U.S. defence secretary says Pentagon will not publicly release Sept. 2 boat strike video
U.S. Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth arrives for a classified briefing for all members of the U.S. House of Representatives Tuesday on the situation in Venezuela. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters) U.S. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday that the Pentagon will not publicly release unedited video of a strike that killed two survivors of an initial attack on a boat allegedly carrying cocaine in the Caribbean. Hegseth said that members of the U.S. House and Senate armed services committees would have an opportunity this week to review the video, but did notRead more
FIFA slashes price of some World Cup tickets after global fan backlash
MetLife Stadium, the location of the 2026 FIFA World Cup final, in East Rutherford, N.J., is seen in July prior to the FIFA Club World Cup Final. (Michael Reaves/Getty Images) FIFA slashed the price of some World Cup tickets for teams’ most loyal fans following a global backlash and some will get $60 US seats for the final instead of being asked to pay $4,185. It was a rare climbdown by the soccer body and its president Gianni Infantino after soaking up waves of criticism for World Cup strategies, includingRead more
Trump expands U.S. travel ban to 5 more countries and Palestinian Authority, toughens limits on others
People chant during a protest sponsored by the Council on American Islamic Relations against U.S. President Donald Trump’s sweeping travel ban, which went into effect in June. On Tuesday, the Trump administraton added five more countires to the travel ban. (Jill Connelly/Reuters) The Trump administration is expanding its travel ban to include five more countries — plus the Palestinian Authority — and imposing new limits on 15 others, doubling the number of jurisdictions affected by sweeping limits announced earlier this year on who can travel and emigrate to the U.S.Read more
Trump’s chief of staff gives rare interview: Here are 5 things we learned
White House chief of staff Susie Wiles listens as U.S. President Donald Trump speaks before a lunch with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Cabinet Room of the White House, on Oct. 17. (Alex Brandon/The Associated Press) U.S. President Donald Trump’s chief of staff Susie Wiles, widely regarded in Washington as the quiet power behind the throne, spoke candidly about some of the administration’s shortcomings and delivered a frank assessment of the people around the president in a rare, wide-ranging series of interviews published Tuesday by Vanity Fair. Speaking toRead more
Congress ups pressure to release boat strike video with threat to Hegseth’s travel budget
Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg via Getty Images US lawmakers are trying to pressure the Trump administration to release video of a controversial “double-tap” military strike by limiting Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth’s travel budget. The incident on 2 September, in which the US carried out a second deadly strike on a boat in the Caribbean, has raised fresh questions about the legality of Trump’s campaign targeting alleged drug-carrying vessels. A provision buried in a lengthy defence spending policy would restrict travel funds for Hegseth’s office until the Pentagon hands over unedited footage. TheRead more
2 U.S. fighter jets fly over Gulf of Venezuela as lawmakers demand answers on boat strikes
The world’s largest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford, arrived in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, Dec. 1. The U.S. military flew a pair of fighter jets over the Gulf of Venezuela on Tuesday. (Seaman Abigail Reyes/U.S. Navy/Reuters) The U.S. military flew a pair of fighter jets over the Gulf of Venezuela on Tuesday in what appears to be the closest American warplanes have come to the South American country’s airspace since the start of the Trump administration’s pressure campaign. Public flight-tracking websites showed a pair of U.S. NavyRead more
Canada ‘continues to monitor’ U.S. boat strikes in Caribbean as questions swirl and allies squirm
Video released by the Pentagon shows the moment a suspected drug boat was struck in the Caribbean on Sept. 2. (U.S. Department of War) The federal government says it is keeping a close eye on lethal strikes by American forces on suspected drug boats in the Caribbean, while continuing with operations in the region. Canada has conducted Operation Caribbe — an anti-drug trafficking mission in partnership with the United States Coast Guard — since 2006. The Department of National Defence says that mission has nothing to do with the deadlyRead more
Zelenskyy says Ukraine will present revised peace plan to U.S. Wednesday
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday that a revised plan for peace with Russia will be given to the U.S. Wednesday. (Francesco Fotia/Reuters) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has reaffirmed his refusal to cede any territory, resisting U.S. pressure for painful concessions to Russia as he continued to rally more European support for Ukraine. Speaking to reporters Tuesday on WhatsApp, Zelenskyy said three documents were now being discussed with American and European partners — a 20-point framework document that is constantly changing, a document on security guarantees and a document aboutRead more
White House denies report U.S. ordered ‘second strike’ on already bombed alleged cartel boats
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters while on board Air Force One on Sunday. (Alex Brandon/The Associated Press) Lawmakers from both U.S. parties said Sunday they support congressional reviews of military strikes ordered by U.S. President Donald Trump against vessels suspected of smuggling drugs in the Caribbean Sea and eastern Pacific Ocean, citing a published report that Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order for all crew members to be killed as part of a Sept. 2 attack. The lawmakers said they did not know whether last week’sRead more
A ‘more serious public image’: How the Princess of Wales is making it clear she’s back in the public eye
Catherine, Princess of Wales, speaks at the Future Workforce Summit hosted by the Royal Foundation Business Taskforce for Early Childhood, in London on Nov. 18. (Adrian Dennis/Reuters) After finishing her chemotherapy treatment last year, it was clear that Catherine, Princess of Wales, would take only measured and gradual steps back into public life. One notable step came the other day when she made her first public speech in two years. She spoke of her work promoting early childhood development and urged the 80 business leaders in attendance to see virtueRead more