Democrats demand FAA probe into secret ICE deportation flights
Forty House Democrats sent a letter to the Federal Aviation Administration expressing grave concerns about a secretive deportation program run by the Trump administration, alleging mistreatment of immigrants and calling ...
Trump announces China trip with 17 CEOs, first US presidential visit since 2017
Former President Donald Trump said he hopes to achieve a lot during an upcoming visit to China, with seventeen technology and finance CEOs joining him. The trip would mark the first US presidential-level visit to Beijing...
Preservation group sues to stop Trump’s redesign of Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool
The Cultural Landscape Foundation filed a lawsuit seeking to block alterations to the Lincoln Memorial’s reflecting pool, arguing the renovation replaces its historic gray stone surface. The legal challenge adds to a ser...
Labour turmoil deepens: aides resign, MPs demand Starmer set exit timetable
Four ministerial aides quit while more than 60 Labour MPs have called for Prime Minister Keir Starmer to set a timetable for his resignation, intensifying internal party pressure. The Guardian notes Starmer’s day was des...
New wave of armed attacks threatens peace truce in DR Congo's northeast
Al Jazeera reports that lesser‑known armed groups have launched a series of attacks in the northeast of the Democratic Republic of Congo, raising concerns that recent truce efforts could unravel. The violence adds pressu...
Trump says Iran ceasefire on ‘life support’ as he rejects peace proposal, hints at naval escorts
President Donald Trump called the ceasefire with Iran "on life support" after condemning Tehran’s response to a U.S. peace proposal as "stupid". Reuters‑style reports note that Trump is considering restarting U.S. naval ...
Two Israeli soldiers sentenced to military prison for desecrating Virgin Mary statue in Lebanon
An Israeli military court sentenced two soldiers to several weeks in prison after one placed a cigarette in the mouth of a Virgin Mary statue in southern Lebanon and the other photographed the act, sparking regional outr...
NPR examines whether Chinese AI can reduce inequality and warns of financial risks for the elderly
A feature story explores the potential of Chinese artificial‑intelligence technologies to address socioeconomic gaps, while also discussing how dementia can threaten individuals’ bank accounts. The program interviews exp...
Trump pledges to pause federal gas tax as Iran war pushes US fuel prices to four-year high
Donald Trump vowed to halt the federal gasoline tax, blaming the ongoing war with Iran for pushing national gas prices above a dollar per gallon increase and reaching a four‑year peak. He said the pause would help curb r...
Bolivia’s former president Evo Morales held in contempt for skipping trafficking trial
A Bolivian judge found former President Evo Morales in contempt after he failed to appear at a court hearing in a case accusing him of trafficking a minor. Morales, who led the country from 2006 to 2019, faces additional...
Drug gang bombings force hundreds of Indigenous families to flee in Mexico's Guerrero
Rights groups say intense attacks by a local criminal organization, including drone bombings, have displaced up to 1,000 households in Guerrero state. Indigenous communities are being forced to abandon their homes in the...
Poland expects US to extradite former justice minister Zbigniew Ziobro after he fled to Hungary
Polish officials say they anticipate Washington will hand over ex‑minister Zbigniew Ziobro, who is wanted on criminal charges in Poland, following reports that he escaped to the United States via Hungary, where former PM...
Reform UK councillor resigns after extremist social‑media posts surface
Stuart Prior, a newly elected Reform UK councillor for Essex county, resigned days after his election after social‑media posts surfaced in which he appeared to celebrate the rape of a Sikh woman, declare white people the...
Senate Democrats oppose GOP $1 bn plan to fund Trump’s ballroom
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced that Senate Democrats will fight a Republican‑backed billion‑dollar funding proposal intended to finance a ballroom associated with former President Donald Trump. Schumer cr...
Europe’s top cat show gathers over 150 felines in Sofia, Bulgaria
The International Cat Show Expo opened in Sofia, bringing together cat enthusiasts from across Europe to compete for the title of the continent’s most beautiful cat. More than 150 cats were judged by an international pan...
Six immigrants found dead in Texas rail car; heatstroke suspected
Medical examiners in South Texas say heatstroke may have caused the deaths of six people, believed to be migrants, discovered inside a Union Pacific freight car at a Laredo depot near the Mexico border. Workers uncovered...
Dry April leaves central and southern England facing drought risk
April recorded one of the driest months on record, with rainfall 23 % below average, leading to low river levels across central and southern England and eastern Scotland. The Met Office warns that the unusually dry condi...
Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan admits Karabakh was never Armenian territory
In a surprise statement, Armenia’s prime minister said that the Nagorno‑Karabakh region was not historically part of Armenia and called the nationalist movement for the area “a fatal mistake.” The admission comes as Yere...
UK sanctions 85 individuals and entities for spreading pro‑Kremlin narratives
The United Kingdom imposed sanctions on 85 Russian‑linked people and organisations accused of promoting pro‑Kremlin disinformation abroad and facilitating the forced deportation and militarisation of Ukrainian children. ...
Dozens of Nigerian fishermen feared dead after Chad air strikes on Boko Haram
A fishermen’s leader told the BBC that around 40 people are feared dead after Chad conducted air strikes targeting Boko Haram, with some fishermen possibly drowning while trying to flee. The strikes were part of a cross‑...