Several undersea cables running under the surface of the Baltic Sea have been damaged in suspected sabotage incidents in recent months.

The first week of Donald Trump's second presidency played out without the palace intrigue that disrupted the start of his first term — but a report claimed there's discontent brewing among his staffers and allies. Billionaires have been parading through the Oval Office to meet with the newly inaugurated president, but tech mogul Elon Musk remains a dominant force in the White House from which he claims to be working, although Trump has denied that he has an office there.

DORAL, Fla. (AP) — A key ally of President Donald Trump said the White House pardoning rioters who fought with police while storming the U.S. Capitol in 2021 is “sending the wrong signal” and expressed concern about the future ramifications of issuing sweeping clemencies. Within hours of taking office last week, Trump issued a sweeping clemency order covering around 1,500 rioters for their role on the Capitol attack that attempted to block congressional certification of Joe Biden 's 2020 election victory on Jan. 6, 2021.

A group of House Democrats want Attorney General Merrick Garland to release special counsel Jack Smith's report on President-elect Trump's classified documents case — even if it means dismissing charges against his co-defendants. Why it matters: It's an escalation from Democrats who are pushing to make Smith's findings public while Trump has vigorously fought to block the Justice Department from releasing the report. Smith, who recently...

China's 12,000-ton "Monster" vessel has since taken advantage of the Philippine Coast Guard ship's departure for repairs.