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Feb 22, 2026 - World

Authorities say agents confronted a white male in his early 20s carrying shotgun and gasoline can early Sunday The US Secret Service shot and killed an armed intruder who breached the perimeter of Mar-a-Lago, Donald Trump’s Florida residence and private club in Palm Beach, early on Sunday.Although the US president often spends weekends at the oceanfront resort, he was at the White House in Washington during this incident, as was first lady Melania Trump. Continue reading...

Feb 22, 2026 - World

The United States has ramped up the movement of military aircraft towards the Middle East, as negotiations over a potential nuclear deal with Iran remain fragile.

Feb 22, 2026 - World

Jamieson Greer also said US won’t pull out of deals with UK, EU and others after court declared Trump tariffs illegalTop US trade negotiator Jamieson Greer insisted on Sunday that the Trump administration was set to persist with its tariffs policy, two days after the supreme court declared many of Donald Trump’s tariffs illegal.The ruling issued on Friday by the highest US court was a sharp rebuke to the Republican president that toppled a key pillar of his aggressive economic agenda – even as it prompted Trump to announce a new global tariff using different statutes, albeit temporary. Continue reading...

Feb 22, 2026 - World

DHS official reportedly says Global Entry program would remain halted amid partial government shutdownThe Department of Homeland Security partially reversed course Sunday morning on an order that had suspended the TSA PreCheck and Global Entry airport security programs as a result of staffing shortages caused by the partial government shutdown.“TSA PreCheck remains operational with no change for the traveling public,” the Transportation Security Administration said in a social media post. “As staffing constraints arise, TSA will evaluate on a case by case basis and adjust operations accordingly.”Associated Press and Reuters contributed to this report Continue reading...

Feb 22, 2026 - World

About 15,000 to 20,000 people have escaped from Syria's Al-Hol camp, according to US intelligence agencies.