With the 2015 nuclear deal expiring ten years after its UN adoption, Iran said all JCPOA restrictions and oversight mechanisms are now terminated, though it “firmly” remains committed to diplomacy. Western powers have long accused Tehran of blocking UN inspections and enriching near weapons-grade levels; the U.S. exited the pact...
Once a playful manga emblem, the One Piece straw-hat skull is surfacing at protests worldwide, from Indonesia's 2023 Gaza rallies to youth movements in Nepal and Madagascar that helped topple a government. Now it is appearing in U.S. demonstrations against President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown and Gaza policy, with sightings...
The Supreme Court heard Louisiana v. Callais, testing whether Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act stands, and igniting worries that hard‑won representation could recede. Rep. Cleo Fields, whose district is at stake, voiced cautious optimism but warned that ending Section 2 would ripple nationwide. Conservative justices pressed the use...
President Donald Trump escalated his feud with Rep. Thomas Massie, urging Navy veteran Ed Gallrein to challenge the Kentucky Republican and giving a “Complete and Total Endorsement.” Massie fired back, calling Gallrein a “failed candidate and establishment hack.” Gallrein, who lost a 2024 state Senate primary by 118 votes, said...
The White House dismissed questions about Trump’s planned summit with Putin in Budapest, with Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt and Communications Director Steven Cheung replying, "Your mom." Trump said Viktor Orban will host the meeting within weeks—the first face‑to‑face since August talks in Alaska failed. The venue carries weight: the 1994...
Basking in a Gaza ceasefire “victory lap,” US President Donald Trump hailed Pakistan’s army chief Asim Munir as his “favorite field marshal” and ceded the stage to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, who said he would again nominate Trump for a Nobel Peace Prize. Under Trump 2.0, Pakistan has parlayed praise...
Energized by a ceasefire-for-hostages deal in Gaza, President Donald Trump moved to parlay momentum into other hotspots, tasking envoy Steve Witkoff to “get Russia done” and preparing a meeting with Vladimir Putin in Budapest. But the Gaza truce showed its fragility as Hamas failed to deliver several hostages’ remains, prompting...
Two days after dozens of reporters left Pentagon desks rather than accept new coverage rules, their reporting hasn’t stopped. Relying on sources, outlets detailed U.S. strikes on Caribbean boats suspected of drug trafficking; Reuters first reported a strike with survivors, later confirmed by President Donald Trump, with two people taken...
At a fractious London session, the International Maritime Organization postponed for a year a proposed tax on shipping pollution after Saudi Arabia, backed by Russia, pressed for a pause amid a U.S. pressure campaign personally led by President Donald Trump. The narrow adjournment freezes plans to push the sector—about 3...
At the White House, Donald Trump used an expletive to warn Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro, claiming the leader had offered “everything” — including natural resources — to ease tensions. Speaking alongside Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Trump confirmed a sixth US strike on a suspected drug vessel in the Caribbean, saying “we attacked...
