Taxing the Ultrarich
The number of billionaires has exploded, yet they often pay taxes at rates well below average.
Month: January 2026
Elon Musk Spends $10 Million to Help Nate Morris in Kentucky Senate Race
Elon Musk, the world’s richest person, backed Nate Morris, a Republican businessman, in the primary race to succeed Senator Mitch McConnell in Kentucky.
How 40 People Died In a Train Crash in Andalucia, Spain
The victims of Spain’s deadliest rail crash in more than a decade included a police officer, journalists and a family returning from a musical.
Abuse victim exonerates suspect
The FSB, the main successor to the Soviet-era KGB, said that Arseniy Konovalov, born in 1987, had been found guilty of treason. PHOTO: PIXABAY RAWALPINDI: A significant legal U-turn occurred in the Sadiqabad police case involving the alleged drugging and sexual assault of a 13-year-old domestic worker on Monday, as both the victim and her … Read more
Gaza’s Board of Peace: What to Know
Numerous countries say they have been invited to join President Trump’s newly minted organization, which critics say could undermine the United Nations.
Trump Is Pushing the U.S.-Europe Alliance to the Brink Over Greenland
As President Trump tries to coerce European leaders over Greenland, they are pondering the unthinkable: Is an 80-year-old alliance doomed?
Humanities Endowment Awarding Millions to Western Civilization Programs
The National Endowment for the Humanities is giving more than $40 million to programs that have been embraced by conservatives as a counterweight to liberal-dominated academia.
Gaza’s drawing board
. President Donald Trump’s 20-point plan aimed at ensuring peaceful transition in Gaza along with demilitarisation and nation-building has entered its execution phase. The invitation extended to around 60 countries, including Pakistan, to serve on the ‘Peace Council’ is apparently a broad-based mechanism to manage the Israeli aggression that obliterated Gaza’s post-war transition. Nonetheless, there … Read more
French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu Says He Will Pass Budget Without a Vote
Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu’s effort to force the measure through Parliament opens his government up to a vote of no confidence.
Iran to consider lifting internet ban; state TV hacked
Iran’s streets have been mostly quiet for a week after December protests were violently suppressed An Iranian woman walks on a street in Tehran, Iran, January 19, 2026. PHOTO:WANA/REUTERS Iran may lift its internet blackout in a few days, a senior parliament member said on Monday, after authorities shut communications while using massive force to … Read more