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El director del FBI Kash Patel habla en conferencia de prensa en la sede del Departamento de Justicia en Washington, el 21 de abril del 2026. (AP foto/Jacquelyn Martin)
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Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche listens as FBI Director Kash Patel speaks during a news conference at the Justice Department, Tuesday, April 21, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump insisted Tuesday he does not need help from China on ending the war with Iran but said he would talk at length with Xi Jinping when they hold a summit this week.
O presidente dos EUA, Donald Trump, viaja à China nesta quarta-feira (13/05) para a primeira visita de um chefe de Estado americano ao país asiático em quase dez anos — antecedida apenas por sua própria estadia anterior, em 2017. O encontro, remarcado após cancelamento em abril, é tratado como decisivo por ambos os …
It was a line straight out of US President Donald Trump’s playbook. “Bye bye to the ABC,” Pauline Hanson’s chief of staff, James Ashby, said as he ejected two journalists working for the public broadcaster’s rural service from a media event on Friday, less than 24 hours before polls opened in the NSW byelection for …
Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to raise the issue of increasingly costly US arms transfers to Taiwan during their bilateral summit at the end of this week, spanning Thursday through Friday. Taiwan of course remains the "core of China's core interests" - as Beijing has in the recent past characterized the i…
NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump won’t have to pay an $83 million defamation award to a longtime advice columnist until the U.S. Supreme Court gets a chance to review the case or reject an appeal, according to a court entry Tuesday.
Trade, Taiwan and Middle East tensions loom as US and Chinese leaders meet for first state visit since Trump’s return
Trade, Taiwan and Middle East tensions loom as US and Chinese leaders meet for first state visit since Trump’s return
The FDA chief’s departure follows weeks of intensifying pressure from powerful Republicans, anti-abortion groups and others
The FDA chief’s departure follows weeks of intensifying pressure from powerful Republicans, anti-abortion groups and others
Un conductor recoge una orden en un local de Amazon Now, el lunes 11 de mayo de 2026, en Bellevue, Washington. (AP Foto/Lindsey Wasson)
Rubio had initially appeared reluctant to visit, while Beijing did not spell out whether it would waive penalties imposed on him in 2020
Rubio had initially appeared reluctant to visit, while Beijing did not spell out whether it would waive penalties imposed on him in 2020
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In 1897, on a balcony in Basel, Theodor Herzl stood still while history reorganized itself beneath him. Inside the First Zionist Congress, delegates argued over language, land, feasibility, and funding. Outside those walls, Europe debated a colder question: whether Jews were a permanent anomaly in the modern nation-…
El presidente Donald Trump en la Oficina Oval en la Casa Blanca en Washington, el 20 de mayo del 2025. (AP foto/Alex Brandon)
A project to fix and paint the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, which President Donald Trump said would cost $1.8m (£1.33m), is now expected to cost $13.1m, federal records show.
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon said Tuesday the cost of the war with Iran had climbed to nearly $29 billion, as President Donald Trump faced mounting scrutiny over the conflict and its impact on US military readiness.
WASHINGTON — Sen. Lindsey Graham went off on China and Pakistan, accusing both countries of propping up Iran and undermining peace talks with the Islamic Republic.
The office of Hakeem Jeffries, the top-ranking Democrat in the United States House of Representatives, has released a fiery statement condemning a fellow lawmaker who endorsed a racist comment about him.
Months after the Supreme Court ruled some tariffs were unconstitutional, the first round of tariff refunds has begun flowing in.
TEHRAN — Iran's chief negotiator said Tuesday that Washington must accept Tehran's latest peace plan or face failure, after US President Donald Trump warned the truce in the Middle East war was on the brink of collapse.
President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House on May 20, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine takes a photo before a Senate Appropriations subcommittee on defense hearing on the budget request for the Department of Defense, Tuesday, May 12, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said President Donald Trump doesn't need congressional approval to restart strikes on Iran despite surpassing the 60-day limit allowed under federal law.
El doctor Marty Makary, director de la Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos, en la Oficina Oval en la Casa Blanca en Washington, el 23 de abril del 2026. (AP foto/Mark Schiefelbein)
A first-grade teacher in Washington state allegedly admitted to her husband that she cheated on him with a 16-year-old student — with whom she had sex in his truck, according to court documents.
The US is delaying a UN Security Council vote on a draft resolution targeting Iran’s action in the Strait of Hormuz, as Washington and regional allies seek to rally broader international backing.
President posted more than 50 times in three hours, attacking on Obama, NY Times and supreme court
A former coworker of Xavier Becerra under the Biden administration delivered the latest blow to his bid for California governor by refusing to endorse him Tuesday.
O Presidente dos Estados Unidos da América, Donald Trump, afirmou esta terça-feira (12.05) no programa de rádio de Sid Rosenberg, próximo ao governante republicano: "Aniquilamos a Marinha deles, aniquilamos a Força Aérea deles. É apenas uma questão de tempo. Não temos por que apressar nada. Mantemos um bloqueio que …
A growing number of California Democrats are embracing an unusual election strategy ahead of the state’s crowded gubernatorial primary: waiting until the final possible moment to cast their ballots.
Food and Drugs Commissioner Marty Makary resigned his position Tuesday after irking President Trump with his slow-walking of flavored e-cigarette approvals, according to multiple reports.
Dr. Marty Makary, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioner, attends an event on health care affordability in the Oval Office at the White House, Thursday, April 23, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang on Tuesday said it was hoping for a fair impeachment trial against Vice President Sara Duterte amid public concerns over recent changes in the Senate leadership.
The Senate on Tuesday confirmed Kevin Warsh to the Federal Reserve board, as President Trump’s nominee cleared another hurdle toward his path to becoming the central bank’s next chairman.
WASHINGTON — The estimated price tag for the war in Iran so far has jumped to $29 billion, up from the $25 billion figure given at the end of April, a senior Pentagon official revealed Tuesday.
Ahead of Trump’s Beijing trip this week, we look at how the South China Morning Post covered his last visit to China nine years ago
Ahead of Trump’s Beijing trip this week, we look at how the South China Morning Post covered his last visit to China nine years ago
The decision clears the way for Warsh to take over the role of Fed chair from Jerome Powell later this week
The decision clears the way for Warsh to take over the role of Fed chair from Jerome Powell later this week
West Virginia Secretary of State Kris Warner, left, watches Wyoming Secretary of State Chuck Gray speak with a reporter during the National Associate of Secretaries of State Conference in Washington, Friday, Jan. 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen,File)
A lawmaker from German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s party said Tuesday he is not worried about U.S. plans to pull troops from his country — and he suggested those forces may be shifted to Poland or Romania.
MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Risa Hontiveros on Tuesday called on the new Senate leadership to protect the dignity and reputation of the Senate as the chamber has gone "viral for the wrong reasons."
Film director Brett Ratner will be in China with President Trump as part of the US delegation.
THE Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) urged the Senate to proceed with the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte and decide the case based on “evidence” and the “demands of righteousness and justice.”