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MOSCOW – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov praised U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday for what he said was a better understanding of the Ukraine conflict than any other Western leader. “When we speak about eliminating root causes of any…
WASHINGTON – U.S. and Ukrainian officials met on Friday on a U.S. proposal to gain access to Ukraine’s mineral wealth, a source with knowledge of the matter said, adding that prospects for a breakthrough were scant given the meeting’s “antagonistic”…
Southern California Edison (SCE), a subsidiary of utility Edison International, said on Friday it had submitted an initial plan to rebuild the areas within its service territory that were devastated by the Los Angeles wildfires in January. The preliminary plan…
WASHINGTON – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he would love to get a deal with China to end an escalating trade war. Trump made the comments during a Cabinet meeting opened to press. U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott…
DUBAI – Iran is giving talks with its arch foe the United States this weekend “a genuine chance”, the Iranian foreign ministry’s spokesperson posted on X on Friday. U.S. President Donald Trump made a surprise announcement on Monday that Washington…
TAIPEI -Taiwan is to be included in the first batch of trading partners to hold talks with Washington, President Lai Ching-te said on Friday, as his economy minister said the island could import over $200 billion worth of U.S. goods,…
GENEVA -Sweeping tariffs under U.S. President Donald Trump and countermeasures could have a “catastrophic” impact on developing countries, hitting even harder than foreign aid cuts, the director of the United Nation’s trade agency said on Friday. Global trade could shrink…
GENEVA – David Die Dejean is passionate about studying tuna. Last year, he landed a dream job at Natthe ional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in Miami to pursue his research. By January, he was settled in, had received a good…
ABU DHABI – U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said on Friday that the United States could step up pressure on Iran and stop its oil exports as part of a plan to pressure Tehran over its nuclear programme. Wright, speaking…
MEXICO CITY -Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Friday the country would immediately send Texas farmers a water delivery as part of a treaty that has recently strained tensions with the United States, though she did not specify a quantity….
The U.S. Air Force Academy will no longer consider race as a factor in admissions as the military school had long done to boost enrollment of Black, Hispanic and other minorities, U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration said on Friday. The…
TAIPEI -U.S. President Donald Trump’s 90-day pause on most tariffs gives breathing space for more in-depth talks, and Taiwan hopes to take advantage of the “huge” U.S. market for more balanced trade, the island’s foreign minister said on Thursday. In…
BEIJING – China’s commerce ministry said on Thursday that China is open to dialogue with the U.S. but this must be on the basis of mutual respect and equality. Pressure, threats and blackmail are not the right way to deal…
KYIV – Technical consultations between the United States and Ukraine on a minerals deal will begin in Washington on Friday, the Interfax Ukraine news agency quoted Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Olha Stefanishyna as saying on Thursday.
PARIS – The European Union will put on hold for 90 days its first countermeasures against U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said in a statement on X. “We took note of the announcement…
MOSCOW – The United States and Russia swapped prisoners on Thursday, bringing a dual citizen jailed in Russia back home in return for a Russian-German national accused of exporting sensitive U.S. electronics for use in Russia’s military. Following are some…
BEIJING -China said on Thursday it would immediately restrict imports of Hollywood films in retaliation for President Donald Trump’s escalation of U.S. tariffs on imported Chinese goods. After three decades during which China annually imported 10 Hollywood movies, its National…
ISTANBUL- Russia and the United States are set to hold talks in Turkey on Thursday on normalising the work of their diplomatic missions after the war in Ukraine triggered the biggest confrontation between Moscow and the West since the depths…
WASHINGTON – Imposing tariffs on U.S. imports from the Philippines could affect the U.S. ally’s ability to afford U.S. weapons systems and a long-discussed $5.58 billion plan to acquire F-16 fighter jets, Manila’s ambassador to Washington told Reuters. The Philippines…
A helicopter crashed in the Hudson River near lower Manhattan on Thursday afternoon, the New York City Police Department said. ABC News said fatalities had been reported, citing law enforcement sources. A New York City Police spokesman said that police…
WASHINGTON – The deputy director of the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has resigned after being given the option to leave or be removed from his post, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Thursday….
El Nino-Southern Oscillation, or ENSO, neutral conditions are expected to develop and persist through the Northern Hemisphere summer, with a greater than 50% chance through August-October, the United States’ Climate Prediction Center said on Thursday. WHY IT’S IMPORTANT La Nina…
WASHINGTON -The Trump administration said on Thursday that it will no longer require environmental impact statements for oil and gas leases across the U.S. West, in a step toward lifting green hurdles to drilling that environmental groups will likely challenge…
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON -U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink is stepping down from her role, a State Department spokesperson said on Thursday, in a move that injects new uncertainty into the relationship between Washington and Kyiv. Reuters reported earlier that Brink…
WASHINGTON -The United States government will identify the cause of autism by September this year, U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said on Thursday. “At your direction, we are going to know by September. We’ve…
SYDNEY – Australia on Thursday declined Beijing’s proposal to work together to counter U.S. tariffs, saying instead it would continue to diversify its trade and lower its reliance on China, its largest trading partner. “We are not going to be…
WASHINGTON -U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi said on Wednesday that the government will seek to deport a man she previously called a leader of the MS-13 gang in the U.S., after prosecutors moved to drop a gun charge against him….
WASHINGTON – The top U.S. spy’s chief of staff on Wednesday said the U.S. intelligence community is investigating whether the FBI was involved in planning the January 6, 2021 assault on the Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump. “We’re…
Around 4,000 U.S. Transportation Department have applied to take a new buyout offer to leave government service in exchange for pay and benefits through Sept. 30, a department official told Reuters on Thursday.
RIYADH -Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister arrived in the United States on Tuesday for an official visit aimed at planning U.S. President Donald Trump’s expected trip to the kingdom later this spring, a source close to the Saudi royal court told…