Washington — Following the news that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth fired another Army general this week, a statement shared to media outlets from a Pentagon official said the high-ranking officer had failed polygraph examinations amid an ongoing investigation into alleged leaks of classified information to journalists. The revelation is unusual and raises questions about whether…
Novaya Gazeta, Russia’s last independent newspaper, announced Friday that it will cease operations from Nov. 9, marking a major milestone for President Vladimir Putin’s years-long effort to silence the country’s free press. Novaya Gazeta said it was being forced to close under pressure from Russian authorities and security services. “The newspaper no longer exists,” editor…
London — Prince William on Thursday became the first British royal to directly defend his family against accusations of racism made by his sister-in-law Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, and her husband Prince Harry in their interview with Oprah Winfrey. William told journalists that the royals are “very much not a racist family.” Commenting during a…
The long-serving strongman leader of Serbia, Aleksandar Vucic, conceded defeat on Sunday in an election that pitted him and his right-wing party against a diverse student-led opposition movement that spent two years protesting his government. It was a seismic political shift in the Balkan country where Vucic, who had been endorsed by Russian President Vladimir…
Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel laureate María Corina Machado is back in her home country after nearly a year in exile, her team confirmed to CBS News on Sunday. “I am here. With you,” Machado posted in Spanish on X. She did not disclose more details about her current location or how she returned. Machado’s…
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited China on Saturday, inaugurating a new bridge that connects the two countries and vowing to expand cooperation with his powerful neighbor. Kim’s visit to China, the first in a year, is his latest move in an increasingly assertive foreign policy as he seeks to align Pyongyang with Beijing…
President Trump has discussed the possibility of moving the White House press corps to another building, according to two people close to the president — a move that could escalate Mr. Trump’s clashes with news organizations over coverage and access. Outside allies of the president have pushed the idea in recent weeks, including former Trump…
Progress toward a negotiated resolution to Russia’s war on Ukraine is “theoretically possible,” Kremlin officials said Wednesday as U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff met Russian President Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg, but any headway will require Ukraine’s leaders to make “necessary decisions,” according to Russian state media. If Ukraine fails to make those decisions, the…
Tel Aviv — Israeli police announced on Monday the arrest of 10 people suspected to have taken part in recent violent attacks on Palestinians, an American photojournalist and European diplomats in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. The arrests come amid an avalanche of criticism, including from some senior U.S. officials, directed at Israel over repeated violent attacks…
The U.S. ambassador to Israel condemned a settler attack during the olive harvest in the West Bank in which an American journalist was beaten. In a social media post on Saturday, Ambassador Mike Huckabee called the attack on Washington Post photojournalist Heidi Levine “vicious & cowardly,” citing that she is an American citizen and had…
