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Trump takes tit-for-tat trade action with tariffs
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday took what could become his most consequential action involving international trade early in his second administration. ...
Expert says Trump needs ‘carrot and stick’ with Putin
As U.S. President Donald Trump announced talks to end Russia’s war with Ukraine, Eurasia Group President Ian Bremmer in an exclusive interview with VOA ...
Congressman asks Trump to renew TPS for Haitians
Republican Congressman Mike Lawler of New York told VOA in an exclusive interview that he will ask President Donald Trump to renew Temporary Protected ...
Migrants on Mexico-US border to return to their countries
Some of the migrants stranded on Mexico’s northern border have decided to return to their countries, given the border restrictions adopted by U.S. President ...
Prosecutors quit after being ordered to end case against New York mayor
NEW YORK — The top federal prosecutor in Manhattan resigned Thursday after refusing a Justice Department order to drop corruption charges against New York ...
Federal judge pauses Trump order restricting gender-affirming care for trans youth
BALTIMORE — A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s recent executive order aimed at restricting gender-affirming health care for transgender people ...
Trump wants denuclearization talks with Russia and China, hopes for defense spending cuts
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Thursday that he wants to restart nuclear arms control talks with Russia and China and that eventually he ...
Pentagon chief calls on NATO partners to increase role in Europe’s defense
PENTAGON — U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has called for NATO’s European members to increase their role in the defense of Europe as ...
Number of accused ‘high-threat’ migrants at Guantanamo Bay rising
WASHINGTON — The U.S. military is now housing about 68 detainees at its prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, as part of an effort to ...
How new scanners at US-Mexico border detect fentanyl
The Trump administration is seeking Mexico’s assistance in stemming the flow of fentanyl across the border into the U.S. Last year, high-tech scanners were ...
Zelenskyy rejects bilateral US-Russia pact to end Moscow’s war against Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Thursday that his country would not accept any agreement on its fate decided bilaterally by Russia and the United ...
US aircraft carrier collides with merchant ship near Egypt
WASHINGTON — The aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman was involved in a collision at sea with a merchant vessel near Port Said, Egypt, ...