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US President Donald Trump meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC on March 3, 2026. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP)
March 3, 2026, 11:05 pm
Trump threatens to cut all trade ties with Spain over Iran war refusal, disses Starmer
‘We don’t want anything to do with Spain,’ says US president after Madrid barred use of its bases for strike; Trump also slams British PM: ‘This is not Winston Churchill’
By Shaun Tandon
US President Donald Trump (R) walks with Russian President Vladimir Putin as they arrive at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, on August 15, 2025. (Andrew Harnik/ Getty Images/ AFP)
February 1, 2026, 8:10 am
Last US-Russia nuclear weapons pact set to end, with Trump mum on extension
New START treaty expires this week, ending decades of agreements between two top nuclear powers; White House says president wants China to join next pact, but nothing in the works
By Shaun Tandon
A man is seen with the city of Caracas in the background on January 9, 2026 (Federico PARRA / AFP)
January 10, 2026, 1:10 pm
Venezuela, US set to discuss restoring diplomatic ties after Maduro deposed
Interim President Delcy Rodriguez condemns Washington’s ‘serious, criminal, illegal and illegitimate attack’ but says she is exploring diplomatic process
By Javier Tovar and Shaun Tandon
In this photo provided by Ukraine's 24th Mechanized Brigade press service, a firefighter puts out a fire after a Russian drone hit a market in the town of Druzhkivka, Donetsk region, Ukraine, August 2, 2025. (Oleg Petrasiuk/Ukraine's 24th Mechanized Brigade via AP, File)
August 17, 2025, 12:51 pm
European leaders to discuss Russia-Ukraine peace plan after Alaska summit
Trump drops push for ceasefire after meeting with Putin, saying peace agreement for war sparked by Russian invasion is best way to end ‘horrific’ conflict
By Shaun Tandon
US President Donald Trump waves as he boards Air Force One as he departs Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on August 15, 2025, en route to Anchorage for a summit with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP)
August 15, 2025, 5:45 pm
Trump heads to Alaska for high-stakes meeting with Putin on Ukraine’s future
Putin makes first visit to a Western nation since launching invasion of Ukraine; US president says there is mutual respect and he is confident ‘something’s going to come out of it’
By Shaun Tandon
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on May 20, 2025, in Washington. (AnnaMoneymaker/Getty Images/AFP)
May 21, 2025, 6:49 am
Rubio warns Syria could be weeks away from civil war, ‘country splitting up’
Noting outreach to new Syrian regime, top US diplomat says it would be an ‘extraordinary achievement for Israel’s security’ if Syria is not a ‘launchpad for attacks’
By Shaun Tandon
Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian holds a joint press conference with his Iraqi counterpart in Tehran on September 13, 2023. (Atta Kenare/AFP)
September 25, 2023, 11:58 pm
US says it refused Iranian foreign minister’s request to visit Washington
State Department cites Tehran’s detention of US citizens, state sponsorship of terrorism after Amir-Abdollahian sought to visit consular interest section following UNGA in New York
By Shaun Tandon
US President Joe Biden speaks about his administration's economic agenda at Prince George's Community College, Center for the Performing Arts, Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023, in Largo, Md. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
September 16, 2023, 2:06 am
Biden leads new Western sanctions against Iran on anniversary of Mahsa Amini’s death
With mass demonstrations having died down, US president affirms ‘our commitment to the courageous people of Iran, to support their ability to advocate for their own future’
By Shaun Tandon
The logo for OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, appears on a mobile phone, in New York, January 31, 2023. (AP/Richard Drew)
June 3, 2023, 6:32 am
EU, US prepare common code of conduct on artificial intelligence
Western partners hope to develop common standards on new tech among democracies, as China makes rapid gains
By Marc Preel and Shaun Tandon
File: Former US secretary of state Henry Kissinger attends a luncheon at the US State Department in Washington, DC, on December 1, 2022. (ROBERTO SCHMIDT / AFP)
May 26, 2023, 6:37 pm
At age 100, Kissinger basks in US praise without accountability, critics say
Ex-top diplomat and security adviser to presidents is renowned for US diplomacy, but also for role in expanding Vietnam War, supporting military coups
By Shaun Tandon
Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a Security Council meeting in Moscow, Russia, March 24, 2023. (Alexei Babushkin, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
March 29, 2023, 12:43 pm
US backs special tribunal on Russian ‘aggression’ against Ukraine
State Department says it will work with allies to set up court somewhere in Europe with aim of charging Russian leader Putin for crime that has not been prosecuted since WWII
By Shaun Tandon
A balloon floats over Columbia, Montana on Feb. 3, 2023 (Anna Griffin/Missourian via AP)
February 4, 2023, 7:43 am
Second Chinese suspected spy balloon spotted over Latin America, US says
Blinken cancels Beijing trip after discovery of 1st surveillance asset in US skies; Pentagon believes shooting it down would put people on the ground at risk from debris
By Shaun Tandon
In this March 26, 2021 file photo, former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks at the West Side Conservative Club, in Urbandale, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
January 25, 2023, 1:01 am
In new book, Pompeo says US averted nuclear war between India and Pakistan
Former secretary of state details his tenure as Trump’s top diplomat in ‘Never Give an Inch,’ including his first sit-down with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un
By Shaun Tandon
In this handout photo released by Roscosmos Space Agency Press Service on April 20, 2022, a Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile is launched from Plesetsk in Russia's northwest. (Roscosmos Space Agency Press Service via AP, File)
December 28, 2022, 5:29 am
Growing climate, nuclear risks spark doomsday fears
Past year has prompted warnings of armageddon amid war in Ukraine and concerns over higher rate of warming, but has also seen COVID pandemic recede and other positive signs
By Shaun Tandon
Stewart Ingham waves to motorists while campaigning for his wife Mary Ingham, a candidate for the New Mexico State House of Representatives, outside a polling center in the South Valley area of Albuquerque, N.M., Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022 (AP/Andres Leighton)
November 9, 2022, 2:21 am
First polls close as Americans vote in high-stakes midterm election
Results expected to begin coming in from races in Kentucky, Indiana, Virginia, Florida and Georgia, with control of Senate and future of Biden agenda hanging in balance
By Shaun Tandon, Chris Lefkow and Gerard Martinez
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