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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 United States is considering sending warships to the Black Sea in the next few weeks as a sign of support for Ukraine amid Russia’s growing military presence on Ukraine’s eastern border. This
US State Department spokesman Ned Price said that his country is ready to lift any sanctions imposed on Iran that are inconsistent with the nuclear agreement, stressing Washington’s readiness to take the
Four days of talks ended in the Austrian capital Vienna today, Friday, in search of a settlement that would lead to the return of Iran and the United States to abide by
Last Sunday, the Taliban launched an attack near Kabul as the United States sought to revive stalled peace talks. Washington suggested holding a conference in Turkey this month and forming an interim
President Biden announces an “infrastructure reform” plan, mistakenly calls Kamala Harris “President of the United States,” and Donald Trump wishes on Easter “everyone, including the INSANE left-wing radicals who stole the election.”
For the first time since the extension of the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START-3), Russia and the United States have exchanged data on the number of missiles and nuclear weapons. This is
On the eve of the start of the anticipated Ukrainian offensive against the self-proclaimed republics of Donbass – Russia, Ukraine and the United States are diligently demonstrating their readiness to use force
Joe Biden’s special envoy, John Kerry, is travelling to the UAE, India and Bangladesh for consultations on increasing climate ambition ahead of the US President’s climate summit in April. And the US
The United Nations envoy, Christine Schraner Burgener, warned Wednesday that Myanmar (Burma) is facing an “unprecedented” risk of being drawn into a “civil war”, calling on the UN Security Council to use
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said today, Sunday, that the decision to withdraw his country’s forces from Afghanistan has not been decided yet, explaining that the decision will be taken by President
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