May 15 South Africa's Ramaphosa and Trump will meet next week after white South Africans as arrived in U.S. for resettlement By Gerald Imray, Darlene Superville, Associated Press The U.S. welcomed 59 white South Africans as refugees this Monday, the start of what the Trump administration said is a larger relocation plan for minority Afrikaner farmers who Trump has claimed are being persecuted in their homeland because of… Continue reading
May 15 Israeli strikes kill at least 54 in southern Gaza, hospital says By Mohammad Jahjouh, Tia Goldenberg, Associated Press An Associated Press cameraman in Khan Younis counted 10 airstrikes on the city overnight into Thursday, and saw numerous bodies taken to the morgue in the city’s Nasser Hospital. Continue reading
May 15 NATO weighs a US demand to massively hike defense spending as some struggle to meet the current goal By Matthew Lee, Lorne Cook, Suzan Fraser, Associated Press NATO foreign ministers are debating a U.S. demand for a big increase in defense spending, President Donald Trump's administration wants to focus on security challenges outside of Europe. Continue reading
May 15 Trump says U.S. and Iran have 'sort of' agreed on nuclear deal terms By Zeke Miller, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press President Donald Trump, in an exchange with reporters at a business roundtable in Doha, Qatar, described the talks between American envoy Steve Witkoff and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi as “very serious negotiations” for “long-term peace" and were continuing to… Continue reading
May 15 Putin spurns meeting with Zelenskyy, but lower-level Ukraine-Russia talks will proceed By Mehmet Guzel, Hanna Arhirova, Suzan Fraser, Associated Press Few had expected Putin to show up in Turkey, and his absence punctured any hope of significant progress toward ending the 3-year-old war amid peace efforts in recent months by the Trump administration and Western European leaders. Continue reading
May 15 Gabbard fires 2 top intelligence officials, changes who preps Trump's daily brief By David Klepper, Associated Press The firings, which were first reported by Fox News Digital, follow the release of a declassified memo from the National Intelligence Council that found no coordination between Venezuela's government and the Tren de Aragua gang. Continue reading
May 15 WATCH: VA Secretary Collins testifies on 2026 White House budget request By News Desk President Donald Trump’s 2026 budget request so far includes a 4 percent increase for Department of Veterans Affairs programs. Continue reading
May 14 Watch 10:26 How Trump's meeting with Syria's new leader is a turning point for the war-torn nation By Geoff Bennett, Dan Sagalyn, Zeba Warsi, Sonia Kopelev Day two of President Trump's tour of the Mideast brought with it the prospect of a new future for Syria. The president announced plans to lift sanctions on Syria following the fall of the Assad regime. Trump also met with… Continue watching
May 14 Trans troops facing removal from U.S. military wrestle with uncertain future By Joshua Barajas Being separated from the military would mean “the closing of one chapter and the beginning of the other, but unfortunately not on my own terms,” one service member said. Continue reading
May 14 WATCH: House Democrats say Congress would have to approve free Air Force One jet from Qatar By Associated Press Rep. Ted Lieu, vice chair of the House Democratic Caucus, argued that congressional approval is required. Continue reading