arizona Democrat said the […]
Costco Wholesale Corp. has filed a lawsuit in the U.S. Court of International Trade aiming to reclaim import duties the company has already paid under tariffs imposed by former President Donald Trump and to prevent federal authorities from continuing to levy those charges while the policy’s legality is reviewed by the Supreme Court. The complaint, […]
ABC News has opened the 14th edition of its annual “Made in America Christmas” initiative, using the Dec. 1, 2025 broadcast of “World News Tonight with David Muir” to showcase small businesses that grow, sell or ship Christmas trees produced entirely in the United States. During the segment, anchor David Muir underscored how independent companies […]
Major U.S. equity indexes slipped on Monday, the first trading session of December, while a sharp drop in bitcoin and a surge in precious-metal prices signaled a broader shift to risk aversion. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost roughly 0.9%, or more than 400 points. The S&P 500 declined about 0.5%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite […]
The White House on Monday disclosed the findings of President Donald Trump’s recent advanced imaging studies, stating that scans of the heart and abdomen performed in October revealed no abnormalities. The information was presented in a memo signed by Dr. Sean Barbabella, the physician to the president, who characterized all results as “perfectly normal.” According […]