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The lawsuit argues that the president鈥檚 new 15% global tariffs overstep presidential power. It is one of several developments since a U.S. Supreme Court ruling last month struck down the tariffs. On Monday, a federal appeals court denied a 90-day government delay and reaffirmed the U.S. Court of International Trade as the proper venue for tariff refund suits. The Trade Court then ordered the government to begin refunding more than $130 billion in tariffs. More than 2,000 lawsuits have been filed by companies seeking to recoup money. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced Wednesday that the 15% broad-based tariffs will take effect this week.

Lawmakers voted Wednesday to extend presidential and parliamentary terms from four years to five, delaying planned elections by a year. Over two thirds of the country鈥檚 329 lawmakers in the parliament and senate voted by acclamation in favor of the change. President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said it marked the completion of Somalia's constitution, calling it a 鈥渉istoric day.鈥� Leaders of the opposition party rejected the move and pressed for May elections to take place as planned.

She faced mounting blowback for months, including by some GOP lawmakers. In January, Secretary Noem oversaw immigration enforcement surges that resulted in the killings of two U.S. citizens in Minneapolis. The final straw seemed to come this week after she told Congress that Mr. Trump approved a controversial ad campaign, which the president reportedly disputes. The secretary 鈥渟erved us well鈥� and will be moving to a special envoy role, Mr. Trump said in a Thursday post. Republican Senator Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma has been tapped to fill the DHS top slot.

Increased fighting in the Middle East and along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border has forced many families to flee. UNHCR, the United Nations refugee agency, on Thursday said most people have been forcibly displaced within their own countries. Two days after the U.S.-Israeli strikes against Iran began, around 100,000 people had fled the Iranian capital of Tehran. The agency is calling for 鈥渄ialogue and de-escalation鈥� as it supports displaced groups.

How Afghanistan-Pakistan relations deteriorated into 鈥榦pen war鈥�

The Tokyo High Court upheld a lower court order to dissolve the controversial religious organization on the grounds of civil wrongdoing. The group, which began in South Korea in the 1950s, has been accused of using coercive fundraising tactics, and came under pointed scrutiny after the assassination of former prime minister Abe Shinzo. The shooter cited Mr. Abe鈥檚 links to the church, which he says bankrupted his family, as his primary motive. The group can still appeal to the country鈥檚 Supreme Court.

In Japan, Unification Church scandal stains integrity of ruling party

The Republican-led House Oversight Committee is calling on her to testify about her role in the release of millions of pages of files related to investigations of the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Five Republicans joined every Democrat on the committee in the vote to subpoena Ms. Bondi. Lawmakers in both parties have criticized the Justice Department鈥檚 handling of the files, which they say are overly redacted and exclude key records, such as how officials like Ms. Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel worked on the release. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick 鈥� who the files reveal met with Epstein twice after his 2008 conviction 鈥� has agreed to testify voluntarily.

A guide to the Epstein files: Will any new charges result?

The move is a bid to mediate the regional conflict ignited by U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran, the state-run Xinhua News Agency reports. China has strong ties with Iran and buys nearly 90 percent of its crude oil exports. But Beijing has remained largely on the sidelines despite repeated U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran, limiting its response to diplomatic statements of concern and calls for an end to the fighting.

The commission granted the permit Wednesday for a Bill Gates-backed company to build a sodium-cooled nuclear reactor in Wyoming. The reactor, 130 miles northeast of Salt Lake City, Utah, is expected to be completed in 2030. Mr. Gates is eyeing next-generation nuclear plants as a power source for the electricity-hungry data centers behind artificial intelligence. He is a founder of and primary investor in TerraPower, the company building the plant.

Five days into the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran, South Korea鈥檚 Kospi stock index fell Wednesday by more than 12%, its biggest drop in history, based on concern about a prolonged conflict in the Middle East. South Korea, like many of its Asian neighbors, depends heavily on oil and gas exports from the Gulf region. Rising energy prices and the near-total halt of shipments through the Strait of Hormuz sent South Korean traders into a panic, triggering a circuit-breaker that halted market activity temporarily. Japan鈥檚 Nikkei and China鈥檚 SSE Composite Index saw smaller losses.

Stocks drop, oil prices surge as Iran conflict hits global markets

In more than 300 cases since 1950, clergy members have been 鈥渃redibly accused鈥� of child sexual abuse, according to a report released Wednesday by the Rhode Island attorney general. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence mishandled accusations of abuse, according to the state鈥檚 investigation, which listed 75 clergy. The report details a 鈥渃ulture of secrecy.鈥� In a press release, the diocese said it willingly released records to the attorney general and said it had implemented past reforms. 鈥淎s the church, we have a sacred duty to protect children and vulnerable people,鈥� said Bishop Bruce Lewandowski, apologizing to survivors. 鈥淭he church failed them.鈥�

The forces aim to target 鈥渄esignated terrorist organizations.鈥� Some 70% of the world鈥檚 cocaine flows through Ecuadorean ports, according to President Daniel Noboa. Halting drug trafficking in the region has been a top priority during President Donald Trump鈥檚 second term. The U.S. has executed more than 40 lethal strikes on alleged trafficking boats in the Caribbean and Pacific since last September. U.S. Southern Command announced March 3 that the countries are together 鈥渢aking decisive action to confront narco-terrorists who have long inflicted terror, violence, and corruption on citizens throughout the hemisphere.鈥� Mr. Noboa鈥檚 support for reopening a U.S. military base, shuttered in 2009, was rejected by the Ecuadorean population in a referendum last year.

Four others traveling on the Florida-registered boat were killed in the Feb. 25 encounter in Cuban waters. If convicted on charges of terrorism, the six could face decades in prison, and possibly the death penalty. The Cuban government accused the Cuban exiles 鈥� two of whom held U.S. citizenship 鈥� of coming from the U.S. with more than 13,000 rounds of ammunition and intending to sow chaos on the Communist-run island. Tensions between the U.S. and Cuba have grown in recent months, with the U.S. blocking the sale of international oil to the economically struggling island, and President Donald Trump suggesting last week that perhaps there could be a 鈥渇riendly takeover of Cuba鈥� by the U.S.

Amid heated rhetoric between Washington and Havana, shoot-out raises new questions

The missile passed through Iraqi and Syrian airspace and was intercepted before it reached Turkey, Turkish officials said Wednesday. The Turkish Defense Ministry said it 鈥減reserves the right to respond.鈥� Asked during a Pentagon press briefing Wednesday whether the incident could trigger NATO Article 5, in which an attack on one alliance member is an attack on all, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said that he had 鈥渘o sense that it would trigger anything like Article 5.鈥�

State Rep. James Talarico topped Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett in the closely watched Democratic primary. He鈥檒l face the winner of a May runoff for the Republican nomination between Texas Sen. John Cornyn and Attorney General Ken Paxton. Messrs. Cornyn and Paxton were the top finishers in a three-way contest Tuesday with Rep. Wesley Hunt. No GOP candidate hit the 50% vote threshold needed to win outright. Texas, along with North Carolina and Arkansas, on Tuesday kicked off midterm elections with control of Congress at stake.

Millions of Nepalis are preparing to vote in a high-stakes parliamentary election shaped by last year鈥檚 youth-led uprising. The government has declared a three-day public holiday so people can travel home to vote. Nepal鈥檚 election commission says more than a million names have been added to the voter rolls since 2022. Analysts say young and first-time voters now demand accountability.

Nepal鈥檚 Gen Z brought down a government. Will a new one meet its expectations?

After an Iranian-made drone hit Britain鈥檚 Akrotiri air base in Cyprus on Sunday, the three countries pledged to send reinforcements. Britain will send one destroyer; France will send antimissile and anti-drone systems, as well as an aircraft carrier; and Greece sent four F-16 fighter jets and two warships. Cyprus, an island nation in the Mediterranean divided into the Republic of Cyprus and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (recognized only by Turkey), has very limited military strength. It has been a full member of the European Union since 2004.

Drones hit the U.S. embassies in the two Gulf countries Tuesday. The embassy in Beirut cited 鈥渙ngoing regional tensions.鈥� The embassy in Bahrain had also closed Sunday as Iran widened its retaliatory attacks. The U.S. State Department has advised that Americans depart 鈥渘ow鈥� via commercial transportation from 14 countries in the Middle East. It ordered nonessential staff members and their families to evacuate Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates. There are limited commercial options, as many flights across the region have been canceled.

Initial Iran strikes over, what strategy will define the next US moves?

It accused them of supporting the March 23 (M23) movement, which is responsible for human rights abuses in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. The penalties come months after a U.S.-brokered peace deal between Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi and Rwandan President Paul Kagame, though fighting has continued and more than 7 million people have been displaced, according to the U.N. agency for refugees. A Rwandan government spokesperson said the sanctions 鈥渕isrepresent the reality and distort the facts of the conflict鈥� in eastern Congo.