The White House has sent an Israeli-backed cease-fire proposal to Hamas that would allow the flow of aid into Gaza amid growing international pressure to end the fighting and devastation in the territory, according to American and Israeli officials. President Trump and his envoy to the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, submitted the framework to Hamas […]
The Supreme Court on Monday let the Trump administration, for now, remove protections from nearly 350,000 Venezuelan immigrants who had been allowed to remain in the United States without risk of deportation under a program known as Temporary Protected Status. The court’s brief order was unsigned and gave no reasons, which is typical when the […]
Presidents, prime ministers and royalty were among those present in St. Peter’s Square on Sunday morning for Pope Leo XIV’s inaugural Mass, a service that marks the official start of his pontificate. Here are some of the world leaders who have flown to Rome to attend the Mass that installs Pope Leo as the leader […]
If there has been a common theme in the federal courts’ response to the fallout from President Trump’s aggressive deportation policies, it is that the White House cannot rush headlong into expelling people by sidestepping the fundamental principle of due process. In case after case, a legal bottom line is emerging: Immigrants should at least […]
Members of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s cabinet, which was sworn in on Tuesday, weren’t the only newcomers to Ottawa’s political scene this week. At an Ottawa conference on Friday, Pete Hoekstra gave his first official speech as the United States’ ambassador to Canada. While the speech was, not surprisingly, filled with praise for President Trump […]
A 2023 audio recording of President Joseph R. Biden Jr. speaking haltingly and having memory lapses is the latest in a series of recent disclosures that have reopened a debate over Mr. Biden’s physical and mental fitness while in office and prompted fresh recriminations among Democrats. The recording, released by the news outlet Axios on […]
The Trump administration’s move to cancel a slew of federal contracts at Harvard University has sparked an internal clash over the impact on medical research intended to help veterans, including projects involving suicide prevention, toxic particle exposure and prostate cancer screening, according to emails reviewed by The New York Times. The dispute among officials at […]
President Trump said on Friday that “a lot of people are starving” in the Gaza Strip under an Israeli blockade preventing aid deliveries, adding that the U.S. wanted to help alleviate the suffering. “We’re going to handle a couple of situations that you have here,” Mr. Trump said, speaking in the United Arab Emirates on […]
President Trump gave a rosy report on Thursday about the state of talks with Iran over nuclear weapons, saying his administration was “getting close to maybe doing a deal,” one of the key objectives of his second term. “Iran has sort of agreed to the terms,” Mr. Trump said at a business round table in […]
Even as the United States and China take steps to rein in their trade war, Beijing is preparing for broader rivalry with Washington to continue. For China, that means its search for economic and diplomatic opportunities across Asia is unlikely to soften its tough line on its regional territorial claims and military competition. Both sides […]
