• Mob gather as teen arrested after church leader stabbed

    A 15-year-old boy has been arrested after a stabbing at an Orthodox Assyrian church in western Sydney which sparked unrest as an angry mob confronted police. NSW Premier Chris Minns urged calm on Monday night after the stabbing of Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel at the Christ the Good Shepherd Church in Wakeley – an incident […]

  • US border arrests fall in March, bucking seasonal trends amid increased enforcement in Mexico

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Arrests for crossing the U.S. border illegally fell slightly in March, authorities said Friday, bucking a usual spring increase amid increased immigration enforcement in Mexico. The Border Patrol made 137,480 arrests of people entering from Mexico, down 2.3% from 140,638 arrests in February, the first time since 2017 that arrests fell in […]

  • US border arrests fall in March, bucking seasonal trends amid increased enforcement in Mexico

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Arrests for crossing the U.S. border illegally fell slightly in March, authorities said Friday, bucking a usual spring increase amid increased immigration enforcement in Mexico. The Border Patrol made 137,480 arrests of people entering from Mexico, down 2.3% from 140,638 arrests in February, the first time since 2017 that arrests fell in […]

  • US border arrests fall in March, bucking seasonal trends amid increased enforcement in Mexico

    Arrests for crossing the U.S. border illegally fell slightly in March, bucking a usual spring increase amid increased immigration enforcement in Mexico

  • ‘Grownup’ leaders are pushing us towards catastrophe, says former US climate chief

    Paris agreement negotiator Todd Stern attacks premiers who say that decarbonisation programmes are unrealistic and should be slowed downPolitical leaders who present themselves as “grownups” while slowing the pace of climate action are pushing the world towards deeper catastrophe, a former US climate chief has warned.“We are slowed down by those who think of themselves as grownups and believe decarbonisation at the speed the climate community calls for is unrealistic,” said Todd Stern, who...

  • 'The Ukrainian-Russian border is our border,' Democrat declares while advocating US aid to Ukraine

    During remarks before the House passed a Ukraine aid bill on Saturday, Democratic Rep. Gerry Connolly of Virginia passionately advocated for the U.S. to green-light assistance for the Eastern European nation.After noting that some people say that the U.S. needs to address its border first, Connolly said, "The Ukrainian-Russian border is our border. It's the border between depraved autocracy and freedom-loving people seeking our democratic way of life." He said, "We must meet this test today. We...

  • What to know about the latest bird flu outbreak in the US

    A poultry facility in Michigan and egg producer in Texas both reported outbreaks of avian flu this week. The latest developments on the virus also include infected dairy cows and the first known instance of a human catching bird flu from a mammal. Although health officials say the risk to the public remains low, there []

  • World leaders misdiagnose the US with a crisis of confidence

    Is America experiencing a crisis of confidence? That is the assessment of some world leaders from allied and partner nations in recent months. Former NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen criticized the U.S. at the start of the year, “Recent global events in the Taiwan Strait, in the Middle East, in Ukraine are all results of American hesitance to actually lead.”As he addressed Congress earlier this month, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida chided his audience for what he called “an...

  • Border agents seize cash, weapons at Ambassador Bridge

    Canada Border Services Agency officers seized weapons and cash from two travellers Monday who were refused entry into Canada. The incident occurred at the Ambassador Bridge. The travellers were sent to secondary inspection and their vehicle was searched. A firearm, pepper spray and stun gun were found inside the vehicle. An additional US$11,815 in cash […]

  • When is the US election? Everything you need to know about the 2024 race

    This year's race for the White House will be one of the most unusual - and historically consequential - the nation has seen

  • Germany spying: Three suspected Chinese agents arrested

    The main suspect, named as Thomas R, is accused of spying for the Chinese Ministry of State Security.

  • Crowd Gathers to Share Love for Staten Island Campus

    Several hundred alumni, faculty, leaders, and friends shared memories, tears, hugs, and laughter as they gathered on Sunday, April 14, to bid a fond farewell to the beloved St. John’s University campus on Staten Island, NY. The campus closes at the end of the Spring 2024 semester after more than a half century.