Harris Agrees to a Second Debate in October and Pressures Trump to Join
Vice President Kamala Harris, who was widely seen as the winner of the Sept. 10
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Leader of Kenya, Donor to Haiti Peacekeeping Force, Makes First Visit
The trip by President William Ruto of Kenya came against a bleak backdrop in Haiti, where gangs operate with impunity and the Kenyan peacekeepers remain largely out of sight. The…
U.S. Soldier Pleads Guilty to Desertion After Fleeing Into North Korea
Pvt. Travis King on Friday pleaded guilty before a military judge to desertion, among other charges, after he made an unauthorized crossing into North Korea in 2023. A U.S. Army…
French government revealed: More of the same, with hard-right turn on immigration in the works
Newly-appointed French Prime Minister Michel Barnier presented his government late on Saturday (21 September), largely maintaining the political course of previous pro-Macron administrations while making concessions to the far-right Rassemblement…
Liz Cheney Suggests a New Political Party May Be Needed
Ms. Cheney, a longtime Republican, said that the G.O.P. “has rejected the Constitution in the name of supporting Trump” and that Mike Johnson should not be speaker. Listen to this…
Dissident in prisoner swap vows to return to Russia
Dissident in prisoner swap vows to return to RussiaRussia dissident freed in prisoner swap vows to return A dissident freed by Russia in the biggest prisoner swap since the Cold…
Who Was Ahmed Wahbi, a Hezbollah Commander Killed in Israel’s Airstrike in Beirut?
The senior Hezbollah leader trained the group’s elite fighting unit and led its support for Hamas after the Oct. 7 attacks, the Lebanese militia said. Hezbollah said Saturday that Ahmed…
Israeli Strike on Former School Kills 22, Gazan Health Officials Say
Gaza’s ministry of health said most of those killed in the strike on the Zeitoun School in Gaza City were women and children. Israel said it struck a school-turned-shelter in…
Read Excerpts From Memos Written for Trump About His Powers to Prosecute
The drafts were written to explain the limits of a president’s ability to go after rivals, invoking legal and constitutional factors and political norms. Listen to this article · 37:59…
Ukraine’s expanding drone fleet is flying straight through Putin’s red lines
Ukraine conducted one of the largest and most effective drone attacks of the entire war in the early hours of September 18, causing a blast at a weapons depot deep…