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Chinese President Xi Jinping has sent a congratulatory letter to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un following Kim’s reelection as general secretary of the ruling Workers’ Party of Korea, state news agencies reported Monday. Xi hailed Kim’s reelection as reflecting…
U.S. officials are weighing whether to delay announcing a new arms sale to Taiwan as President Donald Trump prepares for talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping focused on trade relations, according to officials and regional analysts. Chinese officials have objected…
Three Silicon Valley engineers arrested and federally charged for allegedly stealing Google and other tech companies’ trade secrets and transferring sensitive data to Iran Federal prosecutors have indicted and arrested three Silicon Valley engineers accused of stealing confidential trade secrets…
The British government is weighing plans to introduce legislation that would remove Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor from the royal line of succession, a move that would prevent King Charles III’s brother from ever becoming monarch, ministers said this week. The proposal comes…
The United Kingdom has refused a U.S. request to allow American forces to use British military bases for a possible strike on Iran, British media and defense reporting confirmed, dealing a diplomatic setback to President Donald Trump’s military planning amid…
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday ruled that President Donald Trump exceeded his legal authority when he imposed sweeping global tariffs on imports using emergency powers, delivering a major legal setback to the White House’s trade strategy and drawing praise…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned Wednesday that around 10,000 North Korean soldiers are now on Russian territory and are being exposed to modern hybrid warfare tactics, raising serious international security concerns, according to Kyiv officials and reporting from Ukrainian news…
President Donald Trump is considering a limited military strike against Iran in the coming days as part of a strategy to increase pressure on Tehran, while preparing the U.S. military for the possibility of a prolonged conflict if diplomatic negotiations…
Hundreds of K-12 students nationwide are facing suspensions and disciplinary actions after participating in anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) walkouts protesting federal immigration enforcement actions, according to multiple local reports and national coverage. In Prince William County, Virginia, 303 students…
President Donald Trump’s escalation of partisan rhetoric toward Democratic governors has cast a political shadow over this weekend’s National Governors Association (NGA) winter meeting in Washington, attracting criticism and fracturing traditionally bipartisan engagement. The controversy began after Trump initially excluded…
President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the United States’ trade deficit has dropped 78 percent because of his administration’s tariff policy, and he predicted the figure will turn positive this year for the first time in decades, according to a…
The United States appears to be moving closer to a significant military conflict with Iran, with sources telling Axios that the standoff between Washington and Tehran has escalated to the point where a broader war is now a real possibility,…
The United States is withdrawing all of its remaining troops from Syria over the next two months, ending a roughly 10-year military presence in the war-torn country, multiple U.S. officials told news outlets on Thursday. According to a report from…
House Democrats are planning a range of actions to signal their defiance during President Trump’s upcoming State of the Union address to Congress on Feb. 24, 2026, as tensions over a partial Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shutdown continue. The…
Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian said Tehran is willing to allow verification that the country is not pursuing nuclear weapons, signaling a potential diplomatic opening amid resumed talks with the United States over its nuclear program, officials said Tuesday. In an…
A federal judge has ruled that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) may not re-detain Kilmar Abrego Garcia after finding the government lacks a viable plan to remove him and that a 90-day statutory detention period has expired. ICE officials had…
Russia’s government said on Wednesday that China has rejected recent allegations from the United States that Beijing conducted a covert nuclear weapons test, dismissing the accusations as unfounded, officials reported. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters that neither China nor…
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko accused U.S. President Donald Trump of targeting countries to secure oil supplies, saying Washington’s recent military and foreign policy actions are being driven by a desire for energy resources rather than stated security goals. In comments…
The United States and Iran have resumed high-stakes diplomatic talks in Geneva aimed at reaching a new nuclear agreement, with the second round of negotiations beginning this week under mediation by Oman. The discussions come as both countries seek to…
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned that any military action by the United States would be met with severe retaliation, saying U.S. forces could be “struck so hard that it cannot get up again,” according to remarks reported by…