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Top prosecutor advocated for Jan 6 rioters, echoed Trump's election claims

Martin's first week as the interim US attorney for the District of Columbia ushered in a dizzying sea change for the office's rank-and-file prosecutors

56 US senior officials put on leave, citing resistance to Trump orders

Several hundred contractors based in Washington and elsewhere also were laid off

In early going, Trump 2.0 approach on foreign policy is to talk loudly

Through economic coercion and sharp rhetoric, Trump is signalling that he intends to be a bull in the China shop in hopes of extracting what he wants from allies and adversaries alike

Chinese tech startup DeepSeek says hit with 'large-scale malicious attacks'

The company, whose artificial intelligence chatbot has sent the tech world into a frenzy, said that it had suffered large-scale malicious attacks on its services

Canada's Freeland hopeful, lays out plan to fight Trump's tariff threats

A list of products worth 200 billion Canadian dollars ($139 billion) would send a message to US exporters about the harm tariffs would cause them, Freeland said in a statement

Trump Justice dept says it fired employees involved in prosecuting him

The abrupt action targeting career prosecutors who worked on special counsel Jack Smith's team is the latest sign of upheaval inside the Justice Department

Netanyahu hopes to meet Trump in US as soon as next week, say officials

Should the trip come together in that timeframe, Netanyahu could be the first foreign leader to meet with Trump at the White House since his inauguration last week

US CDC ordered to stop working with WHO immediately, to wait for orders

Experts said the sudden stoppage was a surprise and would set back work on investigating and trying to stop outbreaks of Marburg virus and mpox in Africa

LinkedIn's founder optimistic about AI, hopes peers are right about Trump

Hoffman has been at the forefront of the artificial intelligence craze while investing in trailblazing startups such as ChatGPT maker OpenAI and Inflection

Visa appointments cancelled in Colombia after spat over deportation flights

State Department said Sunday it would stop issuing visas to Colombian nationals until deportation flights resumed

EU cautiously agrees to ease sanctions on Syria in wake of Assad's downfall

EU started to impose asset freezes and travel bans on Syrian officials and organisations in 2011 in response to Bashar Assad's crackdown on protesters

Two killed in Southern Lebanon as protests against Israeli presence erupt

The shooting came a day after 24 people were killed and more than 130 wounded when Israeli troops opened fire on protesters

EU extends Russia sanctions by 6 months after Hungary lifts veto threat

The sanctions target trade, finance, energy, technology, industry, transport and luxury goods

Here's what to expect after S Korean prez's indictment on rebellion charges

The impeached, jailed president, who had been holed up in his presidential compound for weeks after issuing a shocking martial law decree last month, now faces rebellion charges

Top Trump officials visit Chicago to see start of immigration crackdown

Number of federal agencies involved showed President Trump's willingness to use federal law enforcement beyond the Department of Homeland Security to carry out his long-promised mass deportations

Intel sharing by US, allies saved lives, but Trump could test those ties

Information flew across the Atlantic from US spy agencies to Nato and Western partners showing that Russia was poised to launch the biggest attack on a European country since World War II

Israel lets Palestinians return to north Gaza for first time in over a year

The opening was delayed for two days over a dispute between Hamas and Israel, which said the militant group had changed the order of the hostages it released

Zverev's past accusers names shouted during Australian Open trophy ceremony

On the day that Zverev reached the French Open final last June, word emerged from Berlin that a district court there ended a trial stemming from a woman's accusation of domestic violence

Trump celebrating greatness puts spotlight on less-known panel of experts

Less-known panel, US Board on Geographic Names, made up of officials from several federal agencies has been in existence since 1890

Madison Keys returns to top 10 rankings following Australian Open triumph

Keys won her first Grand Slam title with a three-set victory over the top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka on Saturday to move from No. 14 and match her career-high at No. 7