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With midterm elections looming, an unpopular Trump seeks a State of the Union reset

WASHINGTON, Feb 24 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump declared that “this is the Golden Age of America” at the start of his State of the Union address on Tuesday, seeking to project an aura of success at a fraught moment for his presidency and his Republican Party. “Our nation is back — bigger, better, richer and stronger than ever before,” he said after taking the stage to cheers of “USA, USA” from his party’s members of Congress, while Democrats stood in stony silence. Democratic U.S. Representative Al Green was removed from the House chamber for the second consecutive year

UN data shows 6.5 million people at risk of severe hunger from drought

MOGADISHU, Somalia, February 24, 2026 (AP) — Nearly 6.5 million people in Somalia are facing severe hunger as worsening drought, conflict and global aid cuts intensify the country’s humanitarian crisis, the federal government and U.N. agencies said Tuesday. New data from the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification report shows that 6.5 million people are projected to face crisis or worse levels of food insecurity by the end of March. The report also estimates that 1.84 million children under the age of 5 are expected to suffer acute malnutrition in 2026, including nearly 500,000 who will be severely malnourished. Officials said

Gold rises Rs 400 to Rs 1.63 lakh/10g; silver stays flat at Rs 2.72 lakh/kg

New Delhi, Feb 24 (PTI) Gold prices rose by Rs 400 to Rs 1,63,200 per 10 grams in the national capital on Tuesday amid persistent buying by stockists and a weaker rupee, according to the local marketmen. The precious metal of 99.9 per cent purity had closed at Rs 1,62,800 per 10 grams on Monday. However, silver prices remained unchanged at Rs 2,72,000 per kilogram (inclusive of all taxes). Traders said increased offtake by local jewellers and stockists supported gold prices in the domestic market, even as international precious metal rates declined. In the international markets, spot gold was trading

After US Supreme Court rebuke, Democrats call for government to refund billions in Trump tariff money

WASHINGTON, February 24, 2026 (AP) — A trio of Senate Democrats is calling for the government to start refunding roughly $175 billion in tariff revenues that the US Supreme Court ruled were collected because of an illegal set of orders by President Donald Trump. Sens. Ron Wyden of Oregon, Ed Markey of Massachusetts and Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire are unveiling a bill on Monday that would require U.S. Customs and Border Protection to issue refunds over the course of 180 days and pay interest on the refunded amount. The measure would prioritize refunds to small businesses and encourages importers,

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