Hundreds of visitors in the Egyptian city of Luxor rose before dawn on Sunday to watch the winter solstice sunrise align with an ancient temple.
As the sun appeared, its first light ran along the central axis of the Temple of…
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The 20-something billionaires ushering in a betting bonanza in Trump’s Washington
The CEOs of Polymarket and Kalshi were facing off with the federal government one year ago. Now they’re new power players in Washington.
Wall Street’s newest whiz kids were up against the full force of the federal government a year ago.
Now, with President Donald Trump in charge,…
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Ukraine’s collapse would be a disaster for Hungary, says Orbán
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Viktor Orbán addressed the city of Szeged on Sunday, as he continues to rally supporters on his “Country tour.”
The Hungarian Prime Minister – for the…
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US Treasury pushes businesses, wealthy people to contribute to ‘Trump Accounts’
The tax benefits that come with the new Trump Account investment initiative are so skimpy that many are already predicting the program could be a bust.
But as the administration gears to up to create the savings accounts for tens of millions of children, it has a not-so-secret weapon:…
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Paris welcomes Putin’s ‘readiness’ for bilateral talks with Macron – POLITICO
Macron said last week that it would be “useful” for Europe to reach out to Moscow to ensure that a peace deal in Ukraine is not negotiated solely by the U.S., Russia and Ukraine.
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France Prepares to Go It Alone on European Defense
PARIS — The military recruitment center across from the Eiffel Tower, in the posh 7th district’s historic École Militaire, is filled with promotional posters for the armed forces. In the lobby, I met 26-year-old Charlotte, who currently works in marketing for a private company but is…
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Ukraine talks proceeding ‘constructively’ in Miami, Russia’s envoy says – POLITICO
The White House has proposed a peace plan to end the war in Ukraine and Trump said last week that an agreement was “closer than ever.” But U.S. State Secretary Marco Rubio said on Friday that there was still “a ways to go” going into this weekend’s talks in Florida.
The Kremlin…
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AFCON 2025 kicks off: Morocco ready to host the continent
By Euronews with Africanews
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After months of anticipation, the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) finally kicks off today in
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RFK Jr. wanted to endorse the Danish vaccine schedule. He was forced to pull back.
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. came within hours of publicly promoting Denmark’s childhood vaccine schedule as an option for American parents — before legal and political concerns got in the way.
A senior HHS official told POLITICO that a press conference set for Friday was…
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US seizes another oil tanker in the Caribbean
The Coast Guard seized a second Venezuela-linked oil tanker early Saturday, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced in a post on X, as the administration continues to pressure the South American country over drug trafficking.
“The United States will continue to pursue the illicit…
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