Trump-Endorsed Republican Wins Closely Watched Tennessee Race Matt Van Epps, the Republican candidate endorsed by former President Donald Trump, has won a closely watched special congressional election in Tennessee, defeating Democratic challenger Aftyn Behn. The race was widely seen as a test of Democratic strength in a traditionally deep-red district that has not voted for

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Global Economy Shows Resilience Amid Trade Shocks and AI Investment The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has warned that while the global economy grew modestly by 3.2 percent in 2025, rising US tariffs and heightened expectations from artificial intelligence (AI) investment could test its resilience in the coming years. In its latest Economic

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Suspect Pleads Not Guilty Following Deadly DC Shooting Rahmanullah Lakanwal, a 29-year-old Afghan national, has pleaded not guilty to charges of first-degree murder and assault in connection with the fatal shooting of two National Guard members in Washington, DC. Lakanwal appeared remotely for his initial court appearance from a hospital bed on Tuesday, still recovering

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Prominent Opposition Figure Ayachi Hammami Detained Tunisia’s authorities have arrested Ayachi Hammami, a prominent opposition politician and former Minister of Human Rights, at his home to enforce a five-year prison sentence. The arrest follows an appeals court decision upholding convictions against dozens of opposition figures, including politicians, lawyers, and business leaders, accused of plotting to

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Tensions Rise in Honduras as Election Council Faces Accusations Honduras’s National Electoral Council (CNE) has come under scrutiny after Cossette Lopez-Osorio, a council member representing the right-wing National Party, publicly accused her left-leaning colleague Marlon Ochoa of intimidation tactics aimed at disrupting a news conference. The accusations come as the Central American country awaits final

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Moscow-US Talks on Ukraine End Without Territorial Agreement After extensive discussions in Moscow, Russian President Vladimir Putin reportedly made it clear that there would be “no compromise” on Ukrainian territory, according to senior Kremlin officials. The meeting, which lasted nearly five hours and extended past midnight, involved US special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner,

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Congresswoman Ilhan Omar has strongly denounced President Donald Trump after he launched a tirade targeting her and Minnesota’s Somali community, calling immigrants “garbage” and suggesting they should leave the United States. Trump’s Remarks During a cabinet meeting on December 2, 2025, Trump described Omar and other Somali immigrants in Minnesota as “garbage,” stating: “We’re going

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The US Justice Department is moving to dismiss a lawsuit filed by former federal prosecutor Maurene Comey, who claims her July 2025 firing was politically motivated, in part due to her family connection to former FBI Director James Comey. Background of the Lawsuit Comey filed the suit in September 2025 against the Justice Department, the

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US President Donald Trump and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva held a 40-minute phone call on Tuesday, signaling a thaw in relations between the two countries after months of economic and political tensions. Both leaders described the conversation as “productive,” focusing on trade, sanctions, and collaboration against organized crime. Trade Talks and Tariff

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US Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins has threatened to suspend federal food assistance to 21 Democratic-leaning states and the District of Columbia amid an ongoing legal dispute over data access for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients. The warning came during the final cabinet meeting of 2025, where Rollins discussed the lawsuit challenging the administration’s

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