Trending: * On September 8, 2025, Nepal's government lifted a social media ban imposed on September 4, after violent protests caused at least 19 deaths and over 100 injuries. The ban affected over two dozen platforms, including Facebook, X, and YouTube, for failing to register with the Ministry of
Trending: * In Argentina's September 7, 2025, provincial legislative elections in Buenos Aires led by current Governor Axel Kicillof, won about 47% of the votes (based on 88% counted). This beat President Javier Milei's party, La Libertad Avanza (LLA), which got 34%, by a 13-point gap.
Trending: * Yesterday, September 4, 2025, SEC Commissioner Atkins released a statement on the Spring 2025 Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions. The agenda prioritizes innovation, capital formation, market efficiency, and investor protection. It proposes rules to clarify the regulatory framework for crypto asset issuance, custody, trading, offers, and sales.
Trending: * On September 3, 2025, Lisbon's historic Elevador da Glória funicular derailed during the evening rush hour, leading to at least 15 deaths and 18 injuries, including five in critical condition, one of whom was a child. The incident involved one of the two yellow tram-like cars
Trending: * Yesterday, the U.S. military carried out a precision strike on a suspected drug vessel in the southern Caribbean, killing eleven people. President Trump announced it during an Oval Office event, stating the boat, which left Venezuela, was carrying a large amount of drugs linked to the Tren de
Trending: * On September 1, 2025, tensions between the United States and Venezuela's Maduro government in the Caribbean region escalated amid heightened military deployments and accusatory rhetoric. The U.S. bolstered its naval presence with two Aegis guided-missile destroyers, USS Gravely and USS Jason Dunham, already positioned in
Trending: * Yesterday, August 31, 2025, at approximately 2:30 PM, Venezuelan forces opened fire on a Guyana Defence Force and Police patrol boat escorting ballot boxes along the Upper Cuyuni River near Bamboo, close to the Guyana-Venezuela border. The patrol was supporting Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) officials in delivering
Trending: * Yesterday, August 28, 2025, a Polish Air Force F-16 fighter jet from the Tiger Demo Team crashed during a rehearsal for the Radom Air Show at Radom-Sadków Airport in central Poland around 7:25 PM local time, as the aircraft entered a steep descent during an aerobatic
Trending: * On August 27, 2025, a shooting took place at Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota, which includes a school for prekindergarten through eighth-grade students, where 23-year-old transgender suspect Robin Westman, a former student whose mother was a retired employee, opened fire through the windows around 8:
Economics & Markets: * Yesterday’s U.S. stock market: * Yesterday’s commodity market: * Yesterday’s crypto market: Geopolitics & Military Activity: * On August 26, 2025, Ukraine reportedly launched a significant drone and ballistic missile offensive targeting the Kerch Bridge connecting Russia to Crimea and various sites in southern Russia, including
Trending: * On August 25, 2025, the U.S. Coast Guard achieved a historic milestone by offloading over 76,140 pounds of illegal narcotics, including approximately 61,740 pounds of cocaine and 14,400 pounds of marijuana with an estimated street value of $473 million, at Port Everglades in Miami following
Weekend Recap: * On August 22, 2025, the U.S. Justice Department released transcripts from a two-day interview with Ghislaine Maxwell, conducted by Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche as part of ongoing reviews related to her association with Jeffrey Epstein. The interviews granted Maxwell limited immunity to facilitate discussion and