The US Supreme Court's conservative justices on Wednesday appeared sympathetic to the Trump administration's efforts to strip Temporary Protected Status (TPS) from over 350,000 Haitians and 6,100 Syrians, signaling a likely ruling in favor of the government.
The battle over the European Union's next long-term budget (Multiannual Financial Framework, MFF) for 2028-2035 has entered a critical phase. The European Commission proposed a budget of €1.76 trillion, while the European Parliament voted to increase it further. However, the final decision rests with the 27 member states, who are deeply divided.
US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth faced his first public questioning from Congress on the US-Israel war with Iran, alongside Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Caine. Over hours of tense testimony, Hegseth deflected questions about long-term objectives and the timeline of the conflict, which began with US-Israeli strikes on Iran on February 28.
The US Federal Reserve has decided to keep interest rates unchanged at 3.5 to 3.75 percent, a move largely anticipated by economists.
Former FBI Director James Comey surrendered to authorities in Virginia on Wednesday to face charges of threatening the life of US President Donald Trump through a social media post. The indictment alleges Comey acted 'knowingly and willfully' to threaten the president and transmitted threats across state lines.
Families of victims of a school shooting in a remote Canadian Rockies town are suing artificial intelligence company OpenAI in a United States federal court, alleging that the ChatGPT maker failed to alert police to the shooter’s alarming interactions with the chatbot.
Critics of U.S. President Donald Trump and free speech advocates are denouncing a decision by his administration to review the broadcast licenses of several ABC channels, calling the move “unconstitutional.”
The United States Supreme Court ruled that Louisiana’s electoral map was unconstitutionally drawn to create two Black-majority districts, in a decision that represents a major reinterpretation of the landmark US Voting Rights Act.
The world is undergoing the most significant structural change since the end of World War II, with shifts in the balance of power and intensifying conflicts challenging the free and open international order based on the rule of law. The Global South is also playing a larger role in international affairs.
Former FBI Director James Comey has been indicted on federal charges after posting an image of seashells arranged to spell '8647' on Instagram, in a case that has raised concerns about the use of the US justice system as a form of political retaliation. The charges were announced on Tuesday, with prosecutors accusing Comey of threatening President Donald Trump and transmitting a threat in interstate commerce.
Iran’s national currency, the rial, has hit a record low, surpassing 1.81 million against the US dollar on the open market before a partial recovery. The rate stood at about 811,000 per dollar a year ago. Authorities are scrambling to mitigate the impact of a US naval blockade.
Russia has announced that its annual Victory Day parade on May 9 will not feature the traditional display of military hardware, marking the first such occurrence since 2007. The decision comes amid escalating Ukrainian attacks deep into Russian territory.