US admiral at Nato fired in expanding national security purge
US Navy Vice Admiral Shoshana Chatfield, who holds a senior position in Nato, has been fired as part of what appears to be an expanding national security purge of top ...
Bill submitted to US congress to lift Cyprus arms embargo
A bill has been submitted to the United States’ House of Representative which foresees the permanent lifting the US arms embargo in place against Cyprus since 1987.
The bill, which was ...
Pentagon watchdog opens probe into use of Signal for Yemen attack plans
The Pentagon’s Inspector General’s office announced on Thursday it was opening a probe into Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s use of an unclassified commercial texting application to coordinate ...
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Trump stokes trade war as world reels from tariff shock
President Donald Trump’s move to impose sweeping tariffs on U.S. imports sparked threats of retaliation on Thursday, as companies and governments rushed to count the costs from an ...
Iran responds to Trump’s letter, voices readiness for indirect talks
Iran has sent a response through Oman to U.S. President Donald Trump’s letter in which he urged Tehran to reach a new nuclear deal, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas ...
Attack on Guyana or Exxon would be ‘bad day’ for Venezuela, Rubio warns
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned Venezuela on Thursday that it would be “a very bad day” for the South American country if it were to attack its ...
Rubio says US will evaluate Russian conditions on Black Sea ceasefire
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Wednesday the agreement struck with Ukraine and Russia a day before was in principle and that Washington was going to evaluate the ...
Boeing-Lockheed’s Vulcan cleared to launch US national security satellites
The US Space Force said on Wednesday it has cleared Boeing and Lockheed Martin’s Vulcan rocket to launch national security satellites for the United States.
SpaceX was the first ...
Vehicle of US soldiers missing in Lithuania found submerged in water, US Army says
A vehicle used by four US Army soldiers that went missing on Tuesday afternoon in Lithuania has been found submerged in water and the search for the missing soldiers is ...
European optimism rises on the back of Trump’s erratic moves
US President Donald Trump’s erratic policymaking has given Europe an unexpected spur to action, but any sense of “Europhoria” about the region’s chances of turning this moment into ...
US visit to Greenland is unacceptable, Danish prime minister says
The United States is exerting “unacceptable pressure” on Greenland, Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said on Tuesday, ahead of an unsolicited visit by a high-profile U.S. delegation to ...
US to share migrant sponsors’ immigration status with authorities
The US agency responsible for unaccompanied migrant minors will be allowed to share sponsors’ immigration status with law enforcement agencies under a regulatory change, a move critics say could discourage ...
US government blocks Canadian access to border-straddling library
US authorities said on Friday they are closing Canadian access to a library straddling the Canada-US border, drawing criticism from a Quebec town where people have long enjoyed easy entry ...
Israel says it intercepts two missiles launched from Yemen
Israel’s military said it intercepted two missiles launched from Yemen on Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to punish Iran over its perceived support for Yemeni Houthi ...
US expels South Africa’s ambassador, calls him ‘race-baiting’ America hater
By Humeyra Pamuk and Olivia Kumwenda-Mtambo
The United States has expelled South Africa’s ambassador, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Friday, calling the envoy a “race-baiting politician” who ...
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs pleads not guilty to new indictment as trial nears
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs pleaded not guilty on Friday to a new indictment, which added accusations that the hip-hop mogul forced employees to work long hours and threatened to punish those ...
Rubio says US to revoke more student visas in coming days
The United States will likely revoke visas of more students in the coming days, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Friday, following the arrest and detention of Columbia ...
US Secret Service shoots armed man near White House overnight, agency says
The US Secret Service shot an armed man outside the White House early on Sunday after a confrontation, and the man is now in an area hospital, it said in ...
Intuitive Machines’ Athena lander appears to be on its side on moon – just like first time
Intuitive Machines’ LUNR.O second moon landing appears to have suffered the same fate as the company’s first attempt last year, with issues involving a laser range finder causing ...
CIA fires an unspecified number of new officers
The Central Intelligence Agency fired a slew of recent hires this week, three people familiar with the matter said, cuts that current and former U.S. intelligence officers warned would ...
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Moscow, Washington, and Tehran: Russia signals role in US-Iran dialogue
The Kremlin said on Wednesday that future talks between Russia and the United States would include discussions on Iran’s nuclear program, a subject it said had been “touched upon” ...
US Mideast envoy says Trump’s Gaza plan is about better prospects, not eviction
The United States’ envoy to the Middle East said on Thursday that President Donald Trump’s plan for Gaza was not about evicting Palestinians, and the conversation about Gaza’s ...
US refusing to co-sponsor UN motion backing Ukraine ahead of war anniversary, diplomats say
The U.S. is refusing to co-sponsor a draft U.N. resolution marking three years since Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine that backs Ukraine’s territorial integrity and again demands ...
Supreme court rejects request to overturn US extradition decision
The supreme court of Cyprus has rejected an appeal by an individual sought by US authorities for extradition. The man had asked for a special certiorari order to challenge the ...