WASHINGTON -- A U.S. federal judge on Tuesday blocked an effort by the board of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts to restore U.S. President Donald Trump's name to the building's exterior, arguing that such a move would violate his previous order barring the board from renaming the center after Trump.
"Simply put, defendants cannot install memorials for President Trump or anyone or anything else at the Kennedy Center without Congress's blessing," Judge Christopher Cooper said. (U.S.-Kennedy Center-Donald Trump)
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CARACAS -- Venezuela's deputy foreign minister for Europe and North America Oliver Blanco on Tuesday welcomed Britain's decision to upgrade its diplomatic relations with Venezuela.
"Venezuela values the decision of the United Kingdom (UK) to elevate the level of its diplomatic relations with our country," Blanco wrote on X. (Venezuela-Britain-Ties)
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NEW YORK -- The yield on the benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury note rose to 5.04 percent in early trading on Tuesday, the highest level since July 2007, signaling higher borrowing costs across the broader U.S. economy.
Higher oil prices, prospects of persistent inflation and expectations of further interest rate hikes have been seen as factors driving up yields on U.S. Treasury bonds in recent days. (U.S.-Economy)
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SANAA -- Yemen's Houthi group said on Tuesday that Saudi warplanes had carried out 52 airstrikes across five provinces over the past 24 hours, as cross-border hostilities between the two sides continued to escalate.
Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Sarea said in a statement posted on social media platform X that F-15 and Typhoon fighter jets carried out the strikes after taking off from air bases in the southwestern Saudi city of Khamis Mushait and the western city of Taif. (Yemen-Houthi Group-Airstrikes) Enditem
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