Hegseth calls effort to impeach him ‘a political spectacle’ U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth called the articles of impeachment introduced against him a farce and a stunt at a news conference Tuesday morning. Representative Thomas Massie, a Republican, introduced eight articles of impeachment against him on Monday, largely focusing on the war in Iran. Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives closed ranks on Tuesday to block an effort to impeach Secretary of War Pete Hegseth. The impeachment attempt was spearheaded by Republican Congressman Thomas Massie, who was seekingRead more
A B1 bomber prepares to take off as police officers guard a checkpoint near RAF Fairford air base in Fairford, England, on Sept. 29. (Alastair Grant/The Associated Press) Three men, including one already jailed in the United States, were accused by U.S. authorities Tuesday of being Iran-supported operatives who plotted nearly 20 attacks on Jewish communities in Europe and the U.S. as well as a planned assault on a British airbase used by the U.S. Air Force. Charges against Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood al-Saadi, a dual Iranian-Iraqi national; Mohsen Mohajeri,Read more
Getty Images Spain’s King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia were greeted by bishops as they arrived at the funeral mass on Tuesday Spain’s King Felipe and Queen Letizia were among those who have attended a memorial service in tribute to the 69 victims of last month’s deadly train crash. The accident occurred when one train, travelling at high speed, ploughed into the back of another that was stationary on the Madrid-Seville line, near the small town of Urda, about 40 miles from Toledo. It was the worst rail tragedy inRead more
Getty Images Senior officials from Ukraine, Russia and the US will reconvene for a second day of talks on Wednesday The first of two days of trilateral talks between Ukraine, Russia and the US aimed at ending the war in Ukraine has concluded in Abu Dhabi. While senior officials from Kyiv and Moscow were tight-lipped after the four hour-long discussions, President Volodymyr Zelensky, who was not at the talks, said they had proved “constructive and quite substantive”. Speaking from Paris, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio also said the meetingRead more
Prime Minister Mark Carney shakes hands with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen at the Canada-EU summit in Montreal last week. (Christinne Muschi/The Canadian Press) Experts in European Union policy say Canada should try solidifying gains with the EU in legal frameworks, particularly as talk of becoming an EU “associate member” continues to cause confusion. Academics studying EU relations testified on Monday to the House foreign affairs committee, after a summit in Montreal last week brought together top Canadian and EU officials. The officials praised the plan as aRead more
Empty refrigeration shelves are seen inside a Delhaize Shop & Go store in Linkebeek, near Brussels, Belgium, on Monday after an overnight IT incident affected cooling and freezer systems in a number of European grocery stores. (Stephanie Lecocq/Reuters) A hacking attack on European supermarkets spread across the continent on Monday, hitting fridges and freezers from Sweden to Belgium and forcing stores to throw away food in an incident that echoed a similar attack in France last month. The attack, which raised temperatures in refrigerator and freezer units at dozens ofRead more
King Charles and Queen Camilla are pictured Sunday in the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in St John’s, Antigua and Barbuda. They attended as part of a week-long autumn tour of Caribbean nations, including attendance at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting. (Isabel Infantes/Pool/Reuters) King Charles flung up his hands in despair as he was caught in a tropical rainstorm in Antigua, while his wife Queen Camilla strolled off with the only available umbrella. The couple’s Caribbean tour has been dominated by the debate over Britain’s role in the slave trade,Read more
U.S. President Donald Trump dances during a campaign rally at Rock Hill Sports and Event Center, on Thursday, in Rock Hill, S.C. (Scott Kinser/The Associated Press) American voters are headed to the polls for the U.S. midterms this week. Most are angry and frustrated about the state of the economy and the way Donald Trump has managed it. If you want evidence of that dissatisfaction look no further than the University of Michigan’s Index of Consumer Sentiment. It shows consumer confidence is plummetting under Trump. “Only three times since theRead more
U.S. President Donald Trump listens as gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy speaks at a campaign rally at the Covelli Centre, in Youngstown, Ohio, on Oct. 11. (Gene J. Puskar/The Associated Press) Republican Vivek Ramaswamy’s team has confirmed that it produced a controversial advertisement featuring the estranged mother of his Democratic opponent in Ohio’s gubernatorial race — and that the campaign will spend $4 million US to promote it despite facing bipartisan rebuke for dredging up Amy Acton’s painful childhood. The ad introduces a deeply personal element into one of the country’sRead more