A new batch of unsealed documents pertaining to Jeffrey Epstein’s sexual abuse of teenage girls was released Thursday, adding several hundred pages to a trove of information detailing how the financier…| France 24
A New York judge on Wednesday began to unseal the identities of people linked in court documents to Jeffrey Epstein, the US financier who killed himself in 2019 as he awaited trial for sex crimes.| France 24
As Donald Trump clinches a historic comeback win, early data from the US presidential election suggests the Republican may have benefited from political shifts based largely on class, race and age, undermining…| France 24
Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg testified Monday on the first day of an antitrust trial that could force the tech titan to divest Instagram and WhatsApp. The US Federal Trade Commission has alleged that the…| France 24
Five days after taking office, US Education Secretary Linda McMahon said on Tuesday she aims to cut nearly 50 percent of the Department of Education's workforce, initiating President Donald Trump's plan…| France 24
US President-elect Donald Trump named Linda McMahon, the former head of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), to lead the department of education. McMahon left WWE in 2009 to run unsuccessfully for a…| France 24
The Trump administration launched an aggressive Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operation in Chicago in September. The city’s Democratic mayor, Brandon Johnson, pushed back by enabling the imposition of “ICE-free zones”, which a number of businesses have adopted. Our Observer, who runs a thrift store in Chicago, joined the movement to protect vulnerable communities.| International news from the Americas - France 24
US President Donald Trump said on Thursday he was immediately ending all trade talks with Canada, accusing Ottawa of misquoting former president Ronald Reagan in an anti-tariff ad campaign.| International news from the Americas - France 24
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro appealed Thursday for calm as tensions rose with Washington, saying in English: “No crazy war, please!” His plea followed US President Donald Trump’s announcement that he had authorised covert action against Caracas amid an expanding US military campaign targeting alleged drug traffickers in the Caribbean and Pacific.| International news from the Americas - France 24
After Americans opposed to President Donald Trump took to the streets in protests on October 18, right-wing social media users began to claim that photos of the large protest in Boston were fake, basing their claims on a “Community Note”. It turns out, however, that this was a moderation error caused by a new function that uses artificial intelligence to write these Notes.| International news from the Americas - France 24
A strike launched by the US military killed two people on an alleged drug-trafficking vessel in the Pacific Ocean, US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Wednesday. The latest strike marks an expansion of what US President Donald Trump described as an "armed conflict" with South America's drug cartels that has, until now, targeted vessels in the Caribbean.| International news from the Americas - France 24
Bolivia’s president-elect Rodrigo Paz inherits a country mired in economic crisis after his victory in Sunday’s vote. Paz wants to make lithium – a strategic resource in the renewable energy transition – an engine for economic recovery. But between renewing ties with Washington, resistance to privatisation, and burgeoning social and environmental protests, the issue could prove to be a tinderbox.| International news from the Americas - France 24
Responding to a US media report that he is seeking $230 million from the Justice Department in compensation for past investigations, President Donald Trump said the department "would owe me a lot of money" and added that as president it would be "awfully strange to make a decision where I'm paying myself".| International news from the Americas - France 24
Peru's interim president Jose Jeri declared a 30-day state of emergency in Lima and nearby Callao from midnight Tuesday to tackle spiraling crime, authorising army deployment alongside police. The move follows anti-government protests last week that left one dead and over 100 injured.| International news from the Americas - France 24
A Colombian court on Tuesday overturned the witness-tampering conviction of former president Álvaro Uribe, scrapping a 12-year house arrest sentence that had drawn US criticism. Uribe, 73, was convicted in August of pressuring paramilitaries to deny links to him, marking the first criminal conviction of a Colombian ex-president.| International news from the Americas - France 24
As the Trump administration sends unprecedented numbers of people into detention facilities, researchers and NGOs are raising alarms over an increase in the use of solitary confinement. Our Observer,…| France 24
US President Donald Trump on Thursday announced steep tariffs on pharmaceuticals, heavy trucks, home fixtures and furniture, escalating his global trade war. The measures, effective October 1, mark Trump’s…| France 24
Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday vowed to "continue the fight" at a protest in Brasilia to demand amnesty for hundreds jailed over the January 2023 attack on government buildings.…| France 24
Brazil's right-wing hero and former president Jair Bolsonaro is ineligible to run for office until 2030 following his conviction on abuse of power charges after his supporters stormed parliament on January…| France 24
The US government began shutting down after midnight on Wednesday after Congress failed to agree a stopgap budget, halting operations at federal agencies and sidelining hundreds of thousands of workers. In…| France 24
US President Donald Trump struck a conciliatory tone with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Tuesday, praising progress toward a trade deal but offering few concrete tariff concessions. Trump lauded…| France 24
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Monday security forces foiled a “false flag” plot by what he called local terrorists to plant explosives at the US embassy in Caracas and inflame tensions…| France 24
Oregon sued on Sunday to block President Donald Trump’s order to deploy US troops to Portland, a day after the directive was issued. The move mirrors earlier deployments to Los Angeles and Washington,…| France 24
Republican and Democratic lawmakers remained deadlocked on Sunday over how to reopen the federal government – with President Donald Trump claiming job cuts were already under way as both sides accused…| France 24
President Donald Trump said on Sunday that US military strikes on small boats near Venezuela have been so effective that “there are no boats” left in the area, as Washington faces growing criticism over…| France 24
US President Donald Trump has threatened to use the first government shutdown since 2019 to push through mass firings and slash social programmes unless Democrats give up their demands for health care…| France 24
US President Donald Trump's 90-day freeze on US foreign aid and overhaul of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) has halted critical humanitarian efforts, leaving global health workers…| France 24
Earth’s protective ozone layer is slowly but noticeably healing at a pace that would fully mend the hole over Antarctica in about 43 years, a new United Nations report says.| France 24
US President Donald Trump signed an executive order banning transgender athletes from women's sports, citing the need to protect female athletes. The order, which could strip schools of federal funding…| France 24
Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the migrant who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador from the United States, has been brought back to the US and arrested on human smuggling charges, officials said Friday.| France 24
Three US Court of Appeals judges denied the Trump administration's push to resume arbitrary deportations of Venezuelan migrants under the 1789 Alien Enemies Act, after the court found the first wave…| France 24
Reversing past pledges not to intervene in his son’s legal troubles, US President Joe Biden on Sunday pardoned Hunter Biden, who was facing sentencing for gun and tax convictions. The outgoing president…| France 24
With a promise to lay out “what lies ahead”, US President Joe Biden will address the nation from the Oval Office on Wednesday. In what could be his last major speech as president, he is poised to explain…| France 24
The vicious public row between US President Donald Trump and his billionaire backer Elon Musk has worsened after Musk publicly accused Trump on Thursday of being named in government files related to…| France 24
Former US president Joe Biden, 82, has been diagnosed with an "aggressive" form of prostate cancer that has spread to his bones and is reviewing treatment options, his office said Sunday. The Democrat…| France 24
US President Joe Biden on Sunday withdrew from the 2024 White House race following mounting calls from many Democrats at the highest levels for the octogenarian leader to make way for a new nominee.…| France 24
The US Supreme Court issued a brief order Saturday pausing the deportation of Venezuelan migrants detained in Texas. While US President Donald Trump has justified the mass detention and deportation of…| France 24
Brazil's top court ruled on Thursday that ex-president Jair Bolsonaro will not be detained — for now — during his trial for allegedly plotting a coup. However, the 70-year-old far-right leader faces…| France 24
The White House on Wednesday accused Barack Obama of leading a "treasonous conspiracy" against Donald Trump, in an apparent attempt to shift attention from renewed scrutiny over Trump’s ties to Jeffrey…| France 24
When he was caught on camera at a Coldplay concert with his arms wrapped around his alleged mistress, Andy Byron, the then CEO of the American company Astronomer, appeared to publish an apology online.…| France 24
The US Olympic & Paralympic Committee updated its policy to bar transgender women from women’s sports, aligning with a Trump executive order critics say targets a small minority. The new rules could…| France 24
President Donald Trump said on Tuesday the United States agreed to a "massive" trade deal with Japan, including a 15% tariff on its exports. Months of negotiations followed Trump's global trade offensive,…| France 24
The US on Tuesday withdrew from UNESCO – the UN’s culture and education agency – due to its "globalist, ideological agenda" and support for "divisive social and cultural causes", the White House said.…| France 24
Venezuela’s Attorney General Tarek Saab said Monday his office will investigate El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele and two officials over alleged abuse of Venezuelans detained in El Salvador. The Venezuelans…| France 24
Harvard University challenged the US government in federal court Monday over its decision to withhold $2.6 billion in funding. The Trump administration has imposed sanctions on the elite school for months,…| France 24
The Trump administration has published over 240,000 pages of FBI surveillance records on Martin Luther King Jr., defying objections from his family and civil rights groups. The files, sealed since 1977,…| France 24
A year after Joe Biden abandoned his re-election bid, his son Hunter blamed actor George Clooney for spearheading public pressure urging the elderly US president to step aside, in interviews published…| France 24
Social media users have been sharing a video that reportedly shows Donald Trump selecting a young girl forced into prostitution. He appears alongside Ghislaine Maxwell, the longtime companion of Jeffrey…| France 24
US President Donald Trump has threatened to derail a planned NFL stadium deal in Washington, D.C., unless the city’s American football team, Commanders, changed its name back to Redskins, a term widely…| France 24
Adolfo Macias, alias "Fito", was extradited to the US late Sunday weeks after the head of the Los Choneros gang was recaptured following his escape from an Ecuadoran prison. He is the first Ecuadoran…| France 24
The CEO of American tech company Astronomer resigned on Saturday after a video of him embracing an alleged colleague at a Coldplay concert, and ducking out of the frame after appearing on the big screen,…| France 24
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Saturday criticised the United States for imposing visa sanctions on judges involved in the coup case against former president Jair Bolsonaro, calling…| France 24
Eduardo Bolsonaro, son of Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro, has lobbied US officials to sanction the Supreme Court judge investigating an alleged coup plot following Brazilian President Luiz…| France 24
Over 200 Venezuelans who were deported from the United States on allegations of gang membership earlier this year and detained in a notorious El Salvador jail arrived in Caracas on Friday under a coordinated…| France 24
Brazil's Supreme Court issued search warrants and restraining orders against former President Jair Bolsonaro on Friday, banning him from contacting foreign officials over allegations he courted the interference…| France 24
US President Donald Trump continues to navigate the backlash over his administration's approach to the controversial Jeffrey Epstein investigation, with the president saying he might sue the Wall Street…| France 24
Three watershed cryptocurrency bills passed through the US House of Representatives on Thursday, solidifying President Donald Trump's ambitions to grow and deregulate an industry that has significantly…| France 24
President Donald Trump has been diagnosed with a common and benign vein condition following concerns over swollen legs and hand discolouration, the White House confirmed Thursday. Officials also attributed…| France 24
Mark Zuckerberg and current and former Meta executives agreed on Thursday to settle a $8 billion shareholder lawsuit alleging the company’s directors failed to prevent billions of dollars in fines and…| France 24
US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that Coca-Cola agreed to use real cane sugar in its domestic sodas at his suggestion, though the company did not confirm the change. A shift from high-fructose…| France 24
The US Supreme Court on Monday allowed the Trump administration to move forward with its controversial plan to gut the Department of Education, delivering a major victory to its effort to shrink the…| France 24
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Friday overrode a plea agreement reached earlier this week for the accused mastermind of the September 11, 2001, attacks and two other defendants, reinstating them…| France 24
US President Donald Trump imposed a 50 percent tariff on a key Brazilian steel supplier on Wednesday as he called for an end to the trial of former president Jair Bolsonaro on charges of attempting to…| France 24
US President Donald Trump on Monday extended the deadline for countries to negotiate his sweeping tariffs to August 1 after announcing a hike in levies on over a dozen countries, including key allies…| France 24
US-Brazil relations took a sharp downturn Monday after US President Donald Trump criticised the coup trial of his right-wing ally, ex-president Jair Bolsonaro, calling it a "witch hunt" and urging authorities…| France 24
Lawmakers elected Jennifer Geerlings-Simons as Suriname’s first female president on Sunday after her party’s May legislative win. The 71-year-old ex-opposition leader became the sole candidate after…| France 24
Two dozen coordinated bomb and gun attacks killed at least seven people across southwestern Colombia on Tuesday, just days after presidential hopeful Miguel Uribe was shot in the head, sparking fears…| France 24
The US and Colombia recalled their top diplomats Thursday amid escalating tensions, linked to an alleged plot against Colombia’s leftist president. Washington first withdrew its chargé d'affaires, citing…| France 24
The Trump administration's cuts to the US Agency for International Development (USAID), which provides 40 percent of humanitarian funding worldwide, could lead to 14 million deaths by 2030, a study in…| France 24
The Colombian navy on Wednesday seized its first unmanned narco-submarine, equipped with a Starlink antenna, off the Caribbean coast. No drugs were found, but officials and regional security sources…| France 24
