After taunting Panama, Trump taps ambassador for the country
Donald Trump tapped Miami-Dade Commissioner Kevin Marino Cabrera to serve as ambassador to Panama on Wednesday, amid the president-elect’s repeated threats to take back the Panama Canal.
War crime courts aren’t just going after dictators. They’re targeting Big Oil.
A modern legal principle, the origins of universal jurisdiction stretch back to the Nuremberg and Tokyo war crimes trials that followed World War II, which embedded the idea that when it comes to ...
Mark Zuckerberg and Meta got a big win. They have the House GOP to thank.
The billionaire and his company needed Speaker Mike Johnson's help to stop legislation that would have regulated social media for the first time.
King Charles III focuses Christmas message on healthcare workers
LONDON — King Charles III used his annual Christmas message Wednesday to hail the selflessness of those who have cared for him and the Princess of Wales this year, after both were diagnosed with ...
Playbook: Mr. Musk goes to Washington
ANNALS OF DIPLOMACY — Trump announced two new ambassador picks yesterday: He’ll nominate JOHN ARRIGO for Portugal and SOMERS FARKAS for Malta. Arrigo, an automotive VP, and his family are longtime ...
‘I Probably Could Have Flipped Over a Few More Tables’
I believe that I have a lot of respect from my colleagues and vice versa. I actually believe that I have grown in the party, as far as who people may have thought I was when I entered Congress, and ...
Mr. Musk goes to Washington
Will Musk defy gravity? He has the money, the platform, a Republican trifecta in Washington and a radically altered ...
Taliban say Pakistani airstrikes killed 46 people in eastern Afghanistan, mostly women and children
PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Pakistan’s airstrikes on eastern Afghanistan killed 46 people, mostly women and children, a Taliban government official said Wednesday, raising fears of further straining the ...
Cities worldwide hold subdued Christmas Eve celebrations amid conflicts
Happiness comes from what happens. Joy comes from a much deeper place, and it doesn’t matter what’s going on around you." ...
Pope Francis kicks off yearlong Jubilee
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis kicked off the 2025 Holy Year on Tuesday, inaugurating a celebration of the Catholic Church that ...
NORAD’s Santa tracker was a Cold War morale boost. Now it attracts millions of kids.
NORAD’s annual tracking of Santa has endured since the Cold War, predating ugly sweater parties and Mariah Carey classics.
The year’s best political movies
NIGHTLY FLIX — There was more than enough to keep keen political observers entertained this year outside of the cinema. The election year shaped up as one for the ages, with assassination attempts, a ...