The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier arrived at Laem Chabang port in Thailand for a four-day rest-and-recreation visit, concluding a historic 286-day deployment in the Middle East marked by intense combat and scrutiny over shipboard conditions
G20 finance ministers' summit in North Carolina concluded with sharp diplomatic divides over the US Treasury's invitation to Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov
Iran's Revolutionary Guards launched ballistic missile and drone attacks targeting US military facilities across Jordan, Bahrain, Kuwait, and Iraqi Kurdistan in retaliation for American strikes that killed 11 people in southern Iran, including four at a wedding celebration
The opening of the G20 finance ministers summit in Asheville, North Carolina, triggered sharp pushback from European officials over the surprise in-person attendance of Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov, alongside growing media access restrictions
A North Carolina grand jury indicted 17-year-old Sarah Lindsey Santiago on three counts of first-degree murder and conspiracy for her alleged role in assisting two California teens who carried out a deadly May 2026 attack at the Islamic Center of San Diego
US Secretary of the Army Dan Driscoll submitted his resignation to President Donald Trump following months of mounting friction with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over leadership dismissals, drone acquisition, and Army modernization efforts
New York City police fatally shot a 49-year-old woman in Times Square on Monday after she launched a random, unprovoked stabbing attack, killing a 32-year-old woman and injuring a 68-year-old man before refusing officers' commands to drop two large knives
Trump vows to hit Iran 'hard' after the first exchange of fire in weeks, as both sides remain locked in a six-month standoff over the Strait of Hormuz
A powerful flash flood swept through Bright Angel Canyon in Grand Canyon National Park, killing one person, leaving approximately 15 people unaccounted for, and prompting helicopter evacuations of over 60 stranded hikers
Iran's IRGC fired ballistic missiles at US military positions in Jordan and the UAE and claimed to have downed an American drone after US forces bombed IRGC minelaying launchers on Larak Island, breaking a month-long lull in direct military exchanges
Trump says the US has secured majority control of over 65 billion barrels of Venezuela's oil reserves through a new partnership deal
A US military judge at Guantanamo Bay ruled that 2007 confessions made by alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed to FBI interrogators are inadmissible at trial, finding them tainted by prior CIA torture
US President Donald Trump announced a historic energy agreement with Venezuela's interim government granting the United States majority control over 65 billion barrels of proven crude oil reserves through a public-private partnership.
President Trump has renamed Lake Ontario 'Lake America' by executive order, escalating his trade war with Canada as leaders reject the change
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will use the upcoming G20 finance ministers meeting in North Carolina to push member nations to cut economic ties with Iran
The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) has emerged as the single largest outside spender in the 2026 US midterm elections, deploying over $54 million through its United Democracy Project super PAC to influence primary races
A military commission judge at Guantanamo Bay set June 5, 2028, as the trial date for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and three co-defendants, rejecting a faster prosecution timeline to resolve complex evidentiary disputes
The US State Department has temporarily paused and rescheduled immigrant visa appointments across all embassies and consulates worldwide to conduct mandatory staff training on "public charge" screening standards
The United States officially designated the UK-based activist network Palestine Action, Italian tech collective Autistici/Inventati, and pro-Palestinian movement Masar Badil as Specially Designated Global Terrorist organizations
CIA Director John Ratcliffe made an unannounced visit to Moscow to explicitly warn Russian intelligence officials against military or hybrid attacks on NATO member states, despite President Donald Trump downplaying the high-level mission
