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WASHINGTON — As Gaza buries its dead and starves under siege, the Trump administration has quietly signed off on a 6.7 billion dollar surge of US weapons for Israel, adding new attack
Donald Trump is building a 250-foot Independence Arch on the Potomac, a White House grand ballroom, and more — a vanity construction campaign running alongside sinking approval ratings and a fractured rural base.
Russia sharply escalated its nuclear messaging on Wednesday after Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev mocked Western nations following the successful test of the country’s RS-28 Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile, one of
China said Wednesday it is prepared to deepen cooperation with the United States on the basis of equality and mutual respect, as US President Donald Trump arrived in Beijing for a closely
US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that Cuba is seeking help and indicated that negotiations between Washington and Havana could soon begin, marking the latest dramatic turn in a rapidly escalating confrontation
President Donald Trump arrived in Asia this week facing one of the most volatile geopolitical moments of his presidency, as mounting tensions over Iran, oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz crisis,
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that Moscow is continuing to modernize its Kinzhal hypersonic missile system while accelerating work on several next-generation strategic weapons, underscoring the Kremlin’s determination to maintain military
The Pentagon has admitted that the US military campaign against Iran has already cost nearly $29 billion, exposing the rapidly expanding financial burden of Washington’s escalating confrontation with Tehran and intensifying scrutiny
The Trump administration has prepared military plans for a potential escalation against Iran while also keeping contingency options for force repositioning and de-escalation, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth told lawmakers during a
The Trump administration has escalated its confrontation with the United Nations over migration policy after formally rejecting the latest declaration issued by the International Migration Review Forum, accusing global institutions of undermining
The Kremlin said Tuesday that any potential face-to-face meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy would only take place after the negotiation process over the Ukraine conflict is
The Kremlin declared Tuesday that Russia’s military operation in Ukraine could end “at any moment” if Kiev agrees to conditions Moscow says are already fully understood by the Ukrainian leadership, signaling that
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