US judge tosses cases against ex-FBI chief Comey, New York AG James

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- A US federal judge on Monday dismissed criminal charges against two perceived adversaries of US President Donald Trump, FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, ruling the US attorney he hand picked to prosecute them was unlawfully appointed. The ruling throws out two cases Trump had publicly called for as he pressured Justice Department leaders to move against high-profile figures who had criticized him and led investigations into his conduct

Nov. 25, 2025

One woman killed by someone close every 10 minutes: UN

Every 10 minutes last year a woman somewhere in the world was killed by a person close to her, the United Nations said Monday as it decried a lack of progress in the battle against femicide. Some 50,000 women and girls were killed by intimate partners or family members in 2024, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime and UN Women said in a report released to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. The report said 60 percent of women killed around the world were murdere

Nov. 25, 2025

Trump to visit Beijing in April, host Xi next year

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Monday that he has accepted an invitation from Chinese leader Xi Jinping to visit Beijing in April and that he reciprocated by inviting Xi for a state visit to the US later next year. Trump made the announcement after he spoke with Xi by phone nearly a month after the two leaders met in person in South Korea, saying they discussed issues including Ukraine, fentanyl and purchases of American soybeans. “Our relationship with China is extremely strong!”

Nov. 25, 2025

Trump says he accepted Xi's invitation to visit Beijing in April, Xi will visit US later that year

US President Donald Trump said Monday that he accepted Chinese President Xi Jinping's invitation to visit Beijing in April next year, and that Xi will pay a state visit to the United States later that year, as the leaders held phone talks. Trump made the remarks in a social media post, claiming that the US-China relationship is "extremely strong." The call followed their in-person meeting in South Korea's southeastern city of Busan on Oct. 30 before the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit.

Nov. 25, 2025

Melania Trump welcomes White House Christmas tree

WASHINGTON (AP) — First lady Melania Trump on Monday welcomed this year’s official White House Christmas tree, a white fir from a farm in Michigan that arrived by horse-drawn carriage. The tree, which came from Korson's Tree Farms, arrived on the North Portico. It was delivered by a pair of Clydesdales named Logan and Ben in a carriage driven by one of three men, all wearing top hats, who were on board. “It's a beautiful tree,” the first lady said as she circled the carriage and posed for pictur

Nov. 25, 2025

Rare Superman comic book fetches $9.12m at auction

A copy of the first Superman issue, unearthed by three brothers cleaning out their late mother's attic, netted $9.12 million this month at a Texas auction house which says it is the most expensive comic book ever sold. The brothers discovered the comic book in a cardboard box beneath layers of brittle newspapers, dust and cobwebs in their deceased mother's San Francisco home last year, alongside a handful of other rare comics that she and her sibling had collected on the cusp of World War II. Sh

Nov. 25, 2025

[Graphic News] Indian-origin figures rise in US

The election of 34-year-old Zohran Mamdani as New York City’s mayor has added momentum to the rising visibility of Indian-origin figures across the United States. Analysts say his victory highlights a broader trend: As the Indian American population grows, more members of the community are gaining prominence in politics, business and other fields. Indian-origin influence is evident at the national level as well. Former Vice President Kamala Harris is the daughter of India-born cancer researcher

Nov. 25, 2025

Brazil's Bolsonaro says 'hallucinations' led him to violation

BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — On his first full day in jail, former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro told a judge on Sunday he had violated his ankle monitoring the day before at his house arrest because of a nervous breakdown and hallucinations caused by a change in his medication. Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes ordered the 70-year-old leader's preemptive jailing Saturday for he is considered a flight risk. Bolsonaro was sentenced to 27 years in prison in September for attempting a coup

Nov. 24, 2025

Bosnian Serbs elect dismissed firebrand's ally to replace him: partial results

Bosnian Serb voters on Sunday elected an ally of their dismissed leader Milorad Dodik to replace him, preliminary results indicated, in a snap vote intended to settle months of political turbulence. Dodik was ejected from office in August following his conviction for ignoring rulings by Christian Schmidt, the international appointee who oversees a peace deal which has held Bosnia together since the end of its 1990s inter-ethnic war. The conflict left the country split into two semi-autonomous ha

Nov. 24, 2025

50 kidnapped Catholic school students in Nigeria escape

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) -- Fifty of the more than 300 students kidnapped from a Nigerian Catholic school last week have escaped and have been reunited with their parents, the Catholic Church and Christian Association of Nigeria said on Sunday. But around 253 of the kidnapped children, along with 12 staff members and teachers, are still with the kidnappers, said CAN Chairman Bulus Yohanna, a Catholic Bishop who is also the proprietor of the school. In a statement, Yohanna said the pupils esc

Nov. 24, 2025

Sudan army chief slams Quad truce proposal as 'worst yet'

PORT SUDAN, Sudan (AFP) — Sudan's army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan said Sunday the latest truce proposal sent by US envoy Massad Boulos on behalf of a group of mediators was the "worst yet" and unacceptable to his government. In a video address released by his office, he said the Quad, which in addition to the US includes Saudi Arabia, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates, was "biased" as long as Abu Dhabi was a member. He accused Boulos of parroting talking points from Abu Dhabi, which has been

Nov. 24, 2025

Israel says it killed senior Hezbollah official in first strike on Beirut in months

Israel on Sunday struck Lebanon’s capital for the first time since June, saying it killed Hezbollah’s chief of staff Haytham Tabtabai and warning the Iran-backed militant group not to rearm and rebuild a year after their latest war. The strike in Beirut’s southern suburbs killed five people and wounded 25 others, Lebanon’s Health Ministry said. Hezbollah confirmed Tabtabai's death. Earlier it said the strike, launched almost exactly a year after a ceasefire in the Israel-Hezbollah war, threatene

Nov. 24, 2025

Mamdani stands by Trump criticism despite friendly White House meeting

WASHINGTON (AP) — New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani didn't back down in an interview that aired Sunday from past criticism that US President Donald Trump acted like a despot and a fascist after a surprisingly friendly White House meeting between the two men. The newly elected democratic socialist and the Republican president have fiercely criticized each other in the past. Trump called Mamdani a “100 percent Communist Lunatic” in a social media post following the incoming mayor's election vict

Nov. 24, 2025

US to launch new phase of Venezuela operations, sources say

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- The US is poised to launch a new phase of Venezuela-related operations in the coming days, four US officials told Reuters, as the Trump administration escalates pressure on President Nicolas Maduro's government. Reuters was not able to establish the exact timing or scope of the new operations, nor whether US President Donald Trump had made a final decision to act. Reports of looming action have proliferated in recent weeks as the US military has deployed forces to the Car

Nov. 23, 2025

Brazil's Bolsonaro detained over flight risk, damaged ankle monitor

BRASILIA, Brazil (Reuters) -- Brazil's federal police on Saturday took former President Jair Bolsonaro into custody due to flight risk after he took a soldering iron to his ankle monitor, ending months of house arrest as he appeals his conviction for plotting a coup. The detention in a 12-square-meter room in federal police headquarters in Brasilia marks the latest setback for Bolsonaro after US President Donald Trump, his ideological ally, rolled back tariffs meant to derail his prosecution. Su

Nov. 23, 2025