From the Andes to the Himalayas, youth-led, largely leaderless protests are rattling governments, with Madagascar’s Andry Rajoelina forced from power after a military mutiny capped weeks of "Gen Z Madagascar" demonstrations. Unrest in Nepal, the Philippines, Indonesia, Kenya, Peru and Morocco channels anger over inequality, corruption, economic strain and perceived...
Gov. Gavin Newsom's office is weighing partial closures of Interstate 5 starting Friday, citing unconfirmed reports of a White House-directed plan to use live ordnance during a Marine Corps 250th anniversary event off Camp Pendleton. Officials say they’ve received little safety detail, while a military advisory said the celebration will...
Brown University has rejected a White House compact offering preferential access to federal funding in exchange for sweeping policy changes, joining MIT in saying no. The proposal, sent to nine schools on October 1, seeks to remove sex and ethnicity from admissions, cap international enrollment at 15%, freeze tuition for...
American skier Jim Morrison, 50, became the first to descend Mount Everest’s notoriously narrow north face route on skis, completing the Hornbein and Japanese Couloirs from 29,032 feet at 7:45 p.m. local time after more than six weeks on the mountain, National Geographic reported. On his third attempt, he reached...
A leaked EU Defence Readiness Roadmap 2030 sets a brisk timetable: the “European Drone Wall,” integrated into a network-based drone capability, by end-2027, and the broader Eastern Flank Watch functional by end-2028. The plan prioritises multi-layered, interoperable counter-drone systems, EU-wide military mobility by 2027, and sharper joint procurement targets (40%...
The European Commission will unveil a Defence Readiness Roadmap 2030 giving EU countries five years to prepare for war, with ministers to review it this week. The draft pushes 40% joint arms procurement by 2027 and majority sourcing from EU and Ukrainian firms by 2028–2030. It targets gaps from air...
Jonathan Rinderknecht, 29, was indicted on three federal felonies for allegedly igniting the Palisades fire that killed 12 people and destroyed 6,800 structures across 23,400 acres, authorities said. Prosecutors say the blaze began as the Lachman fire near Skull Rock just after midnight on Jan. 1 and reignited amid Santa...
Detroit will be without starting safety Brian Branch on Monday night against the Buccaneers after the NFL upheld his one-game suspension, sustained by hearing officer Jordy Nelson. Branch sparked a postgame brawl by striking Chiefs receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster in the facemask in Kansas City; the league issued the ban the...
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent sharply rebuked Chinese trade official Li Chenggang, saying the vice minister appeared in Washington on August 28 without an invitation and behaved “unhinged,” echoing Beijing’s “wolf warrior” style. At a press conference Wednesday, Bessent said Li’s visit wasn’t requested by the Trump administration and suggested...
Benjamin Netanyahu told CBS he’s ready to “give peace a chance” after Hamas freed the last 20 living hostages and Israel withdrew from parts of Gaza—the first phase of a peace plan brokered by President Trump. He defended the painful release of nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners, claimed a civilian-to-combatant death...
