Michaelis describes Trump’s vision as one focused on the “maximum concentration of power with the president at the expense of Congress and the [U.S.] states.” According to the document, key democratic institutions, including the legislature, law enforcement and the media, risk an erosion of their independence and could be “misused as a political arm.” The … Read more
The Israeli government on its side announced the names of 33 hostages it expects to be released under the deal in a post on X. The cease-fire entered into effect at 11:15 a.m. local time, the Qatari foreign ministry said on X. The deal was brokered by Qatar, Egypt and the U.S. The Gaza civil defense … Read more
Arena told the newspaper La Libre Belgique on Saturday that the judge charged her for participating in a criminal organization, but not for corruption or money laundering. Most of the other main defendants have been hit with all three charges. She told the paper that it was a vindication of herself, in light of media … Read more
Paramount Global executives have held internal talks about settling a lawsuit filed by President-elect Donald Trump over CBS News’ interview with Vice President Kamala Harris, according to a report. Paramount, the parent company of CBS, is hoping to close its planned merger with Skydance Media in the coming months but has been sued by Trump … Read more
Croatian Deputy Prime Minister Josip Dabro resigned on Saturday after a video of him shooting a gun out of a moving car surfaced in local media. Dabro, who also was agriculture minister, on Friday confirmed the authenticity of the recording and apologized for his actions, which he said were “the result of a moment of … Read more
The deal brokered by the U.S., Qatar and Egypt has three phases, as reported by Israeli newspaper Haaretz. The first stage will see the staggered release of 33 hostages held by Hamas in Gaza and more than 700 Palestinians held in Israeli prisons. More than 1,100 residents of Gaza “who were not involved in the events” … Read more
In Finland, restraining orders are typically issued to protect individuals from harassment, threats or unwanted contact. They can be requested to prevent the subject of the order from approaching or communicating with the petitioner. According to Finnish tabloid Iltalehti, police suspect that the man stalked Marin from the beginning of December last year until the Christmas … Read more
By MATT O’BRIEN Google says its artificial intelligence chatbot Gemini will deliver up-to-date news from The Associated Press in the tech giant’s first such deal with a news publisher. Google announced the deal in a blog post Wednesday, saying that AP “will now deliver a feed of real-time information to help further enhance the usefulness … Read more
The Danish premier said last week that she had requested to speak to Trump but hadn’t yet heard back. At the time, she assured that there was “no reason to believe” Trump actually plans to invade Greenland. Frederiksen told Danish news outlet TV2 in an interview following her call with Trump that their conversation “confirmed” … Read more
LONDON — British Treasury Minister Tulip Siddiq resigned from the British government Tuesday night to avoid an ethics probe becoming a “distraction” to the government. Siddiq — whose City of London brief includes anti-corruption responsibilities — has faced scrutiny in recent weeks over her ties to the ousted regime of Bangladesh’s Sheikh Hasina, who is … Read more
