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ICE agents fired at in Chicago drive-by shooting as Homeland Security say violence towards officers is growing

Border Patrol agents were shot at by an unidentified man in Chicago during a routine operation, according to the Department of Homeland Security. In a statement, officials said that officers were fired…

David Lammy mocked for ‘ordering civil servants’ at the Ministry of Justice to call him ‘Deputy Prime Minister’

By BRENDAN CARLIN Published: 18:27 EST, 8 November 2025 | Updated: 04:20 EST, 9 November 2025 David Lammy faced mockery from Labour and Tories alike over claims that he insists…

This year’s 80ft 12-ton Rockefeller Center Christmas tree rides into NYC to kick off the holidays

This year’s Rockefeller Center Christmas tree has arrived in New York City after being donated by a family in memory of their loved one. Crews transported the magnificent 80ft Norway…

More diplomatic and economic tensions surface between China, Japan as a bumpy week ends

BEIJING — A week in which longtime tensions between neighbors China and Japan ratcheted up economically and politically drew to a close with no sign of improvements Friday as the…

A timeline of how the protests in Iran unfolded and grew

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Demonstrations broke out in Iran on Dec. 28 and have spread nationwide as protesters vent their increasing discontent over the Islamic Republic’s faltering economy and…

Asian shares rise and US futures are flat after modest Wall Street moves

HONG KONG — Asian shares were mostly higher on Friday following mixed moves on Wall Street, where President Donald Trump’s talk of raising defense spending spurred a rally in military-related…

Trump says he doesn’t need international law amid aggressive US policies

United States President Donald Trump has dismissed international law, saying only his “own morality” can curb the aggressive policies he is pursuing across the world after the abduction of Venezuela’s…

North Carolina may lose $50M in federal funds over flawed immigrant trucker licenses

North Carolina could lose nearly $50 million in federal funding if the state doesn’t revoke commercial driver’s licenses from immigrants who aren’t qualified to hold them after an audit uncovered…

Two wounded in a shooting with US federal agents in Portland, Oregon

Federal agents in the United States have shot and injured two people in the city of Portland, Oregon, a city where the administration of President Donald Trump has led an…

‘Peace’ on paper, but catastrophe continues on the ground in Gaza

The Take Despite an agreed-upon ‘peace plan’, Israel continues to violate the ceasefire. In the three months since the United States unveiled a 20-point Gaza plan, more than 400 Palestinians…