US Commerce Secretary Lutnick to testify before Congress about Epstein ties
Lutnick’s relationship with financier has come under scrutiny after files revealed closer ties than previously known.
Category: World
US senators fear ‘boots on the ground’ after Iran war briefing
Democratic senators voiced alarm after a classified briefing on the US‑Israeli war with Iran.
South Korea woman and doctors guilty of murder after killing newborn baby
This highlights the legal limbo on abortion, as Korea has no restrictions on how far it can be carried out.
US and Ecuador forces launch operation to fight drug trafficking
Washington says the two countries are combatting what the US calls designated terrorist organisations in the South American country.
First US soldiers to die in Iran conflict are identified
Four of the six – ranging in age from 20 to 42 – have been named after the drone strike in Kuwait.
What to know about the ‘two sessions’, China’s biggest political meeting
The carefully choreographed annual meetings signal the priorities of the world’s second-largest economy.
Wall Street, global markets partly recover after early sell-off sparked by war with Iran
A sell-off for stocks wrapped around the world and hit Wall Street Tuesday, though the losses eased significantly as the day progressed. Oil prices, meanwhile
Sec. Noem dodges questions about calling Renee Good, Alex Pretti ‘domestic terrorists’
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem testified at a public hearing over her handling of the deadly Minneapolis immigration operation. NBC News’ Julia Ainsley details some
Democrat Roy Cooper and Republican Michael Whatley set to face off in key North Carolina Senate race
The matchup is set in North Carolina’s crucial Senate race, with former Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper and former Republican National Committee chair Michael Whatley winning
Nepal election: Is the monarchy still a force, two decades after ouster?
Ex-King Gyanendra Shah was removed from power 20 years ago. Will a Nepal in political flux give him another chance?
Protests in Venezuela against US-Israeli war on Iran
Protesters in Venezuela have rallied outside the Iranian Embassy to condemn the US-Israeli war on Iran.
Oil on Fire: War impacts global energy markets
Attacks on energy facilities, along with Iran blockading the Strait of Hormuz, are raising global oil and gas prices.
Bettman says criticism of U.S. men’s hockey team at Olympics ‘unfortunate’
NHL commissioner Gary Bettman declined an opportunity Tuesday to weigh in on the political aspect of the U.S. hockey celebration at the Milan-Cortina Olympics but