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UK plan to transfer Chagos Islands goes ahead despite last-minute legal injunction

By Rob Picheta, CNN London (CNN) — The British government has handed control of the strategically significant Chagos Islands to Mauritius, after the controversial, multi-billion pound move survived an eleventh-hour legal challenge and months of criticism on both sides of the Atlantic. Prime Minister Keir Starmer confirmed on Thursday that the islands will return to

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‘What else could Cyril have done?’ South Africans praise calm Ramaphosa after White House ambush

By Larry Madowo, CNN Nairobi, Kenya (CNN) — Many South Africans are praising President Cyril Ramaphosa’s calm demeanor as President Donald Trump’s multimedia ambush unfolded in front of the world’s press. He pushed back gently whenever he could, but he didn’t raise his voice or show anger, displaying his decades of negotiation experience. “What else

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Johnson and Trump muscle domestic policy bill through House in massive win for president’s agenda

By Sarah Ferris, Haley Talbot, Veronica Stracqualursi, Lauren Fox, Jeff Zeleny and Alayna Treene, CNN Washington (CNN) — Speaker Mike Johnson delivered a major win for President Donald Trump early Thursday morning, quashing a conservative rebellion and driving a deeply divided House GOP to pass a bill that many of them were still pushing fiercely

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Foreign diplomats come under Israeli fire on official West Bank visit, drawing swift international condemnation

CNN By Kareem Khadder, Pauline Lockwood, Catherine Nicholls and Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — The Israeli military fired warning shots at a large delegation of European and Arab diplomats on an official visit near the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, drawing swift international condemnation. Delegations from more than 20 countries,

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El director ejecutivo del Banco de Alimentos FIND analiza las preocupaciones sobre la financiación en medio de los recortes federales propuestos

INDIO, Calif. (KUNA) – En Washington D.C., algunos cambios propuestos a la forma en que se entregan los beneficios del SNAP están generando preocupación en el Banco de Alimentos FIND de Indio. SNAP es el programa gubernamental de asistencia nutricional suplementaria, conocido como CalFresh en California. Los legisladores están considerando transferir la administración y los beneficios

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Senate nullifies California’s electric vehicle mandate, using fast-track authority to bypass filibuster

By Morgan Rimmer, Ted Barrett and Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — The Republican-led Senate on Thursday overturned several key Biden-era waivers allowing California to set its own vehicle emissions, a major blow to that state’s effort to regulate pollution from cars and trucks that could have broad environmental impacts for the rest of the country.

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Key committee advances Trump’s agenda bill to House floor after meeting for almost 22 hours and intense partisan debate

By Sarah Ferris and Haley Talbot, CNN (CNN) — A key House committee voted late Wednesday evening to advance President Donald Trump’s legislative agenda to the House floor after marathon proceedings that lasted almost 22 hours, setting up a high-stakes vote in the chamber and a showdown between warring wings of the Republican conference. The

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