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Records reviewed by Reuters reveal that Jack Smith’s team subpoenaed years of phone, text, billing and financial data tied to Kash Patel as part of a 2022 special counsel probe. The exact allegations remain unclear, and Republican senators have released the materials ahead of a hearing.
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After the No won in the justice referendum, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said Italians made their choice and the government will continue to pursue the judicial reforms promised in its program.
Donald Trump announced a pause on plans to hit Iran’s energy infrastructure, calling it the result of ‘very good and productive talks’. Tehran says no talks happened, and its retaliatory threats have exposed limits in US power while driving up global energy risk.
A one-ton, 13-foot statue of Christopher Columbus, reconstructed from pieces of a Baltimore monument pulled from the harbor, has been installed outside the Eisenhower Executive Office Building. The move has reignited debate over Columbus's legacy.
ICE officers reported to several U.S. airports to help Transportation Security Administration staff as a partial Department of Homeland Security shutdown contributes to long security lines.
Cesar Chavez has long been a central figure in California memory. New revelations have shaken that status, forcing a state and a community to sort through grief, facts, and a complex legacy tied to labor wins and political change.
Chevron CEO Mike Wirth says the Iran conflict has hurt oil markets more than the Russia-Ukraine war. Officials are still assessing damage, and the U.S. energy secretary urged producers to boost output to calm prices.
The shutdown of the Strait of Hormuz has pushed oil prices up and forced governments to open emergency stockpiles. Here’s who has what, and how long those piles could last.
Leonid Radvinsky, the reclusive billionaire behind OnlyFans, has died at 43 after a long fight with cancer. He owned the majority of the platform and helped grow it into a global business.
Keir Starmer says routine checks show the UK is not being targeted by Iran and calls for de-escalation and coordinated plans over the Strait of Hormuz.
Protesters gathered at the US embassy in Madrid on 23 March 2026, blaming US sanctions for a power blackout in Cuba and calling for an end to US intervention in Latin America and the Middle East.
Protests are sweeping Cuba, but treating Havana like Caracas is a shortcut that misses the island's history, politics and economics. Here’s a clearer, less noisy look at what’s happening and why simple answers from Washington won’t fix it.