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President Donald Trumps speaks with Chinese President Xi Jinping before a state dinner at the White House in Washington, D.C., on Thursday. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI Sept. 28 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump offered to sell U.S. weapons to Chinese leader Xi Jinping, according to the U.S. ambassador to China. President Trump continues to say, 'Hey, we sell arms to other people around the world.' He actually asked President Xi, would he like to buy some, at one point, U.S. Ambassador to China David

SpaceX launched its enormous Starship into orbit for the first time Monday, aiming for six full laps around Earth to prove its readiness for NASA's Artemis moon program . Starships 14th flight is set to launch on Monday, Sept 28. The 75-minute launch window opens at 7:15 a.m. CT. Live coverage of the mission starts ~35 minutes before launch https://t.co/uQKQvgaTmJ SpaceX (@SpaceX) September 27, 2026 The spacecraft almost didn't achieve the long-desired goal after one of its engines shut down t

Remnants of a powerful nor'easter continued to hit parts of the U.S. East Coast early Monday after bringing a fierce combination of heavy rain, strong winds and dangerous waves to multiple states in its path over the weekend. In coastal sections of New York and New Jersey, the storm triggered such intense flooding that residents were seen paddling through their neighborhoods on kayaks and canoes, past parked cars that had become partially or nearly submerged in water. Flood warnings and watches

What to know about the Iran war today: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Sunday that Tehran is fully prepared for the war to be resumed, and also for the possibility of renewed diplomacy with the U.S. aimed at ending the seven-month conflict, and it's up to President Trump to choose.Mr. Trump told Axios on Sunday that he expected talks with Iran to resume this week, insisting again that the Islamic Republic is losing badly and eager to strike a peace deal.Last week, Iran proposed a se

President Donald Trump appears in a television ad. - US Government The White House has launched another taxpayer-funded television ad before the midterms, this time featuring imagery of President Donald Trump walking down a hall as audio plays of him saying this is the final battle. We will cast out the communists, Marxists, and fascists. We will throw off the sick political class that hates our country. We will rout the fake news media, and we will liberate America from these villains once and

Clipped From Video British police on Sunday arrested five men on suspicion of terror and explosives offenses close to an airbase in England that is used by US long-range bombers in the war against Iran. Army bomb disposal units are at the scene while dozens of houses nearby have been evacuated as a precaution with the investigation ongoing. The arrests were made after information was received from residents in the area soon after midnight, according to Richard Ocone, a senior detective in the co

(Bloomberg) -- President Donald Trump said he is still looking very seriously at implementing a US ban on diesel exports to combat high prices, even as others in his administration continue to focus on other possible steps. Most Read from Bloomberg Kroger Sets New Dress Code Rules for Its Grocery-Store Workers Ellison Pledges $9.2 Billion More in Oracle Shares for Loans Canadian Oil No Longer Takes Long Road to Asia as Freight Surges McDonalds Selloff Hits 30% as Big Mac Inflation Spurs Pushback

A panda at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, where the pair sent to Atlanta departed from (Hector RETAMAL) Two giant pandas sent by China arrived in the United States on Sunday, Beijing and the Atlanta zoo said, after a leaders' summit that was heavy on symbolism and light on major breakthroughs. The bears' transfer had already been agreed but the departure was announced Thursday during Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to Washington. The black-and-white mammals are immensely

Pope Leo XIV criticized the legalization of medically assisted dying , calling it immoral and an example of false compassion during a visit on Sunday to Lourdes, the Catholic shrine in France associated with miraculous cures of the sick. It is precisely in the name of this inalienable dignity of the human person that we must reject the temptation to cause death under the guise of false compassion, said Leo, prompting applause from the crowd gathered to see him. What is legal is not necessarily m

U.S. and Iranian officials said Sunday they still see a chance of a negotiated solution to the Iran war despite President Donald Trumps rejection of Tehrans latest offer. Trump told Axios on Sunday that he expected U.S. negotiators to continue indirect talks with Iran this week. Subscribe to The Post Most newsletter for the most important and interesting stories from The Washington Post. But hostile rhetoric on both sides underscored the difficulty of any diplomatic efforts. We are fully prepare

Stephen Miller, White House deputy chief of staff, and his wife, Katie Miller, attend the White House Easter Egg Roll on Monday, April 21, 2025. - Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call/Sipa USA Two veteran FBI agents overseeing counterterrorism operations in the nations capital have been removed from their jobs and reassigned over the handling of an investigation involving Katie Miller, the conservative podcaster and wife of senior White House adviser Stephen Miller, according to two people familiar with th

A slow-moving nor'easter continued to batter the Northeast on Sunday, bringing more rain, strong winds and another round of coastal flooding after a weekend that killed at least one person. A New York City Housing Authority employee died Saturday afternoon after a tree fell on him in East New York, Brooklyn, CBS News reported . A man who had been reported missing after he was seen swimming off Fire Island on Saturday contacted police Sunday morning and was found unharmed, state police said. Abou

Democratic Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania said Saturday that it's entirely possible his party could win control of the Senate in the midterm elections, but he also left the door open on his own political future. Let's revisit after the midterm, Fetterman told CBS News' Major Garrett at the Texas Tribune Festival in Austin . Democrats faced an uphill battle heading into the midterm cycle as they sought control the upper chamber, with 53 Republicans currently in the Senate and a map that appe

A slow-moving nor'easter continued to batter the Northeast on Sunday, bringing more rain, strong winds and another round of coastal flooding after a weekend that killed at least one person. A New York City Housing Authority employee died Saturday afternoon after a tree fell on him in East New York, Brooklyn, CBS News reported . A man who had been reported missing after he was seen swimming off Fire Island on Saturday contacted police Sunday morning and was found unharmed, state police said. Abou

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi proposed a seven-day plan to reopen the vital Strait of Hormuz (CHARLY TRIBALLEAU) Iran stood firm Sunday on its conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz, despite US President Donald Trump's rejection of the proposal, leaving the Middle East war locked in a stalemate. The waterway is key to the world's energy supply and is now central to the conflict between Washington and Tehran, which was triggered nearly seven months ago with deadly strikes on Iran.

A slow-moving, powerful storm crept along the coast of the U.S. Northeast on Saturday, producing high winds that knocked out electricity to thousands while whipping up big waves and heavy rains that created dangerous conditions in some places. Tens of millions of people were in the path of the nor'easter, which was forecast to affect the mid-Atlantic area and New England throughout the weekend. Around 100,000 customers in the region were without electricity Saturday. In Brooklyn, New York, a 56-

British police announced on Sunday morning that several people were arrested on suspicion of offenses under the explosives act close to a major U.S. air base in the southwest of England. A number of properties are currently being evacuated in the Whelford area following the declaration of a major incident, Gloucestershire Police said in a statement. It follows the arrest of several men on suspicion of offenses under the explosives act. Toby Shepheard/Reuters - PHOTO: A police officer blocks a ro

LONDON, Sept 27 (Reuters) - British police said on Sunday they had arrested several men on suspicion of offences under the Explosives Act and the army was examining a number of vehicles after security was stepped up at a British air base used by US air forces in southwest England. The British government gave authorisation to the US to use RAF Fairford to carry out strikes on Iranian missile sites that are attacking ships in the Strait of Hormuz. A Reuters eyewitness said armed police were blocki

ATHENS, Sept 26 (Reuters) - Six people have died after a two-storey residential building in a tourist area of central Athens collapsed, the Greek fire brigade said on Saturday, following an explosion that the mayorsaid was likely linked to gas infrastructure. The explosion killed four Americans, US officials said. Emergency crews in heavy gear and red helmets assisted by rescue dogs, cameras and sensors found the bodies of six people, fire brigade spokesmanVassilis Vathrakogiannis said in a tele

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) A Texas city council candidate was arrested Saturday morning on a misdemeanor charge for riot participation, a week after he was part of a protest against the shooting of a Venezuelan man by a federal immigration officer. Public jail records do not specify the date of Misael Ramos' alleged rioting, but Ramos' attorney said that his client was accused of engaging in a riot on the 20th of September, the day of the protests over the shooting of Wilber Rafael Garces Perez in Aust

A powerful nor'easter is battering the East Coast this weekend, bringing major coastal flooding, damaging winds and heavy rain from the Carolinas to southern New England. About 84,600 homes and businesses were without power across five Northeast states by midday Saturday, according to PowerOutage.us , with New Jersey, Connecticut and Long Island hit hardest. Wind gusts topped 60 mph on Long Island, Cape Cod and the islands, according to the National Weather Service , and more than 400 flights we

SHANGHAI, Sept 26 (Reuters) - The United States and China have agreed to reduce tariffs on $30 billion of goods and launch a dialogue on AI, both countries said following President Xi Jinping's visit to Washington. The tariff reductions would apply to US exports such as agricultural goods, wood and cosmetics, as well as US imports including small appliances, toys, decorations, a White House statement said on Friday. The two countries reached consensus on recommendations for more favorable tariff

Democrats chances of flipping the Senate have grown in recent months as President Donald Trumps unpopularity, as well as frustration with the economy, push voters away from Republicans. Democrats have been favored to seize control of the House, which has a narrow Republican majority. The math in the Senate is more daunting: Democrats control 47 seats to Republicans 53. Subscribe to The Post Most newsletter for the most important and interesting stories from The Washington Post. The clearest path

Four Americans were among the six people who died after an explosion and building collapse in Athens' tourist district of Plaka near the Acropolis on Friday, officials said. The blast, which occurred at dawn on Friday, was likely caused by a gas leak, according to Athens Mayor Haris Doukas. The two other people killed were an elderly British man and his Greek wife who lived on the second floor of the three-story building, Greece's state broadcaster ERT reported. The American family of four had b

President Donald Trump's threat to curtail diesel shipments abroad comes with a risk: the perception that he's reneging on his promise to shower the world with U.S. fuels. That move would inflame tensions between the U.S. and Europe while jeopardizing American credibility as a trading partner, energy experts and administration allies said. And it could compel nations to seek other suppliers, limiting Trump's ability to wield energy as a negotiating tool in the future, they added. This is going t

In President Donald Trump 's latest move to restrict certain news outlets' access from covering him, CNN was not permitted to join the president on Air Force One on Saturday, Sept. 26 as he traveled to a football game at the University of Tennessee. I want real news. I love an open, free press, Trump said on Saturday morning to reporters when asked about the bar. What I don't like is the fake press, where a group like CNN, with few people watching, or MSDNC, the name that he calls MSNOW, formerl

A powerful nor'easter is battering the East Coast this weekend, bringing major coastal flooding, damaging winds and heavy rain from the Carolinas to southern New England. More than 20 million people from Virginia to New Jersey are under coastal flood warnings, according to The Weather Channel , and New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill have both issued emergency declarations. Tens of thousands of customers across the New York City area had lost power by Saturday morning,

By Joshua McElwee and Elizabeth Pineau PARIS, Sept 26 (Reuters) - Crowds stretched the length of the Avenue des Champs-lyses in Paris on Saturday, as Pope Leo urged Catholics to find happiness in faith, not material things, at the biggest event of his visit to France, an outdoor Mass with an estimated 800,000 people. Chants of Leo, Leo and Long live the Pope echoed down the roughly 2 km (1.2 miles) tree-lined boulevard, from the Place de la Concorde to the Arc de Triomphe, as people pressed agai