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UK Rules Out Putin Invitation to Manchester G20 SummitWorld

UK Rules Out Putin Invitation to Manchester G20 Summit

By Fatma Younis The UK will not invite Russian President Vladimir Putin to the G20 summit scheduled to take pl...

Trump DOJ Escalates Criminal Probe into 2022 Supreme Court Abortion LeakWorld

Trump DOJ Escalates Criminal Probe into 2022 Supreme Court Abortion Leak

By Karim Hammam Federal prosecutors have intensified a criminal investigation into the 2022 leak of the Suprem...

Trump Hints at Major Russia Deal After Meeting Putin Envoy at White HouseWorld

Trump Hints at Major Russia Deal After Meeting Putin Envoy at White House

By Islam El-Sakka President Donald Trump confirmed on Thursday that he held talks with Russian President Vladi...

Digital Influencers Rival Traditional Media in Midterm Election CoverageWorld

Digital Influencers Rival Traditional Media in Midterm Election Coverage

By Islam El-Sakka Digital influencers emerged as major players in Tuesday's midterm election coverage, drawing...

Anthropic Accelerates AI Development Despite CEO Safety WarningsWorld

Anthropic Accelerates AI Development Despite CEO Safety Warnings

By Salma El-Sakka Anthropic is rapidly accelerating its artificial intelligence development even as its chief ...

King Charles Hailed as UK's 'Secret Weapon' After Caribbean TourWorld

King Charles Hailed as UK's 'Secret Weapon' After Caribbean Tour

By Sohaib Shams King Charles III has been described as the British government's "secret weapon" for handling s...

Google, Meta, TikTok Sue California Over Child Safety LawWorld

Google, Meta, TikTok Sue California Over Child Safety Law

By Islam El-Sakka Google, Meta Platforms, and TikTok have filed separate federal lawsuits seeking to block a n...

Google, Meta, TikTok Sue California Over Child Safety LawWorld

Google, Meta, TikTok Sue California Over Child Safety Law

By Islam El-Sakka Tech giants Google, Meta, and TikTok have filed separate lawsuits challenging a new Californ...

King Charles Relishes Tough Diplomatic Role on Caribbean TourWorld

King Charles Relishes Tough Diplomatic Role on Caribbean Tour

By Karim Hammam King Charles III's recent nine-day Caribbean tour to the Bahamas, Guyana, and Antigua and Barb...

NASA Navigation Tech Trial Paves Way for Safer Moon LandingsWorld

NASA Navigation Tech Trial Paves Way for Safer Moon Landings

By Basant El-Faramawy NASA has successfully tested a new autonomous navigation system designed to help spacecr...

California Governor Newsom Commutes 548 Death SentencesWorld

California Governor Newsom Commutes 548 Death Sentences

By Salma El-Sakka California Governor Gavin Newsom has commuted the death sentences of all 548 inmates on the ...

Democrats Win Largest House Midterm Margin Since 1974World

Democrats Win Largest House Midterm Margin Since 1974

By Ahmed Abdelsalam Democrats secured a historic victory in the 2026 midterm elections, capturing an estimated...

Democrats Secure State Trifectas in Six States After 2026 MidtermsWorld

Democrats Secure State Trifectas in Six States After 2026 Midterms

By Islam El-Sakka Democrats celebrated turning Congress blue after the 2026 midterm elections, but a quieter r...

Paraguay President Santiago Peña Resigns Amid Bank Collapse ProtestsWorld

Paraguay President Santiago Peña Resigns Amid Bank Collapse Protests

By Karim Hammam Paraguayan President Santiago Peña announced his resignation on Thursday after the collapse of...

Salon, Internet Pioneer, Shuts Down After 31 YearsWorld

Salon, Internet Pioneer, Shuts Down After 31 Years

By Islam El-Sakka Salon, one of the internet's pioneering general interest publications, announced its closure...

Melania Trump Hosts Russia-Ukraine Meeting After Oleshky CeasefireWorld

Melania Trump Hosts Russia-Ukraine Meeting After Oleshky Ceasefire

By Ahmed Abdelsalam Melania Trump hosted a meeting between Russian and Ukrainian officials following a ceasefi...

New Mandelson papers set for release before ChristmasWorld

New Mandelson papers set for release before Christmas

By Islam El-Sakka A new tranche of papers related to former British politician Peter Mandelson is expected to ...

Court Documents Reveal Secret US-Iran Deportation Talks During WarWorld

Court Documents Reveal Secret US-Iran Deportation Talks During War

By Salma El-Sakka Court documents unsealed Thursday show the Trump administration held secret talks with Iran ...

Hegseth Authorizes Expanded National Guard Patrols in Washington DCWorld

Hegseth Authorizes Expanded National Guard Patrols in Washington DC

By Sohaib Shams Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has approved an expanded National Guard presence in Washington,...

ICE Arrests UC Berkeley Asylum Seeker at San Francisco AirportWorld

ICE Arrests UC Berkeley Asylum Seeker at San Francisco Airport

By Sohaib Shams Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested a 23-year-old University of California, Be...

Ancient Cannabis Use for High Dates Back 2,800 Years, Study FindsWorld

Ancient Cannabis Use for High Dates Back 2,800 Years, Study Finds

By Fatma Younis An international team of archaeologists has uncovered evidence suggesting that humans consumed...

Fireworks Launched at Police During Bonfire Night Disorder in EdinburghWorld

Fireworks Launched at Police During Bonfire Night Disorder in Edinburgh

By Basant El-Faramawy Police officers were targeted with fireworks as disorder broke out in Edinburgh during B...

Trump Designates Oval Office as Historic Landmark via Executive OrderWorld

Trump Designates Oval Office as Historic Landmark via Executive Order

By Ahmed Abdelsalam President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday declaring the Oval Office and...

Polling Analyst Nate Silver Suggests Trump May Quit After Midterm LossesWorld

Polling Analyst Nate Silver Suggests Trump May Quit After Midterm Losses

By Sohaib Shams Top polling analyst Nate Silver suggested President Donald Trump might resign following Republ...

Defense Secretary Hegseth Pledges No Backdown on Trump AgendaWorld

Defense Secretary Hegseth Pledges No Backdown on Trump Agenda

By Sohaib Shams Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth vowed Thursday not to back down in advancing President Donald T...

New Zealand Votes in Tight Election After Tense CampaignWorld

New Zealand Votes in Tight Election After Tense Campaign

By Sohaib Shams New Zealand voters head to the polls in a general election that analysts say is too close to c...

US held secret talks with Iran to deport Iranians, court documents revealWorld

US held secret talks with Iran to deport Iranians, court documents reveal

By Ahmed Abdelsalam The Trump administration held secret talks with Iranian officials to deport Iranian nation...

Kurdish Power-Sharing Deal Collapses as PUK Quits Iraq Regional GovernmentWorld

Kurdish Power-Sharing Deal Collapses as PUK Quits Iraq Regional Government

By Fatma Younis One of Iraq's two main Kurdish parties has withdrawn from the government of the semi-autonomou...

Hoax bomb threats disrupt European air travel, Russia suspectedWorld

Hoax bomb threats disrupt European air travel, Russia suspected

By Sohaib Shams A wave of hoax bomb threats targeted European airlines and airports on Thursday, forcing diver...

Deep-Red Kansas Flips Senate Seat as Economic Frustrations MountWorld

Deep-Red Kansas Flips Senate Seat as Economic Frustrations Mount

By Sohaib Shams Kansas, a reliably Republican state, elected Democrat Adam Hamilton to the U.S. Senate on Tues...

JBS faces European complaints over alleged Amazon deforestation linksWorld

JBS faces European complaints over alleged Amazon deforestation links

By Salma El-Sakka A coalition of environmental and human rights advocacy groups has filed 14 legal complaints ...

White House shares Zelda video touting Trump after midterm lossesWorld

White House shares Zelda video touting Trump after midterm losses

By Basant El-Faramawy The White House on Thursday released a video styled after The Legend of Zelda depicting ...

Mexican Judge Arrested Over $2M Bribe in Drug Case Linked to Ex-OlympianWorld

Mexican Judge Arrested Over $2M Bribe in Drug Case Linked to Ex-Olympian

By Fatma Younis A Mexican judge has been arrested in Colombia on charges of accepting $2 million in bribes to ...

Republicans Assess Midterm Losses as 2028 Contenders Eye FutureWorld

Republicans Assess Midterm Losses as 2028 Contenders Eye Future

By Sohaib Shams Republican leaders and potential 2028 presidential candidates offered stark assessments Wednes...

California Governor Newsom Commutes All 548 Death Row SentencesWorld

California Governor Newsom Commutes All 548 Death Row Sentences

By Islam El-Sakka California Governor Gavin Newsom has commuted the death sentences of all 548 inmates on the ...

Progressive Nithya Raman Elected Los Angeles MayorWorld

Progressive Nithya Raman Elected Los Angeles Mayor

By Basant El-Faramawy Los Angeles mayoral candidate Nithya Raman defeated incumbent Karen Bass in a close race...

New Hampshire Dads Win Court Battle Over Pink Wristbands ProtestWorld

New Hampshire Dads Win Court Battle Over Pink Wristbands Protest

By Islam El-Sakka Two New Hampshire fathers who wore pink wristbands marked “XX” to a high school soccer game ...

Melania Trump Calls for Peace in Talks With Russian, Ukrainian OfficialsWorld

Melania Trump Calls for Peace in Talks With Russian, Ukrainian Officials

By Basant El-Faramawy Former U.S. First Lady Melania Trump appealed for peace during a meeting with officials ...

Newsom Commutes All 548 California Death Sentences to Life in PrisonWorld

Newsom Commutes All 548 California Death Sentences to Life in Prison

By Basant El-Faramawy California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Thursday that he will commute the death sentences...

Paraguay's President Quits Over Bank CrisisWorld

Paraguay's President Quits Over Bank Crisis

By Sohaib Shams Paraguay's right-wing president Santiago Peña resigned on Thursday after a political and finan...

Newsom Commutes California Death Sentences to Life Without ParoleWorld

Newsom Commutes California Death Sentences to Life Without Parole

By Salma El-Sakka California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Thursday that he will commute all death sentences in ...

Nithya Raman Wins LA Mayoral Race Over Karen BassWorld

Nithya Raman Wins LA Mayoral Race Over Karen Bass

By Islam El-Sakka Nithya Raman has been elected mayor of Los Angeles, defeating incumbent Karen Bass in a narr...

California Gov. Newsom Commutes All Death SentencesWorld

California Gov. Newsom Commutes All Death Sentences

By Sohaib Shams California Gov. Gavin Newsom commuted all death sentences in the state on Thursday, saying he ...

Voter Anger Over Economy Fuels Democratic Midterm WinsWorld

Voter Anger Over Economy Fuels Democratic Midterm Wins

By Fatma Younis Voter frustration with the economy extended well beyond gasoline prices and helped propel Demo...

California Governor Newsom Commutes Over 500 Death SentencesWorld

California Governor Newsom Commutes Over 500 Death Sentences

By Islam El-Sakka California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday commuted the death sentences of more than 500 peopl...

Clashes Erupt as Hundreds of Thousands Protest Across FranceWorld

Clashes Erupt as Hundreds of Thousands Protest Across France

By Ahmed Abdelsalam Clashes broke out between protesters and police as at least 600,000 people demonstrated ac...

Strand Bookstore to Repay $1.5M Over Improper PPP LoanWorld

Strand Bookstore to Repay $1.5M Over Improper PPP Loan

By Basant El-Faramawy New York’s famed Strand Bookstore will reimburse nearly $1.5 million after improperly ob...

Melania Trump Urges Lasting Ukraine Truce at White House MeetingWorld

Melania Trump Urges Lasting Ukraine Truce at White House Meeting

By Fatma Younis US First Lady Melania Trump called for a "more enduring" ceasefire in Ukraine as she hosted Ru...

Scott Colom Criticizes Democrats for Writing Off Mississippi in Senate RaceWorld

Scott Colom Criticizes Democrats for Writing Off Mississippi in Senate Race

By Karim Hammam Democrat Scott Colom, a local prosecutor challenging Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith in Missi...

Trump's D.C. Triumphal Arch Expected to Gain Approval Amid Legal ChallengesWorld

Trump's D.C. Triumphal Arch Expected to Gain Approval Amid Legal Challenges

By Salma El-Sakka The National Capital Planning Commission is expected to vote Thursday to approve President D...