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EU Rules Policing Digital Content Kick In Saturday

The DSA is a mammoth law that will force digital giants to aggressively police content online
The new rules, known as the Digital Services Act (DSA), kicked in last year for the world's largest platforms, including Facebook and TikTok, but will now apply to all except the smallest companies.
US House Speaker Mike Johnson said there was no need for alarm

US Facing 'Serious' Security Threat: Top Lawmakers

In public, officials said there was no need for panic -- but refused to give details, only issuing cryptic statements about a serious matter, which is set to be discussed in a closed-doors meeting between congressional leaders and the White House on Thursday.
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Pedestrians cross the street in front of luxury shops in the Ginza shopping district in Tokyo on January 19, 2024

Germany Overtakes Japan As Third-biggest Economy

Once forecast to become the world's biggest economy, Japan slipped below Germany last year to fourth place, official data showed Thursday, although India is projected to leapfrog both later this decade.
Intuitive Machines, the Houston company leading mission "IM-1," hopes to become the first non-government entity to achieve a soft touchdown on the Moon and land the first US robot on the surface since the Apollo missions more than five decades ago

Private US Spaceship Takes Off For The Moon

Intuitive Machines, the Houston company leading mission "IM-1," hopes to become the first non-government entity to achieve a soft touchdown on the Moon, and to land the first US robot on the surface since the Apollo missions more than five decades ago.
Russia said Ukrainian drones hit an oil depot in the Kursk region

Ukraine Reinforces 'Extremely Critical' Frontline Town

While the two sides staged new missile attacks on each other, Russian forces have laid siege to Avdiivka in the eastern Donetsk region since last year and its position has grown increasingly precarious in recent days.
British military vehicles set off for a NATO exercise in Europe

NATO To Showcase Spending Rise In Riposte To Trump

The Republican White House frontrunner was widely rebuked after saying he would not defend NATO members who had not met their financial obligations, in his most extreme broadside yet against the organization.
Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy, who is appealing a one-year jail sentence for illegal campaign financing, is to be sentenced on Wednesday

French Court To Announce Verdict On Sarkozy Appeal

Sarkozy has faced a litany of legal problems since his sole term in office between 2007 and 2012 and has been charged separately with corruption, bribery, influence-peddling and campaign finance infringements.
Graves of fallen Ukrainian servicemen at the Lychakiv military cemetery in Lviv on June 1, 2023, amid the Russian invasion

Toll Of War In Ukraine High, But Just How Much Unknown

Official tolls of civilians killed since the beginning of the Russian invasion on February 24, 2022, are unreliable as no independent count has been made due to a lack of access to Ukrainian territories occupied by Russia.
Former US president and 2024 presidential hopeful Donald Trump is a longstanding critic of NATO

Trump Defiant After Backlash Over NATO Remarks

Trump was rebuked from all sides after saying in a speech Saturday that he would "encourage" Russia to attack members of NATO who had not met their financial obligations, in his most extreme broadside against the organization..
WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala will oversee the world trade body's ministerial conference

Big Trade Deals Likely Elusive At WTO Meet In Abu Dhabi

Several issues remain stuck in the weeds ahead of the World Trade Organization's biennial ministerial meeting, as anxiety swells over the impact that geopolitical tensions and the looming US elections could have on global trade.
US House Speaker Mike Johnson has demanded changes to US border policy before moving any additional aid to Ukraine or other US partners

US House Speaker Rejects Senate's Ukraine Aid Bill As Written

The $95 billion package includes funding for Israel's fight against Hamas militants and for key strategic ally Taiwan, but the lion's share -- $60 billion -- would help pro-Western Ukraine restock depleted ammunition supplies, weapons and other crucial needs as it enters a third year of war.
Bitcoin has broken $50,000 but is still well off its record high of nearly $69,000 seen in 2020

Bitcoin Breaks $50,000 For First Time Since 2021

The cryptocurrency has enjoyed a strong run in recent months, fueled by expectations US lawmakers would allow the creation of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that track the price and let the public invest in crypto without directly purchasing it.
On a visit to the White House, Jordan's King Abdullah II pushed for a full ceasefire to end the four-month-old war

Pressure Mounts On Israel For Gaza Ceasefire

CIA Director William Burns was due in Cairo Tuesday for a new round of talks on a Qatari-brokered ceasefire proposal that would temporarily halt fighting in exchange for Hamas freeing hostages.
Former US president and 2024 presidential hopeful Donald Trump attends a rally in Conway, South Carolina

Biden Slams Trump's 'Appalling And Dangerous' NATO Comments

Biden spoke after Trump said in a speech Saturday that he would "encourage" Russia to attack members of NATO who had not met their financial obligations, his most extreme broadside against the military alliance he has long expressed skepticism about.

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