Hopes for Xi-Trump summit dampened by tough Beijing moves, rising tension
BEIJING/WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Web News) – Just a month after US President Donald Trump hailed “progress” in talks with China, the world’s two most powerful nations are scrambling to salvage a planned summit of their leaders, now just a week away, while trading blame
US says two dead in strike on alleged drug-smuggling boat in Pacific
WASHINGTON: A new US strike on an alleged drug-smuggling boat killed two people, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Wednesday, announcing Washington’s first such attack on a vessel in the Pacific Ocean.The strike — which Hegseth announced in a post on X that featured
Most Americans don’t want troops deployed without an external threat, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
WASHINGTON: (Web News)Some 58% of Americans – including seven in 10 Democrats and half of Republicans – think the president should send armed troops only to face external threats, a sign of unease as President Donald Trump increasingly deploys National Guard troops to
UN refugee agency chief suggests that US deportation practices violate the law
GENEVA:(Web News) The head of the UN refugee agency suggested Monday that President Donald Trump’s America has carried out deportation practices that violate international law, and criticized a wider “backlash” in some countries against migrants and refugees.Filippo Grandi, the UN high commissioner for
Israeli hostage families want Nobel Peace Prize for Trump
JERUSALEM:(Web News) An Israeli advocacy group campaigning for the release of hostages in Gaza on Monday called for US President Donald Trump to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his “determination to bring peace” to the region.In a letter sent to the
Government shutdown threatens food aid program relied on by millions of families
WASHINGTON:(Web News) A food aid program that helps more than 6 million low-income mothers and young children will run out of federal money within two weeks unless the government shutdown ends, forcing states to use their own money to keep it afloat or
Trump administration planning 7,500-person refugee ceiling, sources say
WASHINGTON:(Web news) President Donald Trump’s administration is preparing to set a refugee admissions cap at 7,500 people this fiscal year, a record low that prioritizes white South Africans of Afrikaner ethnicity, three people familiar with the matter said.If finalized, the planned cap would
US says kills four in new attack on alleged drug-smuggling boat
WASHINGTON: US forces carried out a strike on an alleged drug-smuggling boat off the coast of Venezuela on Friday, killing four people, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said.The latest strike, which Hegseth announced in a post on X, brings the number of such US
US carries out new strike against alleged drug vessel near Venezuela
WASHINGTON (Web news) – The United States killed four people in a strike against a vessel allegedly carrying illegal drugs, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Friday, at least the fourth such attack in recent weeks. U.S. President Donald Trump has determined
US to give Ukraine intelligence on long-range energy targets in Russia
WASHINGTON (Web News) – The United States will provide Ukraine with intelligence on long-range energy infrastructure targets in Russia, two officials told Reuters on Wednesday, as it weighs whether to send Kyiv missiles that could be used in such strikes. The US is
