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China will begin charging a 13% value-added tax on contraceptives starting Jan.1 while exempting childcare services from the same tax, a move authorities say is part of a broader effort to boost bi[...]

Iran ground to a near standstill Wednesday as businesses, universities and government offices closed under a government-ordered shutdown amid protests caused by a growing political and economic cri[...]

Russia’s Defense Ministry on Wednesday released nighttime video footage it claimed shows the wreckage of a Ukrainian drone intercepted during an attempted attack on a residence used by President Vl[...]

The number of American citizens arrested and held in Venezuela has risen in recent months, according to a new report.Several Americans have been detained by Venezuelan security forces as the Trump [...]

Israeli Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahuused a meeting with Evangelical Christian leaders in Florida today to underscore Israel’s reliance on faith-based allies in the United States, as divisions i[...]

RussianPresident Vladimir Putinused his New Year’s address to deliver a blunt message to the West and to his own troops: Russia is not backing down in Ukraine.As 2026 arrived in Russia’s far easter[...]

While the United States presses for negotiations aimed at ending the war in Ukraine, Russia is signaling a parallel strategy — deepening cooperation with U.S.adversaries and portraying itself as re[...]

U.S.and partner forces killed or captured nearly 25 Islamic State operatives in Syria in the days following a large-scale U.S.-led strike on Dec.19, according to anew statementfrom U.S.Central Comm[...]

TwoWest African nationshave issued a simultaneous ban on American citizens in a diplomatic tit-for-tat move, amidst heightened tensions with both the United States and Europe, and asRussia seeks to[...]

Escalating claims by Russia that Ukraine tried to hit a residence used by President Vladimir Putin with drones have been dismissed by a top military drone expert, who called the alleged attack "har[...]