Putin and Xi hold video call in show of unity hours after Trump inauguration

The Memo: Flags will fly high after all for Trump’s inauguration

President-elect Trump has won at least one battle in advance of Monday’s inauguration ceremony. Flags at the U.S. Capitol will be flown at full-staff when Trump is sworn in for the second time. ...

The Hill - 4d

Xi's special representative Han Zheng to attend Trump inauguration

China’s vice president will attend President-elect Trump’s inauguration, according to a Thursday statement from the Foreign Ministry Spokesperson. “At U.S. invitation, President Xi Jinping’s ...

The Hill - 5d

Videos on social media show Starship debris streaming across the sky

Videos circulating on social media show fragments of the Starship rocket breaking apart in the sky above Turks and Caicos. SpaceX confirmed on X, stating, "Starship experienced a rapid unscheduled ...

NBC News - 5d

Family sues after video shows man beaten by guards in New York prison: "It was murder"

The family of Robert Brooks, who was beaten by corrections officers at a New York prison, has filed a federal civil lawsuit over his death. CBS News national correspondent Jericka Duncan spoke with ...

CBS News - 5d

Roll up, roll up! The Trump inauguration may be the least great show on Earth | Emma Brockes

Despite a few more recognisable names (er, Kid Rock) due to appear than last time, this will not be the cultural event of the year. In the quaintly upsetting era of George W Bush’s presidency, ...

The Guardian - 6d

Trump, Putin call expected soon, Waltz says

President-elect Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are expected to have a phone call in the coming days or weeks, Trump’s incoming national security adviser, Rep. Mike Waltz (R-Fla.), said ...

The Hill - Jan. 13

Video shows deadly earthquake in Nepal in 2015, not 2025

Yahoo News - Jan. 13

Bodycam video shows New Orleans attacker and police in tense shootout

Chaotic bodycam video shows Shamsud-Din Jabbar shoot at police from behind an airbag at close range, and the flash of the muzzle is visible.

CBS News - Jan. 10

Xi to send high-level representative to Trump inauguration: Report

Chinese President Xi Jinping is reportedly choosing a high-level official to represent him at President-elect Trump’s inauguration Jan. 20, in a break from diplomatic protocol of years past. ...

The Hill - Jan. 10

Trump seeks Putin meeting as Biden administration announces 11th-hour aid package to Kyiv

"President Putin wants to meet. He's said that even publicly. And we have to get that war over with, that's a bloody mess," Donald Trump said.

CNBC - Jan. 10

Kremlin Confirms Readiness for Putin to Meet Trump

The president-elect had said Russia’s leader wanted to meet him to discuss the war in Ukraine. The Kremlin said it welcomed such dialogue, but a meeting could occur only after Mr. Trump took office.

The New York Times - Jan. 10

Russia open to Trump, Putin meeting: Kremlin

Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready to meet President-elect Trump without conditions, the Kremlin said on Friday, but is waiting for more specifics following the U.S. presidential ...

The Hill - Jan. 10

Top House Democrat asks Alito to recuse himself from Trump case after phone call

Top House Judiciary Committee Democrat urges Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito to recuse himself from Trump hush money sentencing after a call between Trump and Alito.

ABC News - Jan. 10

Putin is ready for summit with Trump, says Kremlin

US president-elect says meeting being set up, emphasising a push to end war in Ukraine

Financial Times - Jan. 10

Aerial video shows before and after views of Palisades Fire in Los Angeles

The scope of damage caused by the Palisades Fire is even more apparent when seen from above.

The Hill - Jan. 10

Trump says meeting with Putin being arranged

The US president-elect has said previously that he wants to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine.

BBC News - Jan. 10

Trump says he's working on arranging a meeting with Putin

President-elect Trump said Thursday he's working to set up a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. "He wants to meet. And we’re setting it up," Trump told Fox News's Peter Doocy at ...

The Hill - Jan. 10

Drone video shows destruction from Palisades Fire

Drone video captured devastating destruction in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood after the fire burned almost the entire neighborhood.

NBC News - Jan. 9

Xi to send top-level China envoy to Trump’s inauguration

Unusual diplomatic overture comes as Beijing braces for escalating tensions with new administration

Financial Times - Jan. 9

Greenland’s prime minister calls for calm after Trump comments

Pro-independence Múte Egede says Greenland must stay unified after becoming centre of US-Denmark spat. Greenland’s prime minister has called for unity, urging citizens not to panic, after being ...

The Guardian - Jan. 9

Giorgia Meloni hopes to attend Trump’s inauguration after receiving invite

Italy’s prime minister confirms she is on guest list for 20 January event and ‘will happily go’ if her agenda allows. Giorgia Meloni has confirmed she has been invited to attend Donald Trump’s ...

The Guardian - Jan. 9

Dockworkers union chief calls Trump 'hero' after reaching deal to avert strike

The head of the dockworkers union praised President-elect Trump for his support amid contract negotiations with port operators, particularly on the issue of automation. The International ...

The Hill - Jan. 9

Satellite videos show explosive growth of California fires from space

Timelapse footage published by the Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere shows how the Palisades and Eaton Fires ignited and rapidly grew over the last two days.

CBS News - Jan. 8

Bolton: Trump's Greenland gambit could help Xi, Putin

John Bolton, President-elect Trump's former national security adviser, said Trump’s unwillingness to rule out military force on Greenland could bolster the positions of Chinese President Xi Jinping ...

The Hill - Jan. 8

Greenland ‘not for sale’, says Danish PM after Trump call for US to buy it

US president-elect’s renewed interest in Arctic island poses challenge for Denmark’s government

Financial Times - Jan. 7

WATCH: Video shows Air Canada plane’s wing engulfed in flames

A passenger’s video shows the plane wing on fire after an apparent landing-gear failure when arriving at Stanfield International Airport in Nova Scotia, Canada.

ABC News - Jan. 6

Putin plus Trump spell trouble for European security

German rearmament is crucial to shoring up Europe’s defences

Financial Times - Jan. 6

Videos show icy road conditions causing vehicle spin-outs

Videos from around Kansas City, Mo., captured multiple cars and semi-trucks struggling to maintain control on icy roads.

NBC News - Jan. 5

Xi has a plan for retaliating against Trump’s gamesmanship

China is marshalling its forces for long-term competition against an America that it believes is divided and in decline

Financial Times - Jan. 5

Trump calls for New York judge to be disbarred after hush money conviction advances

President-elect Trump in a weekend rant turned his ire on the New York judge who ordered sentencing to begin next week in his hush money case, calling him "the most conflicted judge in New York ...

The Hill - Jan. 4

Trump calls hush money case 'rigged charade' after judge sets sentencing date

President-elect Trump took to Truth Social to share his frustration after a judge set a Jan. 10 sentencing date in his New York hush money case, calling out a gag order which prevents him from ...

The Hill - Jan. 4