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PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron said Wednesday he will discuss with European allies the possibility of using France’s nuclear deterrent to protect the continent from Russian threats, amid concerns over potential U.S. disengagement. France is the only nuclear power … Read More

he Trump administration is preparing to revoke temporary legal status for approximately 240,000 Ukrainians who fled the conflict with Russia, according to Reuters. The decision, anticipated as early as April, would mark a dramatic shift from the reception Ukrainians experienced … Read More

WASHINGTON, March 6 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s administration is considering a plan to stop and inspect Iranian oil tankers at sea under an international accord aimed at countering the spread of weapons of mass destruction, sources familiar with the … Read More

Friedrich Merz, Germany’s soon-to-be chancellor, has announced a strategy to exempt defence spending from limits on government borrowing. The two political parties expected to form the next German government have agreed to loosen the country’s constitutional restrictions on borrowing, enabling … Read More

China has set an economic growth target for this year of “around 5%” and pledged to pump billions of dollars into its ailing economy, which is now facing a trade war with the US. Its leaders unveiled the plan as … Read More

MOSCOW, March 5 (Reuters) – The Kremlin said on Wednesday that future talks between Russia and the United States would include discussions on Iran’s nuclear programme, a subject it said had been “touched upon” in an initial round of U.S.-Russia … Read More

Five soldiers and at least 13 civilians, including women and children, were killed in a twin suicide bombing Tuesday that targeted a military compound in northwestern Pakistan, according to the military. The attack in Bannu district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province … Read More

WASHINGTON ‒ Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he’s ready to work with President Donald Trump to negotiate a peace deal with Russia ‒ effectively ending a standoff between the leaders that exploded Monday evening when the U.S. said it would … Read More

Legislation to prevent transgender athletes from participating in girls’ and women’s sports failed to advance in the Senate on Monday after all Democrats voted against it. The Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act failed to clear an initial … Read More

A Hong Kong-based conglomerate has agreed to sell its controlling stake in a subsidiary that operates ports near the Panama Canal to a consortium including BlackRock Inc., effectively putting the ports under American control after President Donald Trump alleged Chinese … Read More

DOHA/CAIRO, March 4 (Reuters) – Arab leaders adopted an Egyptian reconstruction plan for Gaza on Tuesday that would cost $53 billion and avoid displacing Palestinians from the enclave, in contrast to U.S. President Donald Trump’s “Middle East Riviera” vision. Egyptian … Read More

VIENNA, March 3 (Reuters) – Austria’s first three-party government since the aftermath of World War Two took office on Monday, ending the country’s longest-ever wait for a ruling coalition and keeping the Russia-friendly, far-right Freedom Party (FPO) out of power. … Read More

WASHINGTON — President Trump said Monday that Canada and Mexico have “no room left” for talks to avoid a new 25% tariff — with the duty set to begin at midnight alongside a new 20% tariff on Chinese goods. “On the tariffs, … Read More

Two people – an 83-year-old woman and a 54-year-old man – have been killed after a vehicle drove into a pedestrian area in the city of Mannheim, western Germany. Five people were seriously injured and another five suffered minor injuries … Read More

Greetings from Tyler, It’s happening too fast. You couldn’t keep up if you were trying. The orders coming out of the new Administration are in line with the promises made on the campaign trail. President Trump has been saying what … Read More