UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council on Monday approved a U.S. plan for Gaza that authorizes an international stabilization force to provide security in the devastated territory and envisions a possible future path to an independent Palestinian state. What You Need To Know The U.N. Security Council has approved a U.S. plan for Gaza…
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Winter’s first strong rainfall sent water cascading through parts of Gaza’s sprawling Muwasi tent camp on Saturday, as the territory struggles to cope with flooding and devastated infrastructure after two years of war. What You Need To Know Winter’s first strong rainfall sent water cascading through parts of Gaza‘s sprawling Muwasi tent camp…
TORONTO — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said he told Ontario’s premier not to run an anti-tariff advertisement that prompted U.S. President Donald Trump to end trade talks with Canada. What You Need To Know Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said he told Ontario’s premier not to run an anti-tariff ad that angered U.S. President Donald Trump…
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Saturday urged Southeast Asian nations to stand firm and strengthen their maritime forces to counter China’s increasingly “destabilizing” actions in the South China Sea. What You Need To Know U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth urges Southeast Asian nations to strengthen their maritime forces to counter China’s actions…
WASHINGTON — A “near-total secrecy” surrounding deportation flights and the use of full-body restraints onboard is raising “serious human rights concerns,” a group of 11 Democratic U.S. senators wrote in a letter Thursday to top immigration officials. What You Need To Know A group of 11 Democratic U.S. senators has raised concerns about the use…
BUSAN, South Korea — President Donald Trump appeared to suggest the U.S. will resume testing nuclear weapons for the first time in three decades, saying it would be on an “equal basis” with Russia and China. What You Need To Know President Donald Trump has appeared to suggest on social media that the U.S. resume…
BRUSSELS — The United States has informed its NATO allies that it will scale back its troop presence along Europe’s eastern border with Ukraine as it focuses on security priorities elsewhere in the world, Romania’s defense ministry said on Wednesday. What You Need To Know The United States has informed NATO allies that it will…
GYEONGJU, South Korea — The United States and South Korea advanced trade talks on Wednesday, addressing details of $350 billion that would be invested in the American economy, after negotiations and ceremonies that included the presentation of a gold medal and crown to President Donald Trump. What You Need To Know The United States and…
PORT-AU-SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago — A U.S. warship docked in Trinidad and Tobago’s capital Sunday as the Trump administration boosts military pressure on neighboring Venezuela and its President Nicolás Maduro. The arrival of the USS Gravely, a guided missile destroyer, in the capital of the Caribbean nation adds to aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford, which is…
WASHINGTON — Trade tensions between the United States and China appeared to cool on Sunday ahead of a meeting between President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping, with the Chinese government suggesting that a mutual understanding had been reached between the world’s two largest economies. The talks followed China placing limits on the exporting of…