US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that he has directed the Defence Department to use all available funds to ensure American troops are paid on Wednesday despite the government shutdown. Trump said in a social media post that he was acting because our Brave Troops will miss the paychecks they are rightfully due on October 15th. The Republican presidents action removes one of the pressure points that could have forced Congress into action, likely ensuring that the shutdown now in...

China accused the US of Cold War-era intervention in Latin America after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent suggested Argentinas president was committed to getting China out.

The court instructed the petitioners to provide the relevant URL links to the social media companies to facilitate the removal process. The next hearing in the case has been scheduled for November 11.

France's newly reappointed Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu on Saturday scrambled to get an austerity budget approved, as more parties threatened to topple him again, after his first term lasted only 27 days.

Be prepared for plenty of closures on Monday.