From left, Senators Tim Scott, Patrick J. Toomey, John Cornyn and Orrin G. Hatch, members of the finance committee, spoke to reporters after a meeting with President Trump at the White House on Monday. Credit Tom Brenner/The New York Times WASHINGTON — … Read More
In denouncing the terror attack on a mosque in Egypt, President Trump on Friday renewed his calls for for tighter immigration screening in the U.S, and a wall along the border with Mexico. Trump said he would Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi “to … Read More
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration readied new sanctions Tuesday on North Korea, a day after declaring it a state sponsor of terrorism in a move to put additional pressure on Pyongyang’s nuclear program. North Korea has joined Iran, Sudan … Read More
A 36-year-old U.S. Border Patrol agent died Sunday morning after an apparent attack while patrolling southwest Texas, according to federal authorities. Agent Rogelio Martinez, a four-year veteran of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and his partner were dispatched to an … Read More
In ‘unprecedented’ interview, Gen Gadi Eisenkot said moderate Arab states must collaborate to ‘deal with’ Tehran Israeli tanks take part in a training session. Gadi Eisenkot, the chief of general staff of the Israel defence forces, gave the interview to … Read More
Germany has replaced the United States as the country with the best “brand image,” according to a new study of 50 countries released Thursday. The Nation Brands Index (NBI) survey by German-based market research firm GfK and the British political … Read More
WASHINGTON – President Trump declared his trip to Asia “a tremendous success” on Wednesday, saying he persuaded countries to buy more U.S. products, renegotiate better trade deals for America, and pressure North Korea into giving up nuclear weapons. “We have … Read More
North Korea warned Monday that the unprecedented deployment of three U.S. aircraft carrier groups “taking up a strike posture” around the Korean peninsula is making it impossible to predict when nuclear war will break out. North Korea’s U.N. ambassador, Ja Song … Read More
HANOI, Vietnam — President Donald Trump today said he believes U.S. intelligence agencies, which have concluded that Russia meddled in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. But Trump also said he believes Russian President Vladimir Putin is sincere when he says … Read More
HANOI — Seeking to clarify comments he made hours before, President Trump said Sunday he believes Vladimir Putin sincerely believes Russia did not meddle in last year’s U.S. presidential election — but Trump himself said he sides with conclusions to … Read More