Trump seeks to build on record Muslim support for GOP during Ramadan dinner
President Donald Trump sought to expand on record levels of support he saw from the Muslim Arab community during a Ramadan event this week. The White House held a Ramadan iftar dinner Thursday...
View ArticleState Department restarts funding for organization tracking abducted...
The State Department has temporarily restarted funding for an entity that is dedicated to tracking Ukrainian children abducted by Russian forces, following backlash from Capitol Hill. The Conflict...
View ArticleState Department revoking visas of pro-Hamas students involved in campus...
The Trump administration is revoking the visas of pro-Hamas foreign students in the United States "every day" as it wages a heavy-handed crackdown on terrorist sympathizers, according to the State...
View ArticleAmerican woman Faye Hall freed after being detained in Afghanistan
An American citizen detained by the Taliban in Afghanistan last month has been freed, former U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan and Iraq Zalmay Khalilzad announced. American woman Faye Hall was detained on...
View ArticleTrump announces plan to purchase icebreaker vessels from Finland
President Donald Trump announced on Saturday that the United States is looking to acquire icebreaker vessels, which are designed to break ice blocks and ensure safe passage through ice-covered waters,...
View ArticleIran rejects direct negotiations with Trump over nuclear program
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian rejected President Donald Trump's request for direct negotiations regarding the country's fast-moving nuclear program. Delivering the message through the Sultanate...
View ArticleTrump to travel to Saudi Arabia for first foreign trip: Report
President Donald Trump's first foreign trip of his second term will be to Saudia Arabia, according to a report. Axios reported on Sunday that Trump will head to the Gulf nation sometime in mid-May,...
View ArticleWhat to know about the students being detained by ICE over anti-Israel activism
The Trump administration has arrested and detained several students at universities across the country in the weeks since President Donald Trump's executive order to crack down on antisemitism, with a...
View ArticleIs Trump finally waking up to Putin’s manipulation game?
There are tentative indications that President Donald Trump might finally be waking up to Russian President Vladimir Putin's attempts to manipulate him. Speaking to NBC News on Sunday, Trump said he...
View ArticleJapan, China, South Korea align in rebuke of Trump’s auto tariffs
China, Japan, and South Korea made a rare show of public cooperation to combat President Donald Trump’s tariffs on foreign goods. The countries are looking to offset costs associated with Trump’s...
View ArticleIsrael removes tariffs on US goods before Trump’s April 2 levies begin
Israel is removing the remaining tariffs it has on imports from the United States before the Trump administration imposes countertariffs on its trading partners. The U.S. and Israel have a close...
View ArticleSenate confirms Matthew Whitaker as US ambassador to NATO
The Senate confirmed former acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker as the U.S. ambassador to NATO. Whitaker's approval ensures that a loyalist to President Donald Trump will serve as his de facto...
View ArticleNATO chief Rutte sidesteps on US interest in Greenland, highlights...
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte agreed with the Trump administration's concern regarding the Arctic on Tuesday but declined to make his thoughts known on its pursuit of Greenland. The Trump...
View ArticleCongo overturns death sentences of three Americans convicted in coup attempt
The Democratic Republic of Congo has commuted the death sentences of three Americans convicted over their involvement in a failed coup to overthrow the government last May. President Felix Tshisekedi...
View ArticleTrump’s tariffs will empower China and impoverish America
President Donald Trump's newly announced tariffs have sent shockwaves through the financial markets, the business community, and the international community. They risk a near-term recession and major,...
View ArticleMexico’s Claudia Sheinbaum says ‘good relationship’ with US spared...
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum expressed relief that her country was excluded from President Donald Trump’s reciprocal tariffs announcement. Mexico and Canada were spared from Trump’s sweeping...
View ArticleCanada places counter-tariffs on all US vehicles after ‘Liberation...
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney placed counter-tariffs on U.S. vehicles that are not compliant with the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement in response to President Donald Trump’s tariffs. On...
View ArticleChina announces 34% retaliatory tariffs on US imports
China's State Council Tariff Commission announced Friday it would impose 34% retaliatory tariffs on U.S. products days after the Trump administration announced 34% tariffs on Chinese products. The...
View ArticleTrump fired NSA Director Tim Haugh after Loomer meeting: Report
President Donald Trump fired National Security Agency Director Gen. Tim Haugh after controversial right-wing activist Laura Loomer raised concerns that there were possibly treacherous “Biden holdovers”...
View ArticleRubio says US will decide whether Russia is serious about peace ‘within...
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the United States would decide on Russia's intentions regarding a peace deal "within weeks." Rubio, speaking at a Friday meeting of NATO foreign ministers in...
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