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The U.S. Senate passed a stopgap spending bill to reopen the federal government, edging toward an end to the record-long shutdown after eight Democrats joined Republicans in a 60–40 vote.
Donald Trump threatened to sue the BBC for $1 billion, saying a Panorama documentary misleadingly edited his Jan. 6 speech, after the broadcaster apologised and two top executives resigned.
On Monday at the White House, President Donald Trump met Syrian transitional President Ahmed al-Sharaa, a former rebel once on U.S. terror lists, and the U.S. partially suspended sanctions.
Eight Democrats joined Republicans in Congress to pass a measure ending the U.S. government shutdown, drawing progressive accusations of betrayal and anger from party activists.
The Trump administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court to block lower-court orders requiring full SNAP payments, escalating a legal fight that left millions of recipients' benefits uncertain.
The U.S. Supreme Court declined to review a bid by former Kentucky county clerk Kim Davis to overturn its 2015 ruling legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide, preserving that precedent.
Data centre operators poured billions into new facilities for AI across Europe and beyond, but capacity lagged behind the US and China and local environmental opposition grew.
Switzerland neared a deal with the United States to cut US import tariffs on Swiss goods to 15% after business leaders pushed negotiations forward, officials said; legal doubts remain.
President Donald Trump pardoned Rudy Giuliani, Mark Meadows and 75 others for efforts to overturn the 2020 election, a largely symbolic action that did not shield them from state prosecutions.
President Donald Trump ordered US air-traffic controllers to return to work, threatened to dock pay and offered bonuses as flight cancellations spread amid the government shutdown.
Zohran Mamdani, mayor-elect of New York, faced sharp attacks from President Donald Trump, who labeled him a "communist" and framed his victory as an ideological threat.
U.S. stock indexes surged as prospects for ending the government shutdown improved, with the Nasdaq leading gains as investors moved back into riskier assets on Wall Street.
Iraqis voted in parliamentary elections as U.S. officials urged Baghdad to disarm Iran backed militias, and turnout fears plus Sunni optimism signaled deep political uncertainty.
Ghislaine Maxwell sought a commutation from former President Donald Trump, media reported, with a whistleblower telling House Democrats she was preparing an application and receiving special prison treatment.
Warren Buffett, in his final letter as Berkshire Hathaway CEO, said he would "go quiet" and accelerate $1.3 billion in charitable gifts as he prepared to hand over the reins.
Carmakers delayed battery deals with miners and scaled back electric-vehicle targets as falling commodity prices and weak EV demand left miners struggling to fund projects and squeezed established automakers.
President Donald Trump hosted Syrian President Ahmed al‑Sharaa at the White House, saying it was part of his Middle East peace plan and prompting critics to deem it conciliatory.
Two people died when a small turboprop carrying Hurricane Melissa relief supplies to Jamaica crashed into a pond in a gated neighborhood in Coral Springs, Florida, Monday morning.
U.S. President Donald Trump pardoned 77 people, including Rudy Giuliani and several Jan. 6 participants, a move critics said was largely symbolic and would not shield them from state charges.
OpenAI hired Intel’s top AI executive Sachin Katti, drawing scrutiny over soaring costs and bubble warnings while AWS chief Matt Garman defended demand and touted the OpenAI partnership.
President Donald Trump met Syrian interim-president Ahmed al-Sharaa at the White House after the United States removed al-Sharaa from its terror list, marking a radical policy shift.
NBA Hall of Famer Lenny Wilkens, who starred as both a player and coach, died in the United States on Sunday at age 88.
Jared Kushner met Israeli leaders in Israel to discuss implementing a proposed second phase of the Gaza ceasefire, aimed at disarming Hamas and demilitarizing Gaza.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced it would remove black-box warnings from menopause hormone therapies, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. praised it and critics said evidence was insufficient.
The International Olympic Committee moved closer to banning transgender women from female Olympic events at Los Angeles 2028, multiple outlets reported, proposing sex‑verification tests and drawing criticism as discriminatory.
U.S. forces struck two suspected drug boats in the eastern Pacific on Monday, killing six and raising the campaign death toll to 76, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said.
