Rubio says he discussed with Poland the ‘need’ for NATO allies to raise spending
WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he met Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski in Washington on Friday and discussed “fair and reciprocal market access” and the “need…
US trans actress Hunter Schafer slams Trump gov’t after passport gender change
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US top diplomat Rubio, Kenyan president call for ceasefire in eastern Congo
WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Kenyan President William Ruto urged an immediate ceasefire in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo during a phone call, the State Department…
Five of Chile’s stolen children take off to reunite with birth families
HOUSTON – Five U.S. adoptees took off from Houston on Friday to reunite with their birth families in Chile for the first time after they were stolen as infants decades…
AP sues Trump aides for restricting access over Gulf of Mexico name
WASHINGTON – The Associated Press on Friday sued senior aides to President Donald Trump over a decision by the White House to restrict the news outlet’s access to the president…
Zelenskiy: Ukraine, US working on economic deal to ensure it works
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday that officials from his country and the U.S. were working on concluding an economic deal to ensure that the accord worked and was…
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White House expects Ukraine to sign critical minerals deal soonWhite House national security adviser Mike Waltz said on Feb 21 he expects Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to sign a minerals…
Congo frees opposition leader and former president’s ally Kabund
KINSHASA – Democratic Republic of Congo has freed an opposition leader and the president’s former right-hand man, Jean-Marc Kabund, his lawyer said on Friday, ending his imprisonment on charges including…
Hadi Matar guilty of attempted murder of novelist Salman Rushdie
MAYVILLE, New York – Hadi Matar was found guilty on Friday of attempting to murder the novelist Salman Rushdie in an onstage stabbing attack at a New York arts institute…
Slovaks keep up protests against Fico and mark anniversary of journalist’s murder
BRATISLAVA – Thousands rallied in Bratislava and other Slovak cities on Friday calling for Prime Minister Robert Fico to resign and keeping up protests against a foreign policy that critics…