Israeli intelligence chief to head hostage release delegeation in Qatar
1 of 2 | Israel is sending the head of the country’s intelligence service to Qatar to engage in negotiations to free remaining hostages held…
Federal prosecutor Jack Smith resigns ahead of Trump’s inauguration
Special Counsel Jack Smith has resigned from the Department of Justice after concluding work on two cases against President-elect Donald Trump, according to court filing…
Calif. Gov. Newsom invites Trump to visit fire-ravaged areas
1 of 3 | California Governor Gavin Newsom on Friday wrote President-elect Donald Trump to invite him to visit fire-ravaged areas in southern California and…
Trump could ignore TikTok ban, solicitor general suggests
1 of 3 | The Supreme Court on Friday heard oral arguments on the law to force TikTok's parent company to divest from the platform…
Trump sentenced in New York hush-money case days before taking office | Donald Trump News
Donald Trump avoids jail time or a fine, but the US president-elect’s criminal conviction will be on his record.Donald Trump has become the first former…
US targets Russia’s oil sector with ‘sweeping’ sanctions | Russia-Ukraine war News
Ukrainian President Zelenskyy says he is confident sanctions will ‘significantly reduce Russia’s petrodollar income’.The United States has imposed “sweeping” sanctions on Russia’s energy sector as…
Giuliani again in contempt of court after lying about election workers
WASHINGTON — Rudolph W. Giuliani was found in contempt of court Friday for the second time this week — by a second federal judge — after…
Trump receives no punishment for felony hush money conviction | Donald Trump
NewsFeedA judge followed the recommendation of prosecutors in not imposing fines, jail time, or probation on US President-elect Donald Trump for his felony hush money…
Rudy Giuliani found in contempt of court in voter-fraud defamation case
1 of 3 | Rudy Giuliani was found in contempt of court Friday during a hearing in Washington D.C. over violating the terms of the…
Company memo reveals social media giant Meta rolling back DEI program
Social media giant Meta is rolling back its corporate diversity, equity and inclusion program, according to a leaked internal company memo published on Friday. File…
Meta, Amazon nix diversity, inclusion programmes ahead of Trump term | Donald Trump News
Conservative groups have denounced the programmes and threatened to sue companies over them.Facebook owner Meta Platforms and Amazon are winding down diversity programmes ahead of…
Guantanamo at 23: What’s next for the ‘lawless’ detention facility? | Human Rights News
Washington, DC – The detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, turns 23 on Saturday. For Mansoor Adayfi, a former inmate at the prison, the anniversary marks…
Biden extends temporary status for immigrants from Ukraine, Venezuela | Joe Biden News
The outgoing administration of President Joe Biden has announced an extension of the temporary protected status granted to immigrants from countries where the United States…
US Supreme Court critical of TikTok arguments against looming ban | Social Media News
Justices at the United States Supreme Court have signalled scepticism towards a challenge brought by the video-sharing platform TikTok, as it seeks to overturn a…
TikTok faces Supreme Court hearing with business, politics, freedom of speech implications
1 of 5 | The U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled to hear oral arguments over the ban or forced sale of TikTok by its Chinese…
JD Vance resigns from Senate ahead of White House inauguration
Sen. JD Vance announced his resignation from the U.S. Senate on Thursday ahead of being sworn in later this month as vice president of the…
Appeals court ruling leaves Jack Smith's report on Trump in limbo
A federal appeals court has blocked a move by Donald Trump's lawyers to stop the Justice Department from releasing Special Counsel Jack Smith's final report…
Britain-led coalition to send Ukraine 30K drones
Minister of Defense Andris Spruds of Latvia (L) and Defense Secretary John Healey talk during a Ukraine Defense Contact Group meeting at U.S. Ramstein Air…
New York’s top court rejects Trump bid to delay hush-money case sentencing | Donald Trump News
US president-elect is already appealing to Supreme Court to prevent sentencing this week for his criminal conviction.New York’s top court has rejected an attempt by…
US House votes to advance bill to sanction ICC over Israel arrest warrants | Donald Trump News
The United States House of Representatives has voted in favour of a bill to sanction the International Criminal Court (ICC) in retaliation for its arrest…