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South Korea and the United States share the understanding that they should "stably" manage a thorny issue involving U.S.-listed e-commerce giant Coupang Inc. in a way that does not "burden" bilateral relations, Seoul's top envoy to Washington said Wednesday.
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The top court rarely grants requests to rehear cases and has not done so after issuing a ruling in an argued case in decades
The top court rarely grants requests to rehear cases and has not done so after issuing a ruling in an argued case in decades
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President Donald Trump has said he will "immediately" ask the US Supreme Court to rehear a case challenging birthright citizenship in the US.
Washington says Beijing’s notification of launch fell short of expected standard followed by other established nuclear powers
Washington says Beijing’s notification of launch fell short of expected standard followed by other established nuclear powers
Oil prices rose worldwide after Trump suggested ending the ceasefire with Iran during remarks at the Nato summit in Ankara.
8 July 2026, by Eric Zuesse. (All of my recent articles can be seen here.) International relations are the most complex topic in human relations. The international arms traffic is near the pinnacle of it. Turkey and Israel are at least nominal enemies of each other; and, so, Israel cannot tolerate that Israel’s main…
Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, a member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, arrives at the Capitol after President Donald Trump said he was delaying Jay Clayton’s nomination to lead the U.S. intelligence community, in Washington, Wednesday, June 17, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Mark Cuban talks with reporters after an event at the White House, May 18, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)
The senior legal counsel to the chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff — the principal military adviser to President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth — is stepping down nearly a year before his term is over, the latest in an exodus of the military’s top leaders and lawyers over the last 18 months.
The US launched a second night of strikes on Iran on Wednesday, with President Donald Trump calling them "retribution".
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Trading report lands as USTR weighs extra 25 per cent levy and Flavio Bolsonaro tells hearing that Lula ‘licks China’s boots’
Trading report lands as USTR weighs extra 25 per cent levy and Flavio Bolsonaro tells hearing that Lula ‘licks China’s boots’
Secretary general says allies are strengthening the alliance after agreeing to higher spending, amid continued pressure from Trump
Secretary general says allies are strengthening the alliance after agreeing to higher spending, amid continued pressure from Trump
The Iran war has reignited and the U.S. may need European allies more than ever, but President Donald Trump left a NATO summit in Turkey on Wednesday without announcing any new commitments from the defense alliance to assist with the conflict.
As Washington and Beijing lock horns over national security, political friction may be dismantling decades of fruitful shared discovery
As Washington and Beijing lock horns over national security, political friction may be dismantling decades of fruitful shared discovery
Trump says the latest US strikes on Iran were carried out in retaliation for what he described as Iran's bombing of ships a day earlier.
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ANKARA – NATO’s annual leaders’ meetings have become exercises in pleasing U.S. President Donald Trump, or at least to buy time for the alliance’s European members and Canada to prepare for a world in which Washington is no longer the cornerstone of their security.
Embattled US Senate candidate Graham Platner faced mounting pressure to drop out of the race on Wednesday, as Maine's Democratic Party said he would not be able to pick his replacement.
The US president had earlier said the ceasefire was ‘over’, after Iranian attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz
The US president had earlier said the ceasefire was ‘over’, after Iranian attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz
Patrick Dempsey attends the Fox network upfront at New York City Center on May 11, 2026, in New York. (Photo by CJ Rivera/Invision/AP, File)
WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington Nationals pitcher Jake Irvin threw a 30-pitch simulated game Wednesday, the first time facing hitters since going on the injured list with a right shoulder strain.
President Donald Trump threatened Wednesday to unleash more military strikes against Iran during a two-day NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, where he said Iranian attacks signaled the end of the ceasefire. (AP Video by Nathan Ellgren)
Os EUA realizaram uma nova rodada de ataques contra o Irã na noite desta quarta-feira (08/07), horas depois de o presidente americano Donald Trump dizer que os ataques recentes iranianos a navios no Estreito de Ormuz indicavam o fim do cessar-fogo.
President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he would make a long-shot bid to get the Supreme Court to rehear the case in which it ruled against his executive order that sought to sharply restrict birthright citizenship.
Attacks on three locations across Iran came after three tankers in the strait of Hormuz were targeted on Tuesday
El presidente estadounidense Donald Trump sostiene una tarjeta roja durante una reunión con el presidente de la FIFA Gianni Infantino en el Despacho Oval de la Casa Blanca, el martes 28 de agosto de 2018, en Washington. (AP Foto/Evan Vucci)
In what is arguably the most impactful deliverable from President Donald Trump's trip to Ankara, Turkey, this week, the US on Wednesday formally began the process of removing Syria from the list of State Sponsors of Terrorism (SST).
Nato, the cornerstone of Western nations' defence, is stronger than ever. That's according to its Secretary General Mark Rutte who was speaking to the BBC at the alliance's summit in Ankara.
Trump said the new strikes were "retribution for yesterday's bombing of ships by Iran" in the Strait of Hormuz shipping lane
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ANKARA, Turkey — US President Donald Trump said at a NATO summit Wednesday in Turkey that the US will give Ukraine a license to make Patriot air defense systems to counter missile attacks from Russia in their more than four-year war, a huge coup for Kyiv which has long requested the technology.
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Democrat Rahm Emanuel, a former Chicago mayor who is expected to launch a 2028 presidential bid, has told Israel that it should no longer expect unconditional aid from the United States.
Graham Platner is supposed to be finished. The Democratic nominee for Senate in Maine faces a rape allegation, Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren have pulled their endorsements, and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee has told him they won't spend any money on his campaign if he stays on the ballot. He has…
Iranian state media report explosions in several locations hours after Donald Trump threatened further military action at Nato summit
US Central Command says its forces have started conducting additional strikes against Iran at Trump's direction.
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Last week marked the 250th anniversary of American independence. Although Americans celebrate it as the birth of their nation, the anniversary deserves recognition far beyond the United States because it marks the emergence of the modern democratic republic as a practical model of government. The principles underlyi…
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Eleven more migrants deported from the United States have arrived in Eswatini as part of President Donald Trump's wide-ranging immigration crackdown.
