Pete Hegseth, the former Fox News personality and rightwing commentator who has stated women should not serve in combat roles, recommended the military purge generals and faced allegations of sexual assault and alcoholism, has been confirmed as secretary of defense in the US Senate by a tie-breaking vote from Vice-president JD Vance.
Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready to talk to his US counterpart Donald Trump, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has stated. His comments came after the American president stated that he would like to meet Russia’s leader “immediately.”
US President Donald Trump is considering reducing American military contingent in Europe by 20% as he reviews Washington’s commitment to the continent, Italian news agency ANSA reported, citing EU diplomatic sources.
The Kremlin views US President Donald Trump's threats to impose sanctions against Moscow over the Ukrainian war as the usual routine, Russian Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov has stated.
US President Donald Trump has directed his administration to relist the Houthis in Yemen as a foreign terrorist organization (FTO) in an effort to crack down on the group.
United States President Donald Trump's foreign aid pause may block Ukraine's ability to rebuild energy facilities damaged by Russian attacks, Politico has reported, citing Ukrainian officials.
US President Donald Trump has warned that Washington could impose more sanctions on Russia if Moscow refuses to engage in talks on settling the conflict in Ukraine.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has stated that President Donald Trump will begin working on a ceasefire agreement between Russia and Ukraine “almost immediately". He added both Moscow and Kiev will have to concede “something” for peace.
US President Donald Trump has stated he would probably go to Saudi Arabia again as his first visit to a foreign country, but only if the price was right.
President Donald Trump's nominee for United States ambassador to the United Nations has claimed that Israel holds 'biblical' dominion over the occupied West Bank.
US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order suspending any new US foreign development assistance for three months, and directed a review of foreign assistance programs to ensure they line up with his "America First" foreign policy.
US President Donald Trump issued executive orders Monday night, withdrawing the United States from the World Health Organization and the Paris Climate Agreement.
The U.S. Senate on Monday unanimously confirmed Republican Senator Marco Rubio, an Iranian hawk and staunch backer of Israel, as President Donald Trump's secretary of state.
Donald Trump’s team is preparing a telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin, which could come shortly after the president-elect’s inauguration, CNN reported, citing sources.
Incoming US President Donald Trump is seeking to visit Beijing in his first 100 days in office to improve relations with President Xi Jinping, as the prospect of a new trade war looms, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday citing sources.
Outgoing US President Joe Biden revealed in an interview with MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell that he feared being murdered by Ukrainian radicals during a visit to Kiev in 2023.
US President Joe Biden has demonstrated “a double standard” on human rights, providing “arms without restriction” to Israel despite its war crimes in the Gaza Strip while condemning Russia for “similar violations” in Ukraine, according to a new Human Rights Watch (HRW) report.
Tel Aviv faces a “generational” problem as future US policymakers will be shaped by the destruction of the war in the Gaza Strip, the American outgoing ambassador to Israel has stated.
Approval of US leadership across NATO member states was lower in 2024 than during the first three years of President Joe Biden’s term in office, according to a Gallup poll.
US President-elect Donald Trump has stated that he plans to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin "very quickly", adding that the Russian leader "wants to meet" as well.
The US House of Representatives has passed a bill to sanction the International Criminal Court (ICC) following the judicial body’s arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former defense minister, Yoav Gallant, over Gaza crimes.
US President-elect Donald Trump has stated that NATO members should spend 5% of their gross domestic product on defence, a significant increase from the current 2% target.
US President Joe Biden’s administration has been in talks with the Taliban since at least July to exchange detained Americans in Afghanistan for a Guantanamo Bay prisoner, allegedly linked to Osama bin Laden, the Wall Street Journal has reported.
The United States plans to divert to Lebanon $95 million in military assistance that was originally allocated to Egypt, according to a report by Reuters news agency.
