Mexico: Authorities request US to hand over ‘mastermind’ in journalist’s killing

Mexico’s government has asked the US to extradite a senior drug cartel figure suspected in the murder of well-known journalist Javier Valdez in 2017. Valdez, known for his award-winning coverage…

Syria: US diplomats in Damascus to meet new authorities

US diplomats are in the Syrian capital Damascus where they plan to meet representatives from Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the group now in charge but which Washington still designates as…

USA: Authorities temporarily ban drones in parts of New Jersey

US aviation authorities have banned the use of drones in 22 cities of New Jersey until 17 January, allowing the government to use “deadly force” against unmanned aircraft if they…

USA: Starbucks baristas to strike in US- union

A union representing more than 11,000 Starbucks baristas in the US says its members will hold a five-day strike starting Friday morning, in a dispute over pay and working conditions.…

USA: Congress in disarray and shutdown looms as Trump, Musk slam spending deal

A US government shutdown could be two days away after President-elect Donald Trump called on Republican lawmakers to reject a cross-party funding bill.Trump urged Congress to scrap the deal and…

USA: Girl, 14, and teacher named as Wisconsin school shooting victims

A teacher and a teenage student have been identified as the two victims killed in a school shooting in Wisconsin. Erin West, 42, and 14-year-old Rubi Vergara were shot on…

USA: Jeff Bezos dines with Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago

Amazon founder and Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos has become the latest billionaire to meet Donald Trump at his Florida resort.He was seen entering Mar-a-Lago on Wednesday night on his…

USA: Family of US protester killed by Israeli forces presses Blinken for investigation

The family of a US-Turkish woman killed by Israeli soldiers in the occupied West Bank met Secretary of State Antony Blinken to call for a US investigation.Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, 26,…

USA: Stocks slide as US central bank signals slower pace of rate cuts

US share prices slumped after the central bank cut interest rates for the third time in a row but its economic projections signalled a slower pace of cuts next year.…

USA: Supreme Court to hear TikTok challenge to potential ban

The US Supreme Court has agreed to hear last-ditch legal arguments from TikTok as to why it should not be banned or sold in the US. The US government is…