As violence spread across Mexico after the killing of drug kingpin Nemesio "El Mencho" Oseguera Cervantes, the U.S. State Department urged American citizens, including tourists stranded in parts of the country, to "seek shelter and remain in residences or hotels." "Due to ongoing, widespread security operations and related road blockages and criminal activity in many areas of Mexico, U.S. citizen
Tech companies in UK will be ordered to take down intimate images shared without a victim's consent within 48 hours, under new laws to protect women and girls from this distressing abuse. Through an amendment to the Crime and Policing Bill, companies will be legally required to remove this content no more than 48 hours after it is flagged to them, and platforms that fail to act could face fines o
In support of the Trump administration's AI Action Plan, the U.S. Department of the Treasury has announced the conclusion of a major public-private initiative to strengthen cybersecurity and risk management for artificial intelligence (AI) in the financial services sector. Over the course of February,...
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has released operational statistics for January under the Trump administration's border security policies, which shows border enforcement reaching historic levels. "For the ninth consecutive month, CBP has delivered historic results—Border Patrol apprehensions are down 96% from the previous administration's monthly average," said CBP Commissioner Rodney S. Scott
During his visit to the Boeing Company in St.Louis Wednesday, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth called on its workers to get up to speed and operate on a wartime footing. Though Hegseth said he was certainly visiting Boeing's workers to thank them for their hard work, he also made clear during a...
The U.S. government has announced $40 million to support the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center, a globally regarded agricultural research institution—driving innovations that directly benefit U.S. producers. At CIMMYT, scientists are developing drought and heat tolerant wheat and corn,...
South Korea's impeached former President Yoon Suk Yeol has been sentenced to life in prison for masterminding an insurrection during his imposition of martial law in the country in late 2024. A martial law that Yoon Suk Yeol declared on December 3, 2024, alleging that "anti-state forces" within opposition parties were pro-North Korean, plunged the country into turmoil. He was forced to repeal th
U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy has warned that Illinois will lose $128 million in federal highway funding if it doesn't revoke the illegally issued licenses to non-domiciled commercial drivers in the state. Secretary Duffy said Tuesday that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration...
The Department of Homeland Security has announced that after an extremely competitive bidding process and engagement with dozens of companies, Parsons Government Services Inc. has been shortlised to oversee and manage the completion of border wall construction. This partnership, via the new owner's...
Peru's interim President Jose Jeri has been ousted through an impeachment by the Congress for failing to disclose meetings with Chinese businessmen. Jeri's exit from power comes just four months after he took office, marking the Latin American country's eighth change of leadership in nearly a decade. A motion of censure against Jerí over accusations that he had held unofficial meetings with Chin