Gaza ceasefire talks continue, but no apparent breakthrough
U.S. officials say both Hamas and Israel are making concessions toward securing a deal, but tempered optimism with differences remaining on key issues.
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Republicans fail to pass spending bill in House in setback for Trump
A day before potential shutdown, House rejects package hastily assembled after Trump and Musk scuttled prior deal Donald Trump suffered a humiliating setback on Thursday when Republicans in Congress failed to pass a pared-down spending bill – just one day before a potential government shutdown that could disrupt Christmas travel. By a vote of 174-235,…
Sydney New Year’s Eve fireworks could be cancelled due to train strike, police commissioner says
Karen Webb warns police can’t risk 250,000 people being ‘trapped in the city’ with no way out amid ongoing industrial dispute Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The New South Wales police commissioner, Karen Webb, says she has “grave concerns” about…
Trump-backed bill to avert government shutdown fails; dozens of Republicans vote No
House Republicans earlier scrambled after President-elect Donald Trump and Elon Musk panned a bipartisan deal to avoid a government shutdown.
Its Syrian Bases in Doubt, Russia Sends Cargo Flights to Libya
A Libyan officer said the stepped-up flights from Russia and Syria delivered military gear.
Inquiry launched in Peru after alleged prostitution ring uncovered in Congress
Prosecutors look into sex-for-votes scandal after killing of Congress lawyer leads to investigation of her former boss Prosecutors in Peru are investigating a sex-for-votes scandal in the country’s Congress after uncovering an alleged prostitution ring inside the widely-loathed chamber. The investigation began after hired killers fired more than 40 rounds into a taxi carrying Andrea…
Suspect Mangione swaps orange jumpsuit for court dress to hear new counts
Accused in Brian Thompson killing was in court in New York on federal charges – which could carry the death penalty When Luigi Mangione walked into a Manhattan federal courtroom on Thursday afternoon, he looked like any number of smartly dressed defendants prosecuted here – not someone accused of a brutal murder on the streets…
Trump bolsters House Republicans’ new spending deal to avert government shutdown
Members of Congress had been racing for agreement before Friday deadline after Trump earlier rejected bipartisan plan US politics – live updates Donald Trump threw his support behind House Republicans’ new plan to avert a government shutdown a day after the president-elect torpedoed a bipartisan plan to fund the government and plunged Capitol Hill into…
Live updates: Trump backs new GOP plan to avoid a government shutdown and lift the debt limit – The Associated Press
Live updates: Trump backs new GOP plan to avoid a government shutdown and lift the debt limit The Associated Press House Republicans to Offer New Plan to Avoid a Government Shutdown: Live Updates The New York Times Live updates: Government shutdown looms, Trump transition news | CNN Politics CNN House Republicans agree on Plan B government funding bill…
European allies consider deploying troops to Ukraine after the war
The deployment of European troops could provide security guarantees to Ukraine and play to Trump’s insistence that Europe carry more weight on defense.