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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday (local time) defended Secretary of War Pete Hegseth amid a Republican-led impeachment effort against him, saying that Hegseth had executed direct orders from President Donald Trump and that the US military operations in Iran, Yemen and Venezuela had been carried out effectively. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the G7 Foreign Ministers Meeting in Paris, France, Rubio defended the Trump administration's national security operations, arguing th
Bangladesh swiftly rejected this week a request for a new passport from deposed Prime Minister
On the streets of Taipei and Seoul, fans of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang mob him for autographs on books, posters and sometimes
President Donald Trump on Sunday said he only kidding about appointing Ultimate Fighting Championship CEO Dana White as press secretary, but added that he will speak with White on Monday on other matters. White loves the idea of being press secretary, Trump
Tesla will add an extra production shift to try to complete outstanding Cybertruck orders before dismantling the line next year for a planned expansion of Cybercab production, CEO Elon Musk said on Saturday. The Cybertruck order backlog is currently far more than Tesla can make befor
Qatar's Prime Minister and Foreign Minister said the country's mediation efforts between the US and Iran were continuing to prevent the situation in the region from spiraling out of control, according to Al Jazeera TV.
Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to skip the 49th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit and Related Summits in Manila, with Chinese Premier Li Qiang likely to represent Beijing at the regional gathering, according to a report by The Manila Times. The Philippines' Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) shared this information on Wednesday while responding to reports about Xi's expected absence from the annual summit, which the Philippines is hosting this year. On the question
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said Russian President Vladimir Putin would not be invited to next year's G20 summit in Britain, according to comments reported by a reporter from The Economist on Thursday. When asked by The Economist reporter if Putin
Hacking supermarket refrigerators may sound trivial. It's not. It's a
Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis have advanced to within 80 km (50 miles) of Aden, the main stronghold and temporary capital of the country's internationally recognised government, four military sources told Reuters on Monday. The advance brings the Houthis closer to Aden than at any point sinc
The United States is backing a rapid resumption of Russian natural gas exports to Europe via pipelines crossing Ukraine as part of talks aimed at securing an energy ceasefire before winter, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday, citing US, European a
Iranian negotiators were in Doha
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Saturday
A Yemeni staff member of the UN
President Donald Trump's administration
Russia and the United States vetoed each other's Western Sahara resolutions at
The United States plans to soon ban Chinese telecom firms from direct access to US phone numbers on national security grounds
South Korea will respond firmly to protect the military border with North Korea despite claims by Pyongyang that it is conducting operations on its side of the line, Seoul's national security adviser Wi Sung-lac said on Friday. Tensions have spiked since a landmine blast inside the De
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz
President Donald Trump's administration has opened a criminal investigation in its campaign to prove thousands of noncitizens are on California's voter rolls and issued federal grand jury subpoenas to local election officials, The New York Times reported on Thursday.
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth
The US Supreme Court declined on Tuesday to reinstate
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha called on Tuesday for new momentum in peace talks. We need to get new dynamics in our peace efforts, to speed them up, to find even new momentum, how to get this new energy in our peace efforts, he told reporters. He said
Iranian Security Council
Utopia is one of Australia's best Angus bulls: jet black, muscular, he sires big, fast-growing
US President Donald Trump's public approval rating inched higher to 32%, up a percentage point from last week's record low, ahead of the November 3 midterm elections that
Skydance is offering some employees a one-time
Parliament authorised Egypt's military on Monday to provide support to help defend
A Malta-flagged tanker with a cargo of 40,000 metric tons of Russian diesel on board is heading towards New York following an agreement with US President Donald Trump, LSEG data showed on Friday. Russia had agreed to lift a self-imposed ban on diesel exports and s
The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits
Artificial intelligence could boost global growth, but
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday (local time) said that the United States is not negotiating with Iran and something will happen fairly soon, Speaking to American news network 'NewsNation's White House correspondent Libbey Dean, Trump was asked about developments in negotiations with Tehran, Trump initially acknowledged some activity but indicated that the outcome remained uncertain.
President Donald Trump has unleashed more than $277 million in a last-minute TV and direct mail advertising blitz over the final six weeks of the midterm campaign to help
When Volkswagen turned to EV maker Xpeng
14 people were killed and 7 others injured following the collapse of an illegal gold mine in southwestern Colombia, local authorities said on Monday. The accident took place in the rural Chambero sector of the Santa Barbara de Iscuande municipality, located in the province of Na
US President Donald Trump on Monday said he thinks someone other than Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy should negotiate on behalf of the country as it seeks to end the war with Russia. Maybe it's time for Zelenskiy to get somebody else to negotiat
President Donald Trump's approval rating
The UN World Food Programme warned that funding shortages are forcing major cuts to its Gaza response, leaving about 500,000 people without monthly food aid in a territory where two thirds of the population remains acutely food insecure. The WFP said it was
Bangladesh is battling to contain the world
The United Nations aviation agency has found Lebanon's main airport lacks valid certification, according to a report summary seen by Reuters, in a setback to US President Donald Trump's move to revive direct US-Beirut flights. Trump made the announcement in July and signed an order last mon
The World Economic Forum could appoint Christine Lagarde as its next chair as soon as next month, four people close to the organisation told Reuters, meaning she would step down early as European Central Bank chief and trigger a wider reshuffle at the top of the ECB. Lagarde's ECB term is s
Pakistan has recorded the worst performance in South Asia in the 2026 Global Hunger Index, highlighting the country