World Feb 16 Israel’s Netanyahu signals he’s moving ahead with Trump’s plan to move Palestinians from Gaza Netanyahu discussed the plan with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who kicked off a Middle East visit by endorsing Israel's war aims in Gaza, saying Hamas “must be eradicated.” That created further doubt around the shaky ceasefire as talks on its…
Politics Feb 14 WATCH: Vance tells Europe immigration most ‘urgent’ issue, says voters don’t want ‘floodgates’ open Vice President JD Vance urged European officials to stem illegal migration on the continent during his speech before the Munich Security Conference.
Politics Feb 12 Trump says he and Putin have agreed to begin ‘negotiations’ on ending Ukraine war President Trump upended three years of U.S. policy toward Ukraine, saying he and Russian President Putin have agreed to begin negotiations on ending the war following a dramatic prisoner swap.
World Feb 06 U.S. seizes a Maduro plane held in Dominican Republic during Rubio’s visit Secretary of State Marco Rubio watched as American officials affixed the seizure warrant to the plane during a visit to Santo Domingo, the last stop of his five-nation tour of Latin America.
World Feb 06 4 takeaways from Rubio’s first trip abroad as secretary of state The five-nation tour to Central America — a destination Rubio deliberately chose for his maiden voyage as President Donald Trump’s top diplomat — was overshadowed by a massive Washington-centered upheaval in U.S. foreign policy.
Politics Feb 05 Almost all USAID workers will be pulled off the job worldwide, Trump administration says The order takes effect just before midnight Friday and gives direct hires of the agency overseas 30 days to return home unless they're deemed essential.
Politics Feb 04 Rubio says El Salvador offers to accept U.S. deportees of any nationality, including violent American criminals Secretary of State Marco Rubio says “there are obviously legalities involved” in Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele’s offer to accept and jail violent American criminals.
Politics Feb 02 Rubio presses Panama to reduce Chinese influence over its canal or face U.S. ‘measures’ U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, on his first foreign trip as America's top diplomat, held face-to-face talks with Mulino, who has resisted pressure from the new U.S. government over Panama’s management of a waterway that is vital to global…
Politics Feb 02 USAID security chiefs put on leave after trying to stop Musk’s team from accessing classified info, officials say The Trump administration has placed two top security chiefs at the U.S. Agency for International Development on leave after they refused to turn over classified material in restricted areas to Elon Musk's government-inspection teams, a current and a former U.S. official told…
Politics Jan 31 U.S. aid agency is in upheaval during foreign assistance freeze and staff departures Trump administration changes have upended the U.S. agency charged with providing humanitarian aid overseas, with senior officials put on leave, contractors laid off and a sweeping freeze imposed on foreign assistance.