Monday, October 12, 2026

President Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio are considering removing Kimberly Guilfoyle as U.S. Ambassador to Greece, a senior U.S. official told the Associated Press, saying the two are "extremely pissed off" over her reported conduct. A decision is expected this week. Scrutiny followed a Wall Street Journal report that Guilfoyle asked donor Eric Deters to pay off a $100,000 American Express bill before her confirmation hearing, allegedly urging a wire transfer to avoid a paper trail. No departure has been confirmed.

Homeland Security Investigations agents executed a judicially authorized search warrant at Rep. Ilhan Omar's Washington home Monday morning as part of an ongoing federal criminal investigation, the Justice Department said. Fox News reported the probe concerns Omar's immigration paperwork. Omar called it "an attempt to target political enemies" and said she "will not be silenced." House Democratic leadership condemned the search as political.

U.S. District Judge Jennifer Rochon, who on Sunday ordered the Trump administration to immediately halt taxpayer-funded TV ads featuring President Trump, said Monday the $20 million Department of Homeland Security ad campaign likely violated the law. The ads, funded despite the administration missing a self-set deadline to stop them, are challenged in lawsuits by Common Cause, Democracy Forward and the Democratic National Committee alleging exceeded congressional authorization. The administration calls them public service announcements; Trump has said future ads would be funded by his PAC, MAGA Inc.

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani ordered the NYPD to conduct its first comprehensive review of use-of-force policies in a decade. The move follows the retirement of an officer facing disciplinary charges in the March 2024 fatal shooting of 19-year-old Win Rozario. The reforms aim to stop officers from avoiding discipline by retiring before cases resolve, ensure compliance with state death-reporting rules, and standardize communication with victims' families.

A federal judge held a four-hour hearing Monday over the removal of hundreds of trees at East Potomac Golf Links in Washington, D.C. Government lawyers said 430 trees were cut down Saturday; Forbes reported the figure as 500. The judge called the Trump administration's actions "inexcusable" and ordered a one-day halt to work. Trump has sought to redevelop the course into a championship-level venue.

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham told Parliament Monday that his government's assessment found an alleged plot targeting RAF Fairford, a base used by U.S. B-1 bombers, was "highly likely" coordinated in Iran and "almost certainly" directed by Iran's Revolutionary Guard. The U.S. had evacuated about a dozen bombers from the base roughly 10 days earlier in response to intelligence indicating an Iranian drone attack, and British forces had arrested several dual British-Iranian citizens suspected of planning an attack.

Álvaro Pulido Vargas, a Colombian businessman wanted over alleged multibillion-dollar Venezuelan money laundering and bribery schemes tied to Maduro ally Alex Saab, has been arrested, federal prosecutors announced. US officials had offered a $10 million reward for information leading to his capture. It is not clear when or where he was arrested. He faces federal charges in Florida and a court appearance.

A shooting at a home in Erie, Pennsylvania on Friday killed eight people: a 5-year-old boy, a 22-month-old girl, a 24-year-old pregnant woman whose unborn baby also died, and five other adults aged 19, 21, 37, 44 and 51. The father of a toddler killed said the shooter was the family's patriarch. Authorities have not publicly explained a motive.

A man was hospitalized Saturday after being struck by a vehicle driven by an ICE agent who was allegedly chasing two suspects in west Houston, authorities said. The man suffered broken legs, according to CNN. Officials have not detailed what led to the pursuit. Local officials called for

The International Organization for Migration said at least 139 people, including 15 children, died when a boat carrying 305 people from Djibouti to Yemen capsized near Guhere, north of Obock, on Thursday night. At least 84 people remain missing and more than 80 survived, all Ethiopian nationals, the agency said. The confirmed toll reflects only victims buried by Djiboutian authorities and could rise.

Iran-backed Houthi forces launched repeated drone and missile strikes on Saudi airports, chiefly Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport, over the past week, with Saudi Arabia saying Monday it was still fending off attacks. Death tolls vary by source: CBS News reported 20 killed including an American, UPI reported at least 12, and NBC News and others reported 13 dead with hundreds wounded. Fox News cited figures of both 14 and 13. Delta postponed its Atlanta-to-Riyadh flight launch to March, citing the attacks.

North Korea launched several ballistic missiles from an area near Pyongyang toward the East Sea on Monday, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said. The launches appeared to respond to South Korea's recent hypersonic weapon test, according to Seoul's military. The missile firings add to a continuing series of North Korean weapons tests.

Pope Leo XIV, 71, said Sunday that doctors found a localized nodule in his lung during recent medical tests, detected at a very early stage. He said he will follow doctors' advice to have it removed surgically, and the Vatican said he will be admitted to Rome's Gemelli Hospital on Tuesday ahead of the operation.

Prime Minister Andy Burnham said it is "clear" Russia interfered in the 2016 Brexit referendum, adding that countries across Europe face the same threat. A government minister sought to downplay the claim, and officials clarified it did not mean the government rejected the referendum's outcome. Burnham made the remarks ahead of an EU summit and a push for closer UK-EU ties.

Hundreds of opposition leaders and party workers marched through central New Delhi on Monday to India's Supreme Court, demanding the resignation of the election commission chief. They say revisions to voter rolls favor Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party; authorities have removed more than 130 million names from the rolls. The march follows a weekend in which thousands of protesters were detained in Delhi, where authorities shut metro stations and restricted traffic.

Rescue helicopters and ground troops are reaching villages along the Budhi Gandaki River in Nepal after a flash flood swept away homes, bridges and damaged a hydropower station, officials said. Five people are reported missing. The flooding comes less than two months after catastrophic floods left thousands dead and missing across Nepal, from which the country is still recovering.

French police detained a 14-year-old boy suspected of opening fire Monday on his middle school principal and a teacher, wounding both, prosecutors said. The boy allegedly used a shotgun he had hidden in a guitar case. Officials described the attack as a rare school shooting in France.

A fire swept through Le Marché des Enfants Rouges in Paris early Monday, destroying the historic covered food market, city officials said. The market, which opened in 1615, was known as a fixture for chefs, cooks and tourists. The cause of the fire was not stated.

Hurricane Simon struck Mexico's Pacific coast as a major hurricane late Sunday into Monday, threatening Puerto Vallarta and other coastal communities with life-threatening flooding. Forecasters and most outlets classified it as a Category 3 storm with winds of 120 mph, though one outlet reported Category 4. Authorities carried out evacuations as the storm moved slowly along the coastline.