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Reclutas del Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas (ICE) practican el tiro con pistola en el campo de tiro de los Centros Federales de Capacitación para las Fuerzas Policiales (FLETC) en Brunswick, Georgia, el 21 de agosto de 2025. (AP Foto/Fran Ruchalski/Archivo)
Former CIA Director John Brennan arrives for a meeting at the Capitol in Washington, May 21, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
Iran’s parliament speaker, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, said all recent claims by US President Donald Trump were “false,” adding that “they did not win the war with these lies, and they will certainly not get anywhere in negotiations either.” Writing on X, Ghalibaf listed several of Trump’s statements from the past hou…
A teenager was taken to hospital after a masked group attacked a gathering with machetes in Melbourne last night.It's believed about 12 people were seated outside a business at Eaton Mall when a large group of unknown offenders wearing balaclavas approached at about 7.45pm.At least two of the masked group pulled out…
The Lebanon ceasefire appears to be legitimate and holding, and the biggest evidence of this is that Lebanese citizens themselves are pouring back into the war-ravaged south of the country, seeking to recover to their homes which are in some cases 'unlivable'.
(ATTN: RECASTS headline; UPDATES throughout)By Song Sang-ho
The model’s capabilities give it a potentially unprecedented ability to identify cybersecurity vulnerabilities – and to exploit them
The model’s capabilities give it a potentially unprecedented ability to identify cybersecurity vulnerabilities – and to exploit them
President Donald Trump supporters sit on a tailgate near the venue where the president is scheduled to speak later, Friday, April 17, 2026, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
La presidenta interina de Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, sonríe durante una reunión con una delegación encabezada por el secretario de Energía de Estados Unidos, Chris Wright, en el Palacio de Miraflores en Caracas, Venezuela, el 11 de febrero de 2026. (Foto AP/Ariana Cubillos, Archivo)
US President Donald Trump told reporters that ceasefire talks with Iran will continue "over the weekend" and said that "a lot of good things are happening that includes Lebanon too."
Backers of President Trump jammed an Arizona megachurch Friday as he was set to headline a Turning Point USA rally to bolster turnout amongst Republican voters ahead of the midterm elections.
Oil tankers are remaining cautious about sailing through the Strait of Hormuz after Iran declared Friday that the sea lane is open to commercial ships, video footage shows.
Rabbi Yehuda Kaploun, the US special envoy for monitoring and combating antisemitism, said this week that the United States will bar individuals from attending the World Cup who are accused of fostering antisemitism in their home countries.
Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei denied a Friday claim from US President Donald Trump that the US will work with Iran to recover its enriched uranium and bring it back to the United States.
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., appears before the House Education and Workforce Committee to defend his agency’s policies and goals at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Friday, April 17, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Court filings have indicated that lawyers for President Donald Trump are seeking a resolution with the Department of Justice over a $10bn lawsuit he filed against the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. invoked former President Joe Biden’s “delusional” behavior when asked on Friday if President Trump should be removed from office under the 25th Amendment.
Pittsburgh Penguins center Sidney Crosby (87) skates with the puck against Washington Capitals left wing Ilya Protas (62) during the third period of an NHL hockey game, Sunday, April 12, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
Trump's upbeat comments have raised hopes that two of the primary obstacles to an agreement between the US and Iran have now been removed. Source: AAP / Alex Brandon/AP
The US and Iran announced on Friday that the Strait of Hormuz, a waterway that shuttles a quarter of the global oil supply, is now back open to all vessels after Tehran wrested control of the strait following the US-Israeli attack on Iran.
The Spanish leader is hosting heads of state and government in a bid to counter the US president and revive the political left
The Spanish leader is hosting heads of state and government in a bid to counter the US president and revive the political left
Authored by Scott Yenor via American Greatness,
Cleveland Cavaliers’ Donovan Mitchell, who did not dress for the game, shoots during a timeout in the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Washington Wizards in Cleveland, Sunday, April 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
Jill Biden bid a whopping $35,000 for a cameo in Season 2 of “Heated Rivalry,” but was outbid by some more diehard fans of the show.
The US and Iran announced on Friday that the Strait of Hormuz, a waterway that shuttles a quarter of the global oil supply, is now back open to all vessels after Tehran wrested control of the strait following the US-Israeli attack on Iran.
The Issue: President Trump’s now-deleted Truth Social post depicting himself as a Jesus-like figure.
Keir Starmer says he is “absolutely furious” that he was not informed that Peter Mandelson failed his security vetting before being appointed UK envoy to Washington, as the United Kingdom prime minister faced renewed calls to resign over the affair.
Hello and welcome to our rolling coverage of the war in the Middle East on Saturday, April 18.
Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
El presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, habla con reporteros antes de viajar en el Marine One desde el Jardín Sur de la Casa Blanca, el jueves 16 de abril de 2026, en Washington. (AP Foto/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
Washington and Tehran will have to make compromises and the current deadline must be extended. But with the will there’s clearly a way.
WASHINGTON — The US Supreme Court unanimously ruled in favor of oil giant Chevron on Friday in a case that could impact environmental damage lawsuits.
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WASHINGTON — The Department of Justice announced Friday that its National Fraud Enforcement Division (NFED) thwarted fraud schemes targeting $340 million in taxpayer funds in its first week on the job — with more than $10 million paid back in restitution.
Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
US President Donald Trump has ordered an investigation into the mysterious deaths and disappearances of nearly a dozen American scientists with access to some of the nation’s most closely guarded nuclear and space secrets. The cases have fueled online speculation ranging from foreign espionage to a government cover-…
Iran's foreign ministry on Friday said the country's stockpile of enriched uranium would not be transferred "anywhere", denying an earlier claim by US President Donald Trump that the Islamic Republic had agreed to hand it over.
Authored by Matt Margolis via PJMedia,com,
President Donald Trump on Thursday said that “the war in Iran is going along swimmingly.”
Mother Nature across the Mid-Atlantic can only be described by the Katy Perry lyric, “You’re hot, then you’re cold,” as a meteorologist warns that a "tropospheric polar vortex" will sweep across the Lower 48 this weekend into early next week, abruptly ending the summer-like conditions in Washington, D.C.
The United States Congress has temporarily extended a controversial surveillance law which allows federal intelligence agencies to collect the data of foreigners, including their contacts with US citizens.
WASHINGTON — Lawyers for President Donald Trump are engaged in talks with the IRS to resolve a $10 billion lawsuit the president filed against his own tax collection agency over the leak of his tax information to news outlets between 2018 and 2020.
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and United States President Donald Trump have said that the Strait of Hormuz is open to commercial vessels.
No Irã, mais de 93 milhões de pessoas vivem sob a sombra de uma guerra que pode voltar a explodir a qualquer momento. Após o colapso temporário das negociações de paz entre os Estados Unidos e o Irã no Paquistão, Washington passou a bloquear o Estreito de Ormuz. O objetivo é cortar as receitas iranianas com as expor…
President Donald Trump speaks with reporters before departing on Marine One from the South Lawn of the White House, Thursday, April 16, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
The president of the Palestine Football Association (PFA), as well as two other officials from the organisation, have been denied visas to Canada for the annual Fifa Congress, which is being held in Vancouver on 30 April, The Guardian revealed on Friday.
A doctoral student who was targeted for deportation under President Donald Trump has chosen to return to her native Turkiye, citing the “state-imposed violence and hostility” she faced in the United States.