A man who was mistakenly deported from the state of Maryland to a mega-jail in El Salvador is "alive and secure", a US official has told a judge. The update on Kilmar Abrego Garcia's whereabouts came days after the Supreme Court ruled that the Trump administration should facilitate his release and return to the US. "It is my understanding, based on official reporting from our Embassy in San Salvador, that Abrego Garcia is being held in the Terrorism Confinement Center in El Salvador," State Department official Michael Kozak said. read more
US envoy Steve Witkoff met Vladimir Putin in St Petersburg on Friday, as Donald Trump urged the Russian president to "get moving" on a ceasefire in Ukraine. read more
The head of the US military base in Greenland has been fired after she reportedly sent an email distancing herself from Vice-President JD Vance's criticism of Denmark. read more
China raises import taxes on US goods to 125% as the trade war with the US over Donald Trump's global tariffs escalates President Xi Jinping calls on the EU to join China in opposing "bullying" from the US, saying "there are no winners in a tariff war" read more
A federal investigation is focusing on an air traffic control communications breakdown that led to a formation of military jets coming within seconds of colliding with a Delta Air Lines flight near Reagan National Airport, multiple sources told CNN. read more
Ireland and Norway have a higher GDP per capita than the US. So does Singapore. And Luxembourg. And Qatar. And Switzerland. And Brunei.