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The Israel-Lebanon peace talks which have kicked off at the State Dept. in Washington D.C. on Tuesday are unprecedented and historic, and yet they remain largely symbolic and will unlikely lead to much in terms of ending the conflict with Hezbollah. That's of course because Hezbollah is not actually represented, onl…
US-mediated direct Israeli-Lebanese talks are unlikely to bring peace unless Washington pressures Israel to end its airstrikes and ground offensive, Naim Joseph Salem, a professor of international affairs and diplomacy at the Lebanese Army Military Academy, has told RT.
Eric Swalwell has retreated from public view after being hit with horrific allegations that he sexually assaulted multiple women — issuing vehement denials on social media but avoiding the limelight since he ended his campaign for governor and resigned from Congress in disgrace. Swalwell was booted from billionaire …
Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin reacts before an NHL hockey game against the Columbus Blue Jackets Tuesday, April 14, 2026, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
Filing seeks to overturn seditious conspiracy charges of Proud Boys and Oath Keepers members who laid siege to US Capitol in 2021
Instead of betting the ranch on an ever more unreliable Washington, like William Lai, Cheng Li-wun is wisely reaching out to mainland China
Instead of betting the ranch on an ever more unreliable Washington, like William Lai, Cheng Li-wun is wisely reaching out to mainland China
London: Giorgia Meloni was the toast of the White House this time last year when she visited Donald Trump and said they were on the same side in the fight against “woke” ideology.
Donald Trump was invited for a second state visit to the UK in September, 2025. (Reuters: Aaron Chown/Pool )
President Donald Trump's administration plans to launch next Monday the system it will use for issuing refunds to American importers for $166 billion the companies paid in tariffs that the US Supreme Court struck down in February as unlawful.
Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) resigned from Congress on Tuesday, effective today, capping a stunning collapse of his political career just one day after he suspended his bid for California governor. The move came hours after a new accuser, Lonna Drewes, held a press conference in Beverly Hills alleging that Swalwell dru…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- The World Bank could mobilize $80 billion to $100 billion in funding over the next 15 months for countries hit hard by the war in the Middle East, eclipsing the $70 billion it provided during the COVID pandemic, the bank's president, Ajay Banga, said on Tuesday.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- The US will not renew a 30-day waiver of sanctions on Iranian oil at sea that expires this week, and quietly let a similar waiver on sanctions on Russian oil expire over the weekend, two administration officials told Reuters on Tuesday, as the US imposes a blockade on shipments from Iranian p…
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SEOUL, April 15 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean won strengthened against the U.S. dollar Wednesday after U.S. President Donald Trump hinted at the resumption of peace talks with Iran this week.
Collapse of weekend negotiations prompted Trump to impose a blockade on Iranian ports – key US politics stories from 14 April at a glance
Jenny Holzer, Ocean Vuong and Wolfgang Tillmans are among nearly 100 artists from 35 countries taking part in the huge, entirely free Melbourne exhibition
WASHINGTON — Rep. Elise Stefanik’s new book about the rise of antisemitism and “anti-Americanism” at US universities has topped the Amazon bestseller list on the day of its publication, as the congresswoman announced a nationwide tour.
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Oil prices extended declines after settling sharply lower Tuesday amid rising optimism that the Middle East conflict could see a diplomatic resolution.
A US destroyer interdicted two oil tankers attempting to leave Iran on Tuesday, a day after US President Donald Trump's blockade went into effect, and instructed them to turn around, a US official said, speaking on condition of anonymity.
US Vice President JD Vance said on Tuesday that there was a lot of mistrust between Washington and Tehran that could not be resolved overnight, but he added that Iranian negotiators wanted to make a deal and that he felt "very good about where we are."
Eric Swalwell’s carefully crafted image as a righteous crusader against Donald Trump and conservative “threats to democracy” lies in ruins, thanks to Lonna Drewes’ explosive allegations on Monday.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The US military said Tuesday that four people had been killed in a strike on another alleged drug-trafficking boat, the fourth such deadly attack in as many days.
US president says negotiations could restart in Islamabad under ‘fantastic’ Pakistani army chief Asim Munir
London: King Charles will have tea and a private meeting with US President Donald Trump during his US state visit this month, as the British government hopes his “soft power” can heal a damaging rift between the allies caused by the Iran war.
El Pentágono visto desde un avión, el martes 7 de abril de 2026, en Washington. (AP Foto/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
US President Donald Trump wants a "grand bargain" with Iran rather than a "small deal" through negotiations with the Islamic Republic, Vice President JD Vance said Tuesday, amid speculation that peace talks between Washington and Tehran could resume in the coming days.
Mike Waltz is America’s latest UN ambassador. He’s a Virginia Military Institute grad, Army colonel, combat-decorated officer, President Trump’s former national security adviser, former congressman, Green Beret, Armed Services Committee chairman, etc.
The Pentagon is seen from an airplane, Tuesday, April 7, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
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WASHINGTON, April 14 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump wants a "grand bargain" with Iran rather than a "small deal" through negotiations with the Islamic Republic, Vice President JD Vance said Tuesday, amid speculation that peace talks between Washington and Tehran could resume in the coming days.
Clay Fuller now represents the congressional district of former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene.
Before he was an accused rapist, Eric Swalwell was a Democratic golden boy who rose to some of the most influential roles in Washington over his 13 year career in Congress.
The US Senate will vote as soon as Wednesday on the latest Democratic-led effort to rein in US President Donald Trump's war powers, and party leaders promised on Tuesday to keep bringing up such resolutions as long as the Iran war continues.
Israeli and Lebanese officials have held their first direct negotiations since 1983, as Israel continues its deadly military campaign against Hezbollah.
A divided appeals court panel ordered District Judge James Boasberg on Tuesday to end a contempt probe into Trump administration officials involved in migrant deportation flights – determining the jurist abused his discretion in launching the criminal inquiry.
Politically active A-listers saw Eric Swalwell and thought, that’s a horse I’d like to back.
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The Justice Department on Tuesday asked a federal appeals court to throw out the seditious conspiracy convictions of Proud Boys and Oath Keepers leaders who were sentenced to prison terms for leading members of the far-right extremist groups in attacking the US Capitol to keep President Donald Trump in office over f…
As far as showdowns between popes and secular leaders go, President Donald Trump versus Pope Leo XIV hardly rates.
Congress is behind on yet more crucial work: If the House and Senate don’t renew it by Monday, a key section of the nation’s key foreign-spying law will expire — blowing a major hole in US national security.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., speaks to reporters at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, April 14, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
The Trump administration on Tuesday hosted Lebanon and Israel's top diplomats in Washington for the first direct talks between the two sides in more than three decades.
Democratic Representative Eric Swalwell has resigned from the United States Congress, amid mounting allegations of sexual misconduct.
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The Department of Justice seal is seen in Washington, Nov. 28, 2018. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)
The Trump administration on Tuesday hosted Lebanon and Israel's top diplomats in Washington for the first direct talks between the two sides in more than three decades.