Category: World News

Trump cuts leave hurricane-hit North Carolina town’s rebuilding plans adrift – in pictures | Art and design
After Hurricane Helene’s flood waters slammed into Lake Lure’s century-old dam last September, the resort town was spurred on to seek federal funding for an ambitious rebuilding plan. While the initial response from the Federal Emergency Management Agency seemed encouraging when Joe Biden was president, Donald Trump’s plans to shrink or even abolish Fema –…

Thousands flee Tehran amid new Israeli strikes
IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Now Playing Thousands flee Tehran amid new Israeli strikes 05:56 UP NEXT Striking Images Show Iran Military Bases After Israeli Attack 02:20 Trump Demands Iran’s ‘Unconditional Surrender,’ Weighs Strike 02:27 ‘This is the safest place’: Israelis take shelter in underground…

12 top road trip essentials you need now – National
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What to know about retrial of Karen Read in killing of her police officer boyfriend
DEDHAM, Mass. — The jury is set to return for its third full day of testimony Wednesday in the second murder trial of Karen Read, who is charged with killing her Boston police officer boyfriend. Jurors began deliberations late last week, more than a month after the trial started. Tuesday’s deliberations included several questions to…

Iran’s leader rejects call to surrender, warns against U.S. involvement – National
Iran’s supreme leader on Wednesday rejected U.S. calls for surrender in the face of blistering Israeli strikes and warned that any military involvement by the Americans would cause “irreparable damage” to them, in an official statement read by a state TV anchor. The remarks from Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who has only been seen once since…

Iranian Supreme Leader Vows to Show ‘No Mercy’ on Israel
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North Korea plans to send military construction workers and deminers to Russia
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea will send thousands of military construction workers and deminers to support reconstruction work in Russia’s Kursk region, a top Russian official said Tuesday, the latest sign of expanding cooperation between the nations. North Korea has already supplied thousands of combat troops and a vast amount of conventional weapons to…

Judge says government can’t limit passport sex markers for many transgender people
BOSTON — A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from limiting passport sex markers for many transgender and nonbinary Americans. Tuesday’s ruling from U.S. District Judge Julia Kobick means that transgender or nonbinary people who are without a passport or need to apply for a new one can request a male, female or “X”…

Fans sad but supportive as Oilers lose Stanley Cup for 2nd year in a row: ‘Proud of our boys’
They tried so hard and got so far, but in the end, the Edmonton Oilers and their fans were left with a sense of déjà vu. For the second year in a row, Edmonton lost in the Stanley Cup final to the Florida Panthers, extending Canada’s three-decade long drought. The Panthers defeated the Oilers 5-1…

Why Europe should hijack Nato for its own purposes | Paul Taylor
Call it the five-for-five summit. When Nato leaders meet in The Hague next week, European allies will sign up to a phoney transatlantic bargain in which they pretend they will spend 5% of their economic output on defence and Donald Trump pretends in return that he is committed to Article 5 of the Nato treaty,…