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Russia's permanent representative to the CSTO said NATO has not wanted and does not want to cooperate with the Russian-led alliance, and there is no point in banging on closed doors. The
Ukraine's intelligence directorate said Wednesday that North Korea deployed a missile unit inside Russia, escalating beyond the 8,000 DPRK infantry fighting there since 2025. The Reuters report, if confirmed, marks the first time North Korean missile systems may be positioned
Dr. Anthony Fauci refused to answer any question at a Senate COVID-origins hearing Wednesday, invoking the Fifth Amendment for the first time in his career. He accused Rand Paul of wanting him
A two-page Middle East policy briefing bearing Larry Summers' name has surfaced as House Oversight document 029689-029690 in the Epstein files. The document covers ten countries across January-February 2013, adding an intelligence
Britain and France are declining to join the United States in patrolling the Strait of Hormuz until a durable ceasefire is established between Washington and Tehran, Politico reported. The refusal exposed a
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear gave McConnell a public ultimatum: speak publicly to prove fitness or resign, after 43 days of absence following his June 14 cardiac emergency. Beshear threatened to ask Senate
The Senate confirmed Jay Clayton as Director of National Intelligence 51-47 on Monday, completing his appointment after weeks of Democratic opposition to his refusal to affirm Biden won 2020. He replaces Bill
More than two dozen Epstein survivors told Senators Cornyn and Tillis their meeting with acting AG Todd Blanche was a box-checking exercise. Cornyn remains undecided as the Senate Judiciary Committee delays its
Bangladesh's ICT-2 issued arrest warrants for Sheikh Hasina and nine former officials on crimes against humanity charges. India, where Hasina has lived in exile since August 2024, holds a 2013 extradition treaty
New York City's Department of Finance launched a searchable database of roughly 960,000 residential property owners, sparking warnings from the Real Estate Board of New York. Mayor Mamdani's office pointed to its
A federal judge sentenced Yaroslav Shilkloper, 50, to four years in prison Tuesday for running three phony investment brokerages that defrauded US victims of more than $3 million. The dual Ukrainian-Israeli citizen,
An Irish couple with over two decades in the U.S. were pulled off a domestic flight after TSA flagged their names to ICE. The New York Times obtained documents showing 800+ arrests
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