WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump will attend the FIFA World Cup final draw in Washington, D.C., on Friday, the White House confirmed on Monday. The high-profile event will take place at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, bringing together international football officials, celebrities, athletes and senior government representatives as the United States…
MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff on Tuesday afternoon in Moscow for new discussions on ending the war in Ukraine, the Kremlin announced Monday. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told reporters that the meeting will take place “in the second half of the day,” confirming fresh diplomatic engagement as Washington…
WASHINGTON — The U.S. military carried out a second strike on a burning boat in the Caribbean, killing survivors of an earlier missile attack during a counter-narcotics operation on September 2, according to reports published Friday by The Washington Post and CNN. Both outlets, citing unnamed officials familiar with the mission, said troops had been…
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Thursday announced plans to impose a sweeping and indefinite halt on migration from what he called “Third World Countries,” linking the move to a deadly attack near the White House that he blamed on failures in Biden-era immigration vetting. Speaking on Truth Social, Trump did not specify which countries…
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump privately advised Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to avoid provoking China over Taiwan’s sovereignty, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal, following a heated diplomatic clash between Tokyo and Beijing. The dispute erupted after Takaichi suggested Japan could intervene militarily if China launched an attack on Taiwan, the…
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signaled Tuesday that he is stepping back from the Thursday deadline he previously set for Ukraine to accept a U.S.-backed peace proposal, saying he is in no rush as long as progress continues. Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One en route to Florida for the Thanksgiving holiday, Trump said…
PARIS — From the return of Donald Trump to the White House to a historic Gaza ceasefire and the explosive rise of artificial intelligence, 2025 delivered extraordinary geopolitical shocks, social uprisings, and dramatic world events. Here are 10 defining moments that shaped the year. 1. Trump’s Second Term Reshapes America President Donald Trump began his…
LONDON — More than a year after UK finance minister Rachel Reeves delivered her first budget — the most tax-heavy budget in over three decades — Britain’s economy is showing a mixed and increasingly fragile recovery. While early 2025 brought a burst of momentum, growth has since slowed sharply as businesses and consumers brace for…
KYIV — Ukraine and the United States will begin high-level talks in Switzerland in the coming days to discuss President Donald Trump’s proposed plan to end the nearly four-year-old war with Russia — a blueprint that has already alarmed Kyiv and unsettled European allies. The announcement was made Saturday by Rustem Umerov, Secretary of Ukraine’s…
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he will host New York City’s mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani at the Oval Office on Friday, just weeks after attacking him repeatedly during one of the most contentious mayoral races in decades. Trump, who has falsely labeled Mamdani a “communist” and mocked his name during the campaign, posted…
