News in brief

Morocco has emerged as the leading destination for Spanish natural gas exports in June 2025, surpassing France and consolidating its role as a key partner in the region’s energy landscape. According to figures reported by Europa Press, Morocco received 858 gigawatt-hours (GWh) of Spanish gas during......

The US government has ordered the suspension of work on a massive offshore wind farm off the country’s northeast coast, despite the project being nearly 80% complete. It is the latest setback for the wind energy sector under President Donald Trump’s administration, which has repeatedly voiced......

While the United States moves to close the controversial “Alligator Alcatraz” migrant detention center in Florida, other prisons around the world are infamous for even harsher conditions. From extreme isolation to overcrowding and reports of torture, these facilities have earned reputations......

US President Donald Trump described as “nice” Canada’s decision, announced on Friday, to lift retaliatory tariffs previously imposed on certain American products that comply with the United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement (USMCA). Speaking from the Oval Office, Trump referred......

A tragic road accident occurred in northern New York State on Friday when a tourist bus carrying around 50 passengers overturned near Buffalo, close to the Canadian border. Authorities confirmed that several people were killed and dozens injured, including children. According to police reports, most......

The FBI raided the home of John Bolton, former national security adviser to Donald Trump, on Friday as part of a national security investigation. According to an AFP journalist on the scene, federal agents entered Bolton’s residence in a Washington suburb early in the morning and left a few hours......

North Korea has reportedly constructed a secret military base near its border with China, potentially housing some of Pyongyang’s latest long-range ballistic missiles, according to a new report by the Washington-based thinktank, the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). The undeclared......

Judge Frank Caprio, widely admired for his empathy and kindness in the television program Caught in Providence, has passed away at the age of 88 after a battle with pancreatic cancer. His family announced his death in a Facebook post, noting that he died peacefully on Wednesday. Caprio became a familiar......

A US federal judge on Wednesday rejected a request from President Donald Trump’s administration to make public confidential documents related to the Jeffrey Epstein case, describing the move as a “diversion.” Judge Richard Berman ruled that the government had failed to show exceptional......

Tulsi Gabbard, the Director of US National Intelligence, announced on Wednesday a sweeping restructuring of the intelligence community, accusing it of “abuse of power” and “political manipulation.” Gabbard, who oversees 18 national security agencies, declared that the Office......

Amnesty International has accused the U.S. government of violating human rights by using artificial intelligence tools to monitor migrants and foreign students who support the Palestinian cause. The organization denounces a growing use of intrusive technologies amid widespread protests against Israeli......

The Ugandan government announced on Thursday that it has reached an agreement with the United States to host “third-country nationals who may not be granted asylum in the U.S.,” marking a new step in Washington’s broader strategy of relocating migrants to partner nations. According......

Florida is set to carry out its 29th execution of the year on Tuesday, as 67-year-old Kayle Bates is scheduled to die by lethal injection. Bates has spent nearly two-thirds of his life on death row following his 1983 conviction for the murder of 24-year-old Janet Renee White. White was kidnapped from......