President Joe Biden ordered his team to share evidence of Russian war crimes in Ukraine with the International Criminal Court — a stunning shift of U.S. policy toward the tribunal and a move that goes against the Pentagon’s recommendation. A U.S. official confirmed that the administration briefed lawmakers on the decision, though the White House […]
ATLANTA — Hugh “Sonny” Carter Jr., who helped organize the “Peanut Brigade” that helped elect his cousin Jimmy to the White House and later enforced the president’s frugal ways in the West Wing, has died. He was 80. The Carter Center, the 39th president’s post-White House organization for advocating democracy and fighting disease in the […]
Hunter Biden’s plea deal is on hold after a judge raised questions Wednesday about the proposed plea agreement and a related agreement known as a pretrial diversion program. Lawyers detailed aspects of the proposed deal in court, but the documents themselves have not been published on the court’s docket. POLITICO obtained them and is publishing […]
The top-ranked & two-time defending champion U.S. played to a 1-1 draw with the Netherlands. It was the first tie for the U.S. at the Women’s World Cup since 2015 and was a rematch of the 2019 final. (Image credit: Catherine Ivill/Getty Images)
Ukraine steps up counteroffensive; Moldova orders 45 Russian diplomatic staff to leave See all our Russia-Ukraine war coverage Ukrainian forces have stepped up their counteroffensive after two months of gruelling, incremental gains, mounting a new push in the south of the country while edging closer to the fiercely contested eastern city of Bakhmut. The Ukrainian […]
Holidaymakers on the Greek island of Rhodes found themselves evacuated from hotels and sleeping in school halls as wildfires raged nearby. As they make plans to return home, residents and business owners are counting the cost of what will be an expensive recovery. Rachel Hall reports Thousands of British travellers landed in Rhodes expecting a […]
Teams have been told the Angels won’t trade two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani ahead of the Aug. 1 deadline, sources told ESPN’s Buster Olney, confirming a Sports Illustrated report.
Report says John Woodman bought ‘influence’ on Casey council and via donations to then Labor MPs Jude Perera and Judith Graley Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Victorian MPs and two councillors received large amounts of money and […]
Colts owner Jim Irsay does not seem interested in rethinking the NFL’s approach to handling running backs amid protests by elite players at the position over their contract negotiations.
A day after acquiring Enrique Hernández, the Dodgers are finalizing a deal for shortstop Amed Rosario from the Guardians, sources told ESPN. Cleveland, in return, will get Noah Syndergaard.