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President Trump announced the leaders of Israel and Lebanon will speak to one another — for the first time in decades — on Thursday.“Trying to get a little breathing room between Israel and Lebanon,” Trump wrote on Truth Social Wednesday. “It has been a long time since the two leaders have spoken, like 34 years.
House Democrats file impeachment articles against Trump’s defense secretary as Senate Democrats fail to pass measures to check White House power over Iran war
Iranian expatriate Nik Kowsar poses for a photograph at the Lincoln Memorial, March 31, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
The defence minister insists that increases in spending did not happen because of thinktanks, retired generals ‘or washed-up bureaucrats’
US President Donald Trump is making “a big move towards controlling the marginal barrel of oil,” attempting to shift the world’s energy focus from the Persian Gulf region to the Gulf of Mexico, “where oil tankers are now lining up,” geopolitical analyst Tom Luongo told RT in an interview on Wednesday.
O bloqueio naval do Estreito de Ormuz pelos Estados Unidos deverá ser sentido de forma significativa na China, a maior compradora de petróleo do Irã. A medida, que impede navios de entrarem ou saírem dos portos iranianos, foi anunciada no fim de semana pelo presidente Donald Trump, pouco após o colapso das negociaçõ…
The Trump administration is reportedly lobbying other nations to back a new “trade over aid” initiative, which would see them promoting “America First” values by investing in US companies – instead of splurging on overseas development projects.
Kuala Lumpur: Separated by religion but united in their support for the Pope, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese backed in his Malaysian counterpart’s veiled criticism of US President Donald Trump’s war on Iran and his attacks on the Catholic leader.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — US President Donald Trump said the leaders of Israel and Lebanon will speak on Thursday in what would be a historic first, but there was no confirmation from either side.
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 …
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Wednesday that the Trump administration will not extend a temporary sanctions waiver on Russian oil that was introduced last month to stabilize global energy markets.
The US is in discussions on staging a second round of peace talks with Iran, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has said.
Spending on local missile manufacturing and systems to protect Australia from drone and missile attacks will surge over the next decade, as the Albanese government rejects accusations it is using accounting trickery to inflate defence spending figures in a bid to placate the Trump administration.
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 …
Spain's Pedro Sánchez hosts a summit of world progressives this week with greater global clout as turbulent relations with US President Donald Trump bolster his image as a left-wing hero.
Washington Nationals (8-10, fourth in the NL East) vs. Pittsburgh Pirates (11-7, second in the NL Central)
TIME Magazine published its TIME100 Most Influential People of 2026 on Thursday, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu among the "Leaders" category.
US-brokered negotiations between Lebanon and Israel began this week in Washington. This comes after at least 1,500 Lebanese have been killed in Israeli strikes since March and more than one million remain displaced.
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 …
South Korea's conservatives have lost their diplomatic standing, pushed aside by the Lee administration's more pragmatic approach and saddled with an increasingly ineffective pro-US, anti-North-Korea mantra, according to Reform Party Chair Lee Jun-seok.
United States President Donald Trump has announced that the leaders of Israel and Lebanon will speak for the first time in 34 years on Thursday.
León XIV habla con reporteros a bordo de un vuelo hacia el aeropuerto internacional Houari Boumédiène de Argelia el 13 de abril de 2026, al inicio de un viaje apostólico de 11 días a África. (Alberto Pizzoli/Pool Foto vía AP)
New meeting to come after rare direct talks between the countries mediated by US; Netanyahu earlier says Israel about to ‘overwhelm’ part of southern Lebanon
US President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday night that Israel and Lebanon would hold direct talks on Thursday, adding that "it has been a long time since the two leaders have spoken."
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced that talks between Israel and Lebanon will begin Thursday, offering few details on the planned negotiations.
Pope Leo XIV speaks to journalists aboard his flight bound for Algiers’ Houari Boumédiène International Airport on Monday, April 13, 2026, at the start of an 11-day apostolic journey to Africa. (Alberto Pizzoli/Pool Photo via AP)
Dealers talk near the screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI), right, and the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollar and South Korean won at a dealing room of Hana Bank, in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, April 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
A potential Israel-Lebanon ceasefire is seen as a critical condition for wider US-Iran peace and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz
A potential Israel-Lebanon ceasefire is seen as a critical condition for wider US-Iran peace and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warns that the US is preparing to ramp up economic pain on Iran by levying secondary sanctions on financial institutions that do business with Tehran. He says it is the “financial equivalent” of the bombing campaign.
In a post on Truth Social, US President Donald Trump says that talks between Israel and Lebanon will happen for the first time on Thursday.
James Talarico, a Texas Democratic primary candidate for U.S. Senate, speaks during an event in San Antonio, Texas on Sunday, March 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Brenda Bazán, File)
President Donald Trump speaks outside the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, April 13, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
This combination of photo shows candidates running for New Jersey’s 11th congressional district, Democrat Analilia Mejia on March 24, 2026, in Morristown, N.J., left, and Republican Joe Hathaway on March 19, 2026, in Bloomfield, N.J. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, left, Steve Peoples)
United States President Donald Trump says the leaders of Israel and Lebanon will speak for the first time in 34 years on Thursday.
Actress Elizabeth Banks admitted she doesn’t “understand” the 53% of White women who voted for President Donald Trump over Vice President Kamala Harris.
Readers discuss a possible motivation behind the war, Pakistan’s role as a mediator, and Republican silence in the face of the US president’s actions
Readers discuss a possible motivation behind the war, Pakistan’s role as a mediator, and Republican silence in the face of the US president’s actions
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Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard’s office has reportedly referred at least two former Intelligence Community members to the Justice Department for criminal prosecution over their roles in advancing the 2019 impeachment of President Trump.
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The United States plans to deploy additional troops to the Middle East in the near future to strengthen its military presence in the region amid a possible continuation of the fighting with Iran, The Washington Post reported on Wednesday.
SEOUL, April 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks traded sharply higher late Thursday morning amid hopes for a second round of peace talks between Washington and Tehran.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The world's largest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford, broke the US record Wednesday for the longest post-Vietnam War deployment, a nearly 10-month span that saw it take part in both the military raid in Venezuela and the Iran war.