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BRASILIA – The Brazilian government said on Wednesday it is evaluating all the possible actions in response to the United States’ decision to impose 10% tariffs on imports from Latin America’s No. 1 economy. “The Brazilian government is evaluating all…
Israel launched airstrikes on military airbases and infrastructure sites in the Syrian cities of Damascus, Hama and Homs on Wednesday, the Israeli military said. The attack almost completely destroyed the Hama military airport and led to dozens of injuries among…
CAIRO – Hamas decided not to respond or engage with Israel’s counter-proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza, an official told Reuters on Wednesday, affirming it is committed to the mediators’ plan instead. Israel said on March 29 it conveyed to…
WASHINGTON – Elon Musk’s cost-cutting team is finalizing the dismantlement of the U.S. Agency for International Development, ordering the firings of thousands of local workers and American diplomats and civil servants assigned to the agency overseas, two former top USAID…
The Trump administration fired staff at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and at the Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday, as it embarked on its plan to cut 10,000 jobs at the Department of Health and Human Services,…
A federal judge ordered U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration to temporarily restore funding for programs that provide legal services for unaccompanied children in immigration proceedings. U.S. District Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin in San Francisco late on Tuesday issued a temporary restraining…
NEW YORK -A U.S. judge on Wednesday dismissed the U.S. Department of Justice’s corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams, and said the charges cannot be brought again. U.S. District Judge Dale Ho’s decision to dismiss the case…
WASHINGTON -U.S. President Donald Trump has told members of his Cabinet and other close contacts that his billionaire ally Elon Musk will soon step back from his government role, Politico reported on Wednesday, citing three people close to Trump. Trump…
The U.S. Supreme Court’s current term includes cases involving guns, gender-affirming medical care for transgender minors, online pornography, religious rights, TikTok, preventive healthcare, Planned Parenthood funding, job discrimination, federal regulatory powers on nuclear waste storage and vape products, voting rights…
Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg is lobbying U.S. President Donald Trump and White House officials to agree to a settlement that would prevent the company from facing an antitrust trial later this month, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday,…
The Trump administration said on Monday it was reviewing $9 billion in federal contracts and grants awarded to Harvard University, part of a crackdown on what it says is antisemitism on college campuses. The Departments of Education, Health and Human…
WASHINGTON -The U.S. Army has refused to turn over a 2024 report detailing why it has routinely failed to use a safety system known as ADS-B on helicopter flights around Reagan Washington National Airport, Republican and Democratic senators said on…
WASHINGTON – The White House has said that U.S. strikes in Yemen earlier this month killed the Houthi top missile expert, but the U.S. military has so far declined to confirm the death, and the identity of the Houthi commander…
A U.S. judge on Monday blocked the firing of 19 intelligence officers who had worked on diversity, equality, inclusion and accessibility programs that President Donald Trump ordered eliminated, according to their attorney. Kevin Carroll, who represents the Central Intelligence Agency…
Russia and the United States have taken the first step toward normalizing relations, which inspire optimism, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told Russia’s RIA state news agency in remarks published on Tuesday. “Russia and the United States have taken the…
Reproductive health provider Planned Parenthood said on Monday the Trump administration would cut federal family planning funding as of Tuesday, affecting birth control, cancer screenings and other services for low-income people. Planned Parenthood said that nine of its affiliates received…
Analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald, formerly headed by the Trump administration’s Secretary Of Commerce Howard Lutnick, called for the dismissal of Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Kennedy, a well-known vaccine skeptic, last week announced plans to…
A U.S. judge on Monday blocked the Trump administration from stripping deportation protections for some Venezuelan immigrants. In a case brought by the National TPS Alliance, a group that advocates for immigrants, U.S. District Judge Edward Chen in San Francisco…
WASHINGTON -U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Monday the United States imposed additional visa restrictions on Chinese officials involved in policies on access for foreigners to Tibetan areas. “For far too long, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has…
A U.S. appeals court on Monday denied a request by the Trump administration to pause a lower court’s decision blocking President Donald Trump’s ban on transgender people serving in the military. U.S. District Judge Benjamin Settle in Tacoma, Washington last week issued…
MOSCOW – The Kremlin said on Monday, after U.S. President Donald Trump said he was “pissed off” with Vladimir Putin, that the United States and Russia were working on ideas around a possible peace settlement in Ukraine and on building…
NUUK, Greenland – Greenland will strengthen its ties with Denmark until it can become a sovereign nation, the Arctic island’s incoming prime minister told Reuters on Monday, noting that the semi-autonomous Danish territory ultimately wants to become independent. Jens-Frederik Nielsen,…
LONDON – British, French and Ukrainian military leaders will meet in the coming days to discuss the next steps to ensure Ukraine’s security for the long term, a spokesperson for British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Monday. “A meeting…
PARIS – French far-right leader Marine Le Pen said on Monday that a court’s decision to bar her from office for misuse of European funds ruled her out of the 2027 presidential election, adding she had no confidence in an…
MADRID – The Trump administration has warned local suppliers to U.S. embassies and consulates as well as recipients of U.S. grants worldwide that they must comply with its ban on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) programmes or risk losing payments….
WASHINGTON – The federal human-resources agency leading efforts by billionaire White House adviser Elon Musk to slash the federal workforce has decided to hire its first new career employee since President Donald Trump took office, according to emails seen by…
Russia bombed the city of Kharkiv in northeastern Ukraine for the second night in row, injuring two people, sparking fires and damaging a kindergarten and private houses, Ukrainian officials said early on Monday. The attacks on Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city,…
ROME – A fire broke out overnight at a Tesla dealership in Rome destroying 17 cars, firefighters said on Monday. They did not say what started the blaze. Italian news agencies said investigators were looking into various possible causes, including…
JERUSALEM – Israel has proposed an extended truce in Gaza in exchange for the return of about half the remaining hostages, Israeli officials said on Monday, as the military issued new evacuation orders and said “intense operations” were planned in…
WASHINGTON – The Trump administration deported more alleged Venezuelan and MS-13 gang members to El Salvador over the weekend, the U.S. State Department said on Monday, even as questions arose in a legal challenge over the process to determine gang…