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How New York’s Mayor, Eric Adams, Wooed Donald Trump

Mayor Eric Adams’s charm campaign involved phone calls to the Trumps and a meeting with Steve Bannon. Mr. Trump showed sympathy for the mayor, as his administration moved to drop charges against Mr. Adams.

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Here are 8 photography winners with disabilities who show the world their perspective

Here are the winning entries in this year’s Global Ability Photography Challenge.

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‘Sounds like censorship to me.’ O cinema co-founder slams proposed eviction over film

No Other Land has no U.S. distributor, so the filmmakers have had to make one-on-one deals with cinemas. Art house theaters such as O Cinema have been screening the film independently. (Image credit: O Cinema)

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Military chiefs set to meet to discuss ‘operational phase’ of Ukraine peace deal

Military chiefs from around the world will meet next week to discuss the “operational phase” of protecting Ukraine as part of a peacekeeping force, Sir Keir Starmer has announced.

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Head of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria Has Been Killed, Iraqi Prime Minister Says

BAGHDAD — The head of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria has been killed in Iraq in an operation by members of the Iraqi national intelligence service along with U.S.-led coalition forces, the Iraqi prime minister announced Friday. “The

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From Talk of ‘Crooked’ Elections to ‘Corrupt’ Media, Here’s What Trump Said Inside the Justice Department

President Donald Trump delivered what sounded like one of his typical meandering, grievance-laden campaign speeches on Friday, but it was where he did it — inside the U.S. Department of Justice — that mattered. The appearance marked Trump’s clearest exertion

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At least 17 dead in US storms

At least 17 people are reported to have died in powerful storms across the United States.

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Trump White House has asked U.S. military to develop options for the Panama Canal, officials say – NBC News

Trump White House has asked U.S. military to develop options for the Panama Canal, officials say  NBC News

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‘Highly unusual’: White House halts FBI background checks for senior staff, shifts them to Pentagon: Sources – ABC News

‘Highly unusual’: White House halts FBI background checks for senior staff, shifts them to Pentagon: Sources  ABC News

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