Americas

The House and Democrats will be losing one of their highest-profile liberals

Supreme Court’s ‘major questions’ doctrine looms over fate of Trump’s tariffs

Airlines estimate that at least 3.2-million travellers have already been affected

A UPS cargo plane crashed shortly after takeoff in Kentucky, resulting in nine deaths.

Trump urges Republican senators to eliminate Senate filibuster rule to end shutdown.

Financiers worry that outcome may affect city’s competitiveness and business appeal

Cheney was a strong advocate for the 2003 US invasion of Iraq

US President Donald Trump set the refugee admissions ceiling at 7,500 for fiscal year 2026, the lowest cap on record, a White House document published on Thursday said, part of a broader effort to reshape refugee policies in the US and worldwide.

President says other countries are engaged in testing nuclear weapons

The US Federal Reserve, amid a divided consensus, reduced interest rates by a quarter point and announced the resumption of limited Treasury securities purchases due to liquidity concerns

Hurricane Melissa slammed into Cuba early on Wednesday, hours after causing devastation in neighboring Jamaica as the strongest storm on record to hit that Caribbean island nation.

Dozens of bodies lined up on a street after major operation against drug gang ahead of COP30 meeting

Storm surge and landslides threaten Caribbean’s fragile infrastructure

Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica as the strongest storm ever to hit the island, causing widespread destruction and power outages

At least $80bn of nuclear reactors will be built across the US in a partnership with the government, the three companies involved in the project said on Tuesday.