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Protesters are blanketed in smoke along Alondra Boulevard during a standoff with law enforcement following multiple detentions by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), in the Los Angeles County city of Compton, California, U.S., June 7, 2025.
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On Saturday, US President Donald Trumpdeployed 2,000 National Guard troops to Los Angeles to quell protests against ICE immigration raids.
View of what state media KCNA reported was a test-firing of the weapons system of the new "Choe Hyon-class" warship, in this picture released on April 30, 2025, by the Korean Central News Agency.
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Welcome to the new global arms race: faster, smarter, more dangerous and more expensive than ever. In 2024, world military spending surged toa record $2.7 trillion, the steepest annual increase since the Cold War's end, driven largely by European, Asian and Middle Eastern nations.
Inter Miami Forward Lionel Messi controls the ball during the first half of an MLS match against the Philadelphia Union at Subaru Park in Chester, Pennsylvania, on May 24, 2025.
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The FIFA Club World Cup kicks off on Saturday, with the United States acting as hosts for a competition of the top teams on the globe.
Tensions are rising on the Taiwan Strait. Could Beijing and Taipei be heading toward war? Bonny Lin, director of the China Power Project at CSIS joins Ian Bremmer on the GZERO World Podcast.
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China’s military activity around Taiwan is raising alarms about a possible invasion, but Beijing has plenty of options for seizing the island without firing a shot. On Ian Explains, Ian Bremmer breaks down China's strategy for reunification.
Trump and Musk's public feud, Russian pounds Ukraine with airstrikes, and elections in Bangladesh next spring.
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A dramatic rift has erupted between Elon Musk and Donald Trump, once close allies in Trump’s second-term orbit.
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