Tens of thousands ordered to evacuate in Nevada as fire threatens Reno
Tens of thousands of people have been evacuated this weekend from the area of Reno, Nevada, and many others were under orders to leave on Sunday as a wildfire reached ...
Trump’s Kim gambit deepens doubts over US reliability at a key moment for Asia
Donald Trump’s olive branch to North Korea’s Kim Jong Un at the expense of a long-standing ally comes at a pivotal moment for U.S. security ties in ...
Father of sailor aboard USS Abraham Lincoln taken into US immigration detention
The immigrant father of a U.S. sailor on board the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier, which was deployed in the Middle East during the Iran war, was taken into ...
Mediator Pakistan to hold talks in Iran on US ‘economic D-Day’
Pakistan’s army chief was visiting Tehran on a mediating mission on Monday as the United States prepared to roll out “the greatest financial offensive ever” targeting Iran’s trade ...
Trump caps summer of US 250th birthday with auto race through Washington
President Donald Trump will cap celebrations of the U.S. 250th anniversary with a first-of-its-kind auto race through the streets of Washington, closing a summer of sports and spectacle as ...
Canada to retaliate for US tariffs, worsening ties after talks fail
Canada will impose tariffs on some U.S. goods in retaliation for 50% levies ordered by President Donald Trump on Canadian products, Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Saturday, after trade ...
US, Canada fail to reach trade deal as 50% tariffs take effect
The United States and Canada failed to reach a trade deal late on Friday, and the U.S. said it would impose 50% tariffs on some imports from Canada, an escalation ...
Iran vows ‘devastating’ response as US threatens toughest ever economic hit
Iran said on Friday that its response to any new U.S. threats would be “devastating” after Washington pledged to impose the toughest financial penalties in history with the aim ...
Trump the builder carves his legacy in stone as pressures mount
With Iran diplomacy stalled, financial markets uneasy and his approval rating at another low point, President Donald Trump reverted to familiar territory on Wednesday, leading reporters on a tour of ...
Defence strategy in Tupac murder case: don’t believe my client
The ex-gang leader accused of orchestrating the drive-by killing of Tupac Shakur made public admissions that led to his arrest, but his lawyer had an unusual message for jurors this ...
Trump says he plans to meet with North Korea’s Kim this year
US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he plans to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un later this year, and said the Asian nation held 57 “very powerful” nuclear ...
Harvard agrees to pay $53 million over morgue body-parts scandal
Harvard University has agreed to pay $53 million to resolve lawsuits by families alleging it mishandled the bodies of loved ones donated to its medical school and whose parts were then ...
White House defends Trump’s ability to vote by mail
The White House on Tuesday defended U.S. President Donald Trump’s ability to vote by mail, after reports the president cast his ballot by mail in Florida’s Republican ...
Tupac shooting trial begins with opening statements
A former street gang leader accused of masterminding the 1996 drive-by shooting death of hip-hop star Tupac Shakur in Las Vegas faces opening statements on Monday in a murder trial tied ...
Luigi Mangione pleads guilty in federal case, admits killing insurance CEO
Luigi Mangione pleaded guilty in federal court on Friday to fatally shooting UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, admitting that he stalked the executive with the intention of killing him.
Mangione, 28, told ...
US wants Netanyahu to condemn settler siege in Palestinian village
The United States wants Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to publicly condemn a siege imposed by Jewish settlers in a Palestinian village, U.S. and Israeli officials said on Friday, ...
US says it can keep naval blockade on Iran ‘indefinitely,’ vows more economic pressure
The United States said that it could maintain a naval blockade of Iran indefinitely and would ratchet up economic pressure on Tehran as ceasefire talks have floundered, global oil supply ...
Iran’s state media mock Trump over airplane switch
Iran’s state media has mocked U.S. President Donald Trump after new details emerged about his secret aircraft switch during a visit to Turkey, saying it showed just how ...
Cuba marks centenary of Fidel Castro’s birth amid deepening economic crisis
Cuba on Thursday marked the 100th anniversary of the birth of revolutionary leader Fidel Castro amid one of the most severe economic and political crises in its history, exacerbated by ...
Search for Colombia’s quake survivors enters critical period
Colombia’s President Abelardo De La Espriella on Wednesday vowed to set up an emergency fund to help rebuild hospitals, schools, homes and infrastructure destroyed by Monday’s earthquake, which ...
Colombia quake death toll tops 250 as rescuers race to find survivors
Rescue crews dug through mountains of rubble in western Colombia, shouting for quiet so they could listen for survivors still trapped under the buildings that collapsed in a powerful earthquake ...
Russia frees ailing ex-US Marine Robert Gilman from detention
Moscow on Tuesday freed a former U.S. Marine jailed in Russia since 2022 after Russian President Vladimir Putin approved a pardon for the ailing American based on humanitarian reasons, U....
Colombia earthquake death toll surges to 224 as search for survivors continues
The death toll from a devastating earthquake that flattened dozens of buildings in western Colombia jumped to 224, local authorities said on Tuesday as emergency workers dug through the wreckage for ...
Trump boarded secret Turkey flight via catering truck due to Iran assassination threat
U.S. President Donald Trump took a secret military flight from Turkey last month in an operation that involved him being moved between aircraft in a catering truck, an extraordinary ...