The remains of a second U.S. soldier who went missing during exercises in Morocco earlier this month have been recovered, the U.S. military said Wednesday evening, ending a joint U.S.-Morocco search. The remains of Spc. Mariyah Symone Collington, 19, of Tavares, Fla., were located and retrieved Tuesday from a coastal cave roughly 1,640 feet from […]
Tate Reeves, the governor of Mississippi, said Wednesday that he was canceling a special legislative session during which lawmakers were expected to redraw the state’s supreme court districts in accordance with the federal Voting Rights Act. Reeves said, however, that he expects the state to redraw its congressional districts soon. This comes after a flurry […]
Lebanon and Israel are to hold new peace talks in Washington starting Thursday, as their latest ceasefire – considered to still be in place despite hundreds of deaths in Israeli strikes – nears its end. On the eve of the negotiations, Lebanon’s health ministry said that 22 people, including eight children, were killed Wednesday as […]
The Duke of Sussex has voiced his profound concern over a “deeply troubling” surge in antisemitism across the UK, penning an opinion piece to highlight the issue. Writing in The New Statesman, Prince Harry emphasised the importance of “legitimate protest” but stated he felt compelled to speak out, believing that remaining silent allows “hate and […]
President Donald Trump arrived in Beijing on Wednesday for a two-day meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping to discuss trade. Trump was joined by Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, as well as U.S. business leaders Tim Cook, Elon Musk and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang. The president was welcomed by Vice […]
South Korea is preparing new measures to counter AI-powered cyberattacks after Anthropic’s Claude Mythos Preview demonstrated advanced ability to find and exploit software vulnerabilities. The Ministry of Science and ICT plans to announce countermeasures as early as late May, officials said Tuesday. The move follows what officials described as the “Mythos shock,” after Anthropic said […]
Cuba’s foreign minister has denied his government received a $100 million offer in humanitarian aid from the United States, after Secretary of State Marco Rubio publicly claimed Washington tried to send assistance and Cuban authorities refused to distribute it. In a message posted on X, Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla described Rubio’s version as a “fable” and […]
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk on Wednesday called for an “all hands on deck” response to North Korea’s human rights crisis, saying efforts to address peace and security on the Korean Peninsula “need to be anchored in human rights.” “The situation in the DPRK is a human rights crisis and it […]
Iran’s chief negotiator said Tuesday that Washington must accept Tehran’s latest peace plan or face failure, after US President Donald Trump warned the truce in the Middle East war was on the brink of collapse. The war, which erupted more than two months ago with US-Israeli strikes on Iran, has spread throughout the Middle East […]
Brussels said the move, fiercely opposed by operators, would make journeys more seamless, helping passengers to find, compare and buy tickets in one go. “Freedom of movement is one of Europe’s greatest achievements. Today, we are taking it a step further by making travel across all 27 member states simpler, smarter and more passenger friendly,” […]
