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Tehran has sent a new proposal to the United States that includes the exit of US forces from areas close to Iran, reparations for destruction caused by the US-Israeli war, the lifting of sanctions, the release of recently frozen funds, and an end to the US maritime blockade in the Strait of Hormuz.
Then-US president Ronald Reagan went to Berlin on June 12, 1987, and demanded, “Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall.” The Berlin Wall was the symbol of what Reagan branded the “evil empire.” It stood for less than 30 years and was gone within 30 months of the president’s appearance.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — An arts commission stacked with allies of US President Donald Trump gave the greenlight on Thursday to designs for his massive triumphal arch, as several lawsuits seek to halt the project.
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China is using a Pentagon itinerary as structural leverage, and Taiwan remains front and center as the key geopolitical snag in bettering communications and relations between Beijing and Washington.
MANILA, Philippines — The student council of the Ateneo de Manila University Law School on Thursday said that Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano “fell short” of the ethical leadership expected of him as an alumnus.
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MANILA, Philippines — Sen.Robinhood Padilla on Friday denied allegations that he helped Sen.Ronald "Bato"dela Rosa evade authorities by secretly leaving the Senate building in the early hours of Thursday morning.
The AUKUS submarine project has passed the point of no return and will be delivered successfully, says Australia’s recently departed ambassador to the US, Kevin Rudd.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will meet NATO allies on Friday for the first time since President Donald Trump called the alliance into question due to divisions over the Iran war and Washington announced plans to pull 5,000 troops from Europe.
Hundreds of Greenlanders gathered outside a new American consulate in the capital Nuuk on Friday to protest against Donald Trump's ambition for greater influence over the island.
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A court in Turkiye has annulled the 2023 leadership election of the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) in a sharp escalation against the country’s embattled opposition.
The US president’s announcement comes a day before Nato foreign ministers are due to meet, with Marco Rubio criticising the alliance’s failure to help with Iran
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President Donald Trump has said the US will be sending an additional 5,000 troops to Poland, a week after the Pentagon cancelled a planned deployment of 4,000 troops to the country.
Cancellation, which avoids embarrassment for Trump, is latest signal of diminishing congressional support for war
Oil prices resumed their rally Friday after declining for three straight sessions as investors weighed mixed messaging on Iran peace deal negotiations.
Senate Republicans in the United States have punted on a vote to fund immigration enforcement operations before a long holiday weekend, in a rare show of political backlash against President Donald Trump.
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Aimee Bock ran Feeding Our Future, which claimed to help provide millions of meals to children during the coronavirus pandemic
Bo Bichette, de los Mets de Nueva York, remolca dos carreras con un sencillo en el juego del jueves 21 de mayo de 2026, ante los Nacionales de Washington (AP Foto/Nick Wass)
Israel conserved its air defense interceptors during the war on Iran, while the US expended significant portions of its own high-tech stockpiles, the Washington Post reported on Thursday, citing anonymous US officials.
SEOUL, May 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's First Vice Foreign Minister Park Yoon-joo has met with a U.S. lawmaker and the head of a major think tank in Washington, and exchanged views on the bilateral alliance and situations on the Korean Peninsula, Seoul's foreign ministry said Friday.
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President Donald Trump attends an event about loosening a federal refrigerant rule, in the Oval Office at the White House, Thursday, May 21, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
New law coordinates control over the full supply chain as Beijing frames minerals as a national security priority
Trump said the move was based on his relationship with Poland’s president, a nationalist ally whom he said he was ‘proud to endorse’
Trump said the move was based on his relationship with Poland’s president, a nationalist ally whom he said he was ‘proud to endorse’
The U.S. Capitol is seen as cars drive on Pennsylvania Avenue, during rush hour, Wednesday, May 13, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
New York Mets’ Bo Bichette drives in two runs with a single during the third inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals, Thursday, May 21, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
Democratic candidate for Congress Kat Abughazaleh talks with reporters after voting in the primary election for the upcoming midterms outside the Chicago Park District Loyola field house in Chicago, March 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)
US President Donald Trump has announced that Washington will send 5,000 additional troops to Poland, citing his support for the country’s conservative president, Karol Nawrocki.
President Donald Trump has announced that the US will send 5,000 additional troops to Poland, citing his support for the country’s conservative president, Karol Nawrocki.
The US reportedly used double the number of interceptors against Israel-bound Iranian missiles than those deployed by the IDF, according to a Thursday report by The Washington Post.
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Washington portrays Havana as a national security risk tied to Beijing and Moscow while insisting diplomacy remains possible
Washington portrays Havana as a national security risk tied to Beijing and Moscow while insisting diplomacy remains possible
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Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows speaks with reporters during the National Associate of Secretaries of State Conference in Washington, Jan. 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)
The US military used more of its advanced missile defence interceptors to defend Israel from Iranian attacks than its ally spent defending its own homeland, according to a report by The Washington Post published on Thursday.
The US military used more of its advanced missile defence interceptors to defend Israel from Iranian attacks than its ally spent defending its own homeland, according to a report by The Washington Post published on Thursday.
WASHINGTON, May 21 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday the United States will send 5,000 more troops to Poland, after concerns arose over reports that the Pentagon had canceled plans to deploy 4,000 rotational troops to the European country.
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The U.S. military command operating in the Western Hemisphere said on May 20 that an aircraft carrier strike group entered the Caribbean Sea, as the Trump administration heaps pressure on the Cuban communist regime.
WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump said he had postponed the signing of an executive order on artificial intelligence with top CEOs at the White House on Thursday because he didn't like parts of the text.