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In November, protestors in Bulgaria were mobilising to topple their government over corruption and a cost-of-living crisis. Meanwhile, in Abu Dhabi, one of the Balkan country’s former foreign ministers was heralding “groundbreaking” talks on an economic deal between the European Union and the UAE. The former Bulgarian diplomat and defence minister, Nickolay Mladenov, is now being eyed to serve as the top official in Gaza working on behalf of US President Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace”. His name is circulating as an alternative to Tony Blair, the former UK prime minister, whose name drew such widespread condemnation that it forced the US…

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — Costa Rica’s legislature on Tuesday blocked an effort by the country’s electoral authority to make President Rodrigo Chaves face charges that he has been using his power to meddle in upcoming elections.The legislature rejected a request by the Supreme Electoral Tribunal to strip Chaves of protections that shield sitting presidents from prosecution. The tribunal is seeking to prosecute him on accusations that Chaves repeatedly violated a Costa Rican law baring the president from commenting on elections or expressing support for any political group, including his own party.Chaves denied any wrongdoing ahead of the Central…

Social media lit up this week after Republican officials called for the expulsion of Muslims from the US after the Bondi Beach mass shooting over the weekend in Sydney, Australia​​​​​​, prompting backlash over what critics described as open, state-level Islamophobia. Republican lawmakers – including Florida Congressman Randy Fine, Alabama Senator Tommy Tuberville and Texas Congressman Keith Self – have invoked the mass shooting during a Hanukkah celebration to justify calls aimed at expelling Muslims from the United States. “It is time for a Muslim travel ban, radical deportations of all mainstream Muslim legal and illegal immigrants, and citizenship revocations wherever possible.  “Mainstream Muslims have declared…

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, a Republican from South Dakota, during a news conference following the weekly Senate Republican policy luncheon at the Capitol in Washington, Nov. 19, 2025.Eric Lee | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesAs lawmakers’ debate over Affordable Care Act enhanced premium subsidies continues, Republicans have pointed to reports of fraud in the health insurance marketplace as a reason they shouldn’t extend the tax break.GOP lawmakers cited a Dec. 3 report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office, a nonpartisan congressional watchdog, on fraud tied to ACA subsidies. Democrats’ proposal to extend the ACA enhanced credits “is rampant — and…

What started off as a particularly rough year for Tesla investors is turning into quite the celebration.Following a 36% plunge in the first quarter, the stock’s worst period since 2022, Tesla shares have rallied all the way back, reaching an all-time closing high of $489.88, jumping 3.1% on Tuesday. They’re now up 21% for the year. The prior intraday high was $488.54, reached almost exactly a year ago, and the previous record close was $479.86. The stock got a spark this week after CEO Elon Musk, the world’s richest person, said Tesla has been testing driverless vehicles in Austin, Texas,…

Barcelona needed late goals by Andreas Christensen and Marcus Rashford to defeat third-division club Guadalajara 2-0 on Tuesday in the round of 32 of the Copa del Rey in a game delayed because of problems with the stadium’s temporary grandstand.Kickoff was delayed by half an hour because local authorities did not initially allow fans access to the newly built grandstand at the Pedro Escartín stadium in the city of Guadalajara near Madrid.There were long lines outside the stadium until police finally permitted fans inside. The stadium’s capacity increased from nearly 6,000 to about 8,000 with the new stand.Barcelona was in…

The Baker Library of the Harvard Business School on the Harvard University campus in Boston, Massachusetts, US, on Tuesday, May 27, 2025. Recent research conducted by the Digital Data Design Institute at Harvard Business School is investigating where AI is most effective in increasing productivity and performance — and where humans still have the upper hand.Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesWorkplace AI adoption is at an all-time high, according to Anthropic data, but just because organizations use AI doesn’t mean it’s effective.”Nobody knows those answers, even though a lot of people are saying they do,” said Jen Stave, chief operator…

Dec 16, 2025, 03:23 PM ETDOHA, Qatar — After finally ending its wait for a Champions League title, Paris Saint-Germain can finish the year by adding a first Intercontinental Cup trophy as well.PSG takes on Brazilian club Flamengo, the South American champion, in the final of the year-end international tournament on Wednesday. No French team has won the Intercontinental Cup, which was played for more than 40 years until 2004 before it was rebranded as the Club World Cup.Editor’s Picks1 RelatedFIFA brought back the Intercontinental Cup last year after revamping the Club World Cup as a 32-team summer tournament.PSG lost…

Alejandro Garnacho and Pedro Neto came off the bench to pull Chelsea out of trouble to win 3-1 at Cardiff and qualify for the semi-finals of the Carabao Cup.Enzo Maresca had named a completely different Chelsea team to the one that beat Everton at the weekend but had to turn to his bench as the League One side proved a difficult nut to crack. Moises Caicedo returned after serving a three-game domestic ban and Enzo Fernandez, Joao Pedro, Neto and Garnacho were among those on a bench that cost nearly £400m and considerably more than the starting XI. Cardiff are…

KUWAIT: Minister of Electricity and Water and Acting Finance Minister Sabeeh Al-Mukhaizeem discussed on Tuesday with a delegation of the International Monetary Fund led by Mission Chief to Kuwait Francisco Parodi non-oil revenues reforms and subsidies, the finance ministry said. The two sides also discussed the issues of selective taxation and public fiscal sustainability, the statement said.The talks also discussed reforming public subsidies to target sections that need them. Currently, Kuwait subsidizes most public services and all sections of the society benefit from the support. No details were given on the outcome of the meeting. But in its most recent…