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Indonesia is racing to build a new capital, promising a greener, futuristic city. But many citizens aren't convinced it will live up to the vision.

The hit Netflix series brings in a new cast that includes Oscar Isaac and Carey Mulligan, and even more beef.

A website with anonymous employee letters accuses the Trump administration of undermining work on housing discrimination. HUD says it's restoring "sanity" to fair housing enforcement.

Airlines are facing higher costs, and one airport group in Europe has warned of the risk of a "systemic jet fuel shortage" if traffic through the Strait of Hormuz doesn't normalize by the end of this month.

The White House says it wants to choke off Iran's oil export revenue. But experts say that blockades are often unpredictable and difficult to enforce.

None of the 13 focus group participants — who all voted for President Trump in 2024 — said they would describe the military action in Iran as going well so far.

Hungarian American experts say Viktor Orbán's defeat in Hungary is a win for democracy, a warning for Trump and a lesson for Democrats and Republicans.

Russia hammered civilian areas of Ukraine with hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles in an attack that stretched for hours killing at least 16 people.

The French government is pressing the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to release the 86-year-old French widow of a military veteran from immigration custody in Louisiana after she was detained earlier this month.

The reforms signed by Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele would apply to people convicted of committing or being an accomplice to crimes including homicide, femicide, rape and gang membership.