US President Donald Trump sued the Wall Street Journal and its owners, including Rupert Murdoch, for at least $10 billion on Friday, over the newspaper's report that his name was on a 2003 birthday greeting for Jeffrey Epstein that included a sexually suggestive drawing and a reference to secrets t
A federal judge blocked on Friday the enforcement of US President Donald Trump's executive order targeting those who work with the International Criminal Court. The ruling follows an April lawsuit by two human rights advocates challenging Trump's Feb 6 order authorising potentially far-reaching ec
Another 10 hostages will be released from Gaza shortly, US President Donald Trump said on Friday, without providing additional details. Trump made the comment during a dinner with lawmakers at the White House, lauding the efforts of his special envoy Steve Witkoff. Israeli and Hamas negotiators ha
An explosion at a Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department training facility has killed three deputies, Fox News and local media reported on Friday, though officials have not yet confirmed any deaths. A spokesperson for the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department confirmed that an explosion occurred at th
Brazil's Supreme Court issued search warrants and restraining orders against former President Jair Bolsonaro on Friday, banning him from contacting foreign officials for allegedly courting the interference of US President Donald Trump. Federal police raided Bolsonaro's home and he was ordered to w
US President Donald Trump's plan to convert Alcatraz back into a maximum-security prison could cost roughly $2 billion, Axios reported on Friday citing administration sources. Alcatraz was closed as a maximum-security prison in 1963 after 29 years of operation, because it was too expensive to cont
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio instructed US diplomats worldwide not to comment on the fairness or integrity of elections conducted by foreign countries, according to an internal note seen by Reuters on Thursday, in a significant departure from Washington's traditional approach of promoting free
The US House of Representatives on Thursday passed a bill to create a regulatory framework for US-dollar-pegged cryptocurrency tokens known as stablecoins, sending the bill to President Donald Trump, who is expected to sign it into law. The vote marks a watershed moment for the digital asset indus
Approval for Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's government rose for the first time this year, a new poll showed on Wednesday, after his US counterpart Donald Trump announced a 50 per cent tariff on imports from Brazil starting in August. The Quaest poll commissioned by brokerage Genia
For years, President Donald Trump and his Republican allies benefited from conspiracy theories that fueled the conservative MAGA movement and targeted his political enemies. Now the persisting furor over files related to accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein has forced Trump into an unfamiliar ro
US President Donald Trump will meet with Qatar's Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani on Wednesday to discuss negotiations over a Gaza ceasefire deal, Axios reporter Barak Ravid posted on X. Israeli and Hamas negotiators have been taking part in the latest round of ceasefire tal
A gunman killed two women at a church in Kentucky and shot and wounded a state trooper outside an airport on Sunday before police were able to shoot him to death, authorities said. The women were killed at the Richmond Road Baptist Church in Lexington. Two men were also wounded there, including on
Iran plans to cooperate with the UN nuclear watchdog despite restrictions imposed by its parliament, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on Saturday, but stressed that access to its bombed nuclear sites posed security and safety issues. The new law stipulates that any future inspection of
