Ukraine wants to see a document setting out Russia’s proposals for a peace deal before it sends a delegation to Istanbul for bilateral talks, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said Friday. Russia has proposed that negotiators from the two sides meet in Istanbul on June 2, but Kyiv has said it needs reassurances that Moscow…
After Julio David Pérez Rodríguez attended an immigration hearing last week in pursuit of a refugee status in the U.S., the Cuban national was stopped by undercover agents at an elevator, handcuffed and taken into custody. “If I have done nothing illegal, why do you have me handcuffed?” the 22-year-old implored in Spanish amid tears….
Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., said he’s demanding answers about reports that the Trump administration is prioritizing separating families instead of focusing on threats to public safety when it comes to immigration enforcement. In a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Thursday, Ossoff cited the cases of two immigrant mothers who were recently deported…
President Donald Trump is set to hold a media event with Elon Musk, a key architect of the Department of Government Efficiency, on Friday afternoon at the White House as the tech billionaire concludes his tenure as a “special government employee.” Trump announced the event, scheduled for 1:30 p.m. ET, on his social media site….
British comedian and actor Russell Brand was expected to enter pleas to charges of rape and multiple counts of sex assault after arriving at a London court Friday. The 49-year-old showed up at the Southwark Crown Court in a black blazer with an unbuttoned striped shirt and dark jeans. The comedian, actor and right-wing social…
Scientists say 4 billion people, about half the world’s population, experienced at least one extra month of extreme heat because of human-caused climate change from May 2024 to May 2025. The extreme heat caused illness, death, crop losses, and strained energy and health care systems, according to the analysis from World Weather Attribution, Climate Central…
WASHINGTON — In a win for business interests that chafe at burdensome environmental studies, the Supreme Court gave a boost Thursday to a planned 88-mile railroad project that would transport crude oil in Utah. The court ruled in favor of an alliance of counties that support the project, called the Seven County Infrastructure Coalition, concluding…
PINGTUNG COUNTY, Taiwan — Below a windy lookout, three U.S.-made mobile rocket launchers lurched forward at a military base in Taiwan, preparing for their first live-fire test on the Beijing-claimed island. “3, 2, 1… launch,” a Taiwan military officer counted down over a loudspeaker. A total of 33 rockets were then fired toward the Pacific…
He was one of the richest men of his time, a powerful force in business and then in government — so influential that political adversaries taunted the White House that he was “the real president.” Today, that’s Elon Musk’s story, as the world’s richest man winds down his tumultuous time in Washington as a “special…
“Éclaircissement” was the winning word, but for Faizan Zaki it spelled success. The seventh grader from Dallas won the Scripps National Spelling Bee on Thursday, after last year having come in second place on the big stage. Faizan, 13, showed little hesitation as he spelled “éclaircissement,” which means the clearing up of something obscure, in…
