Feb 04 Iran-U.S. nuclear talks will take place Friday in Oman, foreign minister says By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press The announcement by Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Wednesday came after hours of indications that the anticipated talks were faltering over changes in the format and content of the talks. Continue reading
Feb 04 The last U.S.-Russian nuclear pact is about to expire, ending a half-century of arms control By Vladimir Isachenkov, Amanda Morris, Associated Press The termination of the New START Treaty would set the stage for what many fear could be an unconstrained nuclear arms race. Continue reading
Feb 04 Trump and Xi discuss Iran in wide-ranging call as U.S. presses nations to break from Tehran By Aamer Madhani, Didi Tang, Associated Press President Donald Trump said the two leaders also discussed a broad range of other critical issues in the U.S.-China relationship, including trade and Taiwan and his plans to visit Beijing in April. Continue reading
Feb 04 WATCH: Rubio holds news conference at State Department critical minerals summit By Associated Press Speaking at a meeting of dozens of countries, Secretary of State Marco Rubio proposed frameworks that will serve as “platforms for coordinating policies” to ensure countries can have abundant and affordable access to critical minerals. Continue reading
Feb 04 WATCH: Vance says U.S. wants to create critical minerals trading bloc to counter China By Didi Tang, Josh Funk, Matthew Lee, Associated Press Vice President JD Vance said Wednesday that the trade war over the past year exposed how dependent most countries are on the critical minerals that China has a stranglehold on. Continue reading
Feb 03 Watch 4:23 News Wrap: U.S. forces shoot down Iranian drone near aircraft carrier in Arabian Sea In our news wrap Tuesday, the U.S. military says it shot down an Iranian drone in the Arabian Sea, more Palestinians gathered at the Rafah crossing on day two of its reopening, Russia renewed its attacks on Ukrainian energy targets,… Continue watching
Feb 03 Watch 4:56 Colombian President Petro's White House visit defuses months of tensions with Trump By Nick Schifrin, Veronica Vela, Zeba Warsi Two presidents known for their fiery rhetoric against each other met Tuesday in the Oval Office and apparently put their acrimony behind them. Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro has long been a critic of President Donald Trump and the U.S. itself,… Continue watching
Feb 03 Seif al-Islam Gadhafi, son of late Libyan dictator, has been killed outside Tripoli, officials say By Samy Magdy, Associated Press The 53-year-old son and one-time heir apparent of Libya's late dictator Moammar Gadhafi, was killed in the northern African country, Libyan officials said Tuesday. Continue reading
Feb 03 U.S. military says it shot down Iranian drone that 'aggressively' approached an aircraft carrier By Konstantin Toropin, Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press A U.S. Navy fighter jet shot down an Iranian drone that was approaching the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in the Arabian Sea, U.S. Central Command said Tuesday, threatening to ramp up tensions as the Trump administration warns of possible military action… Continue reading
Feb 03 Paris prosecutors raid X offices as part of investigation over child abuse images, deepfakes By Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press French prosecutors raided the offices of social media platform X on Tuesday as part of a preliminary investigation into allegations including spreading child sexual abuse images and deepfakes. They have also summoned billionaire owner Elon Musk for questioning. Continue reading