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Powell’s Final Fed Meeting as Chair Ahead of Transition

The Senate Banking Committee votes Wednesday on Kevin Warsh's nomination to serve as the next chairman of the Federal Reserve. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images North America hide caption toggle caption Andrew Harnik/Getty Images North America Change is coming to the Federal Reserve — even as interest rates are expected to hold steady. The central bank is

Can Santa Marta Shift the World Away from Fossil Fuels?

Colombia's President Gustavo Petro, Colombia's Environment Minister Irene Vélez Torres and Dutch Minister of Climate and Green Growth Stientje van Veldhoven attend the International Conference on the Just Transition Away from Fossil Fuels in Santa Marta, Colombia, on April 28, 2026. Raul Arboleda/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Raul Arboleda/AFP via Getty Images

Supreme Court Considers Ending TPS for Haitians and Syrians

The Supreme Court Andrew Harnik/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Andrew Harnik/Getty Images President Trump could move forward with mass deportations of people who have been living legally in the U.S., many of them for more than a decade, if he prevails in two cases before the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday. At issue is

How a Republican lawmaker tried to let Holocaust deniers hijack lessons

AFP via Getty Images and U.S. National Archives/Collage by Emily Bogle This January, in a drab committee room of the New Hampshire state legislature, a Republican state lawmaker teamed up with a German Holocaust denier to propose that the state's public schools incorporate a conspiracy theory when developing their lesson plans: namely, that the Nazis'

RFK Jr.’s ‘Reparenting’ Vision and San Patrignano

The vineyard at San Patrignano outside Coriano, Italy. The community is home to 850 people all working to recover from alcohol and drug addiction. Elisabetta Zavoli/Getty hide caption toggle caption Elisabetta Zavoli/Getty During a combative Senate hearing last week, Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, a Democrat from Maryland, leaned forward and asked U.S. Health Secretary Robert Kennedy

UAE Quits OPEC Amid Energy Turmoil

April 28, 2026 The United Arab Emirates is withdrawing from the OPEC and OPEC+ oil cartels as the Iran war drives a historic energy shock and rattles the global economy. https://p.dw.com/p/5Cx2h The news is a blow to the oil exporting groups and ‌their ⁠de ⁠facto leader, Saudi ArabiaImage: Barbara Gindl/dpa/picture alliance The United Arab Emirates

Tinubu wrestles with insecurity, political storms in Nigeria

An alleged coup plot against President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, economic hardship, and overstretched security forces are deepening concerns and raising fresh questions about governance, accountability, and the future of Nigeria's democracy. Nearly three years into Tinubu's term, analysts say his administration is grappling with overlapping crises — from a high‑profile treason case to persistent violence by

Japan looks to woo allies with new weapons deals

Japan's decision to abolish its long-held ban on lethal weapons sales overseas has been welcomed by allies and condemned by regional rivals.  However, the policy change is likely to have lasting implications for the geopolitical rivalries that are destabilizing the western Pacific. Some fear the move could push the region to the brink of armed clashes. The government

Greek police hunt for alleged 89-year-old shooter on the run

Police in Greece's capital were searching for a gunman who opened fire at a social security office and a courthouse on Tuesday, wounding several people. Greece's public broadcaster ERT reported that the alleged gunman was an 89-year-old man and a police operation was underway to locate the armed man. Rescue teams leave premises of courhouse

South Korea: Ex-first lady Kim handed longer graft sentence

An appeals court on Tuesday increased the corruption sentence for former first lady Kim Keon Hee to four years in jail, more than doubling her sentence after she unsuccessfully appealed a prior conviction. Kim is the wife of jailed former South Korean Preisdent Yoon Suk Yeol, who faces various convictions and charges connected to him trying
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