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Tehran skyline at dusk
Foreign Affairs

Trump pauses planned Iran strikes after Gulf states press for talks

San Diego mosque killings sharpen focus on anti-Muslim violence
Security

San Diego mosque killings sharpen focus on anti-Muslim violence

Putin's Beijing trip tests Xi after Trump's China visit
Foreign Affairs

Putin's Beijing trip tests Xi after Trump's China visit

Trump refugee policy
US Politics

Trump seeks 10,000 more white South African refugees

U.S. Department of Justice sign in Washington, D.C.
US Politics

Trump voter-check push opens early midterm purge fight

The White House framed by trees and greenery, in Washington, D.C., under a bright sky.
Foreign Affairs

Trump sharpens Iran threat after security meeting as deal stalls

Illustration of financial markets and global geopolitics
Foreign Affairs

Argentina's China swap exit tests US strategy in Latin America

Iconic view of the White House with gardens and fountain in Washington
US Politics

Trump team weighs $1.8 billion fund for allies hit by probes

Aerial shot of an oil tanker on the ocean at sunset.
Foreign Affairs

Iran creates Hormuz authority as peace talks stall

Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant
Security

Drone strike near UAE nuclear plant widens Gulf risk

Aerial view of Moscow skyline with iconic architecture and Moskva River during sunset.
World

Ukraine drones hit Moscow region in biggest attack in year

Rescue workers walk past a damaged building following an earthquake in Liuzhou
World

Guangxi quake kills two and collapses buildings in Liuzhou

Black smoke rises into a blue sky over a US military base
Defense

Two Navy jets collide at Idaho air show, crews eject safely

Farm machinery in a field
Economy

White House says China to buy $17bn of US farm goods

Prayer rally on National Mall
US Politics

White House prayer rally intensifies church-state fight in Washington

Transnistria image from Anadolu Ajansı
Foreign Affairs

Putin eases Russian citizenship rules for Transnistria residents

Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach greets supporters in Topeka, Kansas, in 2018.
US Politics

Kansas judge blocks youth gender-care ban pending appeal

Breathtaking skyline view of Kyiv, Ukraine capturing iconic landmarks under a vibrant sky.
World

Zelenskyy vows reprisal after deadly Russian strike on Kyiv

Voting-rights rally at the Alabama state capitol in Montgomery
US Politics

Alabama voting-rights rally thrusts redistricting into 2026 fight

Federal Reserve building facade
Markets

Warsh inherits divided Fed as inflation clouds rate-cut path

People walk near the U.S. Capitol building on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.
US Politics

Trump presses GOP to tie SAVE Act to housing, FISA bills

RAF Typhoon equipped with APKWS in the Middle East
Defense

Britain turns Typhoons into low-cost drone interceptors in Middle East

Aerial shot of an oil tanker on the ocean at sunset in Galveston, Texas.
Markets

US lets Russia oil waiver expire as markets tighten

Women protest against President Rodrigo Paz's government in El Alto, Bolivia, on May 16
World

Bolivia deploys troops to clear roadblocks near La Paz