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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a bilateral meeting with NATO's Secretary-General Mark Rutte (not shown) on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 22, 2026
Trump backs down on Europe tariffs over Greenland, saying deal framework reached
The U.S. president has suggested a deal is in sight to end a dispute over the Danish territory that risked the deepest rupture in transatlantic relations in decades.
A destroyed anti-aircraft unit at La Carlota military airbase in Caracas is seen after U.S. President Donald Trump said the U.S. struck the country and captured President Nicolas Maduro on Saturday.
WORLD / FOCUS
Jan 4, 2026
Mock house, CIA source and special forces: The U.S. operation to capture Maduro
The action came as a surprise, but planning for one of the most complex U.S. operations in recent memory had been in the works for months and included detailed rehearsals.
The White House announced Thursday that the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington will be renamed as the Trump-Kennedy Center.
WORLD
Dec 19, 2025
The Kennedy Center is adding ‘Trump’ to its name, White House says
The U.S. president filled the board of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts with allies earlier this year.
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth (center) arrives for a briefing with members of Congress in Washington on Nov. 5.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 2, 2025
White House defends U.S. attack on boat from Venezuela as lawful
Spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt says the Sept. 2 strikes were conducted as “self defense” to protect U.S. interests.
A man wearing a mask of U.S. President Donald Trump with a Pinocchio nose takes part in a protest against Trump in front of the White House in Washington on Saturday.
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Nov 16, 2025
Trump's teflon tested as Epstein saga looms over 2026 campaign
Recently released emails reignite questions about Trump's relationship with Jeffrey Epstein and how much the president knew about his alleged abuse of girls.
The commercial hub of Lagos Island, in Lagos on Monday. Nigeria has faded from U.S. focus in recent years, and it was unclear what prompted U.S. President Donald Trump's Saturday announcement.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 4, 2025
Whiplash: How Trump's threat to strike Nigeria further reshuffles Pentagon priorities
Trump's announcements in the past week on everything from nuclear testing to Nigeria have caught many off guard.
Ukrainian servicemen observe the sky during a combat shift on the front lines in Kharkiv region, Ukraine, on Sept. 15.
WORLD
Oct 2, 2025
U.S. to give Ukraine intelligence on long-range energy targets in Russia
The U.S. is also asking NATO allies to provide similar support.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hold a joint news conference at the White House in Washington in February. Israel has shown it is not afraid to act against U.S. interests.
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Sep 12, 2025
Qatar bombing tests the limits of the Trump-Netanyahu alliance
Israel's surprise attack against Hamas leaders in Doha showed the cold calculus beneath U.S. President Trump's relationship with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
The Pentagon building in Arlington, Virginia
WORLD
Aug 15, 2025
U.S. military deploying forces to southern Caribbean against drug groups
U.S. President Donald Trump has wanted to use the military to go after Latin American drug gangs that have been designated as global terrorist organizations.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a visit to the Kennedy Center in Washington on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Aug 15, 2025
Which Donald Trump will negotiate with Putin in Alaska?
A tough negotiator or a conciliatory one — the world is waiting to see which version of Trump shows up in Anchorage on Friday.
Soldiers stand during Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's visit to a military training area to find out about the training of Ukrainian soldiers on the Patriot anti-aircraft missile system, in Germany in June last year.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Jul 16, 2025
Ukraine celebrates Trump's weapons reversal, but the 'devil's in the details'
U.S. President Donald Trump has finally found a way to like arming Ukraine: ask European allies to donate their weapons, and sell them American replacements.
U.S. President Donald Trump welcomes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the entrance of the White House in Washington on April 7.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 2, 2025
Trump urges Hamas to accept 'final proposal' for 60-day Gaza ceasefire
In a social media post, U.S. President Donald Trump said his representatives had a "long and productive" meeting with Israeli officials about the war in Gaza.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House in February. U.S. intelligence consistently showed Israel might go ahead with an attack on Iran with or without U.S. support.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Jun 20, 2025
How Trump, a self-proclaimed 'peacemaker,' embraced Israel's campaign against Iran
No epiphany is seen to have tipped the scales for U.S. President Donald Trump so much as a lack of diplomatic progress, a push from Israelis and hawkish ally appeals wore him down.
The anti-interventionist part of the Republican Party is watching with alarm as U.S. President Donald Trump has gone from seeking a peaceful diplomatic settlement with Iran to possibly having the United States support Israel's military campaign.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 19, 2025
Trump faces uproar from MAGA base over possible Iran strike
Some of Trump's biggest Republican allies are in the unusual position of being at odds with a president who largely shares their isolationist tendencies.
A rally against U.S. President Donald Trump's stance on the Russia-Ukraine war, in front of the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv on March 8
WORLD / Politics
May 30, 2025
Pressure mounts on a reluctant Trump to impose sanctions on Russia
Trump has held off on such penalties for months, believing he could have fruitful dealings with Putin to end the war.
A Ukrainian serviceman fires a howitzer toward Russian troops, at a position on a front line near the town of Kupiansk, in the Kharkiv region, Ukraine, on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
May 29, 2025
Trump again criticizes Putin as Ukraine war heats up
But Trump also said he was not yet prepared to impose new sanctions on Russia because he did not want the penalties to scuttle a potential peace deal.
Russia's President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump walk during the G20 leaders summit in Osaka on June 28, 2019.
WORLD / Politics
May 15, 2025
Putin and Trump to skip Ukraine's peace talks that Russian leader proposed
The absence of the Russian and U.S. presidents lowers the expectations for a major breakthrough in the war Russia started in February 2022.
Daily newspapers with images of Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump in Moscow on Feb. 13
WORLD / Politics
May 13, 2025
Trump's offer to join Russia-Ukraine peace talks triggers flurry of diplomacy
Despite planned visits to Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Qatar this week, Trump offered to join Ukraine-Russia leaders in Istanbul.
With the U.S. Capitol in the background, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks to reporters after his meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
May 7, 2025
Carney stresses Canada will never be for sale in first meeting with Trump
Overall, Carney termed the meeting as constructive, and said the two sides would start serious talks on a new relationship.
U.S. President Donald Trump has suggested that Catholics, who have criticized an artificial intelligence-generated image of him dressed in white papal vestments, were not offended, and said that anyone who was "can’t take a joke.”
WORLD / Politics
May 6, 2025
Trump calls AI pope image a joke, but experts say it’s no laughing matter
For many Catholics, the image of the U.S. president dressed as God's representative on Earth was offensive.

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The reflection of one of Ueno Zoo’s twin pandas is seen at their enclosure. The animals’ popularity has prompted concern among local businesses that their departure could hurt foot traffic in surrounding neighborhoods.
What happens when the pandas leave Ueno?

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