Fact-check: What did Pete Hegseth say in defence confirmation hearing?

Patience is a virtue ill-used by most columnists. Too often, writers are consumed by the urgent here and now. As a result, they fail to look back and devote time and space to important topics that once caught their critical eye. The other, broader, and much more important failing of journalists and the news organisations…

The Panamanian president has rejected threats by US President-elect Donald Trump that the United States could reassert control over the Panama Canal, saying “there’s nothing to talk about.” President Jose Raul Mulino on Thursday also rejected the possibility of reducing canal tolls for US vessels and denied that China had any influence over the vital…

In April 2024, students across the United States were mobilising to demand an end to their universities’ complicity in the genocide in Gaza, I wrote an article explaining why I saw the emergence of these protests, and especially those at Columbia University’s New York City campus, as a turning point in the global movement for…

A United States federal judge has ruled that the administration of President Donald Trump did not fully comply with his order halting a federal spending freeze that has thrown the government into chaos. On Monday, US District Judge John McConnell called for all funding to be restored, as courts consider whether the spending freeze is…

NewsFeed Trump confirms new tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China New US tariffs are in force against Canada, Mexico and China after President Donald Trump confirmed they would go ahead, saying there was “no room left” to make a deal. Published On 4 Mar 20254 Mar 2025

Puerto Rico has been immersed in darkness after a power grid failure sparked a blackout across much of the island. The outage happened in the early hours of Tuesday, the last day of 2024. While full blackouts are relatively rare on the island, power outages in general have become a regular occurrence in the years…