WASHINGTON, Aug 16 – President Donald Trump has directed the Pentagon to significantly reduce the scale of annual military exercises with South Korea, arguing that the drills are expensive, send an unnecessarily hostile message to North Korea and do not reflect his administration’s current approach toward Pyongyang. Trump announced the decision Sunday as the United … Read more
MOSCOW, Aug 16 – Ukraine carried out one of its largest aerial assaults against Russia since the start of Moscow’s full-scale invasion, sending hundreds of drones toward targets across the country and killing at least six people, Russian officials said Sunday. The attacks reached areas near Moscow as well as the southwestern Rostov region, damaging … Read more
SANTA ANA ZIROSTO, Mexico, Aug 16 – Mexican avocado workers have returned to orchards and packing plants after the United States lifted a security-related suspension that had temporarily halted avocado exports from Michoacán, bringing relief to thousands of workers and producers whose incomes depend heavily on the trade. But while the reopening has restored daily … Read more
HAWAII, Aug 15 – Hurricane Lala moved past Hawaii’s Big Island on Saturday without making landfall, bringing strong winds, intense rain and dangerous surf as residents braced for flooding, mudslides and widespread power outages. The storm’s passage reduced fears that the island could experience its first direct hurricane strike in more than 150 years. The … Read more
MAUMERE, Indonesia: A powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck off Indonesia’s eastern coast early Saturday, killing at least 47 people, injuring dozens and leaving a trail of collapsed homes, damaged public buildings and landslides across Flores Island. The shallow earthquake triggered widespread panic as residents rushed from buildings and moved toward higher ground after authorities issued … Read more
WASHINGTON, Aug 14 – President Donald Trump on Friday dismissed concerns about the prolonged deployment of the USS Abraham Lincoln, saying the aircraft carrier’s record-setting stretch at sea during U.S. military operations against Iran was “not nearly long enough.” The Lincoln has spent nearly nine months at sea, including more than 240 consecutive days away … Read more
MEDINACELI, Spain, Aug 12 – Millions of people gathered across Spain on Wednesday to witness a rare total solar eclipse, an extraordinary celestial event that briefly turned daylight into darkness and gave the country its first total solar eclipse in more than a century. From historic hilltop towns to major cities, spectators arrived hours ahead … Read more
WASHINGTON, Aug 13 – U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent remained aboard a plane that was presented as President Donald Trump’s aircraft when Trump secretly transferred to another military jet during his departure from Turkey last month, a senior U.S. official familiar with the episode said Wednesday. The unusual security … Read more
WASHINGTON, Aug 12 – U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday that White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt will step down from her position at the end of the month, ending the tenure of one of the administration’s most prominent and closely aligned public voices. Leavitt, 28, will not be leaving Trump’s political orbit entirely. According … Read more
WASHINGTON, Aug 12 – President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the Secret Service and U.S. military officials urged him to leave Air Force One and travel on another aircraft after his visit to Turkey last month because of a security threat that he said was linked to Iran. Trump said he did not regard the … Read more