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Trump revives Reagan’s ‘Star Wars’ vision with new Golden Dome program

President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he had selected a design for the $175-billion Golden Dome missile defense shield and named a Space Force general to head the ambitious program…

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Former US President Biden diagnosed with ‘aggressive’ prostate cancer

Former U.S. President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with an "aggressive form" of prostate cancer that has spread to his bones, his office said in a statement on Sunday. Biden,…

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Trump to speak with Putin, Zelenskiy on Monday

U.S. President Donald Trump said he will speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday to discuss stopping the war in Ukraine, days after the first face-to-face talks in three…

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Menendez brothers eligible for parole after re-sentencing

Lyle and Erik Menendez, who have served 35 years of a life prison term for the 1989 shotgun murders of their parents in their Beverly Hills home, were ruled eligible…

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Trump defends accepting a jet from Qatar despite ethical concerns

US President Donald Trump has defended the White House plan to receive a luxury jumbo jet from Qatar to be used as America's Air Force One presidential plane. "They're giving…

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UPDATED: Putin skipping Turkey talks would be ‘final signal’ of Moscow intent, Zelenskyy’s top aide says

“If Vladimir Putin refuses to come to Turkey, it will be the final signal that Russia does not want to end this war, that Russia is not willing and not…

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Trump: The EU is ‘nastier than China’

U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that the European Union is worse than China, hours after Washington and Beijing agreed to slash respective punitive tariffs and de-escalate their trade war.…

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US and China reach deal to temporarily slash tariffs

The United States and China have agreed to temporarily slash reciprocal tariffs in a deal that surpassed expectations as the world's two biggest economies seek to end a damaging trade…

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Bill Gates to give away $200 billion by 2045

Bill Gates pledged on Thursday to give away $200 billion via his charitable foundation by 2045 and lashed out at Elon Musk, accusing the world's richest man of "killing the…

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Trump calls first American pope’s election “a Great Honor for our Country”

President Donald Trump celebrated the news that the college of cardinals elected its first American pope, Cardinal Robert Prevost of Chicago, calling the news “a Great Honor for our Country.”…

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Catholics Remain a Major Religious Bloc in the U.S., Politically Divided

Roman Catholics continue to represent one of the largest religious groups in the United States, with roughly 61 million adherents, accounting for about 18% of the population, according to Pew…

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U.S. judge blocks Trump’s Libya deportation plan

A U.S. judge said any effort by the Trump administration to deport migrants to Libya would clearly violate a prior court order barring officials from swiftly deporting migrants to countries…

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UPDATED: Trump, Starmer Unveil Trade Deal, Keep Key U.S. Tariffs in Place

President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday announced a new U.S.-U.K. trade agreement described as a "breakthrough," though it maintains a 10% tariff on British goods…

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No decisions yet on foreign film tariffs, White House says

U.S. President Donald Trump's administration has not yet made any final decisions on foreign film tariffs, but is exploring all options to deliver on the president's directive concerning Hollywood, White…

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Trump confirms he offered to send US troops to Mexico to help with cartels

U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed he had offered to send U.S. troops to Mexico to help Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum combat drug trafficking, an offer Sheinbaum disclosed on Saturday and…

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Trump says he won’t seek a third term

US President Donald Trump has denied that he is considering a third presidential term, a move which experts agree is banned under the US Constitution. "I'll be an eight-year president,…

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Romania’s U.S. visa waiver admission revoked

The Trump administration said it was revoking the admittance of Romania to the U.S. visa waiver program that allows visa-free travel to the United States, less than four months after…

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Vance does not see Russia’s war in Ukraine ending ‘any time soon’, White House national security adviser Waltz removed

The war in Ukraine is not going to end "any time soon," U.S. Vice President JD Vance told Fox News. It is "going to be up to the Russians and…

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More than 200 lawsuits and many judicial setbacks in Trump’s first 100 days

In the first 100 days of his second term, President Donald Trump has faced significant legal challenges, with over 200 lawsuits filed and more than 70 judicial rulings impeding key…

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Trump’s New Order to Boost Skilled Trades and Job Training

President Donald Trump signed an order to improve job training for skilled trades, an initiative twinned with tariffs in his gambit to revive U.S. manufacturing. The Labor, Education and Commerce departments…

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Investors flee US assets as Trump attacks Fed’s Powell and calls for rate cuts

Investors continued to retreat from U.S. assets amid escalating tensions between President Donald Trump and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. Trump renewed his calls for interest rate cuts, calling Powell…

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Ousted Pentagon officials question leak investigation claims

Dan Caldwell, once one of U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's most senior advisors, issued a joint statement on Saturday along with two other Pentagon officials casting doubt on an internal…

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Marine researchers reel in first footage of colossal squid

International researchers have caught on camera a deep-sea colossal squid living in its natural habitat for the first time. The creature, a juvenile spotted in the South Atlantic, was almost…

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Europe watches warily as Meloni meets with Trump

Top European officials are antsy about Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni traveling to Washington to meet with President Donald Trump Thursday with trade talks on a razor’s edge. But they…

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Magnetic Storm Illuminates Skies, Prompts Caution In Satellite Operations

A moderate geomagnetic storm struck Earth’s magnetosphere on Wednesday, delivering a rare celestial display in the skies above the northern hemisphere and triggering advisories for satellite operators and high-frequency radio…

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Trump administration considering closure of nearly 30 overseas embassies and consulates, including in Malta

The Trump administration is looking at closing nearly 30 overseas embassies and consulates as it eyes significant changes to its diplomatic presence abroad, according to an internal State Department document…

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Trump administration proposes scrapping UN peacekeeping funding

The White House budget office has proposed eliminating funding for United Nations peacekeeping missions, citing failures by operations in Mali, Lebanon and Democratic Republic of Congo, according to internal planning…

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Trump says he expects to make a decision on Iran very quickly

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday that he expected to make a decision on Iran very quickly, after both countries said they held "positive" and "constructive" talks in Oman…

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Michelle Obama dismisses divorce rumours

Michelle Obama has spoken out against rumours that her marriage to Barack Obama might be in trouble. The former first lady has not accompanied her husband to several high-profile events…

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Trump warns military action against Iran ‘absolutely’ possible ‘if necessary’

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said it was up to Iran to decide whether the recent U.S. movement of B-2 bombers was a message to Tehran, as he voiced hope…

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Trump’s stunning tariff pause focuses trade war on China

U.S. President Donald Trump's stunning decision to pause the hefty duties he had just imposed on dozens of countries sent battered global stock markets surging on Thursday even as he…

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Trump’s latest tariffs kick in, deepening global trade war

President Donald Trump's "reciprocal" tariffs on dozens of countries took effect on Wednesday, including massive 104% duties on Chinese goods, deepening his global trade war even as he prepared for…

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Long extinct ‘dire wolf’ species recreated by US scientists

A US bioscience company has reconstructed the complete genome of a wolf species, the dire wolf, that went extinct more than 10 millennia ago to produce three wolf cubs that could resemble…

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Pentagon considers proposal to cut thousands of troops from Europe

Senior U.S. Defense Department officials are considering a proposal to withdraw as many as 10,000 troops from Eastern Europe, NBC News reported on Tuesday, citing six U.S. and European officials…

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The list of new tariff rates Trump unveiled

President Donald Trump's move to slap a 10% tariff on most goods imported to the United States, as well as much higher levies on dozens of rivals and allies alike,…

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US moves warplanes to Middle East as Iran tensions build

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has reinforced US military capability in the Middle East with more warplanes, the Pentagon said on Tuesday, amid a more than two-week-old US bombing campaign in…

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Trump will go ahead with tariffs as nervous world awaits trade war

The White House confirmed on Tuesday that President Donald Trump will impose new tariffs on Wednesday, though it provided no details about the size and scope of trade barriers that…

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US embassies globally tell suppliers to comply with Trump ban on diversity policies

The Trump administration has warned local suppliers to U.S. embassies and consulates as well as recipients of U.S. grants worldwide that they must comply with its ban on Diversity, Equity…

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Trump slaps 25% duties on car imports to US

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday unveiled a 25% tariff on imported cars and light trucks starting next week, widening the global trade war he kicked off upon regaining the…

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Star Set to Explode the Night Sky in Rare Celestial Event

In what’s being billed as a once-in-a-lifetime astronomical event, a star in the Corona Borealis constellation could explode on Thursday — and be visible to the naked eye. Astronomy enthusiasts…

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China poses biggest military, cyber threat to US, intel chiefs say

China remains the top military and cyber threat to the U.S., according to a report by U.S. intelligence agencies published on Tuesday that said Beijing was making "steady but uneven"…

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JD Vance Says He’ll Visit Greenland With Wife Usha

Vice President JD Vance will visit Pituffik Space Base in Greenland on Friday to discuss Arctic security and meet US troops, amid President Donald Trump's interest in the territory, his…

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White House national security adviser Waltz under fire for accidental war plan leak

The stunning revelation that top administration officials accidentally included a reporter in a group chat discussing war plans triggered furious discussion inside the White House that national security adviser Mike…

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Trump says he’ll cover pay of astronauts who received no overtime after being stranded in space for 9 months

US President Donald Trump said that he would pay the astronauts for their overtime stay in space out of his own pocket after learning that astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch…

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Key takeaways on newly released JFK files

Newly released documents related to President John F. Kennedy’s assassination in 1963 gave curious readers more details Wednesday into Cold War-era covert U.S. operations in other nations but didn’t initially…

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NASA astronauts return to Earth after nine months in space

NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams departed the International Space Station early on Tuesday morning in a SpaceX capsule for a long-awaited trip back to Earth, nine months after…

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Trump moves to close down Voice of America

US President Donald Trump has signed an order to strip back federally funded news organisation Voice of America, accusing it of being "anti-Trump" and "radical". A White House statement said…

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Trump administration considers extensive travel restrictions for several countries, including Arab States

The Trump administration is considering issuing sweeping travel restrictions for the citizens of dozens of countries as part of a new ban, according to sources familiar with the matter and…

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Trump says he will be speaking with Russia’s Putin on Tuesday

U.S. President Donald Trump said he plans to speak to Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday and discuss ending the war in Ukraine. "I'll be speaking to President Putin on…

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Trump threatens 200% wine tariff if EU does not remove whiskey tariff

US President Donald Trump said on Thursday he would put a 200% wine tariff on all wines and other alcoholic products coming out of EU countries if the bloc did…

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Cities face ‘whiplash’ of floods, droughts as temperatures rise

The weather in some of the world's most densely populated cities is swinging from droughts to floods and back again as rising temperatures play havoc with the global water cycle,…

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Stocks fall in US and Asia over Trump tariffs concerns

Global stock markets steadied in Europe on Tuesday after a sharp decline in US shares, driven by investor concerns over the economic fallout from President Donald Trump's tariffs. The downturn…

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White House pushes back against recession talk as household worries grow

A key economic adviser to President Donald Trump pushed back on talk of recession stemming from uncertainty around his administration's tariff policies, even as a survey of American households showed…

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Musk and Rubio spar with Poland over Starlink in Ukraine

Secretary of State Marco Rubio and tech billionaire Elon Musk have had a contentious exchange with Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski, in a series of X posts on Sunday over…

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US preparing to shut down consulates in Europe

The US state department is preparing to shut down a number of consulates that are mainly in western Europe in the coming months and looking to reduce its workforce globally,…

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‘If they don’t pay, I won’t defend them’: Trump on NATO

President Donald Trump yesterday renewed doubts over his commitment to the NATO alliance, saying countries that are not spending adequately on their militaries do not deserve defence. “If they don’t…

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Trump Plans to Revoke Legal Status of Ukrainians Who Fled to US

U.S. President Donald Trump's administration is planning to revoke temporary legal status for some 240,000 Ukrainians who fled the conflict with Russia, a senior Trump official and three sources familiar…

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