In recent days the president-elect has called for asserting U.S. control over the Panama Canal and Greenland, showing that his “America First” philosophy has an expansionist dimension.
President-elect Donald J. Trump has accused Panama of price-gouging American ships traversing the Panama Canal, and suggested that unless that changed, he would abandon the decades-old treaty that returned all control of the canal zone to Panama.
Lena Schilling, the youngest lawmaker in Brussels, faced a harsh questioning of her character and credibility before winning a chance to fight against climate change in the halls of power.
While pledging to secure the release of hostages held in Gaza by any means necessary, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel said of the cease-fire talks with Hamas: “I don’t know how long it will take.”
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of gave a contentious speech in Israel’s Parliament on Monday, warning critics, “Don’t lecture me” about his approach to a cease-fire deal.
The man charged with murder in the woman’s death was identified by federal officials as a 33-year-old from Guatemala who was in the United States illegally.
A 37-page report detailed the findings from a yearslong investigation into allegations that Mr. Gaetz engaged in a range of illegal conduct. He has repeatedly denied wrongdoing.
The House Ethics Committee report does not include a criminal referral, but concludes that former Representative Matt Gaetz, Republican of Florida, broke prostitution laws in his home state.
President Biden commuted the sentences of 37 men on federal death row but declined to save the lives of three men convicted of “hate-motivated mass murder” or “terrorism.”
President Biden said in a statement that his decision to leave three men on death row was in line with his opposition to carrying out the death penalty “in cases other than terrorism and hate-motivated mass murder.”
President Emmanuel Macron of France named the choices less than three weeks after the previous government collapsed. He had already picked François Bayrou as prime minister.
President Emmanuel Macron of France in Paris this month. It was unclear whether the new government could assuage broader concerns about political instability in Europe.
Prime Minister Robert Fico’s surprise visit to Moscow on Sunday, reportedly to discuss natural gas and Ukraine, was a blow to European unity against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
There is no one factor that causes autism — or explains its growing prevalence. Researchers are seeking explanations for the surge. Here are some possibilities.
An autistic boy with his mother at home in Texas. There is no blood test or brain scan to determine who has autism, and with no singular cause, there is no singular culprit behind autism’s rise.
Every year, Bath & Body Works introduces a scent that it hopes will break through during the shopping season. It doesn’t have to smell like gingerbread.
Turning Point Action devoted much of its attention to less reliable voters. New data in Arizona showing a sizable Republican edge among them suggests that the strategy succeeded.
Tyler Bowyer, the chief operating officer of Turning Point Action, at his office in the organization’s headquarters in Phoenix in October. Mr. Bowyer and Turning Point’s voter turnout effort zeroed in on infrequent voters who seemed to lean to the right, a strategy that appears to have paid off in Arizona.
Judy Garland first introduced audiences to “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” when she sang it in the 1944 film “Meet Me in St. Louis.” The song was far from the movie’s biggest hit.
Ministers from Jordan and Qatar were among the first high-ranking Arab diplomats to meet with the leader of the rebel coalition that toppled the Syrian regime, as the Arab world seeks to bring Syria back into the fold.
After an assailant driving an S.U.V. killed five people, calls for solidarity have quickly given way to criticism by rival lawmakers, ahead of snap elections set for February.
The Manhattan district attorney’s office charged Luigi Mangione, who is accused of killing UnitedHealthcare’s chief executive, with first-degree murder. His lawyer argued his case had been politicized.
Many in the West have applauded the annulling of the first round of the presidential election, won by a Moscow-friendly candidate, but even his critics say it raises troubling questions about Romanian democracy.
Ministers from Jordan and Qatar were among the first high-ranking Arab diplomats to meet with the leader of the rebel coalition that toppled the Syrian regime two weeks ago.
Many Haitian immigrants work at an Amazon warehouse near Springfield, packaging thousands of holiday gifts. But after Donald Trump won the election, some worry about their future.
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