Rubio plans to skip Nato meeting at key moment for Ukraine, sources say
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio plans to skip a meeting of Nato foreign ministers in Brussels next week, two US officials said, in a highly unusual absence of the ...
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Two National Guard members shot near White House, with Trump in Florida
Two members of the National Guard were shot on Wednesday in a busy area near the White House in downtown Washington, officials said, putting the building into lockdown with President ...
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US judge tosses case against ex-FBI chief Comey, rebuking Trump prosecutor
A federal judge on Monday dismissed criminal charges against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, finding that the US Attorney hand-picked by President Donald ...
US demands ‘balanced’ EU digital rules before it cuts steel tariffs
The United States on Monday demanded that the European Union make its regulation of the tech sector more “balanced” in exchange for a reduction of U.S. tariffs on steel ...
White House was unaware US ambassador to Israel met with convicted spy
The White House was unaware of a meeting between U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee and Jonathan Pollard, the former U.S. Navy analyst who spent three decades in ...
Trump says visiting Saudi crown prince knew nothing about Khashoggi killing
U.S. President Donald Trump insisted on Tuesday that Mohammed bin Salman knew nothing about the 2018 killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi by Saudi agents, offering a fierce defense of the ...
Supreme Court to review US government power to limit asylum processing
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Monday to hear a defense by President Donald Trump’s administration of the government’s authority to limit the processing of asylum claims ...
Kombos to meet Rubio during Washington visit
Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos, currently on a working visit to the United States, is scheduled to meet US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Monday.
An official statement from the ...
US Justice Department targets judicial ‘obstacles’ in immigration and antifa cases
The U.S. Justice Department has ordered federal prosecutors to provide examples of “unusual judicial system obstacles” they have faced during criminal or civil proceedings tied to immigration, assaults on ...
US airlines cancel 1,200 flights Tuesday as government shutdown continues
Airlines cancelled 1,200 flights on Tuesday, the fifth straight day they have topped 1,000 since the government imposed mandatory flight reductions to address safety concerns.
Last week, the Federal Aviation Administration instructed ...
Several people ill at US military base in Maryland after suspicious package
Several people fell ill after a suspicious package was opened at a US military base in Maryland, though they were evaluated and released, the US military said on Friday.
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US backs EU using frozen Russian assets to help end war, US source says
The United States fully backs the European Union using frozen Russian assets as a tool to support Ukraine and end the war with Russia, a US source familiar with the ...
US strikes in Caribbean, Pacific leave over 60 dead as calls mount for investigations
The U.S. has reported carrying out 13 strikes since September on vessels near the Venezuelan coast and more recently, in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing more than 60 people, according to ...
Trump moves to fire watchdog of US housing regulator involved in crackdown
The internal watchdog for the US Federal Housing Finance Agency is being removed from his role, four people familiar with the matter said, at a time when the housing regulator ...
US wants UN sanctions on seven vessels over North Korea exports
The United States will in the coming days ask a UN Security Council committee to impose sanctions on seven ships suspected of violating UN sanctions on North Korea, a State ...
Trump tells Pentagon to resume testing US nuclear weapons
President Donald Trump on Thursday ordered the U.S. military to immediately restart the process for testing nuclear weapons after a halt of 33 years, a move that appeared to be ...
Amazon targets 30,000 corporate job cuts
Amazon is planning to cut as many as 30,000 corporate jobs beginning on Tuesday, as the company works to pare expenses and compensate for overhiring during the peak demand of the ...
Trump aims to clinch deal with China’s Xi during Asia trip
Top economic officials from the US and China kickstarted talks in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday to avert an escalation of their trade war and ensure that a meeting happens next ...
Trump’s troop deployments to Portland and DC face tests in court
Federal judges in Portland, Oregon and Washington, DC held hearings on Friday in legal battles over the deployment of National Guard troops to the US cities, as President Donald Trump ...
US expects more flight delays as controllers soon to miss paychecks
US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on Friday said he expects more flights to be delayed, with air traffic controllers set to miss their first paycheck as a federal government shutdown ...
US mulls Gaza aid plan that would replace controversial GHF aid operation
The United States is considering a proposal for humanitarian aid delivery in Gaza that would replace the controversial U.S.-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, according to a copy of the ...
Wyoming dinosaur ‘mummies’ reveal a surprise: hoofed feet
Two fossilized “mummies” unearthed by scientists in the badlands of Wyoming of the duck-billed dinosaur Edmontosaurus reveal the external anatomy in exquisite detail, including the surprising presence of hooves on ...
Trump nominates new US ambassador to Cyprus
United States President Donald Trump has nominated John Breslow of the state of Arizona to be the country’s new ambassador in Nicosia.
Breslow’s nomination will now be reviewed ...
US senate committee to vote on extending lifting Cyprus arms embargo
A bill on the five-year extension of lifting the US arms embargo to Cyprus, which could replace its current annual renewal, is set to be voted on by the US ...