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Venezuelans Take to the Streets in First National Protest in Nearly Two Years, Demanding Elections
Thousands of Venezuelans marched in Caracas and other cities on Thursday in the first nationwide opposition protest in nearly two years, demanding free elections. No date has been set to choose a successor for Nicolas Maduro, who was captured by US forces in a January raid.
Greece Passes Social Media Ban for Under-15s, Effective January 2027
Greece's parliament on Friday approved a law barring children under 15 from social media platforms, effective January 1, 2027. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis gave platforms two and a half months to devise age-verification systems that protect privacy, as the country joins a growing global push to curb youth social media use.
FIFA hands the United States the first Women's Club World Cup: 19 teams, January 2028, and a defining moment for the club game
FIFA has awarded the inaugural Women's Club World Cup to the United States for January 5–30, 2028. Nineteen clubs from all six confederations will contest the first edition, with Arsenal, Barcelona, Gotham FC and Corinthians among the seven teams already qualified — a tournament FIFA calls a defining moment for women's club football.
Did Trump Freeze Childcare Funding? What We Actually Know
Fact-check: the Trump administration did freeze federal childcare funding in January 2026 — but only for five Democratic-led states, and courts blocked it. Here's what was frozen, what wasn't, and where things stand.
UN Rights Council Vote Set to Hand Burundi Another Seat Despite Abuses, HRW Warns
Human Rights Watch says Burundi is set to win re-election to the UN Human Rights Council on October 12 with no competition, as all 15 candidates for the 47-member body run unopposed — effectively guaranteeing seats for three years starting January 1, 2027.
US-China Trade Truce Extended to January 2027, Giving the World Economy a Reprieve
Washington and Beijing have extended their trade truce to January 10, 2027, with China pausing rare-earth export controls and the US holding tariffs near 47%. The modest extension offers the world economy a breather — but both sides admit leverage, not trust, is holding the deal together.
Justice Department seeks criminal indictment of Cassidy Hutchinson over January 6 testimony
Federal prosecutors have taken evidence to a grand jury in Washington as they pursue a lying-to-Congress charge against the former White House aide whose explosive 2022 testimony made her the star witness of the January 6 committee.
Lockerbie Trial Set for January 2027: Suspect in Pan Am Flight 103 Bombing to Face US Jury
A US judge has set January 19, 2027 for jury selection in the trial of Abu Agila Mohammad Mas'ud, the former Libyan intelligence operative accused of building the bomb that destroyed Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie in 1988, killing 270 people.
Volkswagen Unions Threaten Strike as Carmaker Tears Up Wage Deals Ahead of 2027
Volkswagen terminated several collective wage agreements with IG Metall, opening the door to strikes from January 1 as Germany's top industrial union vowed to escalate its fight against the carmaker's radical restructuring.