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PM Nikol Pashinyan, who deepened ties with US, faces challenge from pro-Russia parties in upcoming parliamentary polls., PM Nikol Pashinyan, who deepened ties with US, faces challenge from pro-Russia parties in upcoming parliamentary polls. Armenia has signed a strategic partnership agreement bolstering ties with the United States, as Prime MinisterContinue Reading

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Thousands of people in southern California still can’t return to their homes, even as officials say the risk of a “catastrophic” explosion at a chemical take near Los Angeles has been all but eliminated. About 16,000 people are still under evacuation orders around the GKN Aerospace facility in Garden Grove, about 30 miles south of Los Angeles. That’s downContinue Reading

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The following story is co-published with Nolan Higdon’s Substack. When a speaker at the University of Central Florida’s May 8, 2026, commencement ceremony declared, “The rise of artificial intelligence is the next Industrial Revolution,” it triggered boos that escalated when she spoke of “living in a time of profound change.” The speaker,Continue Reading

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This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. When it comes to California’s climate future, the most important figure in the state’s chaotic governor’s race may not be any of the candidates on the debate stage. It may not even be outgoing governor, Gavin Newsom, orContinue Reading

Tether is taking its first steps to work with national financial infrastructures and has announced GEL₮ a lari-backed stablecoin which they will be launching soon. This initiative, which is specifically designed for the domestic Georgian economy, but remains interoperable with global blockchain payments networks, was developed in collaboration with the government of Georgia…Continue Reading

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EU spokesperson Anitta Hipper says Russia’s threat to diplomats and foreign citizens is an ‘unacceptable escalation’., EU spokesperson Anitta Hipper says Russia’s threat to diplomats and foreign citizens is an ‘unacceptable escalation’. Germany, the Netherlands, Norway and the European Union have summoned Russian envoys a day after Moscow warned foreignersContinue Reading