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Trump Seizes Power in DC
Donald Trump has launched a scorched earth campaign to carry out an authoritarian nationalist transformation of U.S. society and its state. In contrast to ...
Senate confirms Project 2025 architect Russell Vought to lead powerful White House budget office
The Senate confirmed Russell Vought as White House budget director on Thursday night, putting an official who has planned the ...
Naledi Pandor believes Pretoria must intensify efforts, reach out to US and explain factual policy positions
Dr Naledi Pandor expresses concern over US criticisms and calls for enhanced diplomatic communication to clarify South Africa ...
Three NATO members still rely on Russia to manage their electricity grid. They’re about to pull the plug
Estonia, along with fellow Baltic states Latvia and Lithuania, is preparing finally to rid itself of one of the last vestiges ...
Ukraine-Russia war latest: Kyiv make gains with new incursion into Russia as Putin’s troops caught off guard
Kyiv make gains with new incursion into Russia as Putin’s troops caught off guard - Russian military bloggers say new Kursk ...
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Ukrainian settlement is Trump’s top priority, US diplomat says
Louis Hood, chief of staff and adviser to Trump's special representative for Ukraine and Russia Keith Kellogg, commented on the bureaucratic component of coordinating the positions of the State Depart ...
A Russian spy ship caught fire off Syria’s coast, officials say. Here’s audio of its broadcasts
The Associated Press has obtained audio of what military officials say is a broadcast from a Russian spy ship that suffered a ...
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USAID Controversy Live Updates: Trump Sued Over USAID Cuts—As Nearly All Employees Face Layoffs
Nearly all of USAID’s global workforce will be laid off, multiple outlets reported Thursday, a move that comes as President Donald Trump and several members of his administration have discussed ...
US aid cutoff poses new challenges to rights groups and independent media from Russia and Belarus
Rights groups, activists and independent media in Russia and Belarus endured increased government scrutiny, repressive laws ...
Trump imposes sanctions on International Criminal Court over investigations of Israel
Neither the U.S. nor Israel are members of or recognize the court, which has issued an arrest warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu.
Trump’s Justice Department ends Biden-era task force aimed at seizing assets of Russian oligarchs
The Trump administration's Justice Department has disbanded a Biden-era program aimed at seizing the assets of Russian ...
USAID Controversy Live Updates: Nearly All Of USAID’s Employees Being Laid Off
6 p.m. EST, Feb. 6 The New York Times reported the Trump administration plans to cut down USAID’s staff of 10,000 down to ...