A weeklong procession of Trump officials to Jerusalem, dubbed "Bibi-sitting" by Israeli media, underscored a new phase in U.S.-Israel ties and in the Trump-Netanyahu relationship. After granting major political gifts, indulging talk of a Gaza "Riviera," backing a March cease-fire breach, and deploying B-2s to strike Iran in June, President...
Japan’s new prime minister, Sanae Takaichi — the first woman to hold the post — meets President Trump in Tokyo on Tuesday seeking reassurance on trade and security. She is expected to lean on her ties to Shinzo Abe while urging commitment to the alliance, countering China and backing Taiwan....
President Donald Trump received a royal welcome in Tokyo, meeting Emperor Naruhito after a nighttime helicopter tour, as his five-day Asia trip gathered pace. He touted deals with four Southeast Asian countries, a $550bn investment pledge from Tokyo tied to tariff relief, and is expected to meet Xi Jinping in...
U.S. President Donald Trump vowed to "solve" the Afghanistan-Pakistan crisis "very quickly" as the neighbors’ peace talks entered a second day in Istanbul, seeking to turn a fragile Doha ceasefire into a lasting security framework. The dispute follows the deadliest clashes in years. Pakistan’s army said it killed 25 militants...
Fresh off a regional summit in Malaysia, U.S. President Donald Trump arrived in Japan on Monday to meet new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi for the first time. Takaichi, a protege of the late Shinzo Abe—who bonded with Trump over golf—figures in a visit centered on trade and his 'America first'...
Republican senator Rand Paul denounced the Trump administration’s recent airstrikes on boats off Venezuela as “extrajudicial killings,” saying Congress has received no evidence or briefings about the operations. On Fox News Sunday, Paul contrasted the killings—about 40 people in at least eight strikes, according to the administration—with executions by China...
Craig Brewer’s Song Sung Blue follows the true story of Mike and Claire Sarina (Hugh Jackman, Kate Hudson), Milwaukee musicians who form the Neil Diamond tribute act Lightning & Thunder. The film revels in Karaoke Culture as their Midwest circuit gigs lead to a breakthrough—opening for Pearl Jam, with Eddie...
Families are choosing smaller sizes worldwide, NPR reports, with some like Ashley and Nick Evancho deciding “one is enough.” UN data show fertility has fallen by more than half since the 1970s; the U.S. rate hit a record-low 1.6 in 2024. Economists warn of aging populations, worker shortages and pressure...
Hurricane Melissa barreled toward Jamaica Monday with Category 4 winds and potential to reach Category 5, threatening up to 30 inches of rain, a near-13-foot storm surge, and “catastrophic” flash flooding and landslides. The storm is forecast to cross Jamaica Tuesday, then eastern Cuba Tuesday night. Officials warned it could...
A man wearing what appeared to be a Nazi uniform assaulted a University of Georgia student outside Cutters Pub in Athens on Thursday night, as patrons kept him outside while the confrontation unfolded, video shows. The student, 23-year-old Grace Lang, said she was struck in the face with a beer...
