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Japan’s main stock gauges climbed to all-time highs on Wednesday as growing expectations of an early general election intensified demand for domestic equities and weakened the yen. The Nikkei 225 advanced 1.48 percent, breaching the 54,000-point threshold for the first time and closing at 54,341.23. The broader Topix rose 1.26 percent to 3,644.16, also a record. Trading desks […]
A series of domestic and international developments dominated the day’s news cycle, ranging from a winter system tracking toward the Great Lakes to escalating political and human-rights clashes overseas. In addition, a video of a young avalanche rescue dog training on the shoulders of a ski patroller offered a lighter moment amid the heavier headlines. […]
Senior representatives of Greenland and Denmark are scheduled to meet U.S. Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the White House on Wednesday, facing the most serious diplomatic test yet in President Donald Trump’s campaign to bring Greenland under American control. Greenlandic Foreign Minister Vivian Motzfeldt and Danish Foreign Minister Lars […]
Multiple United States citizens held in Venezuela have been released, according to the U.S. State Department. A department spokesperson described the development as a significant move by the country’s interim authorities, marking the first time Americans have been freed since the ouster of former Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro earlier this month. First U.S. Detainee Release […]
Microsoft told community leaders on Tuesday that households and small businesses located near its future data centers will not face higher electricity costs because of the company’s expanding cloud infrastructure. The assurance came from President and Vice Chair Brad Smith during an event in Great Falls, Virginia, roughly 20 miles from the White House. Speaking […]
Lead: A paraglider escaped with his life after plummeting almost 500 feet into the ocean, an incident captured in a two-minute video released on January 13, 2026. The footage, distributed by ABC News, records the entire sequence from the uncontrolled descent to the moment the canopy and pilot strike the water. Although the clip does […]
Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) touched an intraday peak of $245.85 on Tuesday, marking its highest level in a year and extending a rally that has lifted the stock more than 40% over the past three months. The latest surge followed reports that the U.S. plane maker sold more commercial aircraft than Airbus in 2023 for the […]
An independent investigative team on Tuesday asked the Seoul Central District Court to impose the death penalty on former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, accusing him of directing a rebellion when he briefly declared nationwide martial law in December 2024. The request marks the most serious legal threat faced by the ousted leader, who […]
Warren Buffett spent his final months as chief executive officer of Berkshire Hathaway searching for a takeover large enough to transform the conglomerate’s balance sheet. Despite amassing a record cash reserve, the 95-year-old investor said suitable targets were scarce and price discipline remained non-negotiable. Buffett relinquished day-to-day control to long-time deputy Greg Abel at the […]
The number of people killed during more than two weeks of nationwide demonstrations in Iran has climbed to at least 2,000, according to figures released Tuesday by the U.S.-based Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA). The organization, which gathers information from networks inside and outside the country, also reported 10,721 arrests since the unrest began […]
Caracas — Venezuela’s equity market has rallied to an unprecedented level, with the Indice Bursatil de Capitalizacion (IBC) rising more than 130 percent since 3 January, the date U.S. forces apprehended former president Nicolás Maduro. The steep ascent reflects growing expectations that a post-Maduro landscape could pave the way for policy changes, sanction relief and […]
A New York City Council employee was taken into federal custody on Monday, 12 January 2026, after appearing for what city officials described as a routine immigration appointment in Bethpage, Nassau County. The detention has drawn sharp criticism from several state and local leaders, who denounced the action as an overreach by federal authorities and […]