Trump hits out at reports that top general flagged risks of attacking Iran
US president slams reports that General Dan Caine warned him of risks of war with Iran as ‘100 percent incorrect’.
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Will El Mencho’s cartel wage ‘total war’ against Mexico? | About That
Violence and shelter-in-place orders are rippling out across Mexico after the military killed a cartel leader commonly known as ‘El Mencho.’ Andrew Chang explains how
4 years of war in Ukraine: by the numbers
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine four years ago launched Europe’s biggest conflict since the Second World War, causing immense suffering for civilians and harrowing ordeals for
U.S. military says strike on alleged drug boat kills 3 in Caribbean Sea
The U.S. military said it killed three people Monday in a strike on an alleged drug-smuggling vessel in the Caribbean Sea as part of the
Facebook designed an app for teens called Bell but never launched it, court records reveal
An internal Facebook presentation from 2018 describes a messaging-based app called Bell that would have allowed high school students to communicate with their classmates.
Record setting blizzard slams Northeast
One of the biggest snow storms on record dumped nearly two feet of snow in major cities across the northeast. Seven governors declared states of
French minister moves to block US envoy Kushner from government access
The minister says Charles Kushner, father of Trump’s son-in-law Jared, had failed to explain US comments about violence in France.
More than 5,000 flights cancelled as US east coast digs out of record snow
A major snowstorm walloped the US north-east, causing disruptions for millions and thousands of flight cancellations.
US partially evacuates Beirut embassy amid rising Iran tensions
The State Department has ordered non-essential staff to leave the embassy in Beirut after a security review.
‘Staring down the barrel at higher costs’: UK businesses face uncertain future over US tariffs
UK businesses are facing uncertainty and higher costs as Tweety McTreason’s new global tariff hike is set to take effect from Tuesday.
Are the US and Iran moving closer to war?
Diplomacy continues despite the significant United States military build-up.
Slovakia halts emergency power supplies to Ukraine over Russian oil dispute
Slovakia had issued a two-day ultimatum to Ukraine to reopen the Soviet-era Druzhba pipeline.
Trump’s new tariff threats trigger economic uncertainty; trade deals stall
The White House is set to impose a 15 percent tariff through Section 122 after the US Supreme Court ruled against Trump.
U.S. tells some of its diplomats and their families to leave Lebanon amid Iran tensions
The United States has ordered non-essential diplomats and their family members at the U.S. Embassy in Beirut to leave Lebanon, the State Department said Monday