One Year On, Trump’s Golden Dome Missile Shield Shows Limited Progress
WASHINGTON- One year after its launch, U.S. President Donald Trump’s Golden Dome missile-defense initiative has made little visible progress, bogged down by technical disputes and concerns over space‑based components that have delayed the release of billions of dollars and stalled…
UN experts condemn US move to strip migrant children of legal aid
U.N. human rights experts on Tuesday denounced the Trump administration’s decision last year to cut legal aid for unaccompanied children in U.S. immigration proceedings. The condemnation came days after U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk urged the Trump…
Dozens Dead as Winter Storm and Cold Hit Central, Eastern US
At least 38 people across 14 states had died as of Tuesday from a powerful winter storm that left much of the central and eastern U.S. gripped by snow, ice, and below-freezing temperatures, according to local officials and news reports….
FBI Agent Resigns After Attempt to Investigate ICE Shooting
WASHINGTON – An FBI agent who tried to probe the U.S. immigration officer who fatally shot a 37-year-old U.S. citizen in Minneapolis earlier this month has resigned, the New York Times reported on Friday, citing sources. The FBI agent was…
California Joins UN Health Network After US Leaves WHO
California said on Friday it will become the first U.S. state to join the World Health Organization’s global outbreak response network following the Trump administration’s decision to pull Washington out of the WHO. The network, comprised of more than 360…
Airlines Brace for Storm Fern With Widespread Travel Waivers
NEW YORK – U.S. airlines have rolled out sweeping travel waivers as Winter Storm Fern, forecast to spread heavy snow, sleet and dangerous ice across two dozen states, threatened to disrupt air travel across a wide swath of the country…
Five Key Takeaways From Davos 2026
DAVOS, Switzerland – World leaders and business executives departed from Davos after an eventful World Economic Forum annual meeting which was dominated by U.S. President Donald Trump. Here’s what we learned: GEOPOLITICS Europe learned the value of standing up to…
At Davos, African Leader Seeks Business Deals With Eric Trump
DAVOS, Switzerland – The president of Somaliland was at the World Economic Forum this week to win international recognition for his country and pitch investment opportunities in the East African nation. At a closed-door dinner on the sidelines of the…
Document Shows EU Alarm Over Trump’s Power on Board of Peace
BRUSSELS- The European Union’s foreign policy arm has raised questions about U.S. President Donald Trump’s broad powers over his new Board of Peace, according to an internal document seen by Reuters. Trump has urged world leaders to join his Board of…
Trump Casts Long Shadow Over Davos and WEF
DAVOS, Switzerland – As President Donald Trump and other top U.S. officials rolled through the icy streets of Davos this week, fear and in some cases loathing were mixed with resignation over the administration’s way of doing business. While many…
Former Canadian Olympic Snowboarder Arrested in Drug Case
Ryan Wedding, a Canadian former Olympic snowboarder suspected of becoming a cocaine smuggling kingpin, has been arrested, NBC News reported on Friday, citing two law enforcement officials familiar with the U.S. investigation. Wedding, 44, was on the U.S. FBI’s Top…
Starmer Names Chandra as UK Special Envoy to US
WASHINGTON – British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has appointed his top business adviser, Varun Chandra, as a new special envoy to the United States, with a focus on trade and private sector investment, a source familiar with the matter said…
US Supreme Court May Allow Transgender Sports Bans
WASHINGTON – Conservative U.S. Supreme Court justices signaled sympathy on Tuesday toward the legality of state laws banning transgender athletes from participating on female sports teams amid escalating efforts nationwide to restrict the rights of transgender people. The justices heard…
Trump Dismisses USMCA, Says Trade Pact Is Irrelevant for US
DEARBORN, Michigan/WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump on Tuesday said the United States-Mexico-Canada trade agreement is not relevant for the U.S. but Canada wants it, as he pushed for companies to bring manufacturing back to American soil. “There’s no real advantage…
Denmark’s Greenland dilemma: Defending a territory already on its way out
COPENHAGEN – When U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio meets his Danish and Greenlandic counterparts next week, Denmark will be defending a territory that has been moving steadily away from it and towards independence since 1979. President Donald Trump’s threats…
Venezuela orders police to find, arrest anyone involved in supporting U.S. attack-decree
Jan 5 – The state of emergency put in place by the Venezuelan government since the U.S. attack that ousted President Nicolas Maduro orders police to “immediately begin the national search and capture of everyone involved in the promotion or…
Maduro opponent Machado vows to return to Venezuela
WASHINGTON- Venezuela’s main opposition leader Maria Corina Machado has vowed to return home quickly, praising U.S. President Donald Trump for toppling her enemy Nicolas Maduro and declaring her movement ready to win a free election. “I’m planning to go back…
Why is Somaliland strategically important?
NAIROBI- Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar met the president of Somaliland on Tuesday, 10 days after Israel became the first country to formally recognise the breakaway region in the Horn of Africa as an independent and sovereign state. A Somaliland…
Spain says US wants to grab Venezuela resources, sets dangerous precedent
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Tuesday the United States had set a “terrible and very dangerous precedent” in Venezuela with its raid to capture President Nicolas Maduro, adding that Washington’s sole objective appeared to be the change of…
Venezuela under Maduro shipped gold worth $5.2 billion to Switzerland
ZURICH, Jan 6 – Venezuela transported gold worth almost 4.14 billion Swiss francs ($5.20 billion) to Switzerland during the early years of the leadership of ousted President Nicolas Maduro, customs data shows. The South American country sent 113 metric tons…