News: Judge gives White House deadline of Wednesday night to pay foreign aid funds

A federal judge in Washington on Tuesday ordered the Trump administration to pay foreign aid funds to contractors and grant recipients by 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday night, saying there was no sign tha...

After POTUS comments, Kremlin reaffirms stance against European peacekeepers in Ukraine

The Kremlin, asked about an assertion by U.S. President Donald Trump that Russia was open to European peacekeepers being deployed in Ukraine, referred reporters to an earlier statement that such a ...

Musk renews firing threat after pushback from federal officials

Elon Musk, President Donald Trump's point person to root out what he says is government waste, on Monday renewed his threat to fire federal workers who do not comply with his demand to justify thei...

US finance regulator plans to cut regional directors, sources say

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission plans to lay off the top leaders at regional offices across the country as part of its cost-cutting recommendations to the Trump administration, accordin...

US aid freeze disrupts anti-narcotics program at Mexican ports

U.S. President Donald Trump's sweeping foreign aid freeze has stalled a United Nations program in Mexico aimed at stopping imported fentanyl chemicals from reaching the country's drug cartels, acco...

White House rescinds order on reporting rights abuses with US weapons, sources say

The Trump administration has rescinded a Biden-era order that required it to report potential violations of international law involving U.S.-supplied weapons by allies including Israel, two U.S. of...

Finnish President to Trump: If Putin wins in Ukraine, the US loses

The United States will lose if Russia wins its war in Ukraine, Finland's president said Monday, as fears mount in Europe about President Donald Trump's intentions three years after Moscow's invasio...

Limpet mines likely caused blasts on two tankers in Mediterranean Sea, sources say

Mines attached to the hulls of ships and set off with timers likely caused blasts that have damaged two crude oil tankers in the Mediterranean Sea since January, three sources close to the investig...

Europe must raise defense spending, use Russian assets for Ukraine, Czech PM says

Europe should use money from frozen Russian assets for further military support of Ukraine and relax its fiscal rules to boost defence spending, Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala said Monday. Tap for...

Anthony Donahue, former SEAL turned PJ receives bipartisan support as new US Ambassador to Philippines

Anthony Donahue, a 23-year veteran of the United States military and fluent Tagalog speaker, has emerged as a leading candidate for the position of U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines. Tap for the f...

Morocco foils attacks by cell loyal to Islamic State group

Morocco's counterterrorism agency said Monday it had foiled attacks against national and international targets in the country by a 12-member cell loyal to Islamic State group in the Sahel. Tap for ...

Israel sends tanks into West Bank, tells troops to ready for “extended” stay

Israel sent tanks into the occupied West Bank for the first time in more than 20 years on Sunday as it ordered the military to prepare for an "extended stay" to fight Palestinian militant groups in...

German election victor Merz plans pivot from US, questions NATO's future in “current form”

Germany's likely next Chancellor Friedrich Merz questioned on Sunday whether NATO would remain in its "current form" by June in light of comments by U.S. President Donald Trump's administration, an...

Israel won't allow HTS forces in southern Syria, Netanyahu says

Israel on Sunday said it will not tolerate presence of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) in southern Syria, nor any other forces affiliated with the country's new rulers, and demanded the territory be dem...

Yemen's Houthis launched missiles at US fighter and drone, missed

Yemen's Houthis launched surface-to-air missiles at an American fighter jet and MQ-9 Reaper drone this week, but did not hit either, two U.S. officials told Reuters. Tap for the full brief.