Israel announced on Sunday that it had received the remains of three additional captives from Hamas as part of the ongoing hostage-prisoner exchange under the US-brokered Gaza ceasefire agreement. The fragile truce, in place since October 10, has largely held despite occasional flare-ups, with the deal focusing on the return of all Israeli hostages, both alive and deceased. “Israel has …
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US President Donald Trump on Friday refused to restart trade negotiations with Canada, a week after halting talks over a dispute concerning an anti-tariff advertisement. Speaking to journalists aboard Air Force One, Trump said he had a good personal rapport with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, adding, “I really like him a lot. But what they did was wrong.” When …
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North Korea test-fired sea-to-surface cruise missiles off its western coast, state media said Wednesday, only hours before U.S. President Donald Trump was set to arrive in South Korea. According to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), the vertically-launched missiles were fired from the Yellow Sea on Tuesday and remained airborne for over two hours. The launch was supervised by senior …
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Israel reaffirmed on Sunday that it will retain full control of security inside Gaza, despite agreeing to a US-mediated ceasefire that envisions the deployment of an international peacekeeping force. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told cabinet ministers that Israel alone would decide when and where to strike its enemies and which nations would be permitted to send troops to oversee the …
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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar on Monday as Washington and New Delhi seek to advance trade talks and ease tensions over recent US tariffs. While few specifics were disclosed, the meeting marked the highest-level engagement between the two countries since the United States imposed sanctions last week on several Russian oil firms …
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US President Donald Trump signed a deal on rare earth minerals with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Monday, pledging that Australia would receive coveted nuclear-powered attack submarines. The leaders met at the White House to focus on defense and critical minerals cooperation, aiming to counter what both countries see as an increasingly assertive China. Albanese said the deal would …
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US President Donald Trump described the ongoing Afghanistan-Pakistan conflict as “an easy one” for him to resolve, emphasizing his pride in saving lives and preventing wars. Speaking at a joint press conference with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Washington on Saturday, Trump said, “This is pretty much the last one, although I understand Pakistan is involved in an attack with …
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Admiral Brad Cooper, head of the US Central Command, will initially lead the 200-strong team on the ground. “His role will be to monitor, observe, and ensure there are no violations,” a senior official told reporters. The team is expected to include military officials from Egypt, Qatar, Turkey, and possibly the UAE. Another official clarified that “no US troops are …
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“If I didn’t have the power of tariffs, you’d be seeing at least four of the seven wars raging right now. I use tariffs to stop wars,” Trump said while responding to a question about his trade policies. He insisted his tariff strategy had been proven right both economically and diplomatically. Referring to the brief but tense confrontation between Pakistan …
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Donald Trump signaled Thursday that he intends to proceed with mass layoffs of US federal workers, escalating pressure on Democrats to support measures aimed at ending the ongoing government shutdown. The Republican president announced he would meet with budget chief Russell Vought “to determine which of the numerous Democrat-led agencies most of which he called a political scam should face …
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