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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.
US President Donald Trump has agreed to drop his massive $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service in exchange for the creation of a controversial federal compensation program that critics say
The United States has issued a fresh sanctions waiver allowing Russian crude oil and petroleum products already loaded on vessels before April 17 to continue reaching buyers through June 17, in another
The Trump administration on Monday intensified its pressure campaign against Cuba after the US Treasury Department imposed fresh sanctions on Cuba’s Intelligence Directorate and nine senior officials linked to the country’s military,
The United States government has formally dropped criminal fraud and conspiracy charges against Indian billionaire Gautam Adani, marking a dramatic conclusion to one of the most closely watched international corporate investigations involving
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Monday that Moscow has not received or reviewed any new proposals related to a possible settlement between the United States and Iran, signaling growing Kremlin skepticism
Drone strikes near the UAE’s Barakah nuclear facility and fresh Saudi airspace interceptions have intensified fears of a broader regional confrontation involving Iran, Israel, and the US, as the fragile ceasefire surrounding
Iran on Thursday forcefully rejected US President Donald Trump’s claim that hundreds of kilograms of enriched uranium had been removed from the country, escalating an already tense confrontation over Tehran’s nuclear program
The Kremlin on Sunday sharply reaffirmed the central role of nuclear deterrence in Russia’s national security doctrine, with Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov declaring that the country’s nuclear arsenal guarantees the survival of
Washington intensified its rhetoric against Tehran on Sunday after US President Donald Trump warned that “the clock is ticking” for Iran, while Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates reported new drone
Wall Street opened the week under renewed pressure as escalating tensions surrounding Iran, soaring oil prices and rising Treasury yields triggered another wave of anxiety across global financial markets. Dow Jones futures
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