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Tensions between Venezuela and the United States escalated further on Thursday after Caracas claimed that five American fighter jets had flown close to its coastal territory. Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino López denounced what he described as an “imperialist provocation” during......
OpenAI, the American company behind ChatGPT, has reached an unprecedented valuation of $500 billion, making it the highest-valued private startup in the world. The milestone was achieved through a secondary share sale involving investors such as Thrive Capital, Japanese investment bank SoftBank, and......
Elon Musk’s net worth briefly crossed the threshold of 500 billion dollars on Wednesday, consolidating his position as the world’s richest person, according to Forbes. The Tesla and SpaceX CEO reached 500.1 billion dollars before his fortune dipped back to 499.1 billion, as reported by Forbes’......
Two Delta Airlines aircraft collided on Wednesday night on a runway at New York’s LaGuardia Airport, slightly injuring two people, according to airport authorities. The incident occurred at 9:58 p.m. local time when one plane was landing and another was preparing for takeoff. One person was hospitalized......
After more than a decade of entertaining millions of fans, Shirley Curry, better known as “Skyrim Grandma,” has announced she will retire from playing the iconic video game Skyrim. In her latest vlog (#75) published on September 29, Curry addressed her 1.3 million subscribers directly,......
For the first time in seven years, the U.S. federal government has entered a shutdown after lawmakers in Congress failed to reach an agreement on extending funding. The political impasse between Democrats and Republicans led to the suspension of non-essential government services shortly after midnight......
The United States is once again facing a federal government shutdown after lawmakers in Congress failed to agree on a new budget. This situation, although temporary, can have major repercussions for public services and millions of federal employees. A shutdown occurs when the federal government runs......
On September 30, 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump declared that failing to receive the Nobel Peace Prize would constitute “an insult” to the United States. Speaking to a gathering of generals and admirals at the Marine Corps Base in Quantico, Virginia, Trump criticized the idea that the......
Iran announced on Tuesday that 120 of its citizens will return home this week after being expelled from the United States. According to Hossein Noushabadi, a senior official at the Iranian Foreign Ministry, the deportations are part of Washington’s stricter immigration measures under President......
Former U.S. President Donald Trump has reignited the debate on whether publicly listed companies should continue publishing quarterly earnings reports. The White House is backing a proposal to replace the current system with semi-annual disclosures, criticizing what it sees as an excessive focus on short-term......
A group of about twenty Democratic-led states has pledged to defend access to mifepristone, a medication widely used in medical abortions across the United States. The announcement comes amid growing concern following a federal review launched by the Department of Health under the Trump administration,......
China is stepping up its efforts to position itself as the leading voice of the Global South, presenting itself as a responsible partner to emerging nations while attempting to contain U.S. influence under Donald Trump and overshadow India’s ambitions. At the United Nations General Assembly in......
The United States is weighing the possibility of supplying Tomahawk cruise missiles to Ukraine through European allies, according to senior officials in Washington. The move would represent a significant escalation, as the missiles have a range of up to 2,500 kilometers and carry......
