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The FBI’s move suggests the attackers may have reached sensitive data stored on bureau systems, a troubling development for an agency that spends a lot of time worrying about exactly that sort of thing. The incident appears to involve surveillance returns and investigation records, though the bureau has not said what specifically triggered the designation.
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NASA sent four astronauts into space on Wednesday evening for a 10-day journey around the moon, marking the most ambitious US spaceflight in decades.
The US Treasury removed Delcy Rodriguez from its sanctions list on Wednesday, adding another turn in Washington’s unusually hands-on relationship with Venezuela after Nicolas Maduro’s removal. Rodriguez welcomed the move and urged the US to keep rolling back restrictions.
With Viktor Orbán’s Fidesz party facing a serious challenge from Peter Magyar’s Tisza movement, European capitals are watching to see whether Hungary’s election opens the door to a more cooperative EU or simply rearranges the list of leaders willing to block it.
Released emails show Peter Mandelson tried to help Jeffrey Epstein arrange access to 10 Downing Street for Epstein’s so-called goddaughter while the convicted sex offender was in prison. The messages are part of a wider trove that has deepened the fallout around Mandelson, Epstein, and the UK government.
A Supreme Court ruling knocked down most of Donald Trump’s tariffs, but not before they pushed US prices higher, lifted the average tariff rate to postwar highs and left households, especially lower-income ones, paying more at the checkout.
A short video clip claiming a relationship between journalist Claudia Conte and Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi set off a political storm in Rome, forcing Giorgia Meloni to seek assurances and exposing fresh nerves inside the majority.
Giusi Bartolozzi is accused of giving false information to prosecutors in the Almasri case, while Parliament prepares to consider a conflict of attribution against the Rome prosecutor's office.
Rights groups and Palestinian lawmakers say Israel’s new law is not an isolated measure but part of a long-running system that treats Palestinians and Israelis differently at every turn.
Defense Minister Guido Crosetto may appear before the Chamber of Deputies on Tuesday, April 7, to answer questions about the use of military bases in Italy by U.S. forces, after requests from lawmakers across the political spectrum.
President Donald Trump said he rejected a ceasefire request from Iran and threatened more strikes if Tehran does not reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The warning came hours before he was set to address the nation on the widening war.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the Army pilots who flew near Kid Rock’s Nashville home will face no punishment after an initial suspension and planned review were dropped.