South African President Cyril Ramaphosa at the summit on the Global Fund in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Nov. 21, 2025. Leon Neal/Reuters South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said South Africa is a founding member of the G20 and therefore a permanent participant, pushing back against threats by U.S. President Donald Trump not to invite the
The Indiana Statehouse, home to the Indiana Supreme Court, in Indianapolis on May 26, 2007. Mark Goebel via Wikimedia Commons/CC BY 2.0 INDIANAPOLIS—The Indiana House will convene on Dec. 1, more than a month ahead of schedule, to consider redrawing the state’s congressional districts to favor Republican candidates. The state Senate will convene on Dec.
President Trump said Friday that he will be pardoning former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez, who in 2024 was convicted in New York for drug trafficking and weapons charges and sentenced to 45 years in prison. The president explained his decision on social media by posting that “according to many people that I greatly respect,”
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem testifies during her confirmation hearing in Washington on Jan. 17, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said on Nov. 30 that the man accused of shooting two National Guardsmen in Washington last week may have been radicalized after entering the United States. The suspect—Rahmanullah Lakanwal, a
President Donald Trump waves during an event in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington on Nov. 25, 2025. Nathan Howard/Reuters President Donald Trump confirmed on Nov. 30 that he has spoken with Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro amid rising tensions between the two nations. “I don’t want to comment on it. The answer
President Donald Trump waves during an event in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington on Nov. 25, 2025. Nathan Howard/Reuters President Donald Trump confirmed on Nov. 30 that he has spoken with Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro amid rising tensions between the two nations. “I don’t want to comment on it. The answer
Washington — Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia said Sunday that a reported U.S. follow-on strike on an alleged drug boat earlier this year “rises to the level of a war crime if it’s true.” “If that reporting is true, it’s a clear violation of the DoD’s own laws of war, as well as international