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Live updates: Iran president calls on US to end blockade
6+ hour, 16+ min ago (167+ words) The latest ceasefire talks between the United States and Iran appeared to fail Saturday before they began, as Tehran's top diplomat left Pakistan and President Donald Trump soon afterward said he had told envoys not to travel to Islamabad. Iran…...
Trump meets Israeli PM Netanyahu at his Mar-a-Lago residence
1+ week, 2+ day ago (1264+ words) Former US President Donald Trump hosted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida on Friday. Trump meets Israeli PM Netanyahu at his Mar-a-Lago residence A veteran U. S. law enforcement agent secretly tried to…...
Trump welcomes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Mar-a -Lago
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (1299+ words) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's visit comes at another critical moment in Gaza as Trump looks to create fresh momentum for the US-brokered Israel-Hamas ceasefire that is in danger of stalling before reaching the complicated second phase of the agreement....
Trump cites Pearl Harbor to defend Iran war decision: 'Who knows surprise better than Japan?"
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (1704+ words) President Donald Trump invoked Pearl Harbor while defending the U. S. strike on Iran and his decision not to alert allies in advance, saying during a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi: "Who knows surprise better than Japan?" Trump cites Pearl…...
White House says Trump's 'feeling based on fact' that Iran posed an imminent threat led to strikes
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (1343+ words) AP News White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said President Donald Trump's decision to launch Operation Epic Fury was based on the "cumulative effect" of threats and his feeling "based on fact" that Iran posed an imminent and direct threat....
How the AP decided to describe joint U. S. -Israeli strikes on Iran, and Iran's retaliation, as a war
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (279+ words) The Merriam-Webster definition of war is quite broad: "A state of usually open and declared armed hostile conflict between states or nations," or "a state of hostility, conflict, or antagonism." It's important to use the correct language to describe military…...
Trump's push for Greenland reveals a political weak spot, new AP-NORC poll finds
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (687+ words) Even Republicans aren't thrilled. About half disapprove of his attempt to turn the icebound landmass into American territory, something that Trump has insisted is critical for national security in the Arctic, while about half approve. The poll was conducted Feb....
Vance and Rubio to meet with Danish officials to talk about US interest in Greenland
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (89+ words) Vice President JD Vance and U. S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will meet with Danish officials this week in Washington after the Trump administration reiterated its intention to take over the strategic Arctic island of Greenland. Vance and Rubio to meet…...
U. S. Treasury Secretary dismisses questions about Trump's letter to Norway
3+ mon, 6+ day ago (50+ words) U. S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent dismissed questions about Donald Trump's message to Norway on Monday and defended the president's approach to Greenland before abruptly ending a brief Q&A with reporters in Davos. (AP video by Kostya Manenkov) U. S. Treasury Secretary dismisses…...
Chile's power broker says he won't endorse communist or far-right rival for president
5+ mon, 3+ day ago (827+ words) Everyone is after the same thing: Help swaying the crucial 20% of the electorate that backed him last Sunday to vote for one of the two front-runners in Chile's Dec. 14 runoff election: Communist Jeannette Jara or her hard-right rival, Jos" Antonio…...