New York and New Jersey declare states of emergency, bracing for flooding
A strong nor’easter is expected to bring flooding, powerful wind gusts, heavy rain and rip currents to areas along the East Coast from Maine to Washington, D.C., over ...
Trump, Xi end summit with tea, tour of US archives – and little sign of progress
President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping drank tea at the White House and visited the National Archives on Friday, ending a three-day summit that showcased personal diplomacy rather ...
Evan Gershkovich says his arrest in Russia was carefully planned FSB sting
US reporter Evan Gershkovich, in his first detailed published account of his arrest in Russia in 2023, says he was the victim of an elaborate sting operation by the FSB security ...
Trump tells countries to quit ICC, but few follow his lead
President Donald Trump urged countries to leave the International Criminal Court immediately, calling it “evil” and “a rogue institution,” but only Naoero, a tiny Pacific island nation formerly known as ...
Susan Sarandon among dozens arrested at anti-Netanyahu protest
Police arrested at least 30 people including actors and politicians as they protested outside United Nations headquarters on Thursday against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ahead of his speech at the ...
Trump’s diplomatic push exposes limits of US power
From his high-profile address to the UN General Assembly to his high-stakes White House summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, US President Donald Trump this week was looking to reassert ...
Trump-Xi summit delivers spectacle but few breakthroughs
US President Donald Trump welcomed Chinese President Xi Jinping to the White House on Thursday for a lavish summit that was heavy on symbolism but light on substance, with no ...
Judge blocks Trump media ban, orders White House access restored
A federal judge ordered US President Donald Trump on Thursday to restore White House access for journalists from CNN, MS NOW and Politico, saying his ban on the three media ...
Draft US rebuke of UK over Israeli settlement sanctions shelved
US officials in Jerusalem and Washington drafted a statement in early September attributed to Secretary of State Marco Rubio condemning plans by the UK, France and Canada to block imports ...
White House denies plan for US diesel export ban
US ultra-low-sulfur diesel futures HOc1 fell 4% on Wednesday after Politico reported that the White House is preparing a plan to ban diesel exports for 90 days, which the Trump Administration denied.
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Board of Peace pitches $2.45 billion Gaza ‘reconstruction’ plan
President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace unveiled a $2.45 billion plan on Wednesday to begin rebuilding Gaza, but officials acknowledged it faces an uncertain future as Israel and Hamas remain ...
Argentina accuses UN of ignoring rising tensions over Falkland Islands
Argentina’s President Javier Milei on Wednesday criticised the United Nations for looking “the other way” amid escalating tensions with Britain over oil exploration around the Falkland Islands, a largely ...
Pezeshkian says Iran won’t surrender, after Trump’s annihilation threat
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said in a speech at the UN on Wednesday that Tehran would never surrender to the US but still believes in diplomacy, a day after President ...
News outlets will ask judge to end Trump’s White House ban at hearing
News outlets CNN, MS NOW and Politico will ask a federal judge on Wednesday to immediately restore their access to the White House after President Donald Trump banned them in ...
Hope for progress after US, Iran hold first shuttle talks in months
The first shuttle talks between the United States and Iran for months raised hopes on Wednesday that the adversaries could make some progress towards ending the Middle East war, although ...
Trump meets Venezuela’s Rodriguez for first time since Maduro’s capture
US President Donald Trump met Venezuela’s interim President Delcy Rodriguez late on Tuesday on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, their first meeting since American forces captured then-President ...
Milei takes Falklands oil dispute with Britain to UN
Argentina’s President Javier Milei on Wednesday will address world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly amid escalating tensions with Britain over oil exploration around the Falkland Islands, a ...
Hacker claims massive FBI data breach
The digital extortion group known as “ShinyHunters” said that it had breached the Federal Bureau of Investigation and stolen data on a huge number of current and former FBI employees.
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Classrooms go phone-free in Mexico under new school rules
Mexico unveiled nationwide rules restricting cellphone use in schools for younger students from bell to bell, as concern grows over the effects of screen time on children.
The measure, which ...
Trump bought and sold shares in Musk’s SpaceX, financial disclosure shows
US President Donald Trump bought as much as $50,000 worth of shares and sold as much as $15,000 in Elon Musk’s SpaceX in July, according to a public financial disclosure, his ...
Burnham says he and Trump have established ‘good connection’
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said on Tuesday he and US President Donald Trump had “established a good connection in our early discussions” despite their differences on some foreign policy ...
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Trump urges complete isolation of Iran
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday called for complete economic isolation of Iran, showing no intention to resume talks at the UN General Assembly but saying he believed a deal ...
Trump, Greenland, Denmark sign deal in bid to end Arctic standoff
US President Donald Trump and the leaders of Greenland and Denmark signed an agreement on Tuesday that permits a larger US military presence on Greenland and may resolve a standoff ...
Iran and US hint at revival of talks
Iran and the United States hinted on Tuesday at the prospect of reviving negotiations to end their conflict, with the presidents of both countries due at the UN General Assembly ...