Why is Xi Jinping going to North Korea?
About 2,300 North Korean soldiers have died fighting for Russia against Ukraine, according to a BBC investigation. Pyongyang is also accused of supplying ammunition for Russia’s war effort in exchange for oil and aid, a development that has alarmed Washington…
GOP’s $70 billion immigration package remove Democrats’ leverage to reform enforcement
Democrats are set to lose their leverage for reining in President Trump’s deportation force as Republicans prepare to send him a bill this week funding immigration enforcement agencies through the remainder of his term. The House will vote on the…
Trump abruptly ends NBC interview after clash over 'rigged election' claim
During the interview, the president was repeatedly challenged on several points by the show’s presenter Kristen Welker. Source link
Iran accuses U.S. of ‘discriminatory treatment’ over World Cup visa denials
Don’t miss the full story from our staff writers, whose reportage is the basis of this article. Iran’s national soccer team arrived in North America under a cloud of diplomatic tension after U.S. officials denied visas to two senior Iranian…
Israel strikes Beirut suburb days after US-brokered truce
Israel says the attacks on the Lebanese capital were ordered “in response to Hezbollah’s firing at Israeli territory”. Source link
Federal agencies made $186 billion in improper payments last year, watchdog finds
Federal agencies made an estimated $186 billion in improper payments in the 2026 fiscal year, totaling about $3 trillion in payment errors since 2003, according to a new report. Improper payments — ones that should not have been made or…
Hundreds of captives freed from Boko Haram mountain hideout
The group includes many women and children who were abducted in March from an area close to Cameroon. Source link
No bags will be allowed at NBA Finals Game 3 with President Trump in attendance, reports say
Fans will not be allowed to bring bags to Game 3 of the NBA Finals Monday as part of security measures for President Trump. Law enforcement sources told CBS News that local and federal officials decided on the bag ban…
Huge crowds throng Madrid streets for Pope's open-air mass
The pontiff waved at those gathered from his popemobile as he arrived at the Plaza de Cibeles. Source link
Armenia prepares for an election that could reshape ties with Moscow and the West
Armenia’s parliamentary elections Sunday will be a vote on its geopolitical future as incumbent Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan seeks closer relations with the European Union and the United States despite longstanding ties with Russia that have been championed by his…
‘Hacks’ star Robby Hoffman stormed out of Emmys after losing to co-star
“Hacks” star Robby Hoffman revealed she stormed out of the 2025 Creative Arts Emmys after losing to co-star Julianne Nicholson. “I was there with my sister and I was the biggest sore loser,” Hoffman recalled on Tuesday’s episode of the…
Trump task force seizes Ferraris and fine jewelry in $6.5 billion healthcare fraud takedown
Trump administration officials on Tuesday announced they uncovered $6.5 billion in fraudulent claims involving Medicare, Medicaid and other federal health care programs across 45 states and U.S. territories. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said the Justice Department has in the…
