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US President Donald Trump signed a bill to fund  Department of Homeland Security (DHS) agencies on Thursday, bringing an end to a partial department shutdown which has been hindering operations for over two months. The Republican-controlled House of Representatives cleared the bipartisan legislation by voice vote, just hours before a critical deadline. Shortly after, it was

Kosovo's political crisis shows no signs of ending: The country's parliament failed to elect a new president on Tuesday after a ruling by the Constitutional Court set that date as the final deadline. If a new president had not been elected by April 28, parliament had to be dissolved — and that is exactly what

"Backsliding ," "pressure ," "political influence over editorial policy" — this is how numerous international reports describe the state of the media in Serbia. Year after year, the international diagnosis of the health of Serbia’s media landscape remains the same: While the space for professional independent media is shrinking, the government's propaganda tools are becoming

Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund, the Public Investment Fund (PIF), confirmed on Thursday that it will be cutting funding for its breakaway LIV Golf tour at the end of the current golf season, citing a change in investment strategy and "current macro dynamics" amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. The PIF launched LIV Golf

The UK's terror threat level has been raised from substantial to severe after two Jewish men were attacked in the northern London neighborhood of Golders Green on Wednesday. "Today, the national threat level has increased to 'severe,' which means a terrorist attack is considered highly likely," British Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood in a statement  on Thursday. "I know this

The United Arab Emirates' decision to leave the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries(OPEC) and the wider OPEC+ alliance on May 1, 2026, "reflects a policy-driven evolution aligned with long-term market fundamentals," Suhail al-Mazrouei, the Emirati energy minister, said on X. "The time has come to focus our efforts on what our national interest dictates

Strolling out to Notorious B.I.G.'s Hypnotize for his matches, Hossein Vafaei looks right at home on snooker's biggest stage.  It's been a long time coming.  For years, diplomatic red tape stalled his career, but he's now making up for lost time at the age of 31.  At the 2026 World Snooker Championship in Sheffield, England, he became

It's one of the first warm days of the year. The first harbingers of spring are cautiously poking their heads out of the ground, the cappuccino in the street cafe tastes of new beginnings. Winter seems to be over. Everything seems easier — if only it weren't for that one feeling that seems to plague many

After days of talks in the first-ever gathering devoted to ditching the fossil fuels that are heating the planet, ministers, climate advocates and financial experts from more than 50 countries have agreed on a set of outcomes. Held in the Colombian coastal city of Santa Marta, the conference laid the groundwork for continued cooperation between countries

A barge carrying 'Timmy', the humpback whale stranded in Germany since early March, is expected to reach the open ocean by Friday. The tugboat pulling the water-filled barge entered Danish waters Wednesday afternoon. It was located between the Danish islands of Samso and Sjaelland at 2 a.m. German time (0000 GMT) on Thursday, according to