Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has threatened to launch an "information campaign" in the US against Republicans in response to calls for action against cartels smuggling fentanyl across the border, urging Mexicans and Hispanics not to vote for them unless US lawmakers change their treatment of Mexico.
Authorities in New York City are calling for an end to the use of face masks inside delis after a bodega worker was killed by a masked assailant, leading to a reversal of the city's earlier COVID-era mask mandates.
The head of the Wagner private army has claimed that Russian troops and mercenaries have surrounded the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, bringing Moscow closer to another major victory in half a year.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) appeared together on Wednesday as the electric automaker unveiled a new hub for its technology employees in Silicon Valley.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has announced his proposal to crack down on illegal immigration by increasing penalties for human smuggling, strengthening statutes for the detention of illegal aliens, requiring universal use of E-Verify, enhancing penalties for document falsification, and prohibiting the issuance of ID cards to people not lawfully in the country.
"I have to say today that Russia is suspending its participation in New START. I repeat, not withdrawing from the treaty, no, but merely suspending its participation," Putin said.