U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Monday that the Federal Reserve is and should remain independent, but argued the central bank has “made a lot of mistakes” and defended President Donald Trump’s decision to dismiss Fed Governor Lisa Cook over alleged mortgage fraud.
The United States has suspended approvals of almost all visitor visas for individuals holding Palestinian passports, The New York Times reports.
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that all tariffs he has imposed remain in effect, following a ruling by a U.S. Appeals Court that found most of tariffs illegal.
The U.S. State Department has approved a potential $179.1 million Foreign Military Sale to Ukraine for sustainment of its Patriot air defense systems, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) announced on Friday. Congress has been notified of the certification.
The U.S. has sent a sizable naval force to the Southern Caribbean and nearby waters to target Latin American drug cartels, officials said.
he U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale of Integrated Battle Command System Enabled PATRIOT missiles and related equipment to Denmark, valued at $8.5 billion, the Pentagon said on Friday.
U.S. President Donald Trump’s Middle East Special Envoy, Steve Witkoff, met with Ukrainian officials in New York on Wednesday to discuss the ongoing peace process with Russia, sources said.
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said on Friday that his government is considering reciprocal tariffs on U.S. goods after Washington imposed a 50% duty on Brazilian imports earlier this month.
Mexico’s postal service, Correos de México, has temporarily halted package deliveries to the United States as the exemption on low-value tariffs, known as the “de minimis” exemption, is set to end on Friday.
Europe and U.S. are working together to strengthen defence production in response to growing global military threats, NATO Chief Mark Rutte said Wednesday.
More Palestinian families left Gaza City on Tuesday after a night of Israeli shelling on its outskirts, as Israelis launched a day of nationwide protests calling for hostages to be released and the war in Gaza to end.
U.S. President Donald Trump has said he wants to commence denuclearization talks with Russia and China, revisiting an issue he raised earlier as he also seeks to revive stalled diplomacy with North Korea.
South Korea's new president, Lee Jae Myung, will face a pivotal moment on Monday when he meets U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington for their first summit on Monday (25 August), as the countries' decades-old alliance strains to confront rapid geopolitical changes.
Wind farm developer Orsted's plan to raise much-needed capital is at risk following a U.S. order to halt construction of a near-complete project, and the Danish group's share price could come under pressure on Monday, analysts said.
France summoned U.S. Ambassador Charles Kushner on Sunday after he published a letter accusing President Emmanuel Macron of failing to do enough to curb antisemitic violence, the French foreign ministry said.
U.S. protectionist policies are straining agricultural ties with China, with Beijing's ambassador warning that farmers should not be the casualties of the ongoing trade war, as exports to China plummet and tensions over land purchases rise.
President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that there was now “light at the end of the tunnel” in relations between Russia and the United States, adding that the two sides were in talks over potential joint projects in the Arctic and Alaska.
President Donald Trump has announced plans to nominate Sergio Gor, one of his closest aides, as the next U.S. ambassador to India, where he will be tasked with managing strained ties.
Oil prices rose by about 2 percent on Wednesday after U.S. crude stockpiles fell far more than expected, while investors awaited the outcome of efforts to end the conflict in Ukraine, with sanctions on Russian oil still in place.
Tesla (TSLA.O) chief executive Elon Musk has said the company’s new six-seat Model Y, unveiled in China this week, may never be produced in the United States, citing the rise of self-driving technology.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called for a rapid expansion of his country’s nuclear arsenal, denouncing ongoing U.S.-South Korea military drills as “an obvious expression of their intent to provoke war,” state media KCNA reported Tuesday.
U.S. envoy Tom Barrack has arrived in Beirut for his fourth visit since June, seeking to reinforce a fragile ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon, days after the Cabinet backed a plan to disarm Hezbollah and other non-state groups.
U.S. President Donald Trump may offer NATO-like protection for Ukraine, a move that Russia is open to, according to his top foreign policy aide. The suggestion comes ahead of talks in Washington with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European leaders on possible security guarantees.
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