Washington — Republican Rep. Clay Higgins of Louisiana was the only House member to vote against a bill that would require the Justice Department to release files related to Jeffrey Epstein. The bill passed the House on Tuesday in a 427-1 vote after months of delay and pushback from GOP leaders, and then went on…
The crime carries a prison sentence of up to three years Eighteen leaders of a prominent Chinese underground church have been formally arrested, an advocate for a Christian NGO has confirmed, meaning they will now face trial and potential prison sentences of up to three years. This development follows a significant crackdown on Chinese Christians,…
A Russian spy ship designed to ‘gather intelligence’ shone lasers at RAF pilots who flew overhead to surveil it as it arrived on the edge of British waters, the Defence Secretary has said. Hours after a report claimed the UK lacks a plan to defend itself against foreign military attacks, John Healey said the research…
WASHINGTON — In a display of pageantry fit for a king, President Donald Trump welcomed Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to the White House with full-dress military honors and a dramatic flyover of military to celebrate a $1 trillion partnership. The Saudi leader was greeted on the South Lawn by an Army mounted…
Poland’s prime minister has said an explosion on a railway line leading to the Ukraine border this weekend was caused by “an unprecedented act of sabotage”, and vowed to catch those responsible “regardless of who their backers are”. Visiting the scene on Monday, Donald Tusk said the damage done to the railway tracks on Sunday…
Trump confirmed the sale during a press conference in the White House ahead of an upcoming meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. United States President Donald Trump said he plans to approve the sale of US-made F-35 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia on Monday, speaking a day before he hosts Saudi Crown Prince…
The San Antonio raid was part of a joint federal, state, and local effort to dismantle transnational criminal networks operating across the southern border A raid at a sex and human trafficking operation in San Antonio operated by members of Tren de Aragua gang (TdA) resulted in at least 140 illegal immigrants being arrested, authorities…
A senior Japanese Foreign Ministry official has arrived in China amid a row over comments Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae made in relation to Taiwan. The director-general of the Japanese Foreign Ministry’s Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, Kanai Masaaki, arrived in Beijing on Monday afternoon. During the visit, Kanai is expected to meet with Chinese officials,…
A landslide in the city of Cilacap has killed at least 16 people, officials said, while two people died in a landslide in another region of Central Java province. JAKARTA, Indonesia — Rain-triggered landslides in two regions in Indonesia’s Central Java province last week have led to the deaths of at least 18 people, authorities…
Early October, the Ministry of External Affairs announced that India and China had agreed to allow direct flights between the two countries from the 2025 winter schedule starting October 26. Tata group airline Air India will start operating non-stop flights between Delhi and Shanghai from February 1, marking its return to mainland China after nearly…