Taiwan FM hails importance of US relationship, says group visits ‘contribute to peace and stability’
TAIPEI, Taiwan - The United States should increase and promote both official and unofficial contacts with Taiwan’s government and the...
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Thousands of Venezuelan opposition supporters take to the streets ahead of Maduro’s third inauguration
Venezuelan opposition parties and their supporters - including leader Maria Corina Machado, who had been in hiding - protested around...
To Ban TikTok, Supreme Court Would Rank “National Security” Before First Amendment
There are limits to the First Amendment, under established U.S. Supreme Court precedent. There is no constitutional protection for inciting...
Afghans land in the Philippines for visa processing ahead of resettlement in US
A group of Afghan nationals landed in the Philippines on Monday for the processing of special immigrant visas for their...
Israelis look to Trump amid debate on Gaza’s future: ‘going to enable things that were not possible before’
As Israel nears the end of its military operations in Gaza, the question of what will happen after the war...
Jake Sullivan, Biden discussed possibility of hitting Iran nuclear program: report
In a top meeting with National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan roughly a month ago, President Biden was presented with a...
Republican congressman calls on incoming administration to target ‘The Axis of Aggressors’
As the 119th Congress prepares for an opening session on January 3rd, one Republican Congressman appeals to the incoming Trump...
Netanyahu goes against doctor’s orders, appears in Israeli parliament after surgery
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared in the hall of the Israeli parliament on Tuesday for a crucial budget-related vote, despite the...
Ukraine: How the war shifted in 2024
As the third year of war in Ukraine nears a close as the new year approaches and ahead of the...
Armed for survival: How Oct 7 Hamas massacre transformed gun culture in Israel
In the delivery room of a hospital in Jerusalem, as the contractions intensified and the midwife tried to help the...
Russia downplays speculation over deadly Azerbaijan Airlines crash as report lays blame for downed plane
An Azerbaijan Airlines flight that crashed in Kazakhstan on Wednesday, killing 38 people, was shot down by a Russian air...
Incoming Trump admin, Congress showdown looms with South Africa over support for Russia, US foes
JOHANNESBURG – Key Republicans are already pressing the incoming Trump administration to kick South Africa out of lucrative trade arrangements,...
Russia being blamed for Azerbaijan Airlines plane that crashed hundreds of miles off course, killing dozens
More than 30 passengers are dead after an Azerbaijan Airlines flight crashed near the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan on...
Netanyahu warns Houthis amid calls for Israel to wipe out terror leadership as it did with Nasrallah, Sinwar
TEL AVIV – Amid negotiations to forge a hostages-for-cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, and as the truce...
Biden missing in action as Turkey inches closer to full-blown war against US-allied Kurds in Syria
JERUSALEM — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan could be on the brink of engulfing Syria in a new war with his...
