Here are the main issues between the United States and Iran as they seek a deal to end their war, which is now in its fourth month: HORMUZ AND GULF BLOCKADE Iran's closure
June 05, 2026
Iran has reaffirmed support for its Lebanese ally Hezbollah and demanded that Israel withdraw from southern Lebanon, underscoring
June 05, 2026
French President Emmanuel Macron, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz will hold talks with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on
June 05, 2026
The United States is preparing a draft resolution condemning Iran ahead of next week's meeting of the U.N. nuclear watchdog's Board
June 05, 2026
Ukraine and Russia each exchanged 185 service personnel in the latest prisoner of war swap on Friday, officials in both countries said.
June 05, 2026
Armenia holds a parliamentary election on Sunday that pits the governing Civil Contract party, which is pursuing closer ties with the West, against an
June 05, 2026
Somali security forces have restored order in two districts of the capital, the information ministry said on Friday, a day after government troops and militias allied
June 05, 2026
The Trump administration's Friday auction of oil and gas leases in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge attracted only $3.7 million in winning bids for five
June 05, 2026
Colorado Court of Appeals reverses convictions for former paramedics in Elijah McClain's death
June 05, 2026
It’s one thing to pull for your national team when patriotism feels uncomplicated. It’s quite another when you aren’t feeling very proud to be an American.
June 05, 2026
U.S.
June 05, 2026
China on Friday tightened oversight of the country's 23 trillion yuan ($3.40 trillion) private fund industry, in a bid to reduce financial risks and channel money
June 05, 2026
Some of Russia's richest businessmen complained on Friday about the central bank's tight monetary policy, with one saying it had created a "
June 05, 2026
Montenegro is on track to join the European Union by 2028, according to EU leaders and the country's president
June 05, 2026
Chinese President Xi Jinping's right hand man, Cai Qi, has been appointed as head of the elite Central Party School, a move analysts say cements his position as perhaps
June 05, 2026
A showdown over U.S.
June 05, 2026
U.S. forces conducted an interdiction of the sanctioned stateless oil tanker Davina overnight in the Indian Ocean, the U.S. military's Indo-Pacific Command said on
June 05, 2026
The European Union must show it is willing and able to take in new members, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Friday
June 05, 2026
ICE to stop reporting deaths of recently released detainees amid scrutiny
June 05, 2026
The results of Peru's presidential election on Sunday could hinge on the votes of small, artisanal gold miners who benefit from loose
June 05, 2026
Advocacy groups representing deportees sent by the U.S. to Equatorial Guinea filed a complaint on Friday with the main human rights body of the African Union, an attempt to
June 05, 2026
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Friday denied knowing about an alleged plot to derail investigations into corruption cases dogging his Socialist Party, saying he was
June 05, 2026
U.S.
June 05, 2026
Senate passes $70 billion ICE and border patrol bill, overcoming internal GOP rebellion over DOJ fund
June 04, 2026
The Senate has passed legislation to fund President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement agencies, sending it to the House
June 05, 2026
Washington, D.C., is gearing up for pivotal primaries this month to elect a new delegate to Congress and a new mayor
June 05, 2026
Rights lawyers have filed a case against Equatorial Guinea before Africa’s top human rights body
June 05, 2026
Hungary's government will submit to parliament next week anti-corruption legislation needed to release billions of euros worth of suspended European
June 05, 2026
The United States warned on Friday that it would reconsider its role in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) after the international body overseeing the Balkan country's peace
June 05, 2026
Russian President Vladimir Putin has been informed about an open letter from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told Izvestia news
June 05, 2026
Thailand said on Friday it will join a U.N. arbitration process chosen by Cambodia to resolve a festering maritime boundary dispute, but put on hold for
June 05, 2026
Hungary's government will stop issuing worker visas to employees from the Philippines, Georgia and Armenia from Friday, a government spokeswoman said, calling the move a
June 05, 2026
Peruvians head to the polls on June 7 for a presidential runoff between leftist Roberto Sanchez and conservative Keiko Fujimori, after a fractured first round in April whose results
June 05, 2026
The United Nations on Friday said it is doubling the amount of money it says it needs to help Lebanon meet surging humanitarian needs, as the war
June 05, 2026
Russian nationalists dismissed on Friday an open letter penned by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to President Vladimir Putin as a malicious public
June 05, 2026
The U.S.
June 04, 2026
When Atlanta hosted the 1996 Olympics, police were accused of arresting homeless people by the thousands.
June 05, 2026
Che Dalha, the former government head of the Tibet Autonomous Region, has been sentenced to life in prison over corruption, China's official Xinhua news agency reported on
June 05, 2026
Benjamin Netanyahu
June 05, 2026
A report by Britain's public spending watchdog shows that the former Prince Andrew made money by subletting cottages on the estate where he lived rent-free for two decades
June 05, 2026
The head of South Korea's National Election Commission (NEC) said on Friday he would step down to take responsibility for a shortage of ballot
June 05, 2026
U.S.
June 05, 2026
Britain is running out of time to boost its defences in response to the threat posed by recent Russian actions, the country's military chief said on Friday,
June 05, 2026
New Zealand will directly raise China's "entirely inappropriate" ban on four lawmakers who visited Taiwan with Beijing, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said on Friday.
June 05, 2026
Chinese leader Xi Jinping will travel to North Korea next week in what will be his first visit in years
June 05, 2026
Indonesia's central bank will prepare technical regulations that reflect its wider mandate to support economic growth following the passage of a sweeping new financial
June 05, 2026
The Iran-backed Hezbollah militia rejected a new ceasefire in Lebanon on Thursday and Israel said it would not withdraw troops from
June 04, 2026
China said on Friday President Xi Jinping would visit North Korea on a two-day trip from June 8, his first in nearly seven years
June 05, 2026
Report details allegations of unsettling behavior toward women by Graham Platner
June 05, 2026
President Donald Trump's threat to slap new tariffs on trade partners the U.S. accuses of failing to crack down
June 05, 2026
President Vladimir Putin says Russia will strengthen its air defenses to counter recent Ukrainian drone attacks
June 04, 2026
China’s Xi Jinping to make rare trip to North Korea next week
June 05, 2026
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim's ruling coalition will face a test of its public support amid signs of internal tensions after two states this week called snap
June 05, 2026
The U.S.
June 05, 2026
The United States has imposed sanctions on Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel, his wife and three other individuals
June 05, 2026
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called for an "exponential" expansion of the country's atomic arsenal during a visit to a newly operational nuclear material
June 04, 2026
Senate Republicans are working toward passage of legislation to fund President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement agencies
June 04, 2026
Days after the state’s primary, California voters are in a familiar position -- waiting to find out which candidates will go on to the general election in their most high-profile races, for governor and Los Angeles mayor
June 05, 2026
An ex-girlfriend alleges U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner repeatedly grabbed her hard enough to leave marks, pulled her from a cab by the wrist, and, in one incident, twisted her arm behind her back and held her in a room when they dated more than a decade ago
June 05, 2026
House approves Ukraine aid and Russian sanctions, defying Trump and GOP leaders
June 05, 2026
The House has passed a bill to aid Ukraine and sanction key segments of the Russian economy
June 04, 2026
Hawaii's attorney general stands to lose around $3 million in federal funding to fight Medicaid fraud after failing to consistently bring criminal cases, the Trump
June 04, 2026
U.S.
June 05, 2026
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy published an open letter to President Vladimir Putin on Thursday in which he proposed the two leaders meet to agree an end to more than
June 05, 2026
President Donald Trump has announced that water has begun refilling the recently renovated Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool
June 04, 2026
Karen Read has filed a lawsuit against the Massachusetts State Police and the town of Canton, alleging misconduct, negligence and failures in oversight during the investigation that led to her prosecution in the death of her Boston police officer boyfriend
June 04, 2026
Trump administration imposes sanctions on Cuban president
June 05, 2026
Outraged Minnesota residents with loved ones who died at the hands of police are demanding accountability over the state's Republican Party holding a public prayer for the former police officer in prison for murdering George Floyd
June 05, 2026
Kennedy Center orders staff to remove Trump’s name
June 05, 2026
EU ministers on Thursday broadly supported a proposal to limit access to temporary protection for Ukrainian men of military age, Sweden’s migration minister said.
June 05, 2026
President Donald Trump is planning to attend an NBA Finals game in New York next week to root for his hometown Knicks
June 05, 2026
U.S.
June 05, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he believed progress was being made between Israel and Lebanon and that Lebanon deserved to have peace.
June 05, 2026
French billionaire Pierre-Edouard Sterin used his first appearance before lawmakers on Thursday to lay out his campaign to bring free-market and conservative
June 05, 2026
The U.S. on Thursday imposed sanctions on Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel and some affiliated people and entities, the U.S.
June 05, 2026
President Donald Trump said on Thursday that a promenade will be built onto the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, the latest in a series of construction projects he has
June 05, 2026
President Donald Trump said on Thursday he is directing hundreds of millions of dollars to support U.S. coal power plants and to
June 04, 2026
Trump plans to attend Game 3 of NBA Finals at Madison Square Garden
June 05, 2026
President Donald Trump is again seeking to boost the struggling U.S. coal industry
June 04, 2026
The Kennedy Center is removing references to President Donald Trump after a federal judge ruled they were added illegally
June 05, 2026
Kenyan President William Ruto on Thursday said his government was doing "the right thing" by allowing the United States to set up an Ebola quarantine facility in Kenya
June 04, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said that Washington did not need a deal with Iran to get enriched uranium from the country. "We could get it right now.
June 05, 2026
Labour mayor Andy Burnham signalled on Thursday he would run in any leadership race against Prime Minister Keir Starmer, saying that if he won a local election later this
June 05, 2026
President Vladimir Putin stuck to his hardline stance on the war in Ukraine on Thursday and said his troops were advancing on the battlefield
June 05, 2026
The National Capital Planning Commission wants more details on President Donald Trump's proposal for a triumphal arch in Washington, D.C. The commission voted Thursday to seek additional information on the planned structure's impact on air navigation and traffic around the area between the Lincoln Memorial and Arlington National Cemetery where the 250-foot arch is planned
June 05, 2026
A bipartisan pair of U.S.
June 04, 2026
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is back on Capitol Hill to testify before the House Ways and Means Committee on the department’s priorities, one day after he refused to say whether President Donald Trump and his family would still get immunity from IRS audits after the administration abandoned plans for a $1.776 billion compensation fund that would have benefited the president’s allies
June 04, 2026
Chinese authorities are intensifying efforts to erase the memory of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown
June 04, 2026
Former Trump administration national security adviser John Bolton has agreed to plead guilty to a single count of retaining classified information under a deal with the Justice Department that could allow him to avoid prison time
June 04, 2026
At least 10 people have been killed in Israeli strikes in Gaza in a day, according to hospitals
June 04, 2026
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June 05, 2026
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy pledged on Thursday that Ukraine would keep to a clear timetable in talks on joining the European Union and in sticking to its obligations with the 27-
June 05, 2026
President Donald Trump insists he's comfortable with the current holding pattern in the Iran war
June 04, 2026
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has called for face-to-face negotiations with Russian President Vladimir Putin
June 05, 2026
Overcrowding pushes Buncombe County detention into safety crisis, sheriff says
June 05, 2026
Hundreds of Libyan demonstrators blocked off the office of the U.N. refugee agency in the capital Tripoli on Thursday during a protest against migrants who have travelled
June 04, 2026
Six U.S. senators, including Democratic whip Dick Durbin and Elizabeth Warren, wrote public letters to tobacco giants Reynolds American and Altria on Thursday
June 04, 2026
Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke on Thursday about the Ukraine war, compromises on peace agreed with U.S.
June 05, 2026
Colombia's leftist presidential candidate Ivan Cepeda said in a video on Thursday he would seek consensus for national reforms if he were to be elected in a second round on
June 04, 2026
The White House's top Europe expert is set to leave in the coming days, part of a staff shake-up that some sources
June 04, 2026
The U.S. designation of Brazil's Comando Vermelho (CV) and Primeiro Comando da Capital (PCC) as foreign terrorist organizations, effective Friday, could
June 04, 2026
Residents of Gaza, south Lebanon, northern Israel and Kuwait were all under fire this week despite U.S.-arranged ceasefires supposedly in force in their regions.
June 04, 2026
The Trump administration agreed to strip endangered species protection from a lizard whose habitat overlapped the largest oil-producing region in the United
June 05, 2026
The U.S.
June 05, 2026
The man Germany's far-right AfD hopes will become the party's first state premier took aim at the domestic intelligence service, which he accused on
June 04, 2026
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June 04, 2026
Donald Trump Jr., the eldest son of the U.S. president and a senior executive of the Trump family business, extolled the virtues of cryptocurrencies and
June 04, 2026
Slovenia's parliament on Thursday approved Prime Minister Janez Jansa's centre-right government, which has pledged tax cuts, targeted spending and an anti-corruption
June 04, 2026
Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday said Elon Musk should stop interfering in British politics, after the billionaire X owner posted on his platform
June 04, 2026
The international body overseeing Bosnia's peace process on Thursday failed to agree on a candidate for a new envoy to replace Germany's Christian
June 04, 2026
Oil prices settled around 3% lower on Thursday on investor hopes for an end to the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran that could reopen the Strait of Hormuz,
June 04, 2026
When will we know the outcome of the California governor primary?
June 04, 2026
One of three remaining criminal cases stemming from efforts by President Donald Trump’s supporters to overturn the 2020 election appears headed back to a grand jury in Arizona
June 04, 2026
Steven Seagal, Candace Owens and Trump’s ballroom commissioner appear at Russia’s top economic forum
June 05, 2026
Somalia's opposition supporters and security forces have clashed in Mogadishu for a second day ahead of a planned anti-government demonstration
June 04, 2026
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is warning that foreign artificial intelligence platforms could be used against Canadians
June 04, 2026
Thune: ‘Hard to say’ whether Blanche can win confirmation as attorney general
June 04, 2026
The U.S.
June 04, 2026
Exclusive: John Bolton reaches plea deal over mishandling of sensitive national security information
June 04, 2026
The Indonesian agency overseeing President Prabowo Subianto's flagship free meals programme will "refocus" its measures by cutting back on new kitchens and targeting
June 04, 2026
The U.N. nuclear watchdog sent a report to member states on Thursday with no major changes to its assessment of Iran's nuclear programme, despite three months of U.S.-
June 04, 2026
The United States will respect tariff caps in trade deals struck with the European Union, Japan and other countries, and planned U.S. tariffs over forced
June 04, 2026
Switzerland will deploy around 4,000 troops inside its territory to reinforce security as world leaders gather for the G7 summit in neighboring France
June 04, 2026
John Bolton, a prominent critic of U.S.
June 04, 2026
Romania's centrist President Nicusor Dan designated his adviser Eugen Tomac as prime minister on Thursday, seeking to end a political crisis that has stalled policymaking
June 04, 2026
Oklahoma's 'Rocket's Red Glare Act' allows fireworks to be sold year round
June 04, 2026
The $9 billion issue at the heart of US-Cuba tensions
June 04, 2026
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has confirmed that the New World screwworm fly has arrived in south Texas
June 04, 2026
Hezbollah rejected a ceasefire plan agreed by the Lebanese and Israeli governments in U.S.-mediated talks, as
June 04, 2026
Germany and France have proposed giving aspiring European Union members more opportunities to join EU programmes and access the single market before joining the bloc,
June 04, 2026
New York Democrats have taken the first step toward redrawing the state's congressional map for the 2028 election cycle, a move that could eventually yield a
June 04, 2026
The U.S.
June 04, 2026
China on Thursday blasted U.S.
June 04, 2026
President Donald Trump said he would move to nominate acting U.S.
June 04, 2026
A rare albino buffalo named after U.S. President Donald Trump for his distinctive blond tuft is drawing crowds at a Bangladesh zoo
June 03, 2026
Researchers say this new Trump rule could destroy American science as we know it. They’re fighting back
June 04, 2026
What’s a true threat and what’s political hyperbole? A scholar of constitutional and criminal law looks at the charges against James Comey for an Instagram post that said, ‘86 47.’
June 04, 2026
Guns are what make violent partners so dangerous. And in the US, Black women get less protection from laws meant to keep firearms out of abusers’ hands.
June 04, 2026
The constitutional prohibition of ‘cruel and unusual punishment’ has shaped legal discourse around failed executions, but courts have not stopped states from attempting to execute the same man again.
June 04, 2026
New details revealed of Epstein assistant’s abuse allegations as GOP lawmakers call for DOJ investigation
June 04, 2026
The number of Americans filing for jobless aid hit their highest level in four months last week, but layoffs remain historically low despite ongoing economic uncertainty brought on by the war in Iran
June 04, 2026
Russia accused NATO on Thursday of squeezing Serbia "like a boa constrictor", citing a joint military exercise taking place there as evidence of an attempt to subjugate the
June 04, 2026
Brunei's ruler announced a major cabinet reshuffle on Thursday, creating new key portfolios and appointing two of his younger sons as ministers, in a sign of
June 04, 2026
When Anna Yegoyan first moved from the Armenian capital to the northern mountain town of Ijevan, she had to reach it along bumpy, potholed
June 04, 2026
When Air Montenegro's passenger planes took to the skies earlier this year, they were branded with a new slogan: "28 by 28 - The Next EU Member".
June 04, 2026
South Africa will send envoys to other African countries and around the world after a spate of xenophobic attacks targeting immigrants from other nations on the
June 04, 2026
Brazil has expressed interest in purchasing 20 additional Gripen model E and F fighter jets from Sweden's Saab, Swedish Defence Minister Pal Jonson said on Thursday.
June 04, 2026
About a third of Americans report using high-interest credit cards for everyday expenses as costs continue to rise.
June 04, 2026
Trump has mostly lost challenges against ‘sanctuary’ cities and states, but that could change
June 04, 2026
Supreme Court turns toward an explosive final month with Trump’s priorities at stake
June 03, 2026
President Donald Trump's administration put dozens of college campuses under investigation last year and cut federal funding unless they came in line with his Republican agenda
June 04, 2026
Kosovo will hold a parliamentary election on Sunday, its third in just 18 months, after its political parties failed to reach a compromise on choosing a
June 04, 2026
A senior member of Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) met one of Russian President Vladimir Putin's top advisers as well as the head of energy group Gazprom
June 04, 2026
Four days ago, Mozambican immigrant Lado Amido answered a knock at his door in the South African town of Kleinmond.
June 04, 2026
Left-wing congressman Roberto Sanchez is striking a more pragmatic tone ahead of Peru’s June 7 presidential runoff against conservative
June 04, 2026
The European Union is preparing an economic support package worth an initial amount of €50 million ($58.1 million) for Armenia after Russia hit Armenia with some trade
June 04, 2026
Israel and Lebanon agreed to implement a new ceasefire after U.S.-mediated talks, the Trump administration said, raising hopes for
June 04, 2026
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has held talks with Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodriguez
June 04, 2026
Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei said in a message on Thursday that Iran's enemies, having been defeated on the battlefield, were now seeking to undermine public
June 04, 2026
Government troops and militias allied with the opposition exchanged fire overnight and on Thursday morning in Somalia's capital Mogadishu, damaging
June 04, 2026
Vietnam's foreign ministry said on Thursday that the U.S.
June 04, 2026
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun told local outlets on Thursday that a U.S.-brokered ceasefire agreed the previous evening between Lebanon and Israel could come into force within 24
June 04, 2026
Beijing has banned four New Zealand lawmakers from traveling to China for a year, demanding an apology for their visit to Taiwan
June 04, 2026
The Dalai Lama will receive medical treatment on his left knee in New Delhi this month, his office said on Thursday, as the 90-year-old deals with a series of health
June 04, 2026
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces plunging support in the electorally vital north where Hezbollah rocket fire has been heaviest, a
June 04, 2026
New Zealand said on Thursday it would express its concerns to Beijing after China banned four New Zealand lawmakers from entry following their visit to Taiwan last month.
June 04, 2026
Sweden's centre-left opposition looks likely to win power in the parliamentary election in September, ousting the right-wing government, according to an opinion poll
June 04, 2026
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung's ruling Democratic Party swept most major local races in elections held on Wednesday, but suffered a
June 04, 2026
Russia ramps up aerial attacks as it struggles on the ground in Ukraine
June 04, 2026
Kim Jong Un inspects new nuclear plant, plans ‘exponential’ weapons production ramp-up
June 04, 2026
South Korea's National Election Commission said on Thursday it would hold an investigation after a shortage of ballot papers in local elections drew public anger, with
June 04, 2026
Thursday marks 37 years since China bloodily suppressed pro-democracy demonstrations in and around central Beijing's Tiananmen Square, when Chinese troops opened fire on their own
June 04, 2026
Former Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador accused Washington on Wednesday of employing "interventionist and unscrupulous practices" to bolster
June 04, 2026
North Korea says leader Kim Jong Un has visited a new facility to produce nuclear materials and announced plans to bolster the country’s nuclear forces “at an exponential rate."
June 04, 2026
Australia's lower house of parliament passed a bill on Thursday for the government's biggest overhaul of taxes in decades, curbing tax breaks for property investors to make
June 04, 2026
Meta accused Australia of violating a free trade agreement with the U.S. by proposing a new tax on certain tech giants which do not strike licensing deals with
June 04, 2026
Japan's government expects the Bank of Japan to conduct appropriate monetary policy toward a sustainable 2% inflation target that is driven by wage growth in close
June 04, 2026
U.S.
June 04, 2026
China should "acknowledge the truth" about what happened 37 years ago on Beijing's Tiananmen Square, Taiwan President Lai Ching-te said on Thursday on the anniversary of an
June 04, 2026
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung's ruling Democratic Party swept most major local races in elections held on Wednesday, but suffered a
June 04, 2026
A performance artist in Hong Kong has tried to display a red thread to commemorate the victims of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown in Beijing
June 03, 2026
There has been no announcement that President Donald Trump plans to attend an NBA Finals game at New York’s Madison Square Garden next week
June 04, 2026
President Donald Trump acknowledged criticizing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as “crazy” in a phone call that involved expletives
June 03, 2026
Lebanon and Israel said on Wednesday that they had agreed to the implementation of a ceasefire following negotiations in Washington aimed at ending the conflict that
June 04, 2026
The U.S. military has attacked another boat accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing two men
June 04, 2026
The Confederation of British Industry called on Britain's government not to treat business as a cash cow or accuse companies of price-gouging as the
June 04, 2026
House votes to limit Trump’s Iran war powers in remarkable rebuke
June 04, 2026
The Republican-led U.S.
June 04, 2026
Beijing's censorship cannot erase memories of its 1989 military assault on peaceful demonstrators in Tiananmen Square, U.S.
June 04, 2026
All members of the European Union agreed to open talks with Ukraine and Moldova on the first cluster of issues in their accession talks, Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko
June 04, 2026
Security agencies from the "Five Eyes" alliance which includes the U.S. and Britain issued a warning on Wednesday about Chinese spies aggressively using online job platforms
June 04, 2026
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin says Immigration and Customs Enforcement will increase training for new officers
June 04, 2026
Trump tells CNN he doesn’t know if $1.8 billion fund is dead, calling it ‘a beautiful thing’
June 03, 2026
Americans who test positive for Ebola at Kenya facility could be treated in US, federal officials say
June 04, 2026
The Republican-led Senate is moving forward with legislation to fund immigration enforcement agencies after forcing the White House to drop its settlement fund for political allies and stripping a separate proposal for White House security from the bill
June 04, 2026
The House for the first time has approved a war powers resolution that would halt the U.S. military action against Iran
June 04, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said in a post on Truth Social that he would travel to a Group of Seven leaders' summit in France.
June 04, 2026
U.S.
June 04, 2026
New York State lawmakers must decide by the end of this week whether to advance a bill that would alter state law tied to foreign sovereign debt, setting
June 04, 2026
The NAACP asked a federal court Wednesday to revive a 2020 lawsuit against the U.S.
June 04, 2026
GOP lawmakers call homophobic X post from colleague’s account ‘disgusting’
June 04, 2026
Michael Stansfield never expected to be a major player in California politics when he threw his hat into a congressional race as a Republican agitating for peace in the Middle East
June 04, 2026
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is refusing to say whether President Donald Trump and his family will still receive immunity from IRS audits after the administration abandoned plans for a $1.776 billion compensation fund
June 04, 2026
Ukrainian long-range drones have struck an oil terminal in St. Petersburg, setting it ablaze, according to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy
June 03, 2026
Fact check: The many lies Trump told the New York Post
June 04, 2026
Germany's leading role in rallying support for Ukraine and its close relations with Israel may have cost Berlin the chance of a seat on the U.N.
June 03, 2026
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Wednesday talks with Denmark and Greenland about using the island for collective defense are "in a good place."
June 03, 2026
Prime Minister Peter Magyar said on Wednesday that Hungary and Ukraine reached an agreement on the rights of the Hungarian minority in Ukraine, which could allow approval
June 04, 2026
President Donald Trump is in a hurry to rebuild the tariff wall the Supreme Court tore down less than four months ago
June 03, 2026
Bolivia's President Rodrigo Paz on Wednesday named Ernesto Justiniano as defense minister, who promised to clear roadblocks following weeks of social unrest and mass
June 03, 2026
The United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday elected Austria, Kyrgyzstan, Portugal, Trinidad and Tobago and Zimbabwe to the 15-member U.N.
June 03, 2026
Former NY Rep. George Santos under investigation for alleged insider trading on Kalshi
June 03, 2026
The Brazilian government expressed "deep disagreements" with the United States' proposal of new tariffs linked to forced labor in a statement on Wednesday, saying the
June 04, 2026
Monetary compensation becomes key sticking point in Iran deal as Trump bristles at comparison to Obama agreement
June 04, 2026
Trump is quietly rebuilding his tariff engine
June 03, 2026
Portugal and Austria have defeated Germany for seats on the powerful but deeply divided U.N. Security Council in a hotly contested race after intense campaigning
June 03, 2026
Former Alabama football coach Nick Saban has testified in support of a bipartisan bill to overhaul college athletics
June 03, 2026
Rejoining the European Union would not "magically solve" Britain's issues, even if the country's long-term future lies with Europe, business and trade
June 03, 2026
Two of President Donald Trump's cabinet members on Wednesday distanced themselves from his pick of loyalist Bill
June 03, 2026
The U.S.
June 03, 2026
The Trump administration has proposed tariffs of up to 12.5% on imports from 60 countries after determining they had
June 03, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump will attend the NATO meeting of heads of state that is taking place in Turkey in early July, U.S.
June 03, 2026
Both the European Union and the United States are committed to complying with their trade agreement, U.S.
June 03, 2026
Cuba's former leader Raul Castro turned 95 on Wednesday, though his whereabouts were still unknown two weeks after U.S. authorities charged him with murder
June 03, 2026
Oil prices rose around 2% on Wednesday, extending the previous session's gains, as hostilities in the Middle East erupted anew and talks between Tehran and
June 03, 2026
The Supreme Court gave Republicans another congressional win. But its ruling means much more.
June 04, 2026
Louisiana bill will make sleeping on streets a misdemeanor statewide
June 04, 2026
Takeaways from the primary elections in California, Iowa and elsewhere
June 03, 2026
Colombian lawyer and presidential candidate, Abelardo de la Espriella, has thanked U.S. President Donald Trump for endorsing his campaign
June 03, 2026
Republicans have won a partisan redistricting battle for Congress
June 03, 2026
Man accused of threatening to blow up Rep. Byron Donalds' office and 'shoot every cop'
June 03, 2026
A federal judge is considering whether to throw out a jury’s guilty verdict against former Wisconsin Judge Hannah Dugan who was convicted of felony obstruction for helping an immigrant evade federal officers
June 03, 2026
Ukraine's stepped-up strikes deep inside Russia enable Kyiv to negotiate the end of the war on an equal footing, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said, just after one of the
June 03, 2026
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte on Wednesday warned young Russians that they would probably die if they sign up to join Russia's war in Ukraine.
June 03, 2026
Residents blast mayor, council over viral video, 'broken trust' at City Hall meeting
June 03, 2026
U.S.
June 03, 2026
Fetterman calls Platner a ‘creep’ after reports of extramarital sexting
June 03, 2026
Businessman Zach Lahn's win in Iowa’s Republican gubernatorial primary over President Donald Trump's pick is a rare electoral setback for Trump
June 03, 2026
Handcuffed student’s death sparks uproar in UK, as far right accused of inflaming tensions
June 03, 2026
Ukrainian drones strike St. Petersburg, hours before ‘Putin’s Davos’ opens
June 03, 2026
Indonesia's former head of the National Nutrition Agency has been arrested on corruption charges related to a multibillion-dollar free-meals program
June 03, 2026
Republican television commentator Steve Hilton and Democratic former cabinet secretary Xavier Becerra maintained their leads in the open primary race for California
June 03, 2026
Israeli strikes killed three Palestinians in Gaza on Wednesday, health officials said, and the Palestinian militant group Hamas said ending such attacks
June 03, 2026
Mexico said on Wednesday that goods complying with the rules of origin under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) would be exempt from a proposed 10% U.S.
June 03, 2026
Britain's foreign ministry said on Wednesday it had summoned Russia's ambassador after a
June 03, 2026
Pennsylvania men shot during Trump rally in Butler sue the United States
June 03, 2026
When musical acts pulled out of a concert series marking America's 250th anniversary, fearing it might be too closely tied to Donald Trump, the president decided to formally make himself the headlining act
June 03, 2026
A special Philippine task force said on Wednesday that it is investigating reports of an alleged new structure on the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea,
June 03, 2026
The body overseeing Bosnia's peace process meets on Wednesday to choose a new envoy to replace Germany's Christian Schmidt, who quit under what he said
June 03, 2026
Romania's foreign minister said on Wednesday several allies were preparing to reinforce air defence capabilities along NATO’s eastern flank after a drone
June 03, 2026
The European Commission proposed laws on Wednesday to boost domestic cloud, AI and semiconductor industries and cut reliance on U.S.
June 03, 2026
The U.S.-Israeli war on Iran was meant to break the Islamic Republic.
June 03, 2026
Russia is pummeling major Ukrainian cities in an effort to sustain a sputtering war effort marked by a struggle to maintain momentum on the battlefield, where
June 03, 2026
Britain’s interior minister accused activists of hijacking a teenager's murder to stir up violence after police were attacked at a protest
June 03, 2026
Britain's King George III is getting a makeover as America approaches its 250th birthday
June 03, 2026
JAKARTA, June 3 - The Indonesian parliament's financial commission and the government agreed at a hearing on Wednesday to reform the laws relating to the country's financial system and expand the
June 03, 2026
The European Union has proposed that the bloc's Aspides naval mission take "the primary role" in clearing mines in the Strait of Hormuz "when conditions
June 03, 2026
Felicia de la Caridad Alvarez, a resident of Old Havana, knows a thing or two about survival.
June 03, 2026
Indonesian authorities arrested the recently dismissed head of an agency overseeing President Prabowo Subianto's flagship free meals programme on
June 03, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump said in a podcast interview aired on Wednesday that Vice President JD Vance and U.S.
June 03, 2026
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer condemned violent protests over the case of an 18-year-old who was handcuffed as he lay dying after his
June 03, 2026
The Israeli military said it intercepted a "hostile aircraft" that crossed into northern Israel from Lebanon on Wednesday.
June 03, 2026
One person was killed in an Iranian attack targeting civilian facilities in Kuwait, including the international airport and diplomatic missions, the foreign
June 03, 2026
Russia on Wednesday accused Ukraine of killing eight civilians and of wounding 11 more in a drone attack on a passenger bus travelling in a Russian-controlled part of the
June 03, 2026
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha called on Wednesday for dialogue between Ukraine and Poland to help defuse tensions after Kyiv renamed an army unit after nationalist
June 03, 2026
Conservative Keiko Fujimori will seek Peru's presidency on Sunday in a runoff vote, hoping that her tough-on-crime stance at a time of
June 03, 2026
Even before all the votes had been counted in last week's Republican Senate primary in Texas, party members began rolling out attacks on the Democratic candidate,
June 03, 2026
How China’s World Cup dream unraveled – and how it’s slowly growing again
June 03, 2026
A prediction market reported former U.S. Rep. George Santos to federal prosecutors after he boasted he’d be going to President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address, then bet against his own attendance
June 03, 2026
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass punched her ticket for November’s election. Spencer Pratt is still hoping for his
June 03, 2026
Republican Jim Desmond, a county supervisor and Democrat Marni von Wilpert are projected to advance to the November general election after Tuesday's open primary for California's
June 03, 2026
Three Australian appeals court judges have reserved their decision on whether an activist can prosecute King Charles III for alleged genocide of Australia’s Indigenous people
June 03, 2026
Denmark's Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen has been reappointed to his position, the new government said as it prepared to take office on Wednesday.
June 03, 2026
Any new U.S. tariffs on European Union goods on top of the rates agreed last year would be unacceptable, senior EU lawmaker said on Wednesday, rejecting U.S. claims the EU
June 03, 2026
A new Gallup poll finds support for same-sex marriage and relationships in the U.S. has stopped rising after two decades
June 03, 2026
California’s congressional primaries were a preliminary test of Democrats’ best chance at countering Republican redistricting gains elsewhere this year
June 02, 2026
Raúl Castro has turned 95, a landmark birthday for a man still helping lead one of the last communist countries in the world
June 03, 2026
Two Democrats and a Republican are leading in early returns in California’s crowded primary in the race to replace Gov. Gavin newsom
June 02, 2026
Why the count will go on in California
June 03, 2026
President Vladimir Putin has read long-term ally Armenia the riot act: persist in wanting to join the European Union and you can kiss goodbye to cheap
June 03, 2026
Pope Leo heads to Spain on Saturday for a week-long tour, his first visit to an EU country outside Italy, which will culminate with the pontiff
June 03, 2026
Philippine senators broke a days-long legislative standoff on Wednesday after a member of the majority bloc broke ranks and appeared on the Senate floor, allowing a rival
June 03, 2026
The United States has proposed an additional tariff of 12.5% on imports from India, saying it is among 60 economies that failed to curb imports made with
June 03, 2026
Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra is set to be released from the remainder of his prison sentence under a royal pardon, the country's justice minister told
June 03, 2026
For a state that’s home to Hollywood, there isn’t much star power in California’s gubernatorial race
June 02, 2026
Former Interior Secretary Deb Haaland has clinched the Democratic nomination for New Mexico governor
June 02, 2026
Russia downed 50 drones over the Leningrad region northwest of Moscow overnight and continues to repel the suspected Ukrainian attacks, Governor Alexander
June 03, 2026
Republican television commentator Steve Hilton and Democratic former cabinet secretary Xavier Becerra took the early lead in the open primary race for California
June 02, 2026
The Solomon Islands will negotiate a comprehensive strategic treaty with Australia and review a security agreement with China, the Pacific country's new
June 03, 2026
Iowa state Rep. Josh Turek won Tuesday’s Democratic primary for U.S. Senate and will next try to flip the seat currently held by GOP Sen. Joni Ernst, who is retiring
June 02, 2026
The Solomon Islands' new leader says the country will review its secretive security treaty with China
June 03, 2026
Iowa State Representative Josh Turek, who describes himself as a "common-sense prairie populist," won the Democratic nomination for the U.S.
June 03, 2026
Republican U.S.
June 03, 2026
Cambodia is betting on a little-used UN arbitration process known as "compulsory conciliation" to resolve a long-running maritime boundary dispute with Thailand and unlock
June 03, 2026
The two biggest conferences in college sports say they do not support the current version of a bipartisan bill designed to regulate an industry struggling for answers in a quickly changing era in which some players make millions
June 03, 2026
U.S. Senate hopefuls Ken Paxton and Graham Platner are in Washington, D.C., to rally party support
June 02, 2026
Supreme Court allows Alabama to use GOP-friendly map for midterms, cutting seat held by Black Democrat
June 03, 2026
The Supreme Court is allowing Alabama to use a congressional map favoring Republicans in this year’s elections, blocking a lower court ruling that the map intentionally discriminates against Black people
June 03, 2026
Jill Biden says she's sorry she didn't talk more about son Hunter's drug addiction during her time in the White House
June 03, 2026
The U.S.
June 03, 2026
Democrat Rebecca Bennett emerged from a highly competitive primary on Tuesday to take on Republican U.S.
June 03, 2026
Gulf hostilities flared anew on Wednesday, with the U.S. military saying Iranian missile attacks on Bahrain, Kuwait and
June 03, 2026
Bolivia's defense minister stepped down on Tuesday after a month of anti-government protests, two government sources said, marking the highest-level
June 03, 2026
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche says the Trump administration is scrapping plans to create a $1.8 billion fund meant to compensate allies of the Republican president after widespread political backlash and setbacks in the courts
June 02, 2026
New Jersey sues Delaney Hall operators for access after allegations of inhumane conditions
June 02, 2026
Republican U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan is accusing one of his opponents in the Alaska primary — another Republican candidate named Dan Sullivan — of working with Democrats to boost the chances of his main rival, former Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola
June 03, 2026
U.S.
June 02, 2026
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's government on Wednesday finalised a $19 billion supplementary budget for this fiscal year to cushion the impact of rising energy
June 03, 2026
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has written to U.N.
June 03, 2026
A physician in Donald Trump's administration brushed off questions about the U.S. president's personal health on Tuesday,
June 03, 2026
Kurt Olsen, a White House official who aided President Donald Trump’s attempt to overturn the 2020 election, has joined the Justice
June 03, 2026
Mexico's sugar industry is pushing for the United States to eliminate limits on U.S. imports and is working on a potential anti-dumping case against
June 03, 2026
The Trump administration will ask leading AI developers to voluntarily submit their most capable models for government
June 02, 2026
The Trump administration is abandoning the president's $1.8 billion "weaponization" fund, U.S.
June 03, 2026
U.S.
June 02, 2026
Why Trump selected an acting director of national intelligence with no intel experience
June 03, 2026
British police faced a national backlash on Tuesday over the inflammatory case of an 18-year-old student who was handcuffed
June 02, 2026
U.S.
June 03, 2026
Argentine Foreign Minister Pablo Quirno said on Tuesday the country intends to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) and will
June 03, 2026
Canada had a positive meeting with the U.S. on the review of their free trade deal, Canada's minister responsible for Canada-
June 02, 2026
U.S.
June 03, 2026
The United States on Tuesday imposed sanctions on commanders of armed groups it accused of driving the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where fighting
June 03, 2026
U.S.
June 03, 2026
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June 03, 2026
Secretary of State Marco Rubio will face more questions about the Trump administration’s fragile or stalling diplomatic efforts around the world in back-to-back hearings on Capitol Hill for the first time since the Iran war began
June 02, 2026
Secretary of State Marco Rubio says he's optimistic about the potential for a resumption in nuclear talks with Iran despite a shaky ceasefire in the war that's looking increasingly in doubt
June 02, 2026
Dr. Mehmet Oz, head of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, has taken a turn in the White House briefing room
June 03, 2026
Democrats have attacked the leadership of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin during his first Senate hearing since being tapped by President Donald Trump
June 02, 2026
Bangladesh's Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman has won a hotly contested race to be the next president of the 193-member United Nations General Assembly
June 03, 2026
The Trump administration proposed 25% tariffs on imports from Brazil, charging that the world’s 10th-biggest economy engages in trade practices that are “unreasonable’’ and that “burden or restrict U.S. commerce
June 02, 2026
'I've used my experience as propulsion': Survivor of Boulder Pearl Street firebombing reflects on attack
June 03, 2026
Mamdani repeals bedtime for New York City students during Knicks playoffs
June 03, 2026
New York’s attorney general is suing the Trump administration over one of its deals to end an offshore wind project
June 02, 2026
French President Emmanuel Macron and his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame on Tuesday inaugurated a memorial in Paris to honour the victims of the 1994 genocide against the
June 03, 2026
U.S.
June 02, 2026
Mexico's government has reiterated its support to extend the U.S.-Mexico Canada (USMCA) trade agreement for 16 years, Economy Minister Marcelo Ebrard said on Tuesday,
June 02, 2026
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Russian forces could again launch a massive attack on Ukraine on Tuesday evening.
June 03, 2026
A federal judge in Boston on Tuesday sharply questioned U.S.
June 02, 2026
Democrats and Republicans say President Donald Trump's pick for director of national intelligence seems unqualified
June 02, 2026
President Donald Trump has signed a new executive order on oversight of artificial intelligence, less than two weeks after postponing a White House ceremony over his concerns that a similar policy could dull America’s edge on AI technology
June 02, 2026
Russia slams key Ukrainian cities in one of deadliest offensives in months
June 02, 2026
Peru is grappling with a surge in extortion and violence, especially in areas like Trujillo
June 03, 2026
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Tuesday highlighted his country's ties with China after the U.S. proposed a new punitive tariff of 25% on many imports
June 02, 2026
The future presence of U.S. troops in Lithuania is "under review", the Baltic country's defence minister said on Tuesday, adding that although Washington
June 02, 2026
The CIA has stopped contributing to some intelligence assessments, including those related to the Iran war, produced by the office of
June 02, 2026
Two U.S. senators on Tuesday proposed ending the 12% federal excise tax on heavy-duty trucks, saying it could boost sales of newer, cleaner models.
June 02, 2026
Exclusive: House Ethics Committee investigating Rep. Jimmy Gomez over sexual misconduct allegations, sources say
June 03, 2026
BILL SIGNED: Gov. Stitt signs 'Leo's Law'
June 03, 2026
Global watchdog calls for tighter controls on agentic AI in finance
Global AI debt issuance to top $500 billion in 2026, Morgan Stanley says
Netanyahu to run for re-election, his party says, after Trump raises doubts
Pope honors Barcelona's sacred monuments on death centenary of Sagrada Familia designer Gaudí
US Catholic bishops are consecrating the nation to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Here's what that means
Indonesia swallows 'bitter pill' to stem market rout as policy tide turns
North Korea, China claim wins from Xi visit, but limits remain
Pope Leo puts focus on prisoners in first papal visit to a Spanish jail
Fear of Ukrainian drones empties the guesthouses in Latvia's Land of Blue Lakes