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‘Past time for him to be release’: Sen. John Cornyn calls for release of Montgomery County man jailed in Russia
Read full article: ‘Past time for him to be release’: Sen. John Cornyn calls for release of Montgomery County man jailed in RussiaDavid Barnes has been detained in Russia since 2022.
Zelenskyy says he will be waiting for Putin in Ankara on Thursday for talks
Read full article: Zelenskyy says he will be waiting for Putin in Ankara on Thursday for talksUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says that he will be waiting for Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Turkish capital this week to conduct face-to-face talks about the more than 3-year war.
Trump starts his foreign trip with a crush of problems — and outsized certainty he has the answers
Read full article: Trump starts his foreign trip with a crush of problems — and outsized certainty he has the answersPresident Donald Trump is on his way to the Middle East, where he had intended to focus on pressing wealthy Gulf nations to pour billions in new investment into the United States.
'Beacon of freedom' dims as US initiatives that promote democracy abroad wither under Trump
Read full article: 'Beacon of freedom' dims as US initiatives that promote democracy abroad wither under TrumpThe United States is pulling back from its role in spreading democratic ideals abroad under President Donald Trump.
Columbia suspends over 65 students following pro-Palestinian protest in library
Read full article: Columbia suspends over 65 students following pro-Palestinian protest in libraryColumbia University has suspended dozens of students and barred alums and others who participated in a pro-Palestinian demonstration inside the school’s main library earlier this week.
Chris LaCivita, Paul Manafort are among ex-Trump aides working to make Albania 'grandiose' again
Read full article: Chris LaCivita, Paul Manafort are among ex-Trump aides working to make Albania 'grandiose' againAlbania’s main opposition leader has hired Trump-linked campaign consultants and a lobbying firm to help him in the country's May 11 parliamentary election.
Venezuela denies that opposition members left country under international rescue operation
Read full article: Venezuela denies that opposition members left country under international rescue operationVenezuela’s government has acknowledged for the first time that members of the country’s opposition left the Argentine diplomatic compound where they had sheltered for over a year.
Venezuelan opposition members leave Argentine diplomatic compound after over a year and are in US
Read full article: Venezuelan opposition members leave Argentine diplomatic compound after over a year and are in USFive members of Venezuela’s political opposition have left the Argentine diplomatic compound in their country’s capital, Caracas, where they had sheltered for more than a year to avoid arrest and were in the United States on Tuesday, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said.
Rwanda says it's talking with the US about taking in third-country deportees. Here's why
Read full article: Rwanda says it's talking with the US about taking in third-country deportees. Here's whyRwanda's deal with Britain to take in rejected asylum-seekers collapsed last year after much criticism by human rights groups.
The U.S. says Congo and Rwanda submit a draft peace proposal
Read full article: The U.S. says Congo and Rwanda submit a draft peace proposalA U.S. official says Congo and Rwanda have submitted a draft peace proposal as part of a U.S.-led process that could end fighting in resource-rich eastern Congo.
Trump, in a new interview, says he doesn't know if he backs due process rights
Read full article: Trump, in a new interview, says he doesn't know if he backs due process rightsPresident Donald Trump is circumspect about his duties to uphold due process rights laid out in the Constitution, saying in a new interview that he doesn't know whether U.S. citizens and noncitizens alike deserve that guarantee.
Waltz ouster adds to tumult in Trump's national security team but consolidates power in fewer hands
Read full article: Waltz ouster adds to tumult in Trump's national security team but consolidates power in fewer handsPresident Donald Trump’s removal of national security adviser Mike Waltz brings further disruption to his national security team.
Marco Rubio criticized Germany. The foreign ministry hit back
Read full article: Marco Rubio criticized Germany. The foreign ministry hit backGermany’s foreign ministry has hit back at U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio after he criticized the decision to classify the Alternative for Germany party as a “right-wing extremist” organization.
US designates Haitian gangs as a foreign terror organization as experts warn of impact on aid
Read full article: US designates Haitian gangs as a foreign terror organization as experts warn of impact on aidThe U.S. has officially designated a powerful gang coalition in Haiti as a foreign terrorist organization, raising concerns the move could deepen the country’s humanitarian crisis.
A US-led effort to end the war in Ukraine looks favorable to Russia, but mixed signals emerge
Read full article: A US-led effort to end the war in Ukraine looks favorable to Russia, but mixed signals emergeWhat’s emerged from the Washington-led effort to end the war in Ukraine suggests a deal that seems likely to be favorable to Russia.
Rubio takes on dual national security roles after embracing Trump's 'America First' vision
Read full article: Rubio takes on dual national security roles after embracing Trump's 'America First' visionSecretary of State Marco Rubio has been thrown into two top national security roles at once after President Donald Trump appointed him to temporarily replace Mike Waltz as national security adviser.
Vance heralds 'industrial renaissance' in his visit to a South Carolina steel plant
Read full article: Vance heralds 'industrial renaissance' in his visit to a South Carolina steel plantVice President JD Vance has visited a steel plant in South Carolina, where he heralded the launch of an “industrial renaissance” in the U.S., in part due to President Donald Trump’s moves to boost domestic industry.
Trump national security adviser Waltz is out in a major staff shake-up
Read full article: Trump national security adviser Waltz is out in a major staff shake-upPresident Donald Trump says he is nominating national security adviser Mike Waltz as United Nations ambassador while Secretary of State Marco Rubio would take over Waltz’s duties on an interim role.
Ukraine and the US have finally signed a minerals deal. What does it include?
Read full article: Ukraine and the US have finally signed a minerals deal. What does it include?After months of tense negotiations, the U.S. and Ukraine have signed a deal that is expected to give Washington access to the country’s critical minerals and other natural resources.
Musk defends his work as he prepares to wind down at DOGE but gives hazy answers on future
Read full article: Musk defends his work as he prepares to wind down at DOGE but gives hazy answers on futureElon Musk is defending the work of the Department of Government Efficiency as he prepares to scale back from his government role and spend more time at his businesses.
Rubio calls India and Pakistan in effort to defuse crisis over Kashmir attack
Read full article: Rubio calls India and Pakistan in effort to defuse crisis over Kashmir attackU.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio called senior officials in India and Pakistan in an effort to defuse the crisis that followed last week’s deadly attack in Kashmir, the State Department said.
Lovefest or Cabinet meeting? For Donald Trump, it's both
Read full article: Lovefest or Cabinet meeting? For Donald Trump, it's bothSecretary of State Marco Rubio notes at the end of President Trump’s marathon Cabinet meeting that the U.S. has brought home 47 wrongfully detained Americans so far in Trump’s second term.
Belarus releases US citizen who was jailed for years
Read full article: Belarus releases US citizen who was jailed for yearsBelarus has released a U.S. citizen who had been jailed on allegations of plotting to assassinate the country’s authoritarian leader, charges his supporters and the U.S. government called bogus.
Pakistan says it has 'credible intelligence' India will attack within days
Read full article: Pakistan says it has 'credible intelligence' India will attack within daysPakistan says it has “credible intelligence” that India is planning to attack it within days over last week's deadly attack in Indian-controlled Kashmir.
US government expands grounds for canceling international students' legal status
Read full article: US government expands grounds for canceling international students' legal statusThe federal government is expanding the reasons international students can be stripped of their legal status in the U.S., where thousands have come under scrutiny in a Trump administration crackdown that has left many afraid of being deported.
Hegseth boasts about ending 'woke' program on women and security. Trump signed it into law
Read full article: Hegseth boasts about ending 'woke' program on women and security. Trump signed it into lawDefense Secretary Pete Hegseth has boasted that he's dismantling a program supporting women on security teams.
In first 100 days, Trump struggles to make good on promises to quickly end Ukraine and Gaza wars
Read full article: In first 100 days, Trump struggles to make good on promises to quickly end Ukraine and Gaza warsAhead of his second go-around in the White House, President Donald Trump spoke with certainty about ending Russia’s war in Ukraine in the first 24 hours of his new administration and finding lasting peace in the devastating 18-month conflict in Gaza.
Russia declares a 72-hour ceasefire in Ukraine for next week to mark Victory Day in World War II
Read full article: Russia declares a 72-hour ceasefire in Ukraine for next week to mark Victory Day in World War IIThe Kremlin has declared a 72-hour ceasefire in Ukraine next week as Russia marks Victory Day in World War II.
Trump's first 100 days: Steamrolling government, strong-arming allies and igniting trade wars
Read full article: Trump's first 100 days: Steamrolling government, strong-arming allies and igniting trade warsIn his first 100 days, President Donald Trump has exerted his power on a scale with no easy historical comparison.
3 House Republicans from Florida with Cuban roots carefully navigate Trump's immigration policies
Read full article: 3 House Republicans from Florida with Cuban roots carefully navigate Trump's immigration policiesThree House Republicans from Florida with Cuban roots are carefully navigating President Donald Trump’s immigration policies.
The US oversees a peace pledge for east Congo, hoping to ease its access to critical minerals
Read full article: The US oversees a peace pledge for east Congo, hoping to ease its access to critical mineralsSecretary of State Marco Rubio has overseen the signing by Congo and Rwanda of a pledge to work toward a peace deal that would ease U.S. access to critical minerals in resource-rich eastern Congo.
Wyden asks Trump administration officials to reconsider travel policies ahead of the World Cup
Read full article: Wyden asks Trump administration officials to reconsider travel policies ahead of the World CupSen. Ron Wyden of Oregon has asked top Trump administration officials to reconsider policies that are impacting travelers arriving in the United States, citing upcoming sporting events like the 2026 World Cup.
How the public's shift on immigration paved the way for Trump's crackdown
Read full article: How the public's shift on immigration paved the way for Trump's crackdownSince returning to the White House, President Donald Trump has launched an unprecedented campaign of immigration enforcement that has pushed the limits of executive power and clashed with federal judges trying to restrain him.
Negotiations between Iran and the US over Tehran's nuclear program return to secluded Oman
Read full article: Negotiations between Iran and the US over Tehran's nuclear program return to secluded OmanNegotiations between Iran and the United States over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program are to return to the secluded sultanate of Oman.
Zelenskyy says he's cutting short a visit to South Africa after Russian attacks on Kyiv
Read full article: Zelenskyy says he's cutting short a visit to South Africa after Russian attacks on KyivUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he is cutting short an official visit to South Africa because of a major Russian attack on Kyiv overnight.
Rubio says Iran must give up nuclear enrichment in any deal with the US
Read full article: Rubio says Iran must give up nuclear enrichment in any deal with the USSecretary of State Marco Rubio says Iran must give up all nuclear enrichment if it wants to make a deal during talks with the Trump administration and head off the threat of armed conflict.
Palestinian student remains detained in Vermont with a hearing set for next week
Read full article: Palestinian student remains detained in Vermont with a hearing set for next weekA Palestinian man who led protests against the war in Gaza as a student at Columbia University and was arrested during an interview about finalizing his U.S. citizenship has made an initial apperance in a Vermont courthouse.
The Latest: US stocks are leaping amid a worldwide rally
Read full article: The Latest: US stocks are leaping amid a worldwide rallyUS stocks are leaping amid a worldwide rally after President Donald Trump said he would not attempt to fire the head of the Federal Reserve and his Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he expects a “de-escalation” in what he called an unsustainable tariffs showdown against China.
International students stripped of legal status in the US are piling up wins in court
Read full article: International students stripped of legal status in the US are piling up wins in courtSome international students in the U.S. who have had their legal status terminated in recent weeks have found a measure of success in court, with federal judges around the country issuing orders to restore students’ status at least temporarily.
Zelenskyy pushes back on ceding Ukrainian land in potential peace deal ahead of London talks
Read full article: Zelenskyy pushes back on ceding Ukrainian land in potential peace deal ahead of London talksUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is pushing back at the notion of ceding territory to Russia as part of any potential peace agreement.
Takeaways from AP’s report on pardoned Jan. 6 rioters being embraced in Republican politics
Read full article: Takeaways from AP’s report on pardoned Jan. 6 rioters being embraced in Republican politicsPresident Donald Trump pardoned about 1,500 Capitol rioters on his first day in office, and now some of those involved in the Jan. 6 attack are getting a platform to tell their version of events.
Some Jan. 6 rioters pardoned by Trump are now embraced as heroes and candidates for office
Read full article: Some Jan. 6 rioters pardoned by Trump are now embraced as heroes and candidates for officeSome of the rioters who tried to take over the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, are now considering running for office after being pardoned by President Donald Trump.
How Trump backed away from promising to end the Russia-Ukraine war in 24 hours
Read full article: How Trump backed away from promising to end the Russia-Ukraine war in 24 hoursDuring his campaign, Donald Trump said repeatedly that he would be able to end the war between Russia and Ukraine “in 24 hours” upon taking office.
Lawsuit challenges revocation of visas for international students
Read full article: Lawsuit challenges revocation of visas for international studentsA class action lawsuit filed Friday asks a federal court to reinstate the legal status of international students who have been stripped of their visas in a Trump administration crackdown that has left more than a thousand fearful of deportation.
Iran seeks Russia's support for its nuclear talks with US
Read full article: Iran seeks Russia's support for its nuclear talks with USIran has sought support from Russia over a possible deal with Washington over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program, ahead of a second round of talks this weekend in Rome.
The Latest: Class action lawsuit challenges Trump’s crackdown on student visas
Read full article: The Latest: Class action lawsuit challenges Trump’s crackdown on student visasA federal judge who blocked Donald Trump’s administration from dismantling the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has ruled that the agency can’t go forward immediately with plans to fire hundreds of employees.
Trump says Ukraine-Russia talks 'coming to a head' and 'no one is playing' him in push to end war
Read full article: Trump says Ukraine-Russia talks 'coming to a head' and 'no one is playing' him in push to end warPresident Donald Trump says negotiations between Ukraine and Russia are “coming to a head” and insists that neither side is “playing” him in his push to end the grinding war.
The State Department closes the office that flags disinformation from Russia, China and Iran
Read full article: The State Department closes the office that flags disinformation from Russia, China and IranThe State Department has shut down the office that sought to deal with misinformation and disinformation that Russia, China and Iran have been accused of spreading.
Top Trump officials will hold talks with Europeans on the Russia-Ukraine war
Read full article: Top Trump officials will hold talks with Europeans on the Russia-Ukraine warSecretary of State Marco Rubio and Steve Witkoff, President Donald Trump’s special envoy, will travel to Paris this week for talks with European allies on U.S. efforts to negotiate a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine.
The Latest: Judge finds probable cause to hold administration in contempt over deportation order
Read full article: The Latest: Judge finds probable cause to hold administration in contempt over deportation orderA federal judge on Wednesday said he has found probable cause to hold President Donald Trump’s administration in criminal contempt of court for violating his orders to turn around planes carrying deportees to El Salvador.
DOGE associate is made acting head of foreign assistance at the State Department, a US official says
Read full article: DOGE associate is made acting head of foreign assistance at the State Department, a US official saysThe Trump administration has expanded the power of adviser Elon Musk’s government-cutting team over the State Department.
White House proposes drastic cuts to State Department and funding for UN, NATO and other groups
Read full article: White House proposes drastic cuts to State Department and funding for UN, NATO and other groupsThe White House’s Office of Management and Budget has proposed gutting the State Department’s budget by almost 50%, closing a number of overseas diplomatic missions, and eliminating funding for nearly all international organizations, including the United Nations, many of its agencies and for NATO headquarters.
South Africa appoints a special US envoy after its ambassador was expelled
Read full article: South Africa appoints a special US envoy after its ambassador was expelledSouth African President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed a former deputy finance minister as a special envoy to the United States after the ambassador was expelled last month.
El Salvador President Bukele says he won't be releasing a Maryland man back to the US
Read full article: El Salvador President Bukele says he won't be releasing a Maryland man back to the USPresident Donald Trump’s top advisers and El Salvador president Nayib Bukele say that they have no basis for the small Central American nation to return a Maryland man who was wrongly deported there last month.
State Department wants staff to report instances of alleged anti-Christian bias during Biden's term
Read full article: State Department wants staff to report instances of alleged anti-Christian bias during Biden's termAs the Christian world commemorates Holy Week leading up to Easter Sunday, the State Department has issued an appeal for its employees to report instances of alleged anti-Christian bias, including actions taken for opposition to vaccines or personal pronoun choice, that may have occurred during former President Joe Biden’s administration.
Trump sits cageside at Miami UFC event in his latest appearance at a sports event
Read full article: Trump sits cageside at Miami UFC event in his latest appearance at a sports eventPresident Donald Trump was in Miami for his latest appearance at a sports event as he watched UFC fighters and was joined by several Cabinet members and top administration officials.
What to know about activist Mahmoud Khalil and his attorneys' plan to appeal his deportation ruling
Read full article: What to know about activist Mahmoud Khalil and his attorneys' plan to appeal his deportation rulingAn immigration judge has ruled that a Palestinian Columbia University graduate student who participated in protests against Israel can be deported.
Columbia University activist Mahmoud Khalil can be deported, immigration judge rules
Read full article: Columbia University activist Mahmoud Khalil can be deported, immigration judge rulesA Louisiana immigration judge says Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil can be deported as a national security risk.
From classifying immigrants as dead to deportation: A guide to actions on Trump immigration policies
Read full article: From classifying immigrants as dead to deportation: A guide to actions on Trump immigration policiesPresident Donald Trump’s immigration agenda is playing out in hearings in key cases.
A Los Angeles woman arrested in Russia has been freed in a prisoner swap. Here's what we know
Read full article: A Los Angeles woman arrested in Russia has been freed in a prisoner swap. Here's what we knowRussia has freed a Russian American convicted of treason in exchange for a Russian German man jailed on smuggling charges in the U.S. Thursday’s prisoner swap comes as the two countries work to repair ties.
Hackers breach Morocco's social security database in an unprecedented cyberattack
Read full article: Hackers breach Morocco's social security database in an unprecedented cyberattackMorocco’s social security agency says troves of data were stolen from its systems during a cyberattack this week that resulted in personal information being leaked on the Telegram messaging app.
Pressed for evidence against Mahmoud Khalil, government cites its power to deport people for beliefs
Read full article: Pressed for evidence against Mahmoud Khalil, government cites its power to deport people for beliefsThe U.S. government has submitted a two-page memo from Secretary of State Marco Rubio as its main evidence in its deportation case against Columbia University activist Mahmoud Khalil.
Ksenia Karelina, a dual US-Russian national released by Moscow in prisoner swap, arrives in US
Read full article: Ksenia Karelina, a dual US-Russian national released by Moscow in prisoner swap, arrives in USA Russian-American woman freed by Moscow has arrived back in the United States as part of a prisoner swap completed as the two countries aim to repair ties.
Nicaragua’s crackdown on the Catholic Church is worsening, exiles and human rights advocates say
Read full article: Nicaragua’s crackdown on the Catholic Church is worsening, exiles and human rights advocates sayPreparations for widely popular Lent and Holy Week processions are underway across Latin America – but not in Nicaragua.
Trump administration says it cut funding to some life-saving UN food programs by mistake
Read full article: Trump administration says it cut funding to some life-saving UN food programs by mistakeThe State Department says it's rolled back some of its sweeping funding cuts to U.N. World Food Program emergency projects in 14 impoverished countries.
As a future of US foreign aid cuts comes into focus, so do efforts to respond
Read full article: As a future of US foreign aid cuts comes into focus, so do efforts to respondThe reality of the Trump administration’s cuts to U.S. foreign assistance are sinking in within the field of international development.
As China and the US spar, countries brainstorm over how to cope with the trade war
Read full article: As China and the US spar, countries brainstorm over how to cope with the trade warAs President Donald Trump and China spar over tariff hikes and other retaliatory moves, governments elsewhere are brainstorming over strategies for coping with the trade war between the world’s top two economies.
The US ends lifesaving food aid for millions. The World Food Program calls it a 'death sentence'
Read full article: The US ends lifesaving food aid for millions. The World Food Program calls it a 'death sentence'The Trump administration has ended funding to U.N. World Food Program emergency programs helping keep millions alive in Afghanistan, Syria, Yemen and 11 other impoverished countries, many of them struggling with conflict.
Rubio says US is revoking all visas held by South Sudanese passport holders
Read full article: Rubio says US is revoking all visas held by South Sudanese passport holdersSecretary of State Marco Rubio says the United States is revoking all visas held by South Sudanese passport holders, accusing the African nation’s government of “taking advantage of the United States.”.
Europe and Canada say they'll spend more on defense, but are cool on US demands
Read full article: Europe and Canada say they'll spend more on defense, but are cool on US demandsEuropean NATO allies and Canada say they will ramp up defense spending but are cool on U.S. demands for the size of their military budgets.
Federal officials are quietly terminating the legal residency of some international college students
Read full article: Federal officials are quietly terminating the legal residency of some international college studentsA crackdown on foreign students is alarming college leaders, who say the Trump administration is using new tactics and vague justifications to push some students out of the country.
Top senator criticizes Pentagon 'mid-level' leaders on troop level plan in Europe
Read full article: Top senator criticizes Pentagon 'mid-level' leaders on troop level plan in EuropeThe chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee criticized Pentagon “mid-level” leadership for what he says is a misguided plan to reduce the number of U.S. troops based in Europe.
Rubio tries to reassure wary allies of US commitment to NATO as Trump sends mixed signals
Read full article: Rubio tries to reassure wary allies of US commitment to NATO as Trump sends mixed signalsU.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and the Trump administration’s new envoy to NATO are seeking to reassure wary NATO members of the U.S. commitment to the alliance.
Turkish student detained by ICE moved to Vermont before judge's order, government says
Read full article: Turkish student detained by ICE moved to Vermont before judge's order, government saysU.S. Justice Department lawyers say a Tufts University doctoral student from Turkey who was detained by immigration authorities had been moved to Vermont by the time a federal judge ordered that she be kept in Massachusetts.
Institute of Peace headquarters transfer is a done deal even as lawsuit continues to unfold
Read full article: Institute of Peace headquarters transfer is a done deal even as lawsuit continues to unfoldThere is no answer yet on the lawsuit filed by Institute of Peace board members who were fired amid a remaking of the independent think tank.
Republicans win Florida special elections in Trump strongholds by narrower margins than in 2024
Read full article: Republicans win Florida special elections in Trump strongholds by narrower margins than in 2024Republicans Jimmy Patronis and Randy Fine have won special elections in two Florida congressional districts.
Trump administration says it deported 17 more ‘violent criminals’ to El Salvador
Read full article: Trump administration says it deported 17 more ‘violent criminals’ to El SalvadorThe Trump administration says it has deported 17 more “violent criminals” from the Tren de Aragua and MS-13 gangs to El Salvador, as it doubles down on a policy of removing people from the U.S. to third countries despite criticism over lack of transparency and human rights protections.
Trump says the US will help in Asia quake. A former official says the system is now in 'shambles'
Read full article: Trump says the US will help in Asia quake. A former official says the system is now in 'shambles'President Donald Trump says U.S. officials are “going to be helping” with the response to Southeast Asia’s deadly earthquake.
Noem ends her first visit to Latin America in Mexico to discuss crime and migration
Read full article: Noem ends her first visit to Latin America in Mexico to discuss crime and migrationU.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has landed in Mexico to cap off a tour to three Latin American nations to discuss immigration, crime and deportation.
Judge orders government to preserve Signal messages about Houthi military strike
Read full article: Judge orders government to preserve Signal messages about Houthi military strikeA federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to preserve records of a text message chat in which senior national security officials discussed sensitive details of plans for a U.S. military strike against Yemen’s Houthis.
Rubio vows stern response if Venezuela attacks Guyana
Read full article: Rubio vows stern response if Venezuela attacks GuyanaU.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has vowed that the United States will respond forcefully if Venezuela attacks Guyana amid an ongoing territorial dispute that involves massive oil and gas reserves.
The White House says nothing classified was shared on Signal. Democrats say that strains credulity
Read full article: The White House says nothing classified was shared on Signal. Democrats say that strains credulityTrump administration officials are struggling to stem the fallout from revelations that top national security officials discussed sensitive attack plans over a messaging app and mistakenly added a journalist to the chain.