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WASHINGTON — A polarizing Harvard astronomer known for splashy theories about alien visits has been tapped by the Trump administration to lead a team of outside scientists to study the national security risks posed by UFOs.
The United States has announced that it will not renew a trilateral trade agreement covering $1.6 trillion of trade between the US, Mexico and Canada, one day before the agreement was due for its first joint mandatory review.
Critics say the Trump administration is trying to rewrite and whitewash history by removing and altering scores of signs on public lands
Bottles of medications sit on shelves at the Stormont Vail Retail Pharmacy in Topeka, Kan., Tuesday, June 2, 2026. (AP Photo/John Hanna)
President Donald Trump speaks alongside a red cap stating “America Is Back!” in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, June 26, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
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US equity futures have reversed all overnight losses which were driven by the latest crash in South Korean stocks, which plunged 8% and closed at LOD, driven by a plunge in memory stocks. Still, the Nasdaq is still lower with tech stocks depressed on news that Sam Altman's OpenAI is seeking to offer a 5% stake to Tr…
Birthright citizenship ruling only a surface level setback, with the court granting president’s multiple power grabs
Surveillance technology used by various law enforcement sit on a tower at the border wall, July 28, 2025, in Douglas, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)
US President Donald Trump's Board of Peace has said that the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (Unrwa) "has no place in new Gaza".
The U.S. government's equity portfolio could be expanding again, this time with a potential 5% stake in Sam Altman's OpenAI at an $852 billion valuation, according to a new report. The proposed stake would mark another step toward taking direct financial positions in tech giants. For OpenAI, buy-in from the Trump ad…
Lulu Gribbin, who survived a near-fatal shark attack in 2024, has inspired federal legislation authorizing shark bite alerts. President Trump last week signed “Lulu’s Law” authorizes emergency alerts messages for shark attacks in the area.
In this June 16, 2016 file photo, former CIA Director John Brennan testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
President Donald Trump leaves the stage after speaking at the Burning Hills Amphitheater during the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library opening ceremony Wednesday, July 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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A Ucrânia aumentou significativamente as perdas militares russas nos últimos meses, impulsionada principalmente pela expansão do uso de drones de combate, segundo o Centro de Estudos Estratégicos e Internacionais (CSIS, na sigla em inglês), com sede em Washington.
Newly-released congressional report says president hijacked United States’ 250th anniversary celebrations to serve ‘political ideology and pet projects’
House Democratic subcommittee report outlines web of alleged corruption, wire fraud and pay-to-play schemes
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Syria's foreign minister traveled to Beirut on Thursday to meet Lebanese government leaders, in his first visit there since US President Donald Trump raised the possibility of Syrian forces combating Iran-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon.
Older Australians whose aged care needs are determined by an algorithm will be guaranteed a new layer of human oversight, after Labor conceded to parliamentary pressure and promised to reassess its controversial automated assessment regime.
A meeting between Syria and Hezbollah is possible, Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Al Shibani said during a visit to Lebanon on Thursday, days after US President Donald Trump suggested Damascus could take part in efforts to contain the Lebanese militant group.
Trump: US envoys enroute to Doha for ‘perhaps important’ Iran meeting
Last month, my colleagues and I published an investigation into a Texas oil refinery startup, America First Refining, that had secretly gotten investment from Donald Trump Jr. We discovered a saga involving the Trump administration’s tariff policy, sanctioned Russian oil and an Indian billionaire family’s private zoo.
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The Spanish Congress has taken another step towards granting Spanish citizenship to Sahrawi people from Western Sahara, with a close vote clearing the way for thousands from the former colony to gain Spanish passports.
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Iranian oil exports are seeking to build momentum after Washington temporarily eased restrictions, giving Tehran a 60-day window to find buyers and bring in badly needed revenue.
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In today’s episode of Trending Middle East, debate continues over Lebanon’s new agreement with Israel, with former American special envoy Jeffrey Feltman questioning US President Donald Trump’s suggestion that Syria should take on Hezbollah. Legal experts warn that a clause in the agreement could complicate efforts …
Over 2 million Palestinians remain displaced amid ruins as the region grapples with the immense, gridlocked task of reconstruction
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Donald Trump has been busy. Not necessarily in ways you’d imagine. One morning, his press secretary walked into the Oval Office to find the president “clutching a tube of superglue and attempting to affix gold decorations to the marble fireplace mantel”.
El presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, saluda a la primera ministra italiana, Giorgia Meloni, durante una cumbre para poner fin a más de dos años de guerra entre Israel y Hamas en Gaza tras un cese al fuego el 13 de octubre de 2025 en Sharm El Sheij, Egipto. (AP Foto/Evan Vucci, Pool, Archivo)
Report says Korea’s treatment of US firms may violate trade pact, clash with Trump administration warning
Democratic Socialists in the US netted a landmark win on Tuesday after a 29-year-old Ethiopian immigrant and political newcomer unseated a member of Congress who has held that job since before she was born.
The jet, gifted to the US government by Qatar, has been retrofitted, with Trump shaking off concerns over the cost.
For over a decade, I’ve navigated the complexities of North Korean affairs, security, and foreign policy from both Seoul and Washington, D.C. As the National Desk Political Team Lead, I track the pulse of geopolitics, closely following developments from the Unification Ministry and the Foreign Ministry. My mornings …
OpenAI has proposed handing the U.S. government a 5% stake in the company, the Financial Times reported Thursday, as the artificial intelligence startup seeks to defuse mounting political pressure in Washington.
WASHINGTON — For decades, disabled people have fought for their rights to go to school and live alongside peers without disabilities — rights that some fear could be losing ground under the Trump administration.
FILE -President Donald Trump greets Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni during summit to support ending the more than two-year Israel-Hamas war in Gaza after a breakthrough ceasefire deal, Oct. 13, 2025, in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, Pool, File)
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President Donald Trump departs after presenting Theodore Roosevelt’s Medal of Honor that was in the Roosevelt Room at the White House House, to be kept on display at the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library, in Medora, N.D., Wednesday, July 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
Tool used to determine level of home support funding has frequently under-assessed people and left them without adequate care
The US State Department has designated the Ecuadorean gang Chone Killers as a foreign “terrorist organisation”, imposing sanctions on a crime group that Washington has accused of carrying out attacks on civilians and public officials.
Who would have thought that we would ever be looking back nostalgically on the days when the anti-Israel “Squad” in the US Congress numbered only four people?
WASHINGTON, United States — Some 2,000 US personnel are assisting in the response to the twin earthquakes that struck Venezuela last week, a top US general said on Wednesday.
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday defended earning $1.2 billion from his family's cryptocurrency activities last year, saying "everybody's profiting" from his time in power.
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