Iran’s Supreme Leader defies US blockade as oil prices soar
Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei predicted a bright future for the Gulf without the US. Read More
US judge rejects Trump administration’s halt on immigration applications
BOSTON, April 30 – A federal judge on Thursday ruled that policies that make it harder for people from countries on President Donald Trump’s travel ban list to get green…
While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, May 1, 2026
While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, May 1, 2026. Read More
Trump says ‘probably’ when asked if he might pull US troops out of Italy, Spain
WASHINGTON, April 30 – President Donald Trump on Thursday said “probably” when asked whether he would consider pulling U.S. troops out of Italy and Spain, a day after announcing that…
Brazil Congress overturns Lula veto on bill cutting Bolsonaro coup sentence
Bolsonaro began serving his sentence in November. Read More
Brazil Congress overturns Lula veto on bill cutting Bolsonaro coup sentence
SAO PAULO, April 30 – Brazil’s Congress on Thursday overturned President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s veto on a bill sharply reducing former President Jair Bolsonaro’s 27-year prison sentence for…
Georg Baselitz, the German painter who turned postwar art upside down, dies at 88
April 30 – Georg Baselitz liked to insist — sometimes as a taunt, sometimes as a shield — that he did not know how to paint. That he had “no…
Lebanon’s internal splits over talks with Israel trip up Saudi mediation efforts
BEIRUT, April 30 – A growing rift between top Lebanese officials has thrown a wrench into Saudi efforts to help Lebanon’s leaders forge a united position over historic negotiations with…
Elon Musk faces tense questioning in cross-examination by OpenAI’s lawyer
OAKLAND, California, April 30 – Elon Musk faced tense questioning and showed frustration on the witness stand on Thursday during a second day of cross-examination by Sam Altman’s lawyer in…
Amnesty urges Nigeria to investigate deaths in army-run camp, military says report baseless
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria, April 30 – Amnesty International called on Nigeria to investigate reports that at least 150 people, most of them children, had died in an army-run camp in north-central…