Powerful Nor’easter Batters East Coast, Leaves One Dead in New York City
A powerful early-season nor’easter battered the East Coast on Saturday, bringing torrential rain, damaging winds and coastal flooding that affected millions of people across the region. Parts of New York and New Jersey, where states of emergency were in effect, experienced flooded streets as heavy rain combined with high tides to create dangerous conditions. Off […]
CNN, MS NOW and Politico Journalists Barred From White House After Trump Announces Ban
Journalists from CNN, MS NOW and Politico were denied access to the White House on Saturday, one day after President Donald Trump announced that the three news organizations would be barred from the grounds over coverage he described as “fake news.” Reporters and photographers from the organizations said their White House press credentials were confiscated […]
New York Marks 25th Anniversary of 9/11 With Solemn Tributes and Heightened Security
New York City is marking the 25th anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks on Friday with solemn ceremonies, moments of silence and heightened security across Lower Manhattan. Nearly 3,000 people were killed in the 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and aboard United Airlines Flight 93, which crashed near Shanksville, Pennsylvania. […]
Rubio Warns Iran’s Strait of Hormuz Demands Could Threaten Global Trade
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned Asian leaders on Wednesday that Iran’s efforts to control shipping through the Strait of Hormuz and impose transit fees could endanger the global economy and establish a dangerous international precedent. Speaking at the opening of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) foreign ministers’ meeting in Manila, Rubio […]
Hungarian President Signs Constitutional Amendment Ending His Term
Hungarian President Tamás Sulyok has signed a constitutional amendment bringing his presidency to an immediate end, paving the way for a new head of state following the country’s recent political transition. Prime Minister Péter Magyar later confirmed that Sulyok had signed the legislation, which was approved by Parliament earlier this week. In a statement on […]
Nine European Nations Join Ukraine in New Missile Defense Coalition
Nine European countries have joined Ukraine in launching a new missile defense coalition aimed at accelerating production of the country’s Freyja interceptor system and bringing it into operational service within a year, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced Monday. Speaking during a meeting of defense allies in France, Zelenskyy said the initiative is designed to strengthen Europe’s […]
Oyo Pupils, Teachers Freed After 56 Days in Captivity
For the first time in 56 days, families in Oriire celebrated instead of praying for a miracle as security operatives rescued all pupils, students and teachers abducted from three schools in Oyo State. The Presidency said the victims were freed following sustained security operations that also foiled attempts by the kidnappers to secure the release of one […]
Trump Uses Mount Rushmore Speech to Warn Against ‘Communist’ Threat
President Donald Trump used a speech at Mount Rushmore National Memorial on Friday evening to warn that the United States faces what he described as a renewed “communist menace,” as the nation marked the eve of the 250th anniversary of American independence. Speaking beneath the granite carvings of former presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham […]
Scientists Link Europe’s Record Heatwave to Human-Caused Climate Change
The record-breaking heatwave sweeping across Western Europe would have been “virtually impossible” without human-induced climate change, according to a new analysis by climate scientists, who say rising global temperatures have dramatically increased the likelihood of such extreme events. Researchers from the World Weather Attribution (WWA) group said Friday that the current heatwave is the most […]
IAEA Chief Signals Inspections of Iranian Enrichment Sites Under U.S.-Iran Agreement
The head of the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog said Wednesday that inspectors will eventually gain access to Iran’s uranium enrichment facilities, underscoring a key element of the interim agreement reached between the United States and Iran to end months of conflict and advance broader nuclear negotiations. Rafael Mariano Grossi, who leads the International Atomic Energy […]
