Bill Clinton to lawmakers investigating Epstein: ‘I saw nothing’
Bill Clinton told lawmakers on Friday that he “saw nothing that gave me pause” when he spent time with Jeffrey Epstein, as the former president gave closed-door testimony about his relationship with the late sex offender. Clinton’s closed-door appearance before…
30 New Charges Filed in Minnesota Church Protest Case as US Intensifies Anti-ICE Investigation
The U.S. Justice Department on Friday charged 30 more people accused of disrupting a Minnesota church service last month in protest of the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement operation. The indictment vastly increases the scope of a criminal case that also…
US Targets Oil Tanker Loaded With Venezuelan Crude in Ownership Bid
WASHINGTON – The U.S. is seeking to take ownership of Motor Tanker Skipper, an oil tanker it seized in December, and 1.8 million barrels of crude oil cargo supplied by Venezuelan state-run company PDVSA, the Justice Department said on Friday….
Rubio Heads to Israel Amid Escalating Iran Crisis
WASHINGTON- U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel to Israel next week, where he will discuss Iran, the State Department said in a statement on Friday, as the U.S. has assembled a large military force in the region amid…
Taliban Offer Talks After Pakistan Bombing Raids Hit Kabul and Kandahar
KABUL/ISLAMABAD – Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers said on Friday they were willing to negotiate after Pakistan bombed its forces in major cities and dozens of troops were killed in the most serious clashes between the allies-turned-foes. The strikes by Pakistan were the…
Safety Concern Prompts Kia America Recall of 85,000 Vehicles in US
Kia America is recalling 85,448 vehicles in the U.S. over failure of a seat back frame failing to properly restrain an occupant during a crash, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Friday.
Death of Near-Blind Refugee in Buffalo Sparks Questions Over Border Patrol Release
A nearly blind refugee from Myanmar, missing since his release from a Buffalo jail into the custody of U.S. Border Patrol, has been found dead on a downtown street, city authorities said on Wednesday. Police officers in the upstate New…
Philippines Joins US and Japan for Joint Naval Drills in South China Sea
MANILA – The navies of the Philippines, the U.S., and Japan trained alongside each other in the South China Sea this week to ramp up cooperation among the military allies, the Philippines’ armed forces said on Friday. Since 2023, the…
Trump Iran Missile Allegation Lacks Intelligence Backing, Officials Say
WASHINGTON – U.S. President Donald Trump’s claim that Iran will soon have a missile that can hit the United States is not backed by U.S. intelligence reports and appears to be exaggerated, according to three sources familiar with intelligence reports,…
Ukraine Plans Joint Defense Projects With Allies to Improve Missile Protection
KYIV – Ukraine is considering forming consortia with its allies to build air defences capable of downing ballistic missiles and overcome a critical deficit of munitions for U.S.-made Patriot systems, its defence minister said. Patriot systems have been an important…
Nintendo Eyes $1.9 Billion Share Sale by Kyoto Bank and Other Investors
TOKYO – Nintendo plans an unwinding of strategic shareholdings that would see companies including MUFG Bank and the Bank of Kyoto selling shares of the “Super Mario” maker, according to three sources familiar with the situation. The sale is expected…
US Envoy Barrack Meets Iraq’s Maliki for Political Talks
U.S. envoy Tom Barrack met former Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, the Shi’ite alliance’s candidate for premier, on Friday, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. Maliki has been nominated by a powerful Shi’ite bloc to return to the…
Global Smartphone Market Set for Record Decline in 2026 Amid Soaring Memory Prices
The global smartphone market is poised to suffer its biggest decline ever in 2026, sinking to a more than decade low in shipments, as surging memory chip prices drive up device costs, the International Data Corporation said on Thursday. Smartphone…
US and Ukraine Discuss Post-War Reconstruction Amid Ongoing Fighting
GENEVA/KYIV – Ukrainian and U.S. officials met in Geneva on Thursday for talks on post-war reconstruction despite a deadlock in negotiations with Russia, and officials in Kyiv hoped to finalise key details of a settlement at a trilateral meeting early…
Hillary Clinton to testify in congressional Epstein probe
WASHINGTON – Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is due to testify behind closed doors on Thursday to a congressional committee investigating the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, though it is not clear how much new information will come…
US Charges Former F-35 Pilot for Training Chinese Air Force
WASHINGTON- The U.S. has arrested and charged a former U.S. Air Force fighter jet pilot with allegedly training China’s military, highlighting Beijing’s persistent efforts to modernize its armed forces by siphoning off U.S. secrets. Gerald Eddie Brown, Jr., a former…
Kansas Invalidates Driver’s Licenses and Birth Certificates of Over 1,000 Transgender Residents
NEW YORK – The Kansas state government has invalidated the driver’s licenses and birth certificates of transgender residents who changed the gender on those documents, in accordance with a law that took effect on Thursday. The move affects more than…
US Plans to Admit 4,500 White South Africans Monthly as Refugees
WASHINGTON/JOHANNESBURG – The U.S. aims to process 4,500 refugee applications from white South Africans per month, far above President Donald Trump’s stated refugee program cap, and is installing trailers on embassy property in Pretoria to support the effort, a U.S….
Trump Brothers’ American Bitcoin Posts Quarterly Loss Amid Crypto Market Drop
American Bitcoin, backed by two of U.S. President Donald Trump’s sons, swung to a fourth-quarter loss on Thursday amid a weakness in the digital assets space. Concerns over stretched valuations in artificial-intelligence stocks and uncertainty around the timing and scale…
Nearly 1 Million UK Young People Are Not in Work or Education
LONDON – Nearly 1 million Britons aged 16-24 were not in employment, education or training at the end of last year, the second-highest level in more than a decade, according to official data released on Thursday. The rate of young…