Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced that the U.S. has begun implementing parts of a bailout for Argentina by finalizing a $20 billion currency swap with Argentina’s central bank. Argentina’s ...
A ceasefire came into effect in Gaza on Friday after the Israeli government approved the first phase of the U.S.-backed plan to end two years of war in the Palestinian territory. The deal calls for a ...
A federal judge in Chicago has issued a temporary restraining order against President Donald Trump’s deployment of hundreds of National Guard troops to Illinois, after city and state officials sued to ...
The 2025 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado. The Norwegian Nobel Committee announced its decision in a ceremony in Oslo earlier today. Jørgen Watne ...
A court in Texas has halted the execution of Robert Roberson, whose 2003 murder conviction over the death of his 2-year-old daughter was based on the “shaken baby syndrome” theory, which has never ...
Oklahoma’s Republican Governor Kevin Stitt has criticized the deployment of National Guard troops to Illinois. Stitt is the current chair of the National Governors Association. Speaking to The New ...
A grand jury has criminally indicted New York Attorney General Letitia James after President Trump instructed Attorney General Pam Bondi to go after his political enemies, writing on X, “We can’t ...
The Nobel Peace Prize is being awarded at a time when the U.S. bombed four boats off the coast of Venezuela, killing 21 people. Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro said Wednesday that the U.S. killed ...
In Washington, the federal government shutdown has entered its 10th day. On Thursday, President Trump said at a Cabinet meeting he will permanently cut programs approved by Congress during the ...
The Israeli government has approved the first phase of a Gaza ceasefire deal. It includes an exchange of the hostages held by Hamas in return for Palestinian prisoners held by Israel. Al Jazeera is ...
In Peru, lawmakers swore in a new president, 38-year-old head of Peru’s Legislature, José Jerí, soon after voting unanimously to remove President Dina Boluarte. Her removal comes after months of ...
In Tennessee, National Guard troops are scheduled to begin patrolling the streets of Memphis today, over the objections of city officials. They’ll add to a surge of federal law enforcement officers ...