Deadly Raid on Mexico’s Most Wanted Cartel Boss Kills at Least 25 Soldiers
MEXICO CITY – Mexico’s Security Minister Omar Garcia Harfuch said that 25 members of the National Guard died in attacks in Jalisco state following the capture of Jalisco New Generation cartel boss Nemesio Oseguera, alias “El Mencho,” on Sunday. One…
Judge Halts Release of Trump Documents Case Report in Permanent Ruling
WASHINGTON – A U.S. judge on Monday permanently barred the Justice Department from releasing a prosecutor’s report on the criminal case accusing President Donald Trump of unlawfully retaining classified documents following his first term in office. U.S. District Judge Aileen…
Trump Blasts Starmer’s ‘Big Mistake’ on Diego Garcia Military Base Deal
WASHINGTON/LONDON, Feb 18 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that British Prime Minister Keir Starmer was making a big mistake by entering into a lease on the Indian Ocean Chagos archipelago that hosts the U.S.-UK Diego Garcia…
Pope Leo laments a world ‘in flames’ at Ash Wednesday service
VATICAN CITY – Pope Leo lamented a world “in flames” due to wars and the destruction of the environment during an Ash Wednesday Mass, opening the season of Lent for the world’s Christians. Before sprinkling ashes on the heads of…
Armed Man Arrested After Charging Toward US Capitol With Loaded Shotgun
An 18-year-old man ran toward the U.S. Capitol with a loaded shotgun on Tuesday before police arrested him without incident, said U.S. Capitol Police Chief Michael Sullivan. The motive of the man, who police said was wearing a tactical vest…
More Than 20 Nations Set to Attend Trump’s Board of Peace Summit, White House Confirms
WASHINGTON – U.S. President Donald Trump will host a Board of Peace meeting on Thursday in Washington, where he will announce that member states have pledged more than $5 billion for reconstruction and humanitarian efforts in Gaza, the White House…
Germany Turns to China for Strategic Partnerships Amid Rising US Tariffs
BERLIN – German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Wednesday he would seek “strategic partnerships” with China during a trip next week, as he looks to discuss future cooperation between Europe and the world’s second-biggest economy while the United States leans…
Carney Boosted Toward Majority Government by Legislator’s Defection to Liberals
OTTAWA – Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Wednesday edged closer to a parliamentary majority that could help him counter U.S. tariffs when an opposition legislator defected to the ruling Liberals. The Liberals, governing with a minority after an election…
The Powerful Connections of Jeffrey Epstein: Politics, Business, and Influence
The U.S. Justice Department’s release of millions of internal documents related to Jeffrey Epstein has revealed the late financier and sex offender’s ties to many prominent people in politics, finance, academia and business – both before and after he pleaded…
Palestinians Condemn ‘De-Facto Annexation’ After Israel Approves West Bank Land Registration
JERUSALEM – Israel’s cabinet on Sunday approved further measures to tighten Israel’s control over the occupied West Bank and make it easier for settlers to buy land, a move Palestinians called a “de-facto annexation”. The West Bank is among the…
Zelenskiy Says US Puts More Pressure on Ukraine Than Russia
KYIV – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy voiced hope on Saturday that U.S.-brokered peace talks in Geneva next week would be substantive, but he said Ukraine was being asked “too often” to make concessions. He also accused Moscow of seeking to…
Rubio casts US, the ‘child of Europe’, as critical friend to allies
MUNICH – Secretary of State Marco Rubio cast the United States as the “child of Europe” in a message of unity on Saturday, offering some reassurance as well as levelling more criticism at allies after a year of turmoil in…
Prominent Norwegians’ Epstein links will be investigated, PM says
OSLO – Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere said on Friday it was crucial the relationships between prominent Norwegians and the late U.S. sex offender Jeffrey Epstein be investigated to the full. Like his British counterpart Keir Starmer, Stoere is trying…
Indian Man Pleads Guilty in New York Over Alleged Plot Against Sikh Separatist
NEW YORK – An Indian man charged with orchestrating an unsuccessful Indian government-backed plot to kill a Sikh separatist in New York City pleaded guilty on Friday to three criminal charges, a spokesperson for the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Manhattan…
Trump tells troops ‘fear’ is powerful motivator in difficult Iran talks
FORT BRAGG, North Carolina – President Donald Trump told U.S. troops on Friday that Iran has been “difficult” in nuclear negotiations and suggested that instilling fear in Tehran may be necessary to resolve the standoff peacefully. “They’ve been difficult to…
Doctors Sound Alarm as ‘Medical Freedom’ Fuels 30-Year High US Measles Outbreak
SPARTANBURG, South Carolina – About a dozen times each day, medical staff at Parkside Pediatrics in Spartanburg, South Carolina, head to the clinic’s parking lot, reaching inside cars and minivans to check children and their parents for fever, rash and…
Carney Joins Leaders in Mourning Victims at Canada Mass Shooting Site
OTTAWA – Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and opposition leaders will attend a vigil in the remote town of Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, on Friday to pay respects to the victims of one of the country’s worst mass shootings. Carney,…
Israel’s Netanyahu says Trump may be creating conditions for Iran deal
JERUSALEM – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday said he hoped that U.S. President Donald Trump was creating the conditions to reach a deal with Iran that would avoid military action. Netanyahu, who met Trump for talks in Washington…
US and Russia Say Six More Children Reunited With Russian, Ukrainian Families
WASHINGTON/MOSCOW – Six more Russian and Ukrainian children are being reunited with their families, Washington and Moscow said on Thursday, crediting efforts by U.S. first lady Melania Trump. One child would return to Russia and five children would be reunited…
US Senate Blocks Homeland Security Funding, Raising Likelihood of Government Shutdown
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate on Thursday blocked legislation that would fund the Department of Homeland Security past a Friday deadline, as Democrats pressed to rein in the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown. The 52-47 vote, short of the 60 votes…