The coastguard of St Kitts and Nevis has discovered 13 decomposing bodies in a boat adrift off the coast, days after another five bodies were found in a skiff near Trinidad and Tobago. Officials of the two Caribbean countries said it was not immediately clear if there was any link between the two incidents, or

Washington CNN  —  Three of President Donald Trump’s most controversial nominees faced sharp questions in the Senate during hearings Thursday from Democrats as well as several Republican senators in what amounted to the most direct skepticism from GOP senators over Trump’s nominees to date. Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Trump’s pick to be Health and Human

Jessica Parker Berlin correspondent Germany’s former Chancellor Angela Merkel has criticised her own party leader for passing a motion in parliament with support from the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD). In a statement, Merkel accused CDU leader Friedrich Merz of turning his back on a previous pledge not to work with AfD in the Bundestag.

Tears of joy as five Thai hostages held in Gaza are freed Paweena Ninbut and Jiraporn Sricham of BBC Thai and Flora Drury Reporting from Bangkok and London BBC The five farm workers were taken hostage in October 2023 Five Thai farm workers who were abducted during the 7 October attacks by Hamas on Israel

Grayscale Investments has submitted a proposal to convert its XRP XRP/USD Trust into an exchange-traded fund at the New York Stock Exchange. The move comes as part of a broader effort by asset managers to introduce regulated investment vehicles for digital assets. If the SEC grants approval, the Grayscale XRP Trust, currently holding approximately $16.1

Jeremy Szafron joins Kitco News as an anchor and producer from Kitco’s Vancouver bureau. Jeremy is a seasoned journalist with a diverse background covering entertainment, current affairs and finance. Jeremy began his career in 2006 as a Journalist at CTV (Canada’s largest network), initially engaging audiences as an entertainment reporter before pivoting to business reporting focusing