Trump taps Pam Bondi to be his attorney general after Matt Gaetz drops out

US President-Elect Donald Trump announced on Thursday that Pam Bondi would replace Matt Gaetz as his pick for attorney general after records surfaced on Wednesday of the latter paying $10,000 to two women who testified in sexual misconduct probes against Gaetz. The Florida lawmaker’s confirmation stirred controversy among Democrats and Republicans alike due to past … Read more

Former Brazilian leader Jair Bolsonaro accused of plotting to overturn 2022 election

Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro plotted a coup to overturn that country’s 2022 election along with dozens of ex-ministers and senior aides, federal police said in a formal accusation filed on Thursday with the Supreme Court. The final police report caps a nearly two-year investigation into Bolsonaro’s role in the election-denying movement that culminated in … Read more

Pentagon ‘fundamentally rejects’ ICC decision to issue arrest warrant for Netanyahu

The Pentagon said it rejects the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) decision to issue arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant on Thursday. Deputy Pentagon press secretary Sabrina Singh told reporters during a press briefing on Thursday that the U.S. “fundamentally rejects” the ICC’s decision to issue the arrest … Read more

Trump names Pam Bondi for attorney general after Gaetz withdraws

President-elect Donald Trump has nominated long-time ally and veteran prosecutor Pam Bondi as his new pick for attorney general, hours after Matt Gaetz withdrew his name from consideration. Bondi has a long track record in law enforcement and previously served as Florida’s attorney general. A loyal Trump ally, she was part of Trump’s legal team … Read more

Russia uses a ‘new type’ of missile against Ukraine: What we know

There’s been varying reports regarding what missile hit the central Ukrainian city of Dnipro on Thursday. Initially, Ukraine claimed that Russia hit Dnipro with an intercontinental ballistic missile, which would have been a clear sign of escalation from Moscow. These claims were quickly disputed by the US and later Russia, who say they used a … Read more

Putin: Russia tested intermediate-range missile on Ukraine | Russia-Ukraine war

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Russia tested a new intermediate-range missile in combat conditions in a strike on Ukraine. Ukraine earlier had said that the missile had “all the characteristics” of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). The Russian strike came in response to recent strikes by Ukraine using British Storm Shadow missiles and US ATACMS.