Today’s Lead News Stories

A joint summit between the East African Community and the Southern African Development Community will take place today and Saturday in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The Presidents of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Paul Kagame and Félix Tshisekedi, are both expected to attend.

DOGE might have its sights set on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the agency that issued warnings on Hurricanes Milton, Helene, and Beryl.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday supervised the seizure of a second aircraft belonging to Venezuela's leftist government in less than a year, showing a hard line despite nascent diplomacy.

Los Angeles prosecutors have rested in their case at the trial of rapper A$AP Rocky

Bering Air Caravan carrying 10 people vanished over Alaska in third major incident in US aviation in eight days

US president has accused the body of ‘illegitimate and baseless actions’ targeting the US and Israel

San Clemente to install cameras to detect boats carrying passengers attempting to enter US without authorization

Shigeru Ishiba will seek familiar guarantees: that the US will continue to stand on Japan’s side against China and North Korea

Taiwan detected six Chinese balloons off the island, the defence ministry said Friday, as Beijing maintains military pressure to push its claim of sovereignty.

A former police officer attacked during the January 6 insurrection was heckled outside the Capitol by a rioter pardoned by Donald Trump.

Email shows Trump administration told officials to change vocabulary around gender and immigration immediately