US makes plans to reopen embassy in Syria after 14 years
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has informed Congress that it intends to proceed with planning for a potential…
DC mayor declares emergency, asks President Trump for help on sewage spill on the Potomac
WASHINGTON — Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser declared an emergency on Wednesday and requested that President Donald Trump…
WH adviser Hassett urges ‘discipline’ for Fed economists over tariff study
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s top economist on Wednesday urged that Federal Reserve economists be punished for research…
Russian airstrike on Ukrainian city kills 1 as US pushes June deadline for peace deal
KYIV, Ukraine — A Russian airstrike on a residential area in eastern Ukraine killed one person and wounded…
Latin American leaders call for unity against growing political polarization
PANAMA CITY — Latin American leaders, who gathered for a development forum Wednesday, called for regional unity in…
Ukraine, Russia, US to discuss fraught issue of territorial concessions in Abu Dhabi
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the future of Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region will be a key focus as…
In the case of the Federal Reserve, Supreme Court appears to carve out a murky exception
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court for the past year has repeatedly allowed President Donald Trump to fire heads…
The decision to move IS prisoners from Syria to Iraq came at the request of Baghdad, officials say
BAGHDAD — The decision to move prisoners of the Islamic State group from northeast Syria to detention centers…
France’s Navy intercepts an oil tanker in the Mediterranean sailing from Russia
PARIS — France’s Navy, working with intelligence provided by the United Kingdom, on Thursday intercepted an oil tanker…
Fire rips through Cox’s Bazar refugee camp, destroying homes and displacing thousands of Rohingya
BANGKOK — A massive fire destroyed hundreds of makeshift homes and displaced more than 2,000 people in a…
Russia watches US-European tensions over Greenland with some glee, gloating and wariness
As tensions simmered between the United States and Europe this week over President Donald Trump’s push to acquire…
Hungary’s MOL to buy Serbia’s Russia-owned NIS oil company if US approves
BELGRADE, Serbia — Hungary’s MOL Group energy company said on Monday they have signed a preliminary agreement to…