Supreme Court hands Trump mixed rulings on agency power
The US Supreme Court delivered a landmark ruling allowing President Trump to remove leaders of federal agencies at will, overturning a 1935 precedent and reshaping government operations. However, the Court also handed Trump three defeats in other cases on the same day. Analysts describe the rulings as one major win and three losses for the administration.
More than 100 Venezuelans deported from the United States hours before powerful earthquakes struck have gone missing and are presumed dead. Some were reportedly killed when hotels collapsed during the quakes. The incident has sparked outrage over the timing of the deportations and raised questions about US immigration procedures.
A parcel bomb exploded in Monaco, injuring three people including a prominent Ukrainian-born business leader. The attack has shocked the wealthy principality and triggered an international manhunt for the perpetrators. Authorities are investigating possible links to the oligarch's business or political activities.
Venezuela is grappling with the aftermath of powerful earthquakes that have left many dead and missing. Angry citizens accuse the government of negligence in the disaster response. Shifted shorelines have been observed in Trinidad. The crisis poses a major test for the US-backed Venezuelan government.
Chinese billionaire Guo Wengui has been sentenced to 30 years in a US federal prison for a massive fraud scheme. The case drew attention due to Guo's high profile as a political exile and prominent critic of the Chinese Communist Party. The sentence marks one of the longest for a white-collar crime in recent years.