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Some personnel at a key US military base in Qatar were advised to evacuate by Wednesday evening as tensions rose following Iran’s deadly crackdown on protesters and warnings of possible US action, a US official and Qatari authorities said.The precautionary move came after a senior Iranian offi...
US President Donald Trump said Wednesday he had been told the killings of protesters in Iran had been halted, but added that he would "watch it and see" about threatened military action.Trump had repeatedly talked in recent days about coming to the aid of the Iranian people over the crackd...
US Vice President JD Vance warned Europe on Thursday to take Donald Trump "seriously" on Greenland as the president ramps up threats against the Danish-ruled Arctic territory.Vance accused fellow NATO member Denmark and the rest of Europe of failing to do enough to protect the strategicall...
US President Donald Trump said in an interview published Thursday that his "own morality" was the only constraint on his power to order military actions around the world.Trump's comments to The New York Times came days after he launched a lightning operation to topple Venezuelan leader...
President Donald Trump said Wednesday he believes Russia's Vladimir Putin wants to end the Ukraine war despite inconclusive talks in Moscow, as US officials prepared for a follow-up meeting with Kyiv's top negotiator.Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner huddled into t...
Viral videos on social media portray the moment protesters began jeering US President Donald Trump at a Washington restaurant Tuesday, shouting "Free DC! Free Palestine! Trump is the Hitler of our time!"The 79-year-old Republican approached the shouting protesters in the restaurant, pausin...
World,Back Page
US President Donald Trump said Friday he would meet his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in one week in Alaska, and suggested that an eventual deal between Moscow and Kyiv to end the war in Ukraine could involve swapping territory.The Kremlin later confirmed the summit, calling the location "...
Business & Commerce
The price of gold on the US futures market hit a record high before pulling back Friday, as worries flared over whether President Donald Trump's latest wave of tariff hikes would apply to certain gold bars.US customs authorities issued a letter saying that gold bars at two standard weights -- on...
President Donald Trump is mov\ing to target Latin American drug cartels with the military, US media said Friday, after Washington designated several narcotics trafficking groups as "terrorist" organizations earlier this year.The New York Times reported that Trump has directed the Pentagon ...
After nearly five months onboard the International Space Station, an international crew of five astronauts began their descent back down to Earth on a SpaceX capsule Friday.US astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers, Japan's Takuya Onishi and Russian cosmonaut Kirill Peskov are expected to spe...
Donald Trump confirmed Sunday his special envoy Steve Witkoff will visit Russia in the coming week, ahead of a deadline the US president has set for imposing fresh sanctions on Moscow.Speaking to reporters, Trump also said that two nuclear submarines he deployed following an online row with former R...
Sports,Football
Bruno Fernandes scored one goal and set up another as Manchester United drew Everton 2-2 on Sunday to capture the Premier League Summer Series title.The Red Devils earned a final point in Atlanta to top the table with seven in the pre-season friendly tournament, having previously beaten West Ham 2-1...
US President Donald Trump ordered the deployment of two nuclear submarines Friday in an extraordinary escalation of what had been an online war of words with a Russian official over Ukraine and tariffs.Trump and Dmitry Medvedev, the deputy chairman of Russia's security council, have been sparrin...
Global markets reeled Friday after President Donald Trump's tariffs barrage against nearly all US trading partners as governments looked down the barrel of a seven-day deadline before higher duties take effect.Trump announced late Thursday that dozens of economies, including the European Union, ...
Manchester United made it two wins out of two with a 4-1 victory over Bournemouth in the Premier League Summer Series pre-season tournament in Chicago on Wednesday.Goals from Rasmus Hojlund, Patrick Dorgu, Amad Diallo and teenager Ethan Williams sealed an encouraging result for Ruben Amorim's si...
The International Monetary Fund on Thursday announced a deal with the Argentine government as part of the first review of a $20 billion loan program, paving the way for a $2 billion disbursement.This second loan tranche is still subject to approval by the IMF Executive Board, which is due to meet by...
US President Donald Trump announced Tuesday a "massive" trade deal with Japan, cutting a threatened 25-percent tariff to 15 percent ahead of an August 1 deadline.Trump has vowed to hit dozens of countries with punitive tariffs if they don't strike a deal with the United States by next ...
Iran has no plans to abandon its nuclear program, including uranium enrichment, despite "severe" damage to its facilities after US strikes last month, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Monday.For now, enrichment "is stopped because, yes, damages are serious and severe," Araghc...
Sports,Tennis
Seven-time Grand Slam single champion Venus Williams returned to competitive tennis after a 16-month hiatus on Monday with a doubles victory at the WTA and ATP DC Open.The 45-year-old American joined compatriot Hailey Baptiste to defeat Canada's Eugenie Bouchard and US teen Clervie Ngounoue 6-3,...
Butter prices have soared in dairy export giant New Zealand, latest figures showed Thursday, with local supplies cut short as the industry chases fatter profits overseas.The dairy price shock spreads as far as cheese and milk, leading one economist to suggest locals face the grim prospect of cereal ...
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