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Austria president: ‘Spirit of compromise’ has been missing in the talks

Israeli defense minister echoes Trump’s warning

U.S. Democratic lawmakers said Wednesday the Trump administration’s freeze of U.S. foreign assistance might hurt America’s security and standing abroad. Republicans say the review of U.S. Agency for International Development programs is necessary to combat waste and fraud. Katherine Gypson has more.

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said in Brussels that Ukraine returning to its pre-war borders is “unrealistic,” he also said that the U.S. does not support Ukraine joining NATO. President Trump spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy by phone; they discussed, among other things: Ukraine and the Middle East. Israel mobilizes reservists as ceasefire deal is in doubt. Following the deaths of 16 young Pakistanis attempting to get to Europe,...

Seoul's Unification Ministry, which handles affairs between the two Koreas, issued a statement urging North Korea to immediately stop the action at the site near the border

The decision could clear the way for the Republican president's administration to swiftly try to wrap up the program, though the unions could ask another court to halt the program

US experts raise alarms about water issues across Central Asia

Russia occupies and uses Europe’s largest nuclear power plant for military demands. Moscow continues attacks on Ukraine electric stations that keep country’s nuclear power plants running.

President has repeatedly pledged to 'clean out the deep state' by firing bureaucrats whom he deems disloyal

After the autonomous administration of northeast Syria decided to allow the residents of the Arisha camp in southern Hasakah to return to their homes, a number of families are preparing to return. People in the camp, home to more than 2,700 Syrian families from the Deir Ezzor region, are returning to their homes after eight years of displacement. Click here for the full story in Kurdish.

Human rights groups say that Pzhman Sultani, who was arrested during protests in Bokan, Iran, has been sentenced to death for premeditated murder by a court in West Azerbaijan province. Rights groups say the trial was unfair and did not follow international legal standards. They also say the defendants were not allowed to have their own lawyers. Activists believe Sultani was punished for giving medical help to injured protesters who were afraid to go to the hospital. Click here for the...

ACLU files complaint on behalf of families of detainees, who say detainees themselves cannot sue because they are being held without ability to communicate with outside world

Overflights by U.S. planes have sparked controversy in Mexico, where the fight against drug trafficking and the statements by U.S. President Donald Trump set the political agenda. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum says there have been no violations of Mexico sovereignty. Click here for the full story in Spanish.

WASHINGTON — The U.S. will have to get more aggressive to make its relationship with China authentic and reciprocal, said Representative John Moolenaar, the Republican chairman of the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party on Tuesday. He said he and others on the committee have introduced legislation that would revoke China's Permanent Normal Trade Relations and end the de minimis exemption, one that would put tariffs directly China, especially some key sectors at 100% and lesser...

TAIPEI, TAIWAN — On Monday, U.S. President Donald Trump officially ordered a 25% tariff on imported steel and aluminum. This not only caused international gold prices to surge due to increased demand for safe-haven assets but also affected global stock markets, with shares of several Chinese steel companies declining.  Click here for the full story in Mandarin. 

Both countries accused each other of blocking the rotation of staff from the International Atomic Energy Agency at the power plant

Thai officials confirm that the rescued individuals were taken by boat to Phop Phra, Thailand, before being moved to a secure facility

Audit had been ordered by President Bassirou Diomaye Faye, who took office in April 2024

Malawi’s minister of higher education says the Malawi government is working to find other sources to help students