US President Donald Trump is set to sign an executive order on Friday to rename the Department of Defence as the “Department of War,” a White House official confirmed on Thursday. The move, aimed at reshaping the identity of the government’s largest institution, is being seen as part of Trump’s effort to leave his imprint on federal agencies. The order …
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US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that China’s “beautiful ceremony” marking the end of World War II should have acknowledged the United States’ role in defeating Japan. “I thought it was a beautiful ceremony. I thought it was very, very impressive,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office, hours after he suggested on social media that foreign leaders meeting …
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US President Donald Trump will host a meeting on Wednesday on post-war plans for Gaza, his envoy Steve Witkoff said Tuesday.“We’ve got a large meeting in the White House tomorrow, chaired by the president, and it’s a very comprehensive plan we’re putting together on the next day,” Witkoff said in a Fox News interview, without providing more details. He was …
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US President Donald Trump said Monday that he hopes to meet again with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un, possibly later this year, as he held White House talks with South Korea’s new progressive leader, Lee Jae Myung. Hours before Lee’s first long-planned visit to the White House, Trump took to social media to criticize what he called a “Purge or …
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US National Guard troops patrolling the streets of Washington D.C. as part of what President Donald Trump described as his crackdown on crime will begin carrying weapons Sunday night, according to two officials. The exact number of armed troops remains uncertain, but they are expected to carry either M17 pistols or M4 rifles, said the officials, who spoke on condition …
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The head of the US Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) along with two other senior officers has been removed from their posts, officials confirmed Friday marking the latest in a string of high-level military dismissals this year. Lieutenant General Jeffrey Kruse, who took charge of the DIA in early 2024, was relieved of his duties after the agency issued a preliminary …
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Top US and European military leaders are working on plans to provide security guarantees to Ukraine, officials said. They shared their ideas with national security advisers this week, as efforts continue to find ways of protecting the country while the war with Russia drags on. This followed US President Donald Trump’s pledge to help protect the country under any deal …
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The Trump administration on Thursday abruptly halted the issuance of US visas for truck drivers following a fatal crash that drew national attention, marking its latest sweeping move against foreign visitors. Effective immediately, we are pausing all issuance of worker visas for commercial truck drivers,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio wrote on X. The increasing number of foreign drivers operating …
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Former US President Donald Trump declared that Ukraine reclaiming Crimea or joining NATO was “off the table,” as President Volodymyr Zelensky landed in Washington on Monday for high-stakes talks on ending the war with Russia. Zelensky, who has consistently ruled out territorial compromises, is scheduled to meet Trump in Washington alongside European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen and several …
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The U.S. Forest Service has been sending out crews to fight fires without the recommended masks for decades. Hannah Dreier, a New York Times investigative reporter, reveals the dangerous and sometimes deadly repercussions of sending firefighters into the field unprotected. Source link
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