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Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in November 2024.Sean Gallup/Getty Images/File Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has tasked his country’s military to enact “self-defense” with “corresponding actions,” hours after India launched a barrage of deadly strikes early Wednesday, according to his office. Sharif called on Pakistan’s Armed Forces to “avenge the loss of innocent Pakistani lives,” […]

The R&B singer, whose real name is Casandra Ventura, testified at Sean “Diddy” Combs’ sex trafficking trial that she felt “trapped” and feared he may expose her in recorded sex acts. On red carpets from Los Angeles to the French Riviera, Sean “Diddy” Combs and the R&B singer Cassie intertwined arms, radiating an attractive and […]

Susan Miller ,  Kim Hjelmgaard ,  Jeanine Santucci  USA TODAY Show Caption Pope Francis, the humble pontiff whose acts of inclusiveness, modesty and mercy rippled through his 12-year papacy, was laid to rest Saturday in a service he deliberately simplified. Hundreds of thousands of mourners and dozens of world leaders and dignitaries packed St. Peter’s […]

Trump and Zelenskyy key takeaways: Oval Office meeting explodes into shouting match The bitter exchange was unlike any other in the Oval Office in modern times. 13:43 about:blank Trump, Vance blast Zelenskyy, call him ‘disrespectful’ at White HousePresident Donald Trump told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy “you don’t have the cards.” With Ukraine’s future in the […]

European leaders renew support for Ukraine after Zelenskyy’s stormy meeting with Trump March 1, 20259:37 AM ET Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy leaves the White House after meeting with President Trump, in Washington, D.C., on Friday. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images PARIS — Leaders from across Europe came quickly to the defense of Ukrainian President Volodymyr […]

in the Ukraine war — and efforts to end it February 24, 20255:02 AM ET A rescue team gathers in front of a damaged residential building in Sumy just after a Russian drone strike that destroyed nine apartments and killed 11 people, Jan. 30. Anton Shtuka for NPR KYIV, TBILISI AND PARIS — Nearly every […]

Jake Horton & Lucy Gilder BBC Verify Elon Musk has made a number of exaggerated or unevidenced claims during an Oval Office event alongside President Donald Trump. The billionaire, who was making his first major media appearance since beginning his role as the head of the Department of Government Efficiency (Doge), said his team was […]

From the Gulf of America to Fort Bragg, what’s behind Trump’s name changes? National digital reporter ​​President Donald Trump has always understood the power of branding. As a celebrity businessman, he affixed his name to the facades of his skyscrapers and licensed his name to an array of products, from hotels to wines. Now, he […]

Elon Musk’s DOGE asks for access to IRS taxpayer data, sources say If granted, DOGE would have personal financial details on millions of Americans. ByAnne Flaherty, Benjamin Siegel, Soo Youn, and Olivia Rubin February 16, 2025, 5:28 PM 3:09 about:blank Judge blocks DOGE team from accessing sensitive taxpayer dataFederal Judge Paul Engelmayer in New York […]

A QAnon sign at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Many of the rioters who attacked the Capitol later told investigators they were motivated in part by the online conspiracy theory. Win McNamee/Getty Images After a mob of pro-Trump protesters breached the U.S. Capitol through a broken window on Jan. 6, 2021, a lone Capitol Police […]