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Weeks after toppling Venezuela’s leader, US President Donald Trump is turning to a similar playbook on Iran, sending what he calls an “armada” near its shores and warning an unpopular government.Trump has been emboldened on multiple fronts by the tactical success in Venezuela, but Iran presents far more complexities.- Nature of government -After US commandos snatched Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro, Trump has leaned on his successor, vice president Delcy Rodriguez, threatening new attacks if she does not comply with his wishes, starting with access to the country’s oil.As with Maduro, a core principle of Tehran’s clerical leadership is resistance to the…

After breaking $5,000, bullion bulls are eyeing $10,000 as macroeconomic and political risks intensify. Unsplash Gold has climbed roughly 90 percent over the past year, and many see the rally as far from over. After breaching $5,000 for the first time on Monday following Trump’s threat of 100 percent tariffs on Canada, some analysts believe bullion could hit $10,000 by the end of the year. Gold is expected to gain further as inflationary pressures, the possibility of larger-than-expected interest rate cuts, and growing political turmoil weigh on the dollar. What’s behind gold’s recent surge? Beyond sticky inflation and lingering fears…

Owen Franken/Corbis Documentary via Getty ImagesFollow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google.ZDNET’s key takeawaysFrance is dropping US videoconferencing services in favor of its own open-source program.Visio is being deployed now and will replace other services by 2027.Visio is part of a much larger EU move to digital sovereignty.It’s not about the French government not trusting US tech companies… Sorry, actually, it is. It’s all about France not trusting American companies with its data or services. As David Amiel, France’s minister-delegate for the civil service and state reform, put it: France is committed “to regaining our digital independence. We…

A man who fell through the ice Tuesday night while walking three dogs at Sand Creek Park in Aurora has died, rescue officials confirmed Wednesday afternoon. Aurora Fire Rescue first responded to the park at 2700 N. Peoria St. shortly after 7 p.m. Tuesday, according to a news release from the agency. Firefighters rescued the man, who has not been publicly identified, and one of his three dogs from the pond, agency officials said. Paramedics took the man to the hospital in critical condition, where he later died, Aurora Fire Rescue Public Information Officer Eric Hurst said in an email…

VISA DEALStarmer signed a series of cooperation agreements after meeting Premier Li Qiang, with Downing Street announcing Beijing had agreed to visa-free travel for British passport holders visiting China for under 30 days.That brings Britain in line with about 50 other countries allowed visa-free access, including France, Germany, Australia and Japan, and follows a similar agreement made between China and Canada this month.The agreements also included cooperation on targeting supply chains used by migrant smugglers, as well as on British exports to China, health and strengthening a UK-China trade commission.The issue of irregular migrants is highly sensitive for Starmer, who…

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American gymnast Jordan Chiles has been granted an appeal in her efforts to reclaim the bronze medal on floor exercise that was stripped from her at the 2024 Paris Olympics.Switzerland’s supreme court said on Thursday its judges sent the “highly exceptional circumstances” of the bronze medal awarded in the women’s floor exercise back to the Court of Arbitration for Sport to examine new evidence.The outcome of an event that created a celebrated Olympic photo featuring Chiles, floor exercise silver medalist Simone Biles and gold medalist Rebeca Andrade of Brazil — all women of color — rests on just a handful of seconds:…

ANDERSON, Ind. — An Anderson man was sentenced to 50 years in prison after he was found guilty of a myriad of child sex crimes. Kevin Germain Jr., 43, pleaded guilty to the following charges: According to previous reports, Germain was arrested on June 28, 2024, after the Anderson Police Department and the Department of […] Source (Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by PostX News and is published from a syndicated feed.)

A federal judge said Thursday she was “hard-pressed” to understand why the Trump administration has yet to “change the narrative” around a Border Patrol agent’s shooting of a woman in Chicago, two months after prosecutors dropped an assault charge against her.Marimar Martinez continues to be referred to as a “domestic terrorist” in a Homeland Security press release online, even though she no longer faces criminal charges. Unlike two recent fatal shootings in Minneapolis, Martinez survived after Border Patrol agent Charles Exum shot her five times Oct. 4.U.S. District Judge Georgia Alexakis gave prosecutors until the end of the day Monday…

The Chiefs could land a big name tight end this offseason Leer Source (Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by PostX News and is published from a syndicated feed.)