2026

Israel’s Supreme Court orders far-right minister to respond to petitions demanding his dismissal – Middle East Monitor

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Israel’s Supreme Court today ordered far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir to respond within six days to petitions demanding his dismissal. Israeli human rights groups accuse Ben-Gvir of interfering in operational police matters and have called for his dismissal. The extremist minister, however, argues that the police force falls under his authority as national security…

Trump floats idea to change home depreciation rules

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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during the 56th annual World Economic Forum (WEF), in Davos, Switzerland, January 21, 2026. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters President Donald Trump on Wednesday floated the idea of allowing depreciation — a yearly income tax deduction to recover certain property costs over a set period of time — for personal residences….

Tech stocks rebound after Trump rules out military force in Greenland

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Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on January 21, 2026 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images News | Getty Images Technology stocks bounced on Wednesday as President Donald Trump ruled out military force in Greenland, easing geopolitical fears that sparked a global sell…

Trump urges Congress to enact 10% credit card interest rate cap

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President Donald Trump on Wednesday urged U.S. lawmakers to pass legislation to limit credit card rates to 10%, following his social media post this month ordering banks to voluntarily lower their rates. “I’m asking Congress to cap credit card interest rates at 10% for one year, and this will help millions of Americans save for…

Curiosity Corner: Which place is the avocado capital of the world |

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In the colorful world of avocados, two contenders reign supreme as the ‘Avocado Capitals of the World.’ Michoacán, Mexico, stands tall as the epicenter of avocado farming, thanks to its lush climate and fertile lands that yield the best avocados globally. Avocados sit at the heart of many healthy plates. They add good fats, fiber,…

E.U. halts approval of U.S. trade deal after Trump’s Greenland tariff threat

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The European Union’s legislative body on Wednesday halted work on the formal approval and implementation of the trade deal it reached last summer with President Donald Trump. “Given the continued and escalating threats, including tariff threats, against Greenland and Denmark, and their European allies, we have been left with no alternative but to suspend work”…

Oldest cave painting could rewrite origins of human creativity

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Pallab GhoshScience Correspondent A stencilled outline of a hand found on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi is the world’s oldest known cave painting, researchers say. It shows a red outline of a hand whose fingers were reworked, researchers say, to create a claw-like motif which indicates an early leap in symbolic imagination. The painting has…

5 children among victims of Israel’s attacks on Gaza ‘safe zone’ – Middle East Monitor

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Five Palestinian children were killed yesterday in Israeli air strikes on tents sheltering displaced people in Al-Mawasi, west of Khan Yunis, a desolate coastal area in southern Gaza designated a “humanitarian safe zone” by the Israeli occupation military, Anadolu reported. A medical source told the news wire that ten others, most of them children, were…

Sacks blasts California wealth tax as asset seizure and confiscation

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President Donald Trump‘s artificial intelligence and crypto czar David Sacks on Wednesday criticized California’s proposed wealth tax on billionaires, calling it a “scary direction” for the U.S. “This is this is not a tax, this is an asset seizure,” the venture capitalist told CNBC’s “Squawk Box” from the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. “Never…

Pending home sales drop sharply in December

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An “Open House” sign outside a home in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, US, on Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026. Zak Bennett | Bloomberg | Getty Images Stagnant mortgage rates, falling housing supply and ongoing economic uncertainty weighed heavily on homebuyers in December. Pending home sales, a measure of signed contracts on existing homes, dropped 9.3% last…

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Israel’s Supreme Court orders far-right minister to respond to petitions demanding his dismissal – Middle East Monitor

Trump floats idea to change home depreciation rules

Tech stocks rebound after Trump rules out military force in Greenland

Trump urges Congress to enact 10% credit card interest rate cap

Curiosity Corner: Which place is the avocado capital of the world |

E.U. halts approval of U.S. trade deal after Trump’s Greenland tariff threat

Oldest cave painting could rewrite origins of human creativity

5 children among victims of Israel’s attacks on Gaza ‘safe zone’ – Middle East Monitor

Sacks blasts California wealth tax as asset seizure and confiscation

Pending home sales drop sharply in December