SAN SALVADOR (AP) – Mexico’s government clarified there was “no indication” that an airplane it intercepted loaded with cocaine had originated from El Salvador, according to a letter posted by Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele.
WASHINGTON (AP) – Just months after President Donald Trump returned to office vowing mass deportations, the share of U.S. adults saying immigration is a “good thing” for the country has jumped substantially – including among Republicans, according to new Gallup polling.
WASHINGTON (AP) – A divided federal appeals court on Friday threw out an agreement that would have allowed accused Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed to plead guilty in a deal that would have spared him the risk of execution for al-Qaida’s 2001 attacks.
WASHINGTON (AP) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s trip to Washington this week netted President Donald Trump another nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize he covets, but the ceasefire the U.S. leader sought for the war in Gaza didn’t emerge.
MANILA, Philippines (AP) – China has failed to intimidate rival claimant states into surrendering their sovereign interests in the disputed South China Sea despite its intensifying “bullying tactics” and the United States and other allied countries are ready to further boost deterrence against Beijing’s aggression, the U.S. Pacific Fleet commander said.
BANGKOK (AP) – An airstrike on a Buddhist monastery in Myanmar’s central Sagaing region killed at least 23 people who were taking shelter in the compound, separate sources said Friday.
Bitcoin has reached yet another all-time high, surpassing $118,000 for the first time on Friday – as a flood of money continues to move into spot bitcoin ETFs, all while U.S. President Donald Trump’s crypto-friendly influence makes its way through Washington.
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – Top South Korean, U.S. and Japanese military officers urged North Korea to cease all unlawful activities that threaten regional security, as the three nations flew advanced warplanes for a joint exercise in a show of force against the North.
