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February 24, 2025 2:28 PM

Friedrich Merz and his long march to the German chancellery

Friedrich Merz, a man who has never held a government role, is preparing to take the reins in Germany just as the country faces its biggest economic and diplomatic crises in decades and Europe looks urgently for a new generation of leaders for an era...

February 24, 2025 9:42 AM

Trump eliminating 2,000 USAID positions in the US, notice says

President Donald Trump’s administration on Sunday said it was placing all but a handful of USAID personnel around the world on paid administrative leave and eliminating some 2,000 of those positions in the U.S., according to a notice sent to agency...

February 22, 2025 3:57 PM

How do Germany’s federal elections work?

Germans go to the polls on Sunday in a snap election called after the collapse of Chancellor Olaf Scholz's three-way coalition. This is how Germany's election system works:   WHAT IS GERMANY'S HYBRID VOTING SYSTEM?   Germany's reformed voting s...

February 22, 2025 9:40 AM

Kash Patel sworn in as FBI Director, takes oath on Bhagavad Gita

Indian-American Kash Patel was officially sworn in as the ninth Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on Friday, taking the oath on the Bhagavad Gita.   Patel’s girlfriend and family stood beside him during the ceremony, while ot...

February 21, 2025 3:20 PM

Israeli military says body released by Hamas is not of a hostage

The Israeli military said on Friday that one of the bodies released by Hamas did not belong to any of the hostages held in Gaza, accusing Hamas of violating an already shaking ceasefire. Two of the bodies were identified as infant Kfir Bibas and his...

 

Last updated on: 29th Jul 2025