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Watchdog ‘disturbed’ by president and US political leaders’ use of dehumanising language to target migrants The “racist hate speech” being used by Donald Trump and other US political leaders, along with the country’s intensified crackdowns on migration, has led to “grave human rights violations,” a UN watchdog has said. In a non-binding decision issued this … Read more

The path to this reckless war was paved by the collapse of accountability in Washington Since he reclaimed the White House, Donald Trump loves being compared with a monarch with unprecedented powers. “LONG LIVE THE KING!” Trump said on social media last year, after his administration tried to kill congestion pricing in New York. In … Read more

Under oath, officers said they were told to make eight arrests a day and given special tech to help choose ‘targets’ Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox US immigration agents in Oregon used a custom-made app to identify neighborhoods and people to target, and had daily … Read more

The art of the heel: if you want a shot at the US presidency, you better be ready to sartorially debase yourself on the world stage The secretary of state of the United States of America is openly slopping around in a pair of too-big shoes that he has to wear because the president gave … Read more

Rescue efforts continue for two crew members, while US temporarily lifts sanctions on Russian oil at sea. Plus, how China and the US see each other online • Don’t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up here Good morning. Four of the six crew members onboard a US military refuelling plane that crashed … Read more

Cuba’s president said the conversations are focused on “finding solutions to bilateral differences” as the country grapples with a lack of fuel following the U.S. attack on Venezuela.

Drivers in Detroit are unhappy with the spike in gas prices, even if reactions are mixed to the US-Israel war on Iran On a rainy Detroit afternoon at a gas station off Interstate 75, Victor Rodriguez watched the pump tally tick up as he filled up his F-250 diesel pickup truck for $4.19 per gallon. … Read more

The World Cup champion, coming off a second ACL tear in three years, is eager to step back into leadership roles with club and country as the NWSL season begins One of the most important players on the team that won the 2025 NWSL championship played in just three matches all season. Tierna Davidson, the … Read more

Ayman Mohamad Ghazali, who was born in Lebanon and became a naturalized US citizen, lost two brothers, a niece and a nephew in the airstrike Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox The armed suspect who drove a vehicle into the hallway of a large Michigan synagogue … Read more

Attack has stoked fears of increased violence against Jewish targets in backlash to escalating US-Israeli war against Iran Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox Jewish communities across the US have condemned an attack on a Detroit-area synagogue by a man driving a truck containing explosives, and … Read more