Trump’s firing of military brass prompts concern but little pushback from Republicans
When the Senate unanimously confirmed Gen. CQ Brown Jr. as Air Force chief of staff in 2020, President Donald Trump hailed a ...
Nearly a weeklong closure of Pakistan-Afghanistan border crossing disrupts trade, movement of people
A nearly weeklong closure of a key crossing on the Afghanistan-Pakistan border has disrupted bilateral trade and the movement of people, causing financial losses to ...
America First? Not when it comes to stock markets worldwide this year
When it comes to stock markets around the world, this year has clearly not been “America First.” The U.S. stock market has risen in 2025 and isn’t far from its all-time high ...
Russian and US diplomats discuss normalizing embassy operations at Istanbul talks
Russian and U.S. diplomats held talks in Istanbul on Thursday to discuss normalizing the operation of their respective embassies after years expelling each others’ diplomats.
Ref reports ‘Die’ chants made at Real Madrid defender Raúl Asencio in Copa semifinal
Real Sociedad fans chanted “Die” at Real Madrid defender Raúl Asencio during the first leg of the Copa del Rey semifinals on ...
Local foundation raises awareness of high-risk diseases among Black women
The WKW Cary Foundation Inc. is raising awareness for high-risk medical diseases among men and women of color.
Israel’s refusal to withdraw from this narrow strip of desert could threaten the Gaza ceasefire
Israel’s refusal to withdraw from a narrow strip of desert on the Gaza side of the border with Egypt, as called for in the ...
Gatwick Airport, just south of London, wins provisional support for second runway
The U.K. government on Thursday provided provisional approval to the creation of a second runway at Gatwick Airport outside London if certain improvements to the plan were met, ...
The EU beat COVID and Russian energy coercion. Now it must learn to live without US security help
Over the last five years, European Union countries have been forced to adapt to unprecedented circumstances. They pulled together to purchase tens of millions of vaccines and ...
Senate Republicans seek major changes to House-passed Trump budget bill
Senate Republicans are staring down a major fight to overhaul the House’s budget resolution as lawmakers eye big changes.
Presidential meme coins should be against the law, House Democrat says
California Democrat Rep. Sam Liccardo, a freshman congressman who represents Silicon Valley, said he’s surprised the first ...
EU pushes back against Trump tariff threats and his caustic comments that bloc is out to get the US
The European Union’s executive branch said Thursday that the 27-nation bloc wasn’t out to undermine the United States, as U.S. President Donald Trump put it, but ...