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Trump's State Department restructuring aims to cut waste, reduce bureaucracy, and refocus on U.S. national security priorities.

In an obituary, Paul Elie remembers Pope Francis, who was head of the Catholic Church from 2013 to 2025, and his legacy as the first Jesuit and Latin American Pope.

Iraqi territory has often been a proxy field for others' battles. But as Turkey talks with the Kurds, and the U.S. engages Iran, Iraqi leaders and citizens are daring to look to an era of progress and stability.

A constitution by decree gives the president unchecked powers, risking what has been an impressive transition.

USAID programs demonstrate a moral commitment that Americans today urgently need to preserve, not destroy.

The State Department is expected propose the elimination of entire embassies and consulates around the world as the U.S. government looks to shrink its diplomatic footprint.Punchbowl News obtained a document showing the department will file a fiscal year 2026 budget proposal due to the Office of Man...

Climate experts say such storms are becoming more frequent and severe in the country. This was its worst of the year so far.

The Rice Report | Unravelling the Western and Israeli agenda in the Middle East and the risks to global stability and security.

Can you hear me now or is anyone really listening? The writer of the letter "We have silenced ourselves" (April 11, TribLive) grieves the purge of Voice of America from the U.S. taxpayers' checkbook. I guess baseball, hot dogs with Coke and Chevrolets will make the huddled masses see the

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Suspected U.S. airstrikes around Yemen's rebel-held capital killed at least seven people and wounded 29 overnight, the Houthis said Monday as they also claimed shooting down another American MQ-9 Reaper drone. Since its start nearly a month ago, the intense campaign of U.S. airstrikes under

An Israeli air strike early Sunday heavily damaged one of the few functioning hospitals in Gaza, with the Israeli military saying it had targeted a Hamas "command and control centre" operating within the facility.Since the outbreak of war, tens of thousands of Gazans have sought refuge in hospitals,...

The rationale was to address "mismanagement, fraud, and misaligned priorities." Former USAID official Jeremy Konyndyk said reversals and inconsistences in the cancellations created "total whiplash."

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Iran is pushing back against US demands that it directly negotiate over its nuclear program or be bombed, warning neighbors that host US bases that they could be in the firing line if involved, a s…

Alcaraz and Djokovic headline the first clay-court ATP Masters 1000 event of the year

After an eight-goal 1st-leg classic, can the return at the Metropolitano be even better?

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth stresses "lethality" as the U.S. military's sole focus. But downplaying rules of engagement can come with consequences for those doing the fighting.

Rarely is out-of-the-box thinking needed more than in this era of geopolitical, political and economic turmoil. The stakes couldn't be higher in a world in which civilizationalist leaders risk shepherding in an era of even greater political violence, disenfranchisement and… Continue Reading →

Iranian state television aired amateur footage of passengers on board screaming as the Mahan Air jetliner appeared to change course suddenly.

Smaller powers no longer trust Washington's promises.