Family under longest immigration detention of Trump’s term released
US judge orders release of a woman and her five children who were family of the 2025 Colorado fire attack suspect
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Newest first · UTC+11:00US legal adviser says Iran war justified by Tehran's 'aggression' over decades
The US State Department's top lawyer has argued that US President Donald Trump's war with Iran was launched in self-defense and to defend US ally Israel, arguing the bombing campaign was not the start of a new war but the continuation of an ongoing conflict.
· REUTERS
Appeals Court Says Trump’s Ban on Asylum Claims at Border Is Illegal
The ruling could require the Trump administration to begin processing new applications from asylum seekers at the southern border.
· Mattathias Schwartz
Macron bands Trump with Putin, Xi as 'dead against' Europe
ATHENS, Greece — French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday banded US President Donald Trump together with Russia's Vladmir Putin and China's Xi Jinping as world leaders who are "dead against" Europe.
· Agence France-Presse
Meet Fred, the Sydney Harbour Bridge-loving, Trump-hating 100-year-old veteran
World War II veteran Fred Whitaker, 100, is drinking a Guinness out of a relative’s pewter mug when I ask if he considers himself wise. He puts down the beer. “Wise? No. Stroppy.”
· Anthony Segaert
Court blocks Trump’s executive order suspending asylum access
Appellate panel finds president can’t circumvent laws that allow people to apply for asylum at the US-Mexico border
· Associated Press
US sanctions China-based oil refinery and 40 shippers over Iran oil
Hengli Petrochemical’s facility in Dalian can process 400,000 barrels per day, making it one of the biggest independent refineries in China
· Associated Press
Trump-era asylum ban deemed illegal by appeals court
WASHINGTON — An appeals court on Friday blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order suspending asylum access, a key pillar of the Republican president’s plan to crack down on migration at the southern border of the US.
· Associated Press
Qatar emir and Trump discuss Iran truce and maritime security
Qatar’s emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and US President Donald Trump have discussed the Iran ceasefire and rising concerns over maritime security and global supply chains.
· Middleeasteye
US justice department to allow firing squads as federal death penalty method
Trump’s DoJ says it is taking steps to ‘strengthen the federal death penalty’ in opposition to Biden-era policies
· Anna Betts
Regeneron weighs overseas price for Otarmeni, gene therapy for rare type of hearing loss
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals will make its newly approved gene therapy for a rare, genetic form of hearing loss available for free in the U.S. The company hasn't yet decided how much it will charge in other countries, Regeneron CEO Leonard Schleifer told CNBC on Friday."We haven't set a price yet, but they should pay t…
· Angelica Peebles
Reality check: Israeli ambitions confront US dictates in Iran and Lebanon
Israel finds itself engaged in two semi-frozen conflicts in Lebanon and Iran. But the outcome of these battles will likely be determined not by Israel’s own political leaders, but by the United States and President Donald Trump, Israeli analysts have told Al Jazeera.
· Simon Speakman Cordall
(LEAD) Key U.S. negotiators to depart for Pakistan Saturday for talks with Iran: White House
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· Song Sang-ho
Trump Justice Department adds firing squads for federal executions
Electrocution and gas are also being added as methods, after the US president called for an expansion of the use of the death penalty
· Agence France-Presse
Trump Justice Department adds firing squads for federal executions
Electrocution and gas are also being added as methods, after the US president called for an expansion of the use of the death penalty
· Agence France-Presse
Witkoff and Kushner heading to Pakistan for talks with Iran, White House says
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Race To Refill U.S. Weapons Stockpiles Will Supercharge War Economy
The U.S. military's 55-day war with Iran has alarmingly drawn down several categories of high-end air-delivered munitions, forcing the Department of War to draw from critical stockpiles in Asia and Europe. The drawdown of these weapons only suggests a possible readiness problem and helps explain why President Trump'…
· Tyler Durden
US sanctions China-based oil refinery and 40 shippers over Iranian oil
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent testifies on his agency’s proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2027 at a Senate Appropriation subcommittee, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, April 22, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
· Fatima Hussein
Justice Department to allow firing squads for executions in move to ramp up capital punishment
The U.S. Department of Justice logo is seen on a podium before a news conference at the Justice Department in Washington, on May 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)
· Alanna Durkin Richer
Buses crash head-on outside Pentagon, injuring 23 — including 10 Department of War staffers
Two buses crashed head-on outside the Pentagon early Friday, injuring at least 23 people, including 10 Department of War personnel, officials said.
· Patrick Reilly
US justice department drops criminal investigation against Jerome Powell
Move will remove obstacle for confirmation of Kevin Warsh, Trump’s pick to replace Powell as Federal Reserve chair
· Lauren Aratani
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· The National
Watch: GOP Rep. Declares SPLC "Absolutely" Culpable In Charlie Kirk Assassination
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· Tyler Durden
Trump Justice Dept adds firing squads for federal executions
WASHINGTON — The Trump Justice Department said Friday it is seeking to expand the use of the death penalty in federal capital cases and add the firing squad, electrocution and gas to lethal injection as methods of execution.
· Agence France-Presse
Key U.S. negotiators to depart for Pakistan Saturday for talks with Iran: White House
WASHINGTON, April 24 (Yonhap) -- Key U.S. negotiators will leave for Pakistan this weekend for peace talks with Iran, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Friday, as Washington has been doubling down on its naval blockade and other measures to pressure Tehran to make a deal to end hostilities.
· Song Sang-ho
Corte de apelaciones determina que veto de asilo de Trump en la frontera es ilegal
El presidente Donald Trump habla durante un evento sobre la asequibilidad de la atención médica, en el Despacho Oval de la Casa Blanca, el jueves 23 de abril de 2026, en Washington. (Foto AP/Mark Schiefelbein)
· The Associated Press
Trump administration to prioritise seeking death penalty, use firing squads
The administration of United States President Donald Trump has announced plans to expand the use of the federal death penalty, including through the deployment of firing squads.
· Al Jazeera Staff
Donald Trump's popularity slumps as Iran war pushes up prices | The National
Live updates: Follow the latest news on Iran war
· Jihan Abdalla
Clock ticks on Spirit Airlines as bondholders weigh Trump bailout. Here's what could happen next
Spirit Airlines' future is hanging in the balance over the next week as President Donald Trump said the government could bail out the airline and the struggling discount carrier's lenders are assessing a potential deal.
· Leslie Josephs
Head-on bus crash near Pentagon stop injures 23
The Pentagon is seen from Air Force One as it flies over Washington on March 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
US negotiators heading to Pakistan Saturday for Iran talks, White House confirms
US special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will travel to Pakistan this weekend for additional peace talks with Iran, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed Friday.
· Josh Christenson
Third US military aircraft carrier arrives in Middle East — sending strong message to Iran
A third US military aircraft carrier has entered Middle Eastern waters – marking the highest number of American warships in the region in over two decades as peace talks between Tehran and Washington hang in the balance.
· Georgia Worrell
29 leaders gathered in Cyprus. As usual, the summit was about one who didn’t.
NICOSIA, Cyprus — Not for the first time, the ghost haunting the EU summit was Donald Trump.
· Jacopo Barigazzi
Connecticut school system lets students hide trans status from parents, complaint claims: ‘Turns the statute on its head’
WASHINGTON — An upscale school district in Connecticut was hit with a federal complaint Friday alleging that educators are wrongly allowing students to keep their transgender status from their parents.
· Ryan King
Hegseth calls Iran war Trump’s ‘gift to the world’
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· Brad Reed, Jake Johnson
US to ‘shoot and kill’ Iranian mine-laying boats in Strait of Hormuz – Trump
US President Donald Trump has threatened lethal force against any Iranian boats suspected of laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz, claiming that Washington now has “total control” over the key waterway until Tehran agrees to a deal.
· RT
‘No clear strategy’: how Trump went from shock and awe to wait and see in Iran
Lack of a sustained plan to end the war has convinced US allies that the White House is running out of ideas
· Roth Andrew
It’s no surprise Trump has met his match in Pope Leo – the US president represents the polar opposite of Christianity | Jonathan Freedland
Name the deadliest of sins – cruelty, deceit, avarice – and Trump will both exhibit them and celebrate them
· Jonathanfreedland
Trump Administration Approves Firing Squad Executions for Death Penalty
The Justice Department also reauthorized the use of a death penalty drug, and will seek to shorten the length of some legal appeals.
· Devlin Barrett
The Guardian view on Germany, Japan and the end of the postwar order: as US alliances crumble, a new world emerges | Editorial
Developments in Berlin and Tokyo show how far the strategic environment has shifted in response to authoritarian threat and American unpredictability
· Editorial
La FDA planea una revisión ultrarrápida de 3 drogas psicodélicas tras orden de Trump
ARCHIVO – Un cultivador corta hongos productores de psilocibina para prepararlos para su distribución en Springfield, Oregon, el lunes 14 de agosto de 2023. (AP Foto/Craig Mitchelldyer, Archivo)
· Matthew Perrone
Appeals court rules that Trump's asylum ban at the border is illegal, agreeing with lower court
President Donald Trump speaks during an event on health care affordability in the Oval Office at the White House, Thursday, April 23, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
Zack Polanski calls for Trump to be 'kicked out' of his Scottish golf courses
The leader of the Green Party in England and Wales has called for Donald Trump to be "kicked out" out of his Scottish golf courses and for them to be "brought into community ownership".
· BBC News
Trump administration investigation of Fed chair Powell scrapped
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· Ashley Murray
Raiders take quarterback Mendoza with No. 1 NFL draft pick
WASHINGTON — The Las Vegas Raiders took quarterback Fernando Mendoza with the No. 1 pick in the L draft on Thursday (Friday in Manila), hoping the Heisman Trophy winner can help revive a franchise that has missed the playoffs for the past four seasons.
· Agence France-Presse
India slams Trump 'hellhole' anti-immigrant post
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· Agence France-Presse
‘The View’ Hosts Share Why They’re Skipping Trump’s White House Correspondents Dinner: “Like Having A Cannibal Host A Vegan Event”
The View hosts shared that they will not be attending the upcoming White House Correspondents Dinner, despite the fact that President Trump will be making his first appearance at the annual event for the first time since taking office.
· Radhamely De Leon
Trump sends Witkoff and son-in-law to Pakistan for Iran talks
US President Donald Trump is dispatching envoy Steve Witkoff and his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, to Pakistan for talks with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi this weekend, according to a report.
· Middleeasteye
Melania Trump announces addition of new White House beehive
First lady Melania Trump smiles during the 113th Annual First Lady’s Luncheon, Thursday, April 23, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
· Darlene Superville
How a White House photo obscured an elite women’s tennis team – video
The Guardian Australia picture editor, Carly Earl, explains why an official photo from the White House celebrating a champion women’s sports team has drawn backlash