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Analysts offered mixed assessments of the auto and transport sector on Monday, with geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, surging demand related to artificial-intelligence data centers, and shifting airline capacity shaping the…
3 MIN READGermany has withdrawn from the tri-national Future Combat Air System stealth-fighter project, ending a two-decade effort to build a next-generation combat aircraft and dealing a setback to European defense ambitions as the United States…
3 MIN READIsraeli forces struck targets in Iran and Lebanon early Monday, and Iran retaliated with missile attacks that sent sirens sounding across Israel, according to NPR. The exchange threatens to plunge the Middle East back into an all-out war…
3 MIN READChinese leader Xi Jinping arrived in Pyongyang on Monday for a two-day summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, the first such visit since 2019, as both leaders seek to deepen their alliance against the Western-led international order.
3 MIN READAmericans have not stopped spending since the Iran war drove gasoline prices higher, but many are subtly altering their buying routines — shopping less at clothing and furniture stores, changing how they fill up at the pump — and…
3 MIN READPresident Donald Trump, in an interview that aired Sunday on NBC's "Meet the Press," dismissed the idea that launching the war with Iran this year contradicted his repeated campaign refrain of "no new wars," saying he "didn't guarantee"…
3 MIN READA Guardian analysis published June 7 assesses President Donald Trump's diplomatic record as ceasefires in Ukraine, Iran, Lebanon and Gaza have collapsed or frayed since being brokered earlier this year. The commentary, by foreign affairs…
4 MIN READA long trade war with China is under way, and President Donald Trump's scattershot tariff strategy is the wrong approach to confronting Beijing's export dominance, according to trade analyst Eduardo Porter in an analysis published Saturday…
3 MIN READA Guardian columnist said former first lady Jill Biden's new memoir 'rewrites history' and avoids accountability for President Joe Biden's 2024 election loss, drawing criticism from CNN anchor Jake Tapper and a response from her son Hunter…
3 MIN READThe U.S. and Iran have struggled for weeks to finalize a preliminary agreement to end their war, with Tehran's demand for early access to tens of billions of dollars in frozen assets emerging as a central obstacle, according to officials…
3 MIN READSouth Korean President Lee Jae-myung said Friday that the mutual repatriation of Korean War remains between South Korea and the United States is the strongest evidence of their blood-forged alliance, as the two countries held a historic…
3 MIN READIsrael's military has made its deepest incursion into Lebanon in more than 26 years while striking targets across the region, even as President Donald Trump insisted Iran is "pretty close" to signing a peace agreement. The conflicting…
4 MIN READSpaceX has secured multibillion-dollar contracts from the Space Force to build a satellite communications network and missile-tracking satellites, further embedding the Elon Musk-led company in U.S. national-security operations. The…
3 MIN READCrude oil futures fell roughly 3% on June 4 as a tentative ceasefire agreement between Israel and Lebanon raised hopes for U.S.-Iran negotiations that could reopen the Strait of Hormuz, though analysts cautioned that Iran-backed Hezbollah…
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The United States on Thursday leveled sanctions against Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel, members of former President Raúl Castro's family, the Cuban military, and other organizations, the latest in a series of escalating measures…
3 MIN READEgypt's Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty on Wednesday urged the United States, South Korea and Japan to pursue dialogue rather than military pressure to resolve North Korea's nuclear program, saying that 'military solutions are not an…
3 MIN READSouth Korean Unification Minister Chung Dong-young on Thursday proposed resuming four-way talks among South Korea, North Korea, the United States and China as part of a broader effort to build a 'peace identity' in Northeast Asia.
3 MIN READAs the United States prepares to mark its 250th birthday, the historical reputation of the British monarch it revolted against — King George III — is undergoing a quiet rehabilitation. Long portrayed in American popular culture as a…
5 MIN READA museum in Savannah, Georgia, on Wednesday received 17 cannons from the American Revolution that experts believe sank to the bottom of the Savannah River during the war and remained undiscovered for nearly 240 years. The artifacts, pulled…
4 MIN READPresident Donald Trump said Wednesday that even though he works well with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, he was 'a little bit perturbed' by Israel's frequent fighting with Lebanon, and acknowledged calling Netanyahu…
3 MIN READIranian missile and drone strikes hit Kuwait International Airport on Wednesday, injuring several people and forcing its indefinite closure, as renewed hostilities between the United States and Iran escalated across the Persian Gulf region.
3 MIN READPope Leo XIV released his first encyclical on May 25, warning that unregulated artificial intelligence could weaken democracy by eroding the distinction between fact and fiction. The document, titled 'Magnifica Humanity: On Safeguarding…
3 MIN READThe United States on Tuesday sanctioned Iran's largest digital asset platform, Nobitex, along with three other exchanges, the Treasury Department announced, accusing the platforms of processing more than half of Iran's digital asset…
3 MIN READThe Pentagon has appointed Elias Irizarry, a man convicted for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021 breach of the U.S. Capitol, to a sensitive counter-terrorism position within the Department of Defense's special operations office, according to…
3 MIN READThe U.S. military said it fired a Hellfire missile into the engine room of an unladen oil tanker sailing toward Iran after the vessel's crew ignored repeated warnings over 24 hours, the latest enforcement of the naval blockade on the…
3 MIN READPresident Donald Trump swore repeatedly at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a phone call Monday after Netanyahu threatened to resume bombing Beirut's southern suburbs, according to a report from Axios citing a US official.…
3 MIN READThe United States and South Korea opened the first day of inaugural security talks Tuesday focused on Seoul's push to acquire nuclear-powered conventionally armed submarines and revise the bilateral nuclear energy pact, marking the formal…
3 MIN READGlobal government bond yields rose across major markets Monday as uncertainty over U.S.-Iran peace talks persisted. A retaliatory Iranian attack on a U.S. military base in Kuwait underscored the fragility of negotiations, even as both…
3 MIN READU.S. warplanes attacked Iranian radar sites and drone command-and-control facilities on Qeshm Island and Gorik in Iran's Hormuzgan province over the weekend, according to U.S. Central Command. The strikes came after Iran shot down an…
4 MIN READSoaring fuel prices driven by the war with Iran are threatening the peak summer tourism season across Southeast Asia, straining economies in Thailand, Vietnam, and Cambodia that depend heavily on international visitors, the Associated…
3 MIN READU.S. defense contractors will need at least three years to restock heavily depleted inventories of Tomahawk cruise missiles and Patriot and THAAD air defense interceptors. The finding comes from a new analysis released Wednesday by the…
3 MIN READCenterville, Massachusetts, resident Freeman Johnson, who turned 106 in March, survived the Pearl Harbor attack without seeing it. While the Japanese bombing began on Dec. 7, 1941, Johnson was below deck repairing boilers aboard the USS…
3 MIN READMemorial Day, observed on the last Monday in May, was built from Civil War-era mourning practices but has shifted over time into a broader remembrance that many Americans also associate with travel and sales. A Texas Iraq War veteran,…
3 MIN READPresident Donald Trump’s emerging proposal to end the Iran war is drawing heavy criticism from some fellow Republicans who want a harder line against Tehran. The proposals’ outline includes ending the war while Iran reopens the Strait of…
3 MIN READU.S. military officials said Monday they carried out “self-defense” strikes in southern Iran, including at missile launch sites and boats placing mines, while President Donald Trump posted that negotiations with Tehran were “proceeding…
3 MIN READPresident Donald Trump and U.S. officials said the United States struck Iranian boats and missile launch sites in southern Iran while talks on a potential agreement with Iran continued under a ceasefire framework. At the same time,…
3 MIN READPresident Trump and U.S. officials are managing expectations about an imminent agreement to end the war in Iran, while Iran has not formally responded to a proposed outline. NPR reports the sides have been discussing reopening the Strait…
3 MIN READFreeman Johnson, a 106-year-old Centerville, Massachusetts resident and the oldest living survivor of the Pearl Harbor attack, was inside a steam drum repairing a boiler on the USS St. Louis on Dec. 7, 1941, unaware of the Japanese bombing…
3 MIN READFreeman Johnson, 106, of Centerville, Massachusetts, has become the oldest living Pearl Harbor survivor, preserving the account of the December 1941 attack that propelled the United States into World War II while living in a home filled…
4 MIN READAmericans marked Memorial Day on Monday, a federal holiday rooted in the aftermath of the Civil War and early commemorations by Black Americans in Charleston, South Carolina, that now blends solemn remembrance with the unofficial start of…
3 MIN READRussia launched a massive wave of missile and drone attacks on Kyiv early Sunday, killing at least two people and injuring at least 77, Kyiv Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko said. Ukraine’s air force said Russia used 600 drones and 90 missiles,…
3 MIN READTrump said on Monday he called off a planned military strike on Iran at the request of Gulf Arab allies, and that “serious negotiations are now taking place.” He also told U.S. military commanders to stay on standby for “a full,…
3 MIN READPresident Donald Trump said Saturday that a U.S. deal with Iran—covering an end to the war and reopening the Strait of Hormuz—is “largely negotiated,” with final details still being discussed. He said the effort follows calls with Israel…
3 MIN READHouse Republicans called off a House vote this week on a Democratic bill that would require President Donald Trump to withdraw from the war with Iran, pushing the planned vote to June. The House had scheduled the war powers measure, but…
3 MIN READPresident Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio renewed warnings Thursday about potential U.S. military intervention against Cuba, with Rubio expressing doubt that diplomacy can resolve differences. The renewed threat came a day…
3 MIN READHouse Republicans on Thursday shelved a planned vote on legislation that would force President Donald Trump to withdraw from the war with Iran, acknowledging they lacked the votes to defeat the measure. The delay pushes action into June…
4 MIN READWASHINGTON — A small but steadily growing number of Republican lawmakers are voting against President Donald Trump’s priorities on the Iran war and immigration funding, signaling cracks in the party’s once-unified congressional front at a…
3 MIN READThe U.S. Justice Department sought an indictment against former Cuban leader Raúl Castro over a 1996 shootdown of two civilian planes operated by the Miami-based exile group Brothers to the Rescue. The move revives a long-simmering dispute…
3 MIN READU.S. stocks bounced back Wednesday, with the S&P 500 rising 1.1% for its first gain in four days after easing yields in the bond market and falling oil prices provided relief from the recent sell-off.
3 MIN READPresident Donald Trump placed more than 3,600 stock trades during the first three months of 2026, according to a federal ethics filing, including as much as $6 million in Nvidia and shares of defense contractors whose profits his…
4 MIN READSecretary of State Marco Rubio will travel to Sweden this week for a NATO foreign ministers meeting, as European allies grow increasingly concerned about U.S. plans to cut troop levels in Europe and President Donald Trump's shifting stance…
3 MIN READPresident Donald Trump has repeatedly threatened Iran with renewed military strikes while negotiations drag on during a fragile ceasefire tied to the Strait of Hormuz. But Iran has not shifted from its long-standing positions, and analysts…
3 MIN READBarham Salih, the newly appointed head of the U.N. refugee agency, visited Ukraine's front-line cities in February and called for a diplomatic solution to the war, warning that military options have reached their limit as humanitarian…
3 MIN READIn February, Poland officially withdrew from the 1997 Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Treaty—also known as the Ottawa Convention—announcing it will manufacture antipersonnel mines to defend its eastern border against Russia. The decision reverses…
3 MIN READThe U.S. military struck an alleged drug-smuggling vessel in the Caribbean Sea on Monday, killing three people, according to U.S. Southern Command. The strike is part of the Trump administration's months-long campaign targeting what it…
4 MIN READTaiwan President Lai Ching-te said Sunday that U.S. arms purchases are “the most important deterrent” to prevent regional conflict after President Donald Trump raised doubts about continued U.S. support. Lai said the U.S. has legal…
3 MIN READA photograph from a funeral in Lebanon captures the collision of grief and armed ritual in a conflict zone. The image documents the burial of Pierre Mouawad, a Lebanese Forces party official, and his wife, killed in an Israeli strike on…
4 MIN READIn mid-April, leaders of France and Britain announced plans to assemble a multinational maritime security force in the Strait of Hormuz, seeking to ensure permanent freedom of navigation in a waterway that carries a fifth of the world's…
4 MIN READPresident Donald Trump ended a three-day visit to Beijing on May 15 with the future of a major U.S. arms package for Taiwan in question, after Chinese President Xi Jinping warned that mishandling the self-governing island could trigger…
6 MIN READMADRID — For the first time in seven years, Silvia Díaz won’t gather with friends to watch the Eurovision Song Contest finals Saturday night after Spain’s public broadcaster withdrew from the competition to protest Israel’s participation…
4 MIN READUkraine carried out one of its largest drone attacks on Russia overnight Sunday, killing at least four people in the Moscow region and wounding a dozen others, local authorities said, in what Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy…
4 MIN READIsrael said Friday it launched airstrikes targeting Izz al-Din al-Haddad, the commander of Hamas’s Qassam Brigades, in Gaza City. The attacks on a residential building and a vehicle killed seven people and wounded dozens, according to…
3 MIN READPresident Donald Trump said Friday he has not yet decided whether to proceed with a major arms package for Taiwan, after Chinese President Xi Jinping raised concerns about the sale during a three-day summit in Beijing aimed at stabilizing…
3 MIN READPresident Donald Trump’s three-day visit to China was dominated by Taiwan and by efforts to frame U.S.-China ties around “strategic stability,” with Trump offering few public comments while in Beijing. On the flight home, Trump said he had…
3 MIN READThe Spanish public broadcaster RTVE has withdrawn from this weekend’s Eurovision Song Contest finals in protest of Israel’s participation, prompting Spain to boycott the event for the first time in seven years. Fans in Madrid and elsewhere…
3 MIN READUkrainian drone strikes on Russia killed at least four people, including three near Moscow, and wounded a dozen others, local authorities said Sunday. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed the strikes, saying they were…
3 MIN READDEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — An Israeli airstrike in Gaza on Friday targeted the leader of Hamas’ military wing, Israeli officials said, though it was not immediately clear whether Izz al-Din al-Haddad was killed or injured. Israeli…
3 MIN READWASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday he has not decided whether to move forward with a major arms package for Taiwan after hearing concerns from Chinese President Xi Jinping during a summit aimed at stabilizing relations…
3 MIN READKyiv mourned as the death toll from a Russian missile attack on an apartment building in the Ukrainian capital rose to 24, including three teenagers, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Friday.
3 MIN READThe USS Gerald R. Ford, the U.S. Navy’s largest aircraft carrier, returned to Naval Station Norfolk on Saturday after an 11-month deployment that included operations tied to the U.S. war with Iran and the capture of Venezuela’s President…
4 MIN READThe Trump administration's decision to abruptly dissolve the U.S. Agency for International Development has been followed by a significant increase in violence across Africa's most aid-dependent regions, according to a study published…
4 MIN READChinese President Xi Jinping warned President Donald Trump that mishandling Taiwan could trigger a clash between the two powers, a strikingly blunt admonition delivered during a summit in Beijing that otherwise saw Trump lavishing praise…
3 MIN READRussia unleashed a third consecutive day of massive drone and missile attacks across Ukraine on Thursday, demolishing a nine-story apartment building in a residential Kyiv neighborhood and killing at least nine people, Ukrainian…
4 MIN READChinese President Xi Jinping warned U.S. President Donald Trump this week that the Taiwan question is the most important issue in bilateral ties and that mishandling it could lead to “clashes and even conflicts,” according to a Chinese…
3 MIN READChina’s President Xi Jinping warned President Donald Trump that differences over Taiwan could lead to clashes or even conflict if not handled properly, in unusually blunt language during their Beijing summit on Thursday.
3 MIN READChina’s President Xi Jinping warned U.S. President Donald Trump that Beijing and Washington could face “clashes and even conflicts” over the “Taiwan question” if it is not handled properly, according to a readout from China’s foreign…
4 MIN READU.S. President Donald Trump’s decision last year to dissolve the U.S. Agency for International Development, once a leading global aid donor, was followed by a significant increase in violence in several African countries, according to a…
3 MIN READGaza’s digital freelancers are rebuilding their online work after months of bombardment, blackouts and bank restrictions, relying on coworking spaces, solar power and alternative payment channels to keep clients abroad supplied. In Gaza…
3 MIN READGuyana said Thursday it has demanded Venezuela investigate two shootings targeting Guyanese troops along their shared border, including one that wounded a soldier. The demand came days after the two countries appeared at the International…
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