Trump signals his support for cryptocurrency
U.S. President Donald Trump says he wants to make the United States the cryptocurrency capital of the world. He is putting his plan into place in the early weeks of…
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Trump hosts Japan’s Ishiba amid early moves that have rattled some allies
WHITE HOUSE — U.S. President Donald Trump hosts Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba at the White House on Friday, in a visit that Tokyo hopes will reaffirm the U.S.-Japan alliance amid…
continue readingUS to push Russia to end war in Ukraine through sanctions
The U.S. special envoy to Russia and Ukraine said Thursday the U.S. plans to significantly step up pressure on Russia through sanctions to end the war in Ukraine. In an…
continue readingTrump administration plans to slash all but a fraction of USAID jobs, officials say
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration presented a plan Thursday to dramatically cut staffing worldwide for U.S. aid projects as part of its dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development, leaving…
continue readingTrump to create religious office in White House, target ‘anti-Christian bias’
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he would create a White House faith office and direct Attorney General Pam Bondi to lead a task force on eradicating what he…
continue readingTrump imposes sanctions on International Criminal Court
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday authorized economic and travel sanctions targeting people who work on International Criminal Court investigations of U.S. citizens or U.S. allies such as Israel,…
continue readingZelenskyy marks 6-month anniversary of Ukraine’s Kursk operation
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy paid tribute to the country’s “warriors” in the Kursk operation in an address Thursday marking the six-month anniversary of the operation in Russia. “With our active…
continue readingTreaty obliges US to to defend Panama Canal, says Rubio
STATE DEPARTMENT — The United States has a treaty obligation to protect the Panama Canal if it comes under attack, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Thursday, amid confusion and…
continue readingWhite House monitoring China’s complaint on Trump tariffs at WTO
white house — The White House on Thursday said it was monitoring a complaint by China to the World Trade Organization that accuses the United States of making “unfounded and false…
continue readingAzerbaijan detains two more journalists as watchdogs denounce crackdown
Azerbaijani authorities detained two more journalists this week, bringing the number held in the past year to nearly two dozen. Police on Wednesday arrested Shamshad Agha, of the news website…
continue readingUS service member, 3 contractors die in plane crash in Philippines
MANILA, PHILIPPINES — One U.S. service member and three defense contractors were killed Thursday when a plane contracted by the U.S. military crashed in a rice field in the southern Philippines,…
continue readingTrump’s US trade negotiator pick vows hard-line policies
WASHINGTON — Jamieson Greer, President Donald Trump’s choice to be the top U.S. trade negotiator, promised to pursue the president’s hard-line trade policies in testimony Thursday before the Senate Finance Committee.…
continue readingSwedish police describe ‘inferno’ at scene of mass shooting
Police in Sweden investigating the nation’s worst mass shooting said at a news briefing Thursday that the scene at an adult learning center was an “inferno” of smoke, with injured…
continue readingJapan’s Ishiba to tread cautiously in first meeting with Trump
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba will meet U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on Friday. Japanese officials say they want to reaffirm the US-Japan alliance and build strong…
continue readingBaltic nations count final hours to ending electricity ties to Russia
VILNIUS, LITHUANIA — Nearly 3 1/2 decades after leaving the Soviet Union, the Baltic countries of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania this weekend will flip a switch to end electricity-grid connections to…
continue readingMexico deploys the first of 10,000 troops to US border after Trump’s tariff threat
CIUDAD JUÁREZ, MEXICO — A line of Mexican National Guard and Army trucks rumbled along the border separating Ciudad Juárez and El Paso, Texas, on Wednesday, among the first of 10,000…
continue readingRussian drone attack damages Kharkiv market
Ukrainian officials reported damage Thursday at a market in the northeastern city of Kharkiv after the latest round of overnight Russian drone attacks targeting multiple parts of the country. Kharkiv…
continue readingUS government vessels can sail Panama Canal without fees, US says
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of State said on Wednesday American government vessels can now transit the Panama Canal without charge fees. “The government of Panama has agreed to no longer…
continue readingWhat is birthright citizenship?
President Donald Trump is reigniting a fierce debate: Should everyone born on U.S. soil automatically become a citizen? This question strikes at the heart of American identity, history and law.…
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British foreign minister meets with Zelenskyy, announces $68.7M financial package
British Foreign Minister David Lammy met Wednesday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv and announced a new $68.7 million financial package for Ukraine as its war with Russia continues.…
continue readingTrump signs order intended to ban transgender athletes from female sports
U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday intended to ban transgender athletes from participating in girls’ and women’s sports. The order, titled “Keeping Men Out of Women’s…
continue readingSecond bird flu strain found in US dairy cattle, agriculture agency says
U.S. dairy cattle tested positive for a strain of bird flu that previously had not been seen in cows, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Wednesday, ramping up concerns…
continue readingFrench PM survives no-confidence vote
France’s prime minister survived a no-confidence vote by parliament on Wednesday after he invoked special constitutional powers to force through the country’s 2025 budget. Only 128 lawmakers voted in favor…
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