World — US

Preservationists worry board may seize on incident ‘to make the point that the whole thing needs to be shut down’ Falling debris from a ceiling in the grand foyer of the John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts may have complicated a battle over renovations of the Washington DC arts center…

US president suggests he might support his Argentinian ally’s drive to reclaim sovereignty of disputed islands Donald Trump has long embraced vengeance. “I am your retribution,” he declared to an admiring audience at the 2023 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) as he commenced his march…

Latest data from Gallup, showing 49% leaning Democrat and 39% Republican, marks sharp reversal from 2024 More voters are identifying as Democrats and shying away from calling themselves Republican, according to the latest quarterly data published by Gallup. Some 49% of voters surveyed leaned…

The U.S. strikes three Iranian oil tankers after Iran targets two American warships, in the latest exchange over shipping and the Strait of Hormuz.

A United Nations report has found that the world will warm to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. Climate solutions advocate Ayana Elizabeth Johnson urges a quicker implementation of known strategies - and determination rather than despair.

Leading second-wave feminist co-founded Women’s Media Center with Jane Fonda and Gloria Steinem Robin Morgan, a child star of the 1940s and 50s who grew up to become an all-American radical as a poet, essayist, editor and second-wave feminist, has died. She was 85. Morgan’s death was confirmed…

Judge issues order as part of discovery process in lawsuit brought by non-profit into now defunct compensation fund A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to reveal who set up the structure of a controversial $1.8bn “anti-weaponization fund” to recompense victims of so-called…

The coastal community in California had already been devastated by landslides and wildfires before a fatal crash California’s rugged Big Sur coastline is often called a slice of heaven, 120 miles (195km) of unspoiled rocky promontories, sandy beaches and redwood forests at the foot of the Santa…

District attorney must decide whether to retry case after jury’s failure to reach verdict despite hours of deliberation Lindsay Clancy, prosecutors, defense lawyers, the judge and millions watching on are back where they started after her five-week trial over the murder of her three children ended…

Trump's top envoys head to Moscow and Kyiv as Putin steps up round the clock bombing of Ukraine. With the U.S. distracted by Iran, is Putin becoming increasingly emboldened?

Venezuelan opposition members are uneasy with new oil deals with the U.S., worried that agreements with authoritarian regime in Caracas could undermine democratic progress.

U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner have arrived in Moscow to revive efforts to end Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has called for a halt to air attacks during their visit, but Moscow has not publicly responded.

The US defense secretary faces internal dissent and discord at the Pentagon, accused of focusing on culture war issues and his own political ambitions as the Iran war drags on In a different Washington, under a different president, a return to the well-worn playbook of all-out sanctions to counter…

Philippines Vice President Sara Duterte has posted bail after order issued for her arrest on charges she publicly threatened to arrange assassination of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and two others.

Ruling allows defense department to proceed for now in exerting greater editorial control over military news outlet A federal judge has declined to stop the Pentagon from firing journalists who say they were illegally punished for speaking out about the need for the Stars and Stripes publication to…