US special counsel seeks pause in Trump classified documents case | Courts News

US special counsel seeks pause in Trump classified documents case | Courts News

Federal prosecutors have asked an appeals court to pause their bid to revive the criminal case against the United States President-elect Donald Trump, who was accused of mishandling classified documents after his first term as president ended. Special Counsel Jack Smith, 55, made the request on Wednesday in the US…

FBI raids home of Polymarket CEO | US Election 2024

FBI raids home of Polymarket CEO | US Election 2024

CEO Shayne Coplan accuses Biden administration of targeting company over its perceived political associations. Authorities in the United States have raided the home of the chief executive of Polymarket, a betting platform that drew widespread attention for strongly favouring Donald Trump to win the presidential election. The Federal Bureau of…

Trump picks loyalist Matt Gaetz of Florida as US attorney general | Donald Trump News

Trump picks loyalist Matt Gaetz of Florida as US attorney general | Donald Trump News

United States President-elect Donald Trump has announced that Republican Congressman Matt Gaetz, 42, will serve as his attorney general, a role that doubles as the country’s top prosecutor and the head of the Department of Justice. Trump announced the nomination in a post on his Truth Social platform on Wednesday,…

Trump taps Cuban American Marco Rubio to lead the US State Department | Donald Trump News

Trump taps Cuban American Marco Rubio to lead the US State Department | Donald Trump News

Putting an end to days of speculation, United States President-elect Donald Trump nominated Florida Senator Marco Rubio to lead the State Department under the incoming administration. The choice of his former political rival had been rumoured for days and signals the new administration’s commitment to a hawkish foreign policy. A…

US overdose deaths continue downward trend, giving experts hope | Drugs News

US overdose deaths continue downward trend, giving experts hope | Drugs News

Experts aren’t sure what is causing fewer overdose deaths, but they are hopeful the decline is sustainable. Drug overdose deaths in the United States appear to continue to decline, giving experts hope that the nation is seeing sustained improvement in what remains an epidemic. Some 97,000 people died of a…

How the anti-drug ‘kingpin strategy’ fuels violence in Mexico’s Sinaloa | Drugs

How the anti-drug ‘kingpin strategy’ fuels violence in Mexico’s Sinaloa | Drugs

NewsFeed Rival criminal factions are battling for control in the Mexican state of Sinaloa after the arrests of two top drug lords earlier this year. Experts say this devastating violence is a predictable outcome of the so-called ‘kingpin strategy.’ Published On 13 Nov 202413 Nov 2024 Check out our Latest…

Who is Pete Hegseth, the pro-Israel Fox News host picked to head Pentagon? | US Election 2024 News

Who is Pete Hegseth, the pro-Israel Fox News host picked to head Pentagon? | US Election 2024 News

United States President-elect Donald Trump has picked Fox News host and military veteran Pete Hegseth, a pro-Israel and Iran hawk, to serve as his defence secretary, lauding him as “tough, smart and a true believer in America First”. The 44-year-old’s nomination to lead the world’s most powerful military has come…

US military strikes ‘Iranian-backed’ fighters in Syria for a second day | Military News

US military strikes ‘Iranian-backed’ fighters in Syria for a second day | Military News

The US military said it carried out strikes against an Iranian-backed armed group in Syria, its second such operation in two days. The United States military has again carried out air strikes in Syria targeting “Iranian-aligned targets” following a recent rocket attack against US forces at a base in Syria’s…

UN aid chief warns of ‘gravest crimes’ committed in Israel’s war on Gaza | Israel-Palestine conflict News

UN aid chief warns of ‘gravest crimes’ committed in Israel’s war on Gaza | Israel-Palestine conflict News

The United Nations’s humanitarian aid chief told a meeting of the Security Council (UNSC) that “acts reminiscent of the gravest international crimes” are being committed in Gaza where Israel’s military continues to bombard, besiege and prevent aid from reaching the civilian population. Addressing the UNSC on Tuesday, Joyce Msuya, the…

Pentagon leaker Jack Teixeira sentenced to 15 years in prison | Al Jazeera News

Pentagon leaker Jack Teixeira sentenced to 15 years in prison | Al Jazeera News

Prosecutors sought 17 years imprisonment for ‘significant’ violations of the Espionage Act. Jack Teixeira, a member of the Massachusetts National Guard, has been jailed for 15 years for leaking classified documents about the war in Ukraine and other military secrets. A federal judge in Boston, United States, on Tuesday sentenced…