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...
Argentina’s libertarian President Javier Milei scored midterm wins, with La Libertad Avanza topping 40% to Peronism’s 31%. Milei said allied blocs gained 14 Senate and 64 lower-house seats, enough to bolster veto power and deter impeachment as he advances spending cuts and tax and labor reforms. The result, seen as...
The United States has destroyed at least 10 alleged drug boats off Venezuela and surged forces—an aircraft carrier and about 10,000 troops—prompting questions about plans to oust President Nicolás Maduro. A 60 Minutes report found hunger, blackouts and medicine shortages, with more than 70% in poverty; tallies showed the opposition...
Argentina’s President Javier Milei scored a resounding win in Sunday’s legislative elections, with his party topping 40 percent and securing enough seats to block veto overrides. The result, hailed by Milei as a 'turning point,' bolsters his push for deeper austerity, deregulation and tax cuts after inflation fell from 160...
U.S. immigration authorities detained British commentator Sami Hamdi, revoked his visa and said he will be deported, halting his tour, a DHS official said Sunday. ICE has him in custody, a DHS spokesperson wrote on X, citing a policy barring those deemed to support terrorism. CAIR said Hamdi was seized...
Early results from Argentina's midterms delivered a sweeping win for President Javier Milei, as voters endorsed his free-market overhaul and austerity. His La Libertad Avanza led Buenos Aires province with 41.5% to the Peronists' 40.8%, and expanded its House bloc to 64 seats from 37. The outcome bolsters Milei's leverage...
President Donald Trump scrapped a planned Budapest meeting with Vladimir Putin and, aboard Air Force One in Malaysia, said he wouldn’t “be wasting my time.” He praised their past rapport but called the situation “very disappointing,” despite a campaign vow to secure a ceasefire within 24 hours—now 279 days unmet....
