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A last-minute budget bill has passed in the United States House of Representatives to keep the federal government funded and running through mid-March, averting an impending shutdown.The continuing resolution now…

Some members of the workers’ union representing more than 10,000 baristas at Starbucks in the United States have begun a five-day strike at stores in Los Angeles, Chicago and Seattle,…

The driver involved in the ramming has been taken into custody, with officials calling the incident an attack.At least two people are dead and as many as 68 injured after…

Turkish president compares Kurdish YPG fighters to ISIL and says neither group has a future in Syria.Turkiye expects foreign countries to withdraw support for Kurdish fighters in Syria after the…

Demonstrators demand an end to Israeli military presence in border town in southern governorate.Israeli forces have shot and wounded a Syrian protester demonstrating against the army’s presence in a border…

The United States is bracing for a government shutdown, as members of Congress race to negotiate a last-minute budget deal that would keep federal services funded through the new year.Early…

Germans expected to vote on February 23 after a centre-left coalition government led by Chancellor Olaf Scholz collapses.US billionaire Elon Musk has backed the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party…

The United States Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has filed a lawsuit against JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America and Wells Fargo for failing to protect consumers from alleged “widespread fraud”…

US says Mohammad Reza Nouri orchestrated the killing of Stephen Troell in 2022 as revenge for Qassem Soleimani.The United States has charged an alleged officer of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard…

Stockholm says decision comes in response to Israel’s plan to ban the UN agency starting in late January.Sweden will no longer fund the United Nations refugee agency for Palestinians (UNRWA)…

Shakeup comes as Canadian prime minister is mulling his future as Liberal Party leader after top minister’s resignation.Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has reshuffled his cabinet, just days after his…

More than 700 people have been killed in el-Fasher in Sudan’s North Darfur state since May, the United Nations human rights chief has said, imploring the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces…