The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is reportedly cutting thousands of probationary workers as tax season ramps up, according to The Associated Press. The announcement comes just days after the Trump administration instructed agencies to fire most probationary workers who have not secured civil service protection. The layoffs could potentially impact hundreds of thousands of people
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Officials from the United States and Russia will meet in Saudi Arabia in the coming days to push forward discussions on ending the war in Ukraine, according to multiple reports. National security adviser Mike Waltz, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff are all expected to travel to the Middle East
MUNICH (AP) — Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Saturday the time has come for the creation of an “armed forces of Europe” because the U.S. may no longer be counted on to support Europe. Meanwhile, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hit back at Americans for meddling in his country’s election after U.S. Vice President JD Vance scolded European
16th February 2025 – (New York) Eleanor Terrett, a well-known financial journalist, recently highlighted the ongoing debate surrounding XRP’s regulatory status. In a tweet yesterday, she pointed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) acknowledgement of XRP-related Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs), which has sparked speculation about whether XRP could be classified as a commodity.
According to a recent filing with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, Abu Dhabi’s sovereign wealth fund currently holds a significant amount in BlackRock’s spot Bitcoin ETF (exchange-traded fund). This purchase came in the final quarter of 2024 after asset management firm BlackRock secured the commercial license to operate in Abu Dhabi last November.
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CNN — UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is set to join an emergency summit in Paris on Monday, Britain’s PA news agency reported, as European leaders scramble to respond to the Trump administration’s push to work with Russia to end the war in Ukraine – potentially without them at the negotiating table. “The UK will
A 23-year-old man randomly stabbed six bystanders in the southern Austrian city of Villach on Saturday, police said. A 14-year-old boy was killed in the attack, and five other people were injured. The suspected attacker was arrested. He is a Syrian asylum seeker with a valid residence permit and no criminal record, police spokesman Rainer Dionisio told the