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Mar 19, 2026 - World

The body of James "Jimmy" Gracey, a 20-year-old University of Alabama junior who went missing during a spring break trip to Barcelona, Spain, has been recovered, authorities confirmed Thursday.

Mar 19, 2026 - World

The body of James "Jimmy" Gracey, a 20-year-old college student from Illinois, was found Thursday in the water off a Barcelona beach, police in Spain said.

Mar 19, 2026 - World

President Donald Trump made a shocking comment that left people in the Oval Office visibly uncomfortable on Thursday during a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. A reporter asked Trump why he didn't tell U.S. allies, including European and Asian countries, such as Japan, that he was planning joint military strikes with Israel on Iran. Trump's response shocked the room — and left some people nervously laughing. "One thing, you don't want to signal too much when we go in," Trump said. "We went in very hard and we didn't tell anyone about it because we wanted surprise. Who knows better about surprise than Japan? Why didn't you tell me about Pearl Harbor?" Trump: "Who knows better about surprise than Japan? Why didn't you tell me about Pearl Harbor?" pic.twitter.com/O5t0EWoOkw— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) March 19, 2026

Mar 19, 2026 - World

President Donald Trump insisted that he wouldn't share war plans with a reporter just a second after sharing them with the man.During a White House event on Thursday, a reporter asked Trump about his intentions for the war in Iran."Mr. President, do you intend to lift sanctions on Iranian oil, and do you intend to potentially put U.S. troops or more troops in the region?" the correspondent wondered."No, I'm not putting troops anywhere," Trump snapped. "If I were, I certainly wouldn't tell you. But I'm not putting troops. And we will do whatever is necessary to keep the price as well."Trump continued by bragging about the stock market despite its recent setbacks."Everything was going great. The economy was great. Oil prices were very low," the president insisted. "We had great everything. And I saw what was happening in Iran, and I said, I hate to make this excursion, but we're going to have to do it.""And I actually thought the numbers would be worse," he added. "I thought that it would go up more than it did. But we're doing this excursion. And when it's completed, we're going to have a much safer world."

Mar 19, 2026 - World

This live blog is now closed, you can read more on this story hereGermany’s chancellor Friedrich Merz also called for de-escalation in the Middle East, welcoming what he said were signals by US president Donald Trump that combat action in Iran could come to an end, which could allow Europe to contribute to securing peace in the region.“I am expressly grateful that the US president sent a signal in this regard last night that he is prepared to bring the fighting to an end,” he told reporters ahead of an EU summit in Brussels in comments reported by Reuters. Continue reading...