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The longest federal government shutdown in U.S. history is finally on the verge of collapse after a bipartisan group of senators, led by moderate Democrats, voted late Sunday to advance a compromise funding bill, setting in motion a series of votes expected to reopen the government by the end of… Read more »

LONDON, U.K.—The crisis engulfing the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) reached an unprecedented international level on Monday, as President Donald Trump’s legal team issued a searing ultimatum: retract and apologize for a controversial documentary edit or face a $1 billion defamation lawsuit. The legal threat escalates a media controversy that has… Read more »

The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has officially stripped Canada of its hard-won measles elimination status, marking the end of a nearly three-decade public health achievement and signaling a dangerous new phase in the resurgence of the highly contagious virus across North America. The decision, announced on Monday, was triggered… Read more »

NEW DELHI, INDIA—A powerful, high-intensity explosion ripped through the heart of Old Delhi on Monday evening, killing at least eight people and injuring more than two dozen others, after a car burst into flames near the city’s historic Red Fort landmark. The blast, which occurred during the busy evening rush… Read more »

EAGLE PASS, TEXAS—The streets of this small Texas border city, once the epicenter of a historic influx of migrants, have gone eerily quiet. Gone are the clusters of asylum seekers walking toward Border Patrol processing centers; gone are the non-profit aid vehicles; and, increasingly, gone are the shoppers whose presence… Read more »

In a diplomatic event of profound and rapid historical significance, Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa arrived in Washington late Saturday night, marking the first official visit by a Syrian head of state to the United States since 1946. The visit, which culminates in a pivotal White House meeting with President Donald… Read more »

China has dramatically escalated its war against transnational organized crime, launching an unprecedented, aggressive crackdown on sprawling “scam parks” in Southeast Asia—chiefly in Myanmar—where tens of thousands of Chinese citizens have been lured abroad, trafficked, and forced into digital slavery running global fraud schemes. The campaign, driven by national shame… Read more »

The U.S. government shutdown has finally reached a critical breaking point, directly grounding the nation’s air travel system and transforming a political standoff into a national logistical crisis. Hundreds of flights were canceled and thousands more were severely delayed Friday across the country’s busiest airports as a mandatory capacity reduction… Read more »

President Donald Trump on Friday suggested he is strongly considering granting Hungary a formal exemption from U.S. sanctions targeting Russian oil, offering a significant lifeline to his ideological ally, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, and creating a deep fissure in the unified Western front against Moscow. Speaking alongside the Hungarian leader… Read more »

PROVIDENCE, R.I.—A federal judge delivered a sharp, decisive rebuke to the Trump administration late Thursday, ordering the government to fully fund food assistance benefits for more than 42 million low-income Americans by Friday, ending a contentious battle over federal food aid amid the ongoing government shutdown. U.S. District Judge John… Read more »