Biden’s first decision in office is set to kill at least 10,000 American union jobs
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Explosions struck a natural gas pipeline in Iran early on Wednesday, with an official blaming the blasts on a “sabotage and terrorist action” in the country as tensions remain high in the Middle East amid Israel’s war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Details were scarce, though the blasts…
Germany’s budget for 2026 was approved by lawmakers in the lower house of parliament on Friday, with expenditure of €525 billion ($608 billion). The plans include more than €180 billion in borrowing, greater than at any time in German history other than during the coronavirus pandemic. “This budget once again has record investments,” said Finance…
Israel launched an attack on the Lebanese capital Beirut on Friday for the first time since a ceasefire ended fighting between Israeli forces and the Hezbollah militant group in November. Associated Press reporters in Beirut heard a large boom and witnessed smoke billowing from the area that Israel’s military had vowed to strike. Earlier Friday,…
Fitch says it could still downgrade US credit rating amid ‘brinkmanship’ concerns Fitch Ratings said Friday it is holding the United States on watch for a possible credit downgrade, even though Congress passed a bipartisan debt ceiling agreement that will ensure the government can pay its bills on time. The ratings agency said in a…
The Pope will for the first time allow women to vote at an influential global meeting of bishops in October – a move that has been welcomed as a historic first. The new rules announced on Wednesday will give five religious sisters voting rights at the synod, which is a papal advisory body. In the…
The touchdown try is scheduled for 6:24 p.m. ET today (Feb. 22). We’re just hours away from what could be the first moon landing by an American spacecraft in 50 years, a success that would kickstart the nation’s hope to eventually establish a long-term presence on the moon as part of its Artemis program. Odysseus…