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After the unannounced meeting at the White House, Mayor Zohran Mamdani said President Trump had also promised to release a Columbia student detained by ICE.

The disclosure is the latest example of how the urgent push to release the files led to the government publicizing information it would normally keep under wraps.

Federal officials had misrepresented themselves to gain access, according to the university. Mayor Zohran Mamdani said President Trump had told him the student would “be released imminently.”

Mayor Mike Johnston’s order is a defiant shift from his measured stance and risks drawing attention to Greater Denver after President Trump during the campaign promised a “bloody story” there.

Svetlana Dali was detained in Milan after she boarded a United flight without a ticket, according to two people. She was convicted last year of doing the same thing.

Germany’s chancellor seeks to reduce Europe’s reliance on China and the United States. He speaks with a bluntness that few business leaders share.

She came up with the term as the title of a 1990 conference but saw its later popularity as a little superficial.

The president has sought to end the program, known as Temporary Protected Status, for various migrants as part of his mass deportation efforts.

Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, who was appointed to the role last week, has offered to publicly endorse vaccination, in particular the measles vaccine, winning over some agency employees.

President Trump’s top officials are often portrayed as cunning political strategists. But too often, it’’s their carelessness and incompetence that put Americans at risk — and citizens are paying the price, argues Times Opinion’s editor, Kathleen Kingsbury.

Most people alive today carry fragments of Neanderthal DNA in their genome. Now scientists are gaining a more intimate understanding of the ancient encounters that put it there.

Top Japanese officials are backing a tech and entrepreneurship initiative led by Joichi Ito, whose involvement with Jeffrey Epstein may endanger efforts to get the project off the ground.

Why did a $72 million mission to study water on the moon fail so soon after launch? A new NASA report has the answer.

Columbia University says federal immigration agents entered a residence hall under the guise of searching for a missing person and then arrested Ellie Aghayeva, a student from Azerbaijan.

Mayor’s second trip to the White House follows a half-hour love-fest press conference alongside Trump during his initial visit there in November

The move comes three-and-a-half weeks after Guthrie's abduction at her home outside of Tucson, Arizona

She was arrested in Italy after traveling from the US without a boarding pass, according to reports

Rohingya refugee Nurul Amin Shah Alam was found dead five days after officers left him at a coffee shop without notifying his family

OpenAI-powered ‘Patty’ will live in employees’ headsets and evaluate their actions based on friendliness, according to a report

Hillary Clinton told lawmakers she had no knowledge of Epstein’s crimes and did not recall meeting him

When Bill Clinton gives evidence, it will be the first time a former president has been forced to do so before Congress

Influencer Benny Johnson said the photo came from Rep. Lauren Boebert

The airport said the post was a ‘lighthearted, satirical’ post about airport dress debates online

Judge rejects ‘ragtag group of theories’ cited by preservation group but leaves opening for challenge to continue

Cuban authorities have said suspects sped ashore armed with assault rifles, handguns, homemade explosives and ballistic vests

Records and emails will be reviewed to determine whether the convicted sex offender used military bases when visiting the UK.

Islamabad says it is responding to the 'unprovoked fire' with both sides claiming to have inflicted casualties on the other.

The indirect negotiations in Geneva are seen as a last-ditch effort, but the chances of a nuclear agreement are unclear.

Omani foreign minister, who was mediating talks, touts progress after meeting wraps and says more talks to take place next week in ViennaLatest US-Iran nuclear talks conclude with claims of ‘significant progress’How Trump shifted from opposing foreign wars to threatening war in IranThe nuclear talks today are the third between the US and Iran since June 2025, when the US joined Israel’s war against Iran and bombed its nuclear and military sites. It effectively ended the US-Iran talks that were held in the weeks prior to the conflict aimed at reaching a nuclear peace agreement.As before, the negotiations are being mediated by Oman, which has maintained a policy of neutrality and assumed the role of mediator both within the Arabian peninsula and more broadly across the Middle East. The country lies in the centre of tensions between the US and Iran and is directly vulnerable to maritime instability and regional escalation.If the talks fail, there is uncertainty over what the US may do regarding a possible military attack against Iran, and when it might act. Questions remain over what this could mean for the wider region, with Iran warning it would retaliate and even attack Israel.The state-run Oman News Agency has posted photos on social media showing the Omani foreign minister Badr Albusaidi sat with US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in Geneva. Continue reading...

Law demanding IDs match ‘sex at birth’ also includes bathroom ban provision for trans people in public buildings Transgender Kansas residents have begun receiving letters from the state’s department of motor vehicles notifying them that their driver’s licenses will be invalid beginning Thursday, as a new law goes into effect that demands that forms of identification must now reflect the credential holder’s “sex at birth”.The bill, known as SB 244, also bans transgender people from using bathrooms in public buildings that match their gender identity, and creates a sort of bounty hunter system, in which citizens can sue transgender people they encounter in restrooms for $1,000 in damages. Continue reading...

Police say they have ‘compelling evidence’ the remains are those of Cremer, who disappeared in June 2023. Follow updates liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastRemains found in Tasmania provisionally identified as Celine Cremer, missing Belgian hikerTasmania police confirmed this morning remains found near the state’s Philosopher Falls last month have been provisionally identified as those of missing Belgian tourist Celine Cremer.We want to thank community members for their ongoing support and interest in Celine’s case, and I want to acknowledge the extensive efforts of search and rescue personnel, partner agencies and volunteers who dedicated significant time and resources during the many search phases, Continue reading...

Clinton delivers withering rebuke and says hearing is an attempt to deflect attention from Trump’s actionsSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxHillary Clinton delivered a withering rebuke to a congressional committee investigating her supposed links to Jeffrey Epstein on Thursday, accusing its Republican members of embarking on a “fishing expedition” intended to cover up and deflect attention from the actions of Donald Trump.In a furious opening statement, the former secretary of state suggested the event was “partisan political theatre” and “an insult to the American people” while repeating her insistence that she had never met Epstein, the disgraced financier and convicted sex trafficker who died in 2019. Continue reading...

Clinton tells closed-doors meeting she does not recall meeting Epstein; oversight Democrats say Trump appears in files ‘almost more than any other person’Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxCindy McCain announced today that she will step down from her role as executive director of the United Nations World Food Programme to focus on her health.McCain, the widow of the late US senator John McCain, suffered a mild stroke last October and had returned to Italy to resume her work after that, but the demands of the job were affecting her recovery, the organization said. She started the role in April 2023. She will step down in three months. Continue reading...

Shutdown affecting Fema has caused delay in deliveryHost city officials concerned about ability to stage eventsRepresentative Nellie Pou: ‘Time for DHS to do its job’Kristi Noem, the US homeland security secretary, replied forcefully on Thursday to concerns about a holdup of federal funding for this summer’s World Cup, confirming that “no funds have been awarded yet” in a post on X. About $625m in grants administered by the Federal Emergency Management Authority (Fema) were authorized last summer and set to be distributed to US host cities to aid with security and planning for the tournament, which will be co-hosted by the US, Canada and Mexico.Noem’s comments follow congressional testimony earlier this week by host city officials who expressed concern that they may not have time to adequately prepare for the tournament if they don’t receive the funds in short order. Continue reading...

The rationale to justify the US striking first has shifted from the country killing protesters to its developing weaponsAs senior Democrats emerged from a classified briefing on Iran with the secretary of state, Marco Rubio, earlier this week, the leaders of the opposition delivered reserved, cryptic warnings of what may become the US’s largest military intervention since the Iraq war.This was not a line in the sand against a new war in the Middle East. Instead, Democrats targeted the opaque decision-making around Donald Trump – as well as his own unpredictable whims – that could guide the weightiest foreign-policy decision of his two terms in office. Continue reading...

Care roles hit particularly hard by UK’s lurch to the right on migration, according to analysis of Home Office dataHospitals and care homes in the UK face “an impending car crash”, experts have warned, as research shows the number of overseas nurses and carers has collapsed.Analysis of Home Office quarterly datasets reveals the number of overseas nurses granted entry to the UK has fallen by 93% over three years. Just 1,777 overseas nurses were granted entry in 2025, compared with 26,100 in 2022. Continue reading...

Women from countries with near-total bans on terminations will be given help to access services elsewhereEU states will be able to tap into a social fund to help citizens access safe abortions, in an announcement hailed as a “victory for women”.The roots of Thursday’s announcement go back to a long campaign for the European Commission to create a funding mechanism that would allow women from countries with near-total bans on abortion, such as Malta and Poland, to go where it is legal. Continue reading...

Indhu Rubasingham calls in Jennie Lee lecture for renewed commitment to creative risk and new writingThe National Theatre’s artistic director, Indhu Rubasingham, has said conservative theatre-making will kill the industry, even if it helps venues balance the books for now.Delivering the second-ever Jennie Lee lecture in front of an audience of 200 representatives from the UK arts industry on Thursday, Rubasingham called for a renewed national commitment to backing creative risk and new writing. Continue reading...

Hannah Doran’s The Meat Kings! (Inc) of Brooklyn Heights and Ro Reddick’s Cold War Choir Practice declared joint winners of award for female, transgender and non-binary writersThe Susan Smith Blackburn prize for female, transgender and non-binary playwrights has been awarded to joint winners, both for their debut plays.Hannah Doran’s The Meat Kings! (Inc) of Brooklyn Heights and Ro Reddick’s Cold War Choir Practice beat the other eight finalists to the 48th annual award. Doran and Reddick each receive a cash prize of $25,000 (£18,500) and a signed print by the artist Willem de Kooning. Continue reading...

Ukrainian officials said they hoped that trilateral peace negotiations could take place next week.

Germany’s chancellor seeks to reduce Europe’s reliance on China and the United States. He speaks with a bluntness that few business leaders share.

Most people alive today carry fragments of Neanderthal DNA in their genome. Now scientists are gaining a more intimate understanding of the ancient encounters that put it there.

The indictment against an agent of the Shin Bet security agency added to a growing list of Israelis accused of exploiting their positions in the security forces to profit from the war in Gaza.

Technical discussions to continue in Vienna, but unclear whether differences can be resolved to avoid war.

Trump has pushed to strip migrants of Temporary Protected Status, arguing that their countries are no longer unsafe.

Kenya's director of public prosecutions office says Festus Omwamba is accused of human trafficking.

US president strikes triumphant tone in speech but faces legal setbacks and hurdles in Congress as midterms approach.

The Foreign Press Association of Israel and the Palestinian Territories is demanding Israel let journalists into Gaza.

The US has eased its fuel embargo on Cuba, after sanctions helped pushed the country to what the UN calls “humanitarian

A number of prominent figures have stepped down or are facing investigations after their communications with Jeffrey Epstein and his former longtime companion, Ghislaine Maxwell, were released last month.