Judge puts brakes on Trump’s USAID purge
The order comes as the agency’s more than 2,000 employees fight to prevent it from being shut down The US Agency for International Development sign being removed from the headquarters…
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Iran will respond (in kind) to US ‘threats’ – Khamenei
Negotiating with Washington is “neither wise, intelligent, nor honorable,” the Iranian supreme leader has said Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaking during a meeting with air force personnel in…
Trump administration sued over USAID clampdown
The US president intends to keep fewer than 300 employees out of more than 10,000 at the agency, sources have told Reuters Supporters of the US Agency for International Development…
US in very constructive talks with Russia, Ukraine – Trump
Washington has been engaged in “very constructive” talks with Russia and Ukraine, US President Donald Trump said, citing TASS. “We are having very good talks, very constructive talks on Ukraine…
Panama to scrap infrastructure deal with China
The decision comes amid demands from Washington to curb Beijing’s alleged influence over the key waterway controlled by the country FILE PHOTO: Panamian President Jose Raul Mulino at the 2024…
Trump’s nominee for US intel chief pledges to end ‘complete failure of intelligence’
US President Donald Trump’s pick for director of national intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, faced strong questioning at a Senate hearing on Thursday where she pledged to end what she called the…
Over 60 people on plane, 3 in helicopter at time of collision in Washington: Mayor – UPDATED
Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser said that 64 people were in the passenger plane and three in the military helicopter at the time the crash occurred in the skies near Ronald…
North Korea fires strategic cruise missiles (PHOTOS)
The test reportedly saw the projectiles travel 1,500km and was the first since US President Donald Trump took office North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un inspects testing of sea-to-surface strategic cruise…
Trump allows Israel to use ‘heavy bombs’ – media
The lifting of the restriction of weapons shipments was reportedly tied to ceasefire negotiations Mark 84 bomb being loaded on an F-15 Eagle fighter aircraft © US Department of Defense…
WHO announces sweeping cuts ahead of US exit – media
Washington will quit the UN public health agency within a year, in line with President Donald Trump’s executive order Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization. © Sean…