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Illinois Governor JB Pritzker said the state will join the World Health Organization’s Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network (GOARN) after the United States formally left the WHO last month. The decision, announced on Tuesday, follows California's enrollment in January and represents a state-level effort to maintain ties to WHO-coordinated out…
British police have launched an inquiry into Lord Peter Mandelson over alleged misconduct in public office after material was handed to them suggesting he leaked confidential, market-sensitive information to Jeffrey Epstein. The Metropolitan Police confirmed it received reports, including a referral from the government. Prime Minister Keir Starmer …
Colombian President Gustavo Petro told Caracol radio that he and U.S. President Donald Trump discussed the potential export of Venezuelan gas through Colombia, cooperation on combating drug trafficking, and Colombia's trade and drugs dispute with Ecuador during a White House meeting. The leaders also addressed coca crop eradication methods and Petr…
Iran has asked that this week's scheduled diplomatic talks with the United States be moved from Istanbul to Oman and limited to direct negotiations on nuclear issues only, a regional source said, putting the planned Friday meeting in doubt. The request comes as U.S. forces build up in the Middle East and an exchange involving a downed Iranian drone…
The head of U.S. Africa Command has acknowledged that a small team of U.S. forces has been deployed to Nigeria to provide specialized capabilities in support of counterterrorism efforts. The deployment follows U.S. airstrikes in December and what U.S. officials describe as an ongoing expansion of surveillance and cooperation with Nigerian authoriti…
Palestinian women who were among the first people allowed back into Gaza after the Rafah crossing reopened under the ceasefire reported being blindfolded, handcuffed and questioned by Israeli forces after passing from Egypt. Their accounts describe long delays, confiscated belongings and screening by Israel-backed Palestinian gunmen and European mo…
Paul Weiss chairman Brad Karp has expressed regret for social and email interactions with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein after recently disclosed emails showed more extensive contact than previously known. The correspondence, released by the U.S. Department of Justice as part of the Epstein files, includes invitations to dinners, a request …
Attorneys for 22-year-old Tyler Robinson will ask a Utah judge to disqualify the prosecution in the fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, citing an alleged conflict of interest after the lead prosecutor's 18-year-old daughter witnessed the killing. Prosecutors deny bias and want to display video of the shooting at a televised hearin…
The United Arab Emirates urged Iran and the United States to use upcoming negotiations in Turkey to resolve their standoff and avoid another regional war. UAE officials called for direct talks and broader agreement to address tensions that have included threats of strikes, U.S. naval reinforcements near Iran and renewed scrutiny of Iran's nuclear s…
The diplomatic adviser to the president of the United Arab Emirates said the region cannot afford another U.S.-Iran confrontation and urged direct negotiations between Tehran and Washington to resolve nuclear issues. Talks are set to resume in Turkey, while a U.S. naval buildup near Iran follows recent deadly domestic unrest there. The UAE also def…
Officials briefed on recent discussions say Ukraine and Western allies settled on a graduated enforcement framework for a prospective ceasefire with Russia. The plan would impose an escalating response to any sustained violations, beginning with diplomatic warnings and potentially culminating in a coordinated military intervention involving a Weste…
Two people familiar with security arrangements said U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is not planning immigration enforcement operations at the Super Bowl in Santa Clara. Organizers and league officials say security will follow precedents from prior Super Bowls even as protests over ICE actions and debate about immigration enforcement …
The U.S. Justice Department's publication of millions of internal records related to Jeffrey Epstein has laid bare social, professional and occasional financial links between the late financier and a wide array of high-profile individuals. The material documents interactions spanning decades and includes photographs, emails and lists of attendees a…
Ukrainian authorities say Russia used a brief U.S.-backed pause in attacks on energy targets to amass munitions and then launched hundreds of drones and a record number of ballistic missiles that struck energy infrastructure and residential buildings, cutting heating for thousands during intense winter cold. Kyiv has called for a U.S. response as n…
President Donald Trump has proposed a two-year, comprehensive renovation of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, a move that adds the venue to a broader program of building projects in Washington that includes a massive White House ballroom and a proposed monumental arch near Arlington. The plan follows cancellations by performers, d…
A Texas resident has amended a federal lawsuit to accuse a California doctor of prescribing abortion medication to his partner in violation of Texas law, invoking a newly effective statute that permits private citizens to sue providers. The case, filed in Galveston, tests the reach of Texas' HB 7 and may clash with California's protections for clin…
Venezuelan interim President Delcy Rodriguez met with U.S. envoy Laura Dogu at the Miraflores presidential palace to discuss a bilateral work agenda as the two governments pursue a diplomatic roadmap. The meeting included Rodriguez’s brother Jorge Rodriguez and Foreign Minister Yvan Gil, and follows recent political shifts in Caracas, a deal to exp…
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced an immediate deployment of body-worn cameras to every field officer in Minneapolis and said the department will expand the program across the country as funding permits. The move follows the killing of two U.S. citizens by federal immigration agents in Minnesota and ensuing nationwide protests.…
Cuba's deputy foreign minister, Carlos Fernandez de Cossio, confirmed that Havana and Washington have exchanged messages and used diplomatic channels but that those contacts have not developed into a formal dialogue. His comments follow heightened tensions after the U.S. capture of Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro and recent U.S. statements and policy th…
Satellite images and accounts from officials and regional analysts indicate Egypt has positioned at least one Bayraktar Akinci combat drone at an airstrip in East Oweinat, near the Sudan border. The move reflects a shift in Cairo’s approach to the nearly three-year war between Sudan’s military and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), coming after a seri…
Queen's University Belfast announced it will remove the name and commemorative bust of former U.S. Senator George Mitchell from its Institute for Global Peace, Security and Justice after new material about Mitchell appeared in a recent release of files connected to Jeffrey Epstein. The decision follows additional documents made public by the U.S. J…
Russia's Foreign Ministry declared that any stationing of foreign military units or related infrastructure in Ukraine would be considered foreign intervention and targeted by Russian forces. The statement, attributed to Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, also expressed approval of U.S. President Donald Trump's efforts to work toward resolving the conf…
The French government avoided defeat in the first of two no-confidence motions tied to the 2026 budget after a motion from the hard-left failed to reach the required votes. A second motion from the far-right is scheduled for a later vote; if the government prevails again, the 2026 budget will be adopted.
A U.S. district judge has again blocked the Biden-appointed administration's effort to prevent members of Congress from making surprise inspections of immigrant detention facilities, finding the Department of Homeland Security has not demonstrated the policy can be implemented using only restricted earmarked funds.
The Milano-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics begins under current, varied eligibility rules for transgender athletes in women’s categories. The International Olympic Committee has signaled it will publish unified guidance soon, while individual international federations and national authorities continue to apply a mix of inclusion policies and bans. The…
