US Strikes Iran's Qeshm Island Again as Trump Calls the Attack "Minor" and Talks Go On
President Donald Trump has confirmed that American forces carried out limited strikes on an Iranian air-defence installation on Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz on Friday evening, describing the operation as minor. Speaking to…
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Five Killed as Gunman Opens Fire in Krakow's Main Market Square
Five people were killed and more than a dozen wounded on Saturday when a gunman opened fire in the Main Market Square in Krakow, Poland, police said. The attack struck one of Europe's most celebrated historic squares on a busy Saturday…
US Measles Cases Pass 5,000 for the First Time in 35 Years
Measles cases in the United States have passed 5,000 in a single year for the first time since 1991, according to data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as the country faces a review next week of the…
A Bank Collapse Brings Down a President: Paraguay's Santiago Peña Impeached and Under House Arrest
Paraguay's Senate voted on Friday to remove President Santiago Peña from office and place him under house arrest, ending a presidency that collapsed in a matter of days under the weight of a banking scandal…
Hoax Bomb Threats Ground Europe's Skies for a Third Day: 18 More Flights Hit as Officials Warn of a Coordinated Campaign
A fresh wave of hoax bomb threats disrupted at least 18 more flights across Europe on Friday, the third day in a week of alerts that have forced emergency landings, fighter-jet escorts and airport evacuations…
After the Midterm Rout, Trump Doubles Down: Stephen Miller to Run the White House
President Donald Trump has replaced his chief of staff, Susie Wiles, with longtime adviser Stephen Miller, in the first major shake-up of his administration since Republicans lost control of both houses of…
Missiles Over Kyiv as Ukraine's Lights Go Out: A War of Attrition Before the Abu Dhabi Talks
Russian forces launched a missile attack on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv early on Saturday, hours after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned that every power plant in the country has now been damaged by Russian…
A Ceasefire in Name Only: UN Warns of Ethnic Cleansing as Gaza Death Toll Passes 1,580
The United Nations' human rights office has warned that Israeli forces in Gaza are continuing to displace Palestinians and that their actions "continue to raise concerns of ethnic cleansing", a year after a…
Bank of England Raises Rates to 4% for the First Time in Three Years as Inflation Heads for 5%
London — The Bank of England raised interest rates to 4% on Thursday, its first increase in more than three years, as policymakers warned that inflation is heading for 5% next year on the back of surging energy prices. The decision,…
The $3 Trillion Thursday: AI Stocks Plunge as Nasdaq Sinks 5.5% in Its Worst Day Since April
New York — The artificial intelligence trade suffered its worst day in 18 months on Thursday as the Nasdaq Composite plunged 5.52% to 24,315, wiping more than $2 trillion from the index and dragging global markets down with it. The…
America Turns Blue: Democrats Seize Both Houses of Congress in a Midterm Rout That Rewrites Trump's Final Two Years
The Democratic Party swept to control of both chambers of Congress in Tuesday's midterm elections, ending two years of unified Republican rule and forcing President Donald Trump into divided government for the final two years of…
From Stardom to a Cell: Russell Brand Convicted of Rape and Sexual Assault
Russell Brand, once one of Britain's most famous comedians and broadcasters, faces a lengthy prison sentence after a jury at London's Southwark Crown Court found him guilty of rape and three counts of sexual assault. The verdict,…
New Zealand Heads to the Polls in a Dead Heat, With a Tiny Centrist Party Holding the Keys to Power
New Zealanders vote on Saturday in a general election that the final polls say is too close to call, after a six-week campaign dominated by the cost of living and the state of the health service. The last poll of the campaign, publishe
The End of an Era: Cristiano Ronaldo Hands Back Portugal's No. 7 Shirt
Cristiano Ronaldo announced on Thursday that he is retiring from international football, closing a 23-year career with Portugal that made him the most capped men's player and the highest scorer in the history of international football.
California Clears Its Death Row: Newsom Commutes All 548 Sentences in Historic Clemency
California Governor Gavin Newsom announced on Thursday that he will commute the death sentences of all 548 people on the state's death row, the largest act of mass clemency in American history. In a three-page open letter addressed "to
A Rebuke in Both Chambers: Democrats Sweep Congress as Voters Turn on Trump
Democrats captured majorities in both the Senate and the House in Tuesday's midterm elections, Reuters reported, scoring sweeping victories that reached deep into Republican strongholds and delivering a scathing rebuke to President Donald Trump. The
After the Wave: Trump and Vance Split Over the War That Cost Them Congress
A day after Democrats swept both chambers of Congress in the midterm elections, the scale of the Republican defeat was still coming into focus — and the blame game inside the party had alrea…
Ten More Years: Hong Kong Jails Joshua Wong Until 2036
Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong was sentenced on Thursday to 10 years in prison on a charge of colluding with foreign forces, in his second conviction under the Beijing-imposed …
Kyiv's Darkest Night: Water Runs Dry as the Village Toll Climbs to 40
Russian attacks triggered power and water outages for hours across Kyiv and surrounding regions on Wednesday, while President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the death toll from Monday's bombing of…
