1+ day, 37+ min ago   (630+ words) The Houthis’ capture of a key port city and an island on the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a crucial shipping alternative to the Strait of Hormuz, in recent days has alarmed markets and Yemeni civilians who fear a return to devastating…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (507+ words) Vice President JD Vance delivered the convention’s prime-time address before Trump, drawing enthusiastic chants of “JD! JD!” from the crowd at American Airlines Center. The response underscored Vance’s growing stature within the Republican Party and offered a glimpse of a…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (734+ words) The three former leaders of the now-disbanded Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China are set to be sentenced Friday over their convictions for inciting subversion under a Beijing-imposed national security law. Lee and Chow pleaded…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (418+ words) Cilia Flores, the wife of ex-Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, “deserves the opportunity to await her trial while on home confinement” while dealing with a heart condition that has only gotten worse since she’s been in jail, her lawyers wrote in…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (473+ words) The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals became the ninth federal appeals court to reject the administration’s mandatory detention policy — a key part of its mass deportation campaign. Two other appeals courts have upheld it, creating a split that greatly increases the…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (253+ words) Suspicions of graft, political bias and police interference loom over several of its members, and the turmoil is already spilling into October’s national elections. Chief-Justice Luiz Edson Fachin ordered the cancellation Thursday, reconvening for Tuesday, when the court is not…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (285+ words) Passenger car exports in August jumped 67.1% from the year before to around 890,000 units, driven by plug-in hybrids and pure electric vehicles, according to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM). China exported more than 6.2 million passenger vehicles in January-August. Exports…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (651+ words) Standing next to new Peruvian President Keiko Fujimori, Rubio told reporters that while the U.S. has “the capacity to act unilaterally,” it would rather work with its allies because that is “the most effective way to do it.” His comments came…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (482+ words) The White House said on Thursday the Biden Administration overcharged Americans through Obamacare plan exchange “user fees” that were passed on to consumers in the form of higher premiums, creating a surplus that the administration said was not needed to…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (1709+ words) Also, Trump has pledged to send every American adult $5,000 if Republicans retain control of the House and Senate in the midterm elections. The dubious promise would likely cost more than $1 trillion and require congressional approval, and would further exacerbate the…...