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Senate confirms Matt Whitaker as Donald Trump's ambassador to Nato

Whitaker, who had served in Trump's first administration at the Justice Department, brings a law enforcement background rather than deep foreign policy or national security ties

Susan Crawford wins Wisconsin SC seat, cementing liberal majority

Judge Susan Crawford defeated GOP-backed Brad Schimel in a record-breaking Wisconsin Supreme Court race, setting spending and turnout records while serving as a proxy battle for national politics

Anger against Trump may reduce US international visitors, warns forecaster

Tourism Economics predicts a 9.4 per cent decline in international arrivals to the US this year, nearly double the 5 per cent drop it forecast in late February

Lawsuit claims Musk failed to make payments for 2024 petition signatures

Musk's America PAC offered to pay $100 for registered voters to sign the petition and $100 for people who referred a registered voter who signed the petition

Meta's AI research head Joelle Pineau to step down after eight years

Joelle Pineau, Meta's vice president for AI research, said Tuesday she is leaving at the end of May

4th US soldier found dead in Lithuania training mishap, 3 others identified

The soldiers, part of the 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, were on a tactical training exercise when they and their vehicle were reported missing a week ago, the Army said

Istanbul prosecutor probes Oppn boycott calls in wake of mayor's arrest

Ozgur Ozel, the head of the main opposition Republican People's Party, or CHP, to which Imamoglu belongs, held multiple rallies attended by hundreds of thousands to protest the arrest

Myanmar quake: Survivors being found, but hopes fade as deaths exceed 2,700

Head of Myanmar's military government, Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, told a forum for relief donations in Naypyitaw that 2,719 people have now been found dead, with 4,521 others injured and 441 missing

Senate vote to reverse Trump's tariffs on Canada tests Republican support

Republicans have watched with some unease as the president's attempts to remake global trade have sent the stock market downward, but they have so far stood by Trump's on-again-off-again threats

Trump admin halts dozens of research grants at Princeton University

Princeton was notified this week that several dozen federal grants are being suspended by agencies including the Department of Energy, Nasa and the Defense Department

With TikTok ban looming, Trump signals deal will come before Apr 5 deadline

Trump has said that the deadline on a TikTok deal could be extended further if needed. He previously proposed terms in which the US would have a 50 per cent stake in a joint venture

UK, Mauritius near Chagos Islands deal after US signals its consent

Trump indicated during a visit to Washington by Starmer in February that he would support the deal, saying: I have a feeling it's going to work out very well

Bankruptcy judge rejects J&J's talc baby powder related settlement plan

The company said that it has settled 95 per cent of filed mesothelioma lawsuits, concluded all state consumer protection claims, and all talc-supplier disputes

Plans unveiled for Future Circular Collider to explore mysteries of Physics

Plans for Future Circular Collider a nearly 91-kilometre loop along French-Swiss border and below Lake Geneva published late Monday put finishing details on a project roughly a decade in the making

Man City's striker Haaland faces weeks on sidelines with ankle injury

Haaland had just scored his 30th goal of the season on Sunday against Bournemouth when he was hurt in a challenge by midfielder Lewis Cook in City's FA Cup match

Gas fire in Malaysia injures more than 100 people, damages 49 houses

National oil company Petronas said the fire started at one of its gas pipelines at 8:10 am and the affected pipeline was later isolated

'JFK' director to testify to Congress on newly released assassination files

Scholars say the files that President Donald Trump ordered to be released showed nothing undercutting the conclusion that a lone gunman killed Kennedy.

Big manufacturers gloomier as Trump tariffs loom, says BOJ survey

Major manufacturers include the key auto and electronics sectors, whose exports to the US are a major driver for the Japanese economy

Senate vote to reverse Trump's tariffs on Canada tests Republican support

Republicans have watched with some unease as the president's attempts to remake global trade have sent the stock market downward

Yemen's Houthis claim downing US drone amid continued American strikes

The reported shootdown over Yemen's contested Marib governate came as airstrikes hit around Sanaa, the country's rebel-held capital