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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.
The Trump administration has signaled that it may be searching for an exit from the spiraling Iran war after Tehran confirmed it is reviewing a US-backed proposal aimed at halting the conflict
Wall Street’s most powerful rally of the year began with fear. For days, traders watched oil markets convulse as military tensions around the Strait of Hormuz threatened to spiral into a broader
For weeks, the Trump administration insisted that any diplomatic settlement with Iran would require immediate concessions on Tehran’s nuclear program, missile infrastructure, and regional military posture. But after months of escalating confrontation
Global oil markets suffered one of their sharpest selloffs of the year on Wednesday after reports emerged that the United States and Iran were moving closer to a possible agreement aimed at
WASHINGTON (SPUTNIK) — The attempted assassination of US President Donald Trump at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner has evolved from a shocking act of political violence into a disturbing reflection of the
WASHINGTON (SPUTNIK) — The United States has quietly extended a special sanctions waiver allowing BP to continue working with Iranian and Russian energy entities in one of the world’s most strategically important
Israeli warplanes struck Beirut’s southern suburbs late Tuesday in a precision attack that Israeli officials said targeted a senior commander in Hezbollah’s elite Radwan Force, marking one of the most significant escalations
Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth empire is planting a deeper flag in China. The kingdom’s Public Investment Fund, the $1 trillion financial engine behind Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s Vision 2030 transformation strategy,
An elderly Dutch passenger aboard the Antarctic expedition vessel MV Hondius fell ill during the ship’s long voyage across the South Atlantic. By the time the vessel reached Saint Helena in late
MOSCOW, (SPUTNIK) — Norway announced that it would provide an additional 2.8 billion Norwegian kroner, roughly $302 million, in military assistance to Ukraine through NATO’s Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List, or PURL, a
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