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NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte speaks during a meeting with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office at the White House, Wednesday, June 24, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Washington: President Donald Trump mixed partisan politics with patriotic appeals as he commemorated the 250th anniversary of American independence, declaring the moment “one of the most joyous and glorious milestones of all time”.
In recent weeks, reports have emerged that US President Donald Trump floated the idea that Syria’s new government, led by Ahmed al-Sharaa, also known as Abu Mohammed al-Julani, could play a role in dismantling Hezbollah in Lebanon.
1905 -- Rhee Syng-man, who later became the first president of South Korea, pleads for American support for Korea's independence in a letter to U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt while the former was still a student at George Washington University. The two later met in person, but Rhee's petition did not have any eff…
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Mohammad Rasouli called for the death of the US president at a ceremony attended by hundreds of thousands of mourners
Mohammad Rasouli called for the death of the US president at a ceremony attended by hundreds of thousands of mourners
US President Donald Trump said Washington would not attack Iran amid funeral processions for the late supreme leader Ali Khamenei that drew tens of thousands of people in Tehran.
People watch a fireworks display at a Fourth of July rally featuring U.S. President Donald Trump at the National Mall in Washington.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump mixed partisan politics with patriotic appeals on Saturday as he commemorated the 250th anniversary of American independence, a moment he declared “one of the most joyous and glorious milestones of all time.”
The United States has fully defeated Iran, US President Donald Trump celebrated during his speech at the Salute to America Celebration on the country's 250th anniversary.
Durante las ceremonias fúnebres del ayatolá Alí Jamenei y otros miembros de su familia --que murieron asesinados-- en la Gran Mezquita Imán Jomeini Mosalla en Teherán, Irán, el sábado 4 de julio de 2026, los asistentes escriben mensajes en una pared, incluyendo uno en inglés que advierte: “Mataremos a Trump”. (AP Fo…
Mourners gather beneath a portrait of the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during the funeral ceremonies for Khamenei and members of his family at the Imam Khomeini Mosalla Grand Mosque in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, July 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
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Severe weather has disrupted celebrations of the United States’ 250th anniversary of independence, including in Washington, DC, where a thunderstorm delayed a speech from President Donald Trump.
Pastor Ezra Jin Mingri speaks during an interview at the Zion Church in Beijing, China, Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2018. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, file)
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Boston Red Sox first baseman Willson Contreras offered an emotional apology for his involvement in a pair of bench-clearing incidents against the New York Yankees and Washington Nationals this past week.
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US President Donald Trump said he and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “get along very good” and added that the Israeli leader “knows who the boss is” in a phone interview with Axios.
Hundreds of mask-wearing white nationalists gathered in Washington on Saturday during America's 250th birthday celebrations that were further disrupted by stormy weather.
After years of planning and hype, America's 250th anniversary celebrations in Washington ended up being a strange spectacle that saw white nationalists gather in the capital, President Donald Trump deliver a divisive speech and extreme weather disrupt the day's events.
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US President Donald Trump has said he was "shocked" by the massive turnout at the funeral of Iran’s assassinated supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, saying he had expected the late leader to be widely unpopular.
SEOUL, July 5 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung on Sunday congratulated U.S. President Donald Trump and the people of the United States on the 250th anniversary of American independence, referring to South Korea as a "precious partner" to the U.S.
US President Donald Trump, speaking to Russian leader Vladimir Putin by telephone for nearly 90 minutes, offered to help find a solution to the Ukraine war, Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said in comments made public early on Sunday.
Thousands of people were ordered to evacuate the National Mall in Washington, DC, on Saturday evening after severe storms threatened to derail President Donald Trump’s Independence Day speech and the country’s 250th anniversary celebrations.
Protesters take part in a rally against plans for a luxury construction project linked to U.S. President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, in Tirana, Albania, Saturday, July 4, 2026.(AP Photo/Hameraldi Agolli)
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WASHINGTON, United States — Americans celebrated 250 years of independence Saturday with conflicting emotions as pride, hope and patriotism battled with uncertainty and unease over the country's direction.
WASHINGTON, United States — A massive July Fourth celebration on Washington's National Mall was evacuated on Saturday, due to an approaching severe thunderstorm, AFP reporters said.
US President Donald Trump made 18 trades in Coupang Inc. shares from October to May via his money managers, his financial disclosure reports showed Saturday, amid tensions between Seoul and Washington over South Korea's regulatory probes into a massive data breach involving the US-listed e-commerce giant.
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Members of the white nationalist group Patriot Front have orchestrated marches around the United States capital, many obscuring their faces with white fabric masks and sunglasses.
People gathered for celebrations at the National Mall were encouraged to go into museums and other nearby buildings
People gathered for celebrations at the National Mall were encouraged to go into museums and other nearby buildings
Beijing – Iran’s ambassador to China insisted Saturday that new fees would be charged to ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz — an idea rejected by Washington — while assuring that “friendly” nations would receive special treatment.
The leaders also talked about the coming Nato summit in Turkey, which the US president will attend
The leaders also talked about the coming Nato summit in Turkey, which the US president will attend
Extreme heatwave across US east coast already has already upended some of the weekend’s long-planned celebrations
Professional Bull Riders (PBR) staged an event at the US Air Force Academy in conjunction with Space Force to celebrate America 250
Iran’s ambassador to China has said that new fees would be charged to ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz, an idea rejected by Washington, while assuring that “friendly” nations would receive special treatment.
New U.S. citizen and twice-deployed U.S. Marine Sgt. Diakaria Sangare, from Guinea, poses for a portrait following the naturalization ceremony on Independence Day at George Washington’s Mount Vernon, Saturday, July 4, 2026, in Alexandria, Va. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)