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Uganda’s Museveni seeks reelection for ninth term

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Uganda’s Museveni seeks reelection for ninth term
Past elections have ended with Museveni taking more than 90% of the vote and ballots sometimes outnumber registered voters.
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January 15, 2026 at 8:03 PM
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Defense stocks surge on rising calls for militarization

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Defense stocks surge on rising calls for militarization
Donald Trump’s calls for a more than 50% increase to his country’s military budget have lifted the valuations of domestic arms firms.
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January 15, 2026 at 7:32 PM
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Major bond investor shuns US over Trump’s unpredictability

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Major bond investor shuns US over Trump’s unpredictability
PIMCO’s chief investment officer told the Financial Times that his bond fund needed “a multiyear period of some diversification away from US assets.”
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January 15, 2026 at 7:03 PM
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Japan PM to call snap elections to shore up popularity

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Japan PM to call snap elections to shore up popularity
Her party lacks a majority in either house of Parliament and is flagging in the polls, but she has a 76% approval rating.
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January 15, 2026 at 6:34 PM
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China's rural dwellers struggle to afford heating

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China’s rural dwellers struggle to afford heating
China’s efforts to clean up its cities’ air have worked, but driven energy costs up.
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January 15, 2026 at 6:03 PM
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Astronauts splash down due to medical issue

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Astronauts splash down due to medical issue
The crew members splashed down in the Pacific on Thursday.
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January 15, 2026 at 5:35 PM
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Energy dominance goes to Davos

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View: Energy dominance goes to Davos
Donald Trump’s energy dominance agenda is already tilting the balance of power in the market.
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January 15, 2026 at 5:06 PM
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Musk’s Starlink increasingly vital to protests

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Musk’s Starlink increasingly vital to protests
The satellite broadband network has allowed citizens to bypass government-imposed internet blackouts.
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January 15, 2026 at 4:36 PM
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Trump says ‘killing’ in Iran has stopped

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Trump says ‘killing’ in Iran has stopped
The US president warned, however, that Washington was still weighing military action against the country.
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January 15, 2026 at 4:04 PM
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Trump sends mixed signals as administration weighs Iran strikes

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Trump sends mixed signals as administration weighs Iran strikes
After days of heightened rhetoric, the US president suddenly softened his tone on Wednesday.
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January 15, 2026 at 3:31 PM
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Planning for America’s 250th birthday draws watchdog scrutiny

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Exclusive: Planning for America’s 250th birthday draws watchdog scrutiny
A watchdog group wants to know more about the dueling groups planning the semiquincentennial.
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January 15, 2026 at 3:04 PM
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Senate committee delays vote on crypto bill amid pushback

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Senate committee delays vote on crypto bill amid pushback
Senate Banking Committee Chair Tim Scott, R-S.C., made the decision to hold off.
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January 15, 2026 at 2:33 PM
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Firms see greater threat from AI than Trump attacks, report finds

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Exclusive: Firms see greater threat from AI than Trump attacks, report finds
Businesses are more worried about AI-related problems like deepfakes than they are about the president singling them out.
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January 15, 2026 at 2:06 PM
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How Rubio blunted Senate momentum on Venezuela

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How Rubio blunted Senate momentum on Venezuela
The secretary of state and Senate GOP leaders lobbied two Republican senators to defect from signing on to a war powers resolution.
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January 15, 2026 at 1:34 PM
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US authorities search Washington Post reporter’s home

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US authorities search Washington Post reporter’s home
The federal probe focuses on a government contractor accused of illegally retaining classified documents.
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January 15, 2026 at 1:02 PM
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How a Democratic senator will use his rare White House invitation

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How a Democratic senator will use his rare White House invitation
Democratic Sen. Peter Welch is headed to the signing of a bipartisan milk bill, but he plans to focus on health care.
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January 14, 2026 at 10:03 PM
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US gets first $500 million Venezuelan oil deal, holding some proceeds in Qatar

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Exclusive: US gets first $500 million Venezuelan oil deal, holding some proceeds in Qatar
The details shared with Semafor mark an initial milestone in the administration’s plan following the ouster of Nicolás Maduro.
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January 14, 2026 at 9:35 PM
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Saudi’s sovereign wealth fund preps for a wave of IPOs

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Exclusive: Saudi’s sovereign wealth fund preps for a wave of IPOs
The $1 trillion Public Investment Fund’s equity offerings this year could help revive the stock market.
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January 14, 2026 at 9:02 PM
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DR Congo to send US first copper shipments

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DR Congo to send US first copper shipments
The deal comes after the two countries signed a strategic partnership last month.
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January 14, 2026 at 8:34 PM
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‘Not good for business,’ Masdar CEO says on Trump’s renewables rollback

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Exclusive: ‘Not good for business,’ Masdar CEO says on Trump’s renewables rollback
With billions to invest, the Abu Dhabi renewable energy giant is eyeing struggling assets in the US and doubling down in Africa and Europe.
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January 14, 2026 at 8:03 PM
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Cancer survival rates in the US hit new highs

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Cancer survival rates in the US hit new highs
Five-year cancer survival rates in the US topped 70% for the first time, the American Cancer Society’s annual report found.
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January 14, 2026 at 7:32 PM
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Saks Global files for bankruptcy amid luxury downturn

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Saks Global files for bankruptcy amid luxury downturn
The company owns the iconic US luxury outlet Saks Fifth Avenue, which has been struggling to compete with ecommerce rivals.
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January 14, 2026 at 7:03 PM
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Boeing orders outpace Airbus’ for first time in a decade

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Boeing orders outpace Airbus’ for first time in a decade
Airlines worldwide have sought to placate Washington by buying American.
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January 14, 2026 at 6:34 PM
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Uganda blocks internet access ahead of general election

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Uganda blocks internet access ahead of general election
Critics say the move is intended to weaken potential protests if the election results are contested.
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January 14, 2026 at 6:04 PM
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Iranians sidestep internet blackout with SpaceX’s Starlink

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Iranians sidestep internet blackout with SpaceX’s Starlink
The country’s walled-off web is supposed to prevent citizens seeing non-approved content.
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January 14, 2026 at 5:35 PM