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Judge holds Trump administration in contempt over failure to produce documents on ICE surge in L.A.
The Trump administration said Tuesday it paid a $3,500 fine for being in contempt of court after a federal judge ruled Homeland Security didn't turn over documents being sought in a case about immigration enforcement in Los Angeles.
Funeral honors Ukrainian student killed as she helped the victims of a Russian strike
Hundreds of mourners dressed mostly in white walked through central Kyiv on Tuesday behind the open casket of a university student killed at the weekend by a Russian strike as she helped people wounded in an earlier attack.
Russia and Ukraine trade drone attacks with 5 killed in each country
Russia and Ukraine traded accusations on Tuesday that each side's attacks caused civilian deaths, with officials in the Moscow region saying five people were killed there while authorities in Ukraine said a similar number, including two children, died at various sites across the country.
Afghanistan’s child deaths are rising as food distributions face cuts, U.N. says
Child malnutrition has reached critical levels in a third of Afghanistan's provinces and is expected to worsen as funding shortfalls force cuts in food distributions and other support, the U.N. World Food Program said Tuesday.
Salvadoran man complained of access to medication before death at NJ immigration jail, family says
Family members of a Salvadoran man who died at a New Jersey immigration jail are demanding an independent investigation into his death, alleging he was denied proper medical care inside a facility that has become a flashpoint for protests against President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown.
Millions join Arbaeen pilgrimage in Iraq amid fears of U.S.-Iran escalation
Millions of Shiite Muslims observed the annual Arbaeen pilgrimage Tuesday in the Iraqi holy city of Karbala, under the shadow of ongoing regional tensions and fears of another round of escalation in the U.S.-Iran war.
DOJ sues Maryland county over sweeping public-carry restrictions
The DOJ sued Montgomery County, Maryland, on Monday, arguing the county's ordinance restricting where licensed gun owners may carry firearms, including in and near churches and synagogues, violates the Second Amendment.
Mass funeral held in Gaza and other developments from across the Mideast
A mass funeral was held in Gaza City on Tuesday for 112 Palestinians whose bodies were recovered nearly three years after Israeli warplanes flattened a residential block.
Musk likely to face tough questions during SpaceX’s first earnings call as a public company
Investors in Elon Musk's space company get a chance to question him Tuesday after SpaceX issues its first quarterly earnings since going public.
Palestinians hold mass funeral for 112 bodies finally recovered from a 2023 Gaza strike
Palestinians gathered on Tuesday for a mass funeral of more than 100 bodies finally recovered from a deadly Israeli strike in Gaza in 2023. More than 300 people were killed on Nov. 22, 2023, weeks into the war with Hamas, when warplanes flattened a residential block in Gaza City's Sabra neighborhood.
Trump-linked American facing defamation trial over incendiary comments about South Korean president
A former Trump administration diplomat charged with defaming the South Korean president during a speech in Washington was told Friday he cannot leave the country pending the outcome of the case.
South Korean students detained for allegedly breaking into U.S. military base
A group of eight South Korean students were detained Tuesday for allegedly breaking into a United States air base while shouting anti-U.S. slogans, South Korean authorities said.
Cargo ship reports being struck in Strait of Hormuz as U.S., Iran claims about talks diverge
A British maritime monitoring agency said a cargo ship reported being hit by a projectile overnight off the coast of Oman in the Strait of Hormuz, while the United States and Iran made opposing claims about whether they were holding talks.