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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.
WASHINGTON, (SPUTNIK) — In a rare signal of continuity between Washington and Moscow, senior officials from NASA and Russia’s space agency reaffirmed their commitment to jointly operating the International Space Station, extending
The United States moved to impose a sweeping naval blockade on Iran’s ports on Monday, marking one of the most consequential escalations in a conflict that began with Israeli strikes and has
Federal records released under the Epstein Files Transparency Act show that Jeffrey Epstein was invited to a social event at a Hard Rock venue in Florida, placing the convicted sex offender inside
In a rare and unusually combative appearance from the White House, First Lady Melania Trump stepped before cameras this week to deliver a blunt and unmistakable message: Mrs. Trump said she never
BEIRUT — Within hours of a fragile ceasefire between the United States and Iran, Israeli warplanes roared over Lebanon, unleashing one of the deadliest bombardments in the country in years, a military
The US government has opened a sweeping investigation into the business practices of the National Football League, a move that could reshape how millions of Americans watch the country’s most popular sport
WASHINGTON (SPUTNIK) — The global economy, long described as resilient in the face of pandemic aftershocks and geopolitical fragmentation, is now confronting what the International Monetary Fund warns may be one of
WASHINGTON (SPUTNIK) — A deep unease has begun to take hold across European capitals, where officials fear that President Donald Trump, eager to secure a defining foreign policy victory ahead of looming
WASHINGTON (SPUTNIK) — A fragile ceasefire between the United States and Iran faced mounting pressure on Thursday, with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney warning that the agreement risked unraveling amid continued Israeli
IRAN (SPUTNIK)— The accusation came before the negotiations had even begun. Speaking in a diplomatic exchange that underscored the deep mistrust between Washington and Tehran, Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, said the
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