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Trump's frustration with Putin goes nuclear, dividing Congress 

President Trump’s decision to restart nuclear weapons testing as a warning to Moscow is being cheered by his Republican allies in Congress, while...

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As Trump meets Xi, Republicans push for release of detained Americans

Republicans hawkish on China are calling on President Trump ahead of his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping to push for the release of unjustly...

29.10.2025 2

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Trump extends friendly hand to Xi in fraught relationship with China

When President Trump meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping later Wednesday, he will be extending a hand to a leader that Washington and national...

29.10.2025 10

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Democrats criticize Trump’s ending of Biden gun export rule

Democrats are demanding answers over President Trump’s decision to greenlight the unrestricted export of American-made firearms, saying the move...

28.10.2025 10

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Ukraine's GOP allies look to seize Trump's momentum versus Putin

Senators are hoping to seize the momentum as President Trump goes on the offensive against Russian President Vladimir Putin, though Republicans remain...

24.10.2025 10

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Bipartisan senators criticize Trump’s nominee for Kuwait over accusations of antisemitism 

Republican and Democratic members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Thursday demonstrated rare unity opposing President Trump’s nominee...

23.10.2025 2

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Trump warns Israel that annexation threatens US support

President Trump has warned Israel it could lose all U.S. support if it moves forward on efforts to annex territory in the West Bank, as the Israeli...

23.10.2025 10

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Trump warns Hamas as ceasefire shaken by weekend attacks

President Trump on Monday warned Hamas against further attacks against Israel’s military after the U.S.-brokered ceasefire in Gaza was disrupted...

20.10.2025 2

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Trump tells Russia, Ukraine to 'stop where they are'

President Trump on Friday called for Russia and Ukraine to immediately halt fighting as he renews efforts to settle the more than three-year war. ...

18.10.2025 10

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Trump drops f-bomb in Zelensky meeting about Maduro

President Trump used an expletive Friday to warn Venezuelan strongman Nicolás Maduro against conflict with the U.S., as the administration escalates...

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Increased US pressure on Venezuela raises specter of regime change

President Trump is ramping up military pressure on Venezuela’s authoritarian leader Nicolás Maduro, raising the prospect of strikes inside the...

17.10.2025 20

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Senior Trump advisers say no violations of Israel-Hamas ceasefire

Senior Trump administration advisers said Wednesday evening they have not witnessed any violations of the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas and are...

16.10.2025 10

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Israel says one body released by Hamas not a former hostage

Israeli officials on Wednesday said one of the bodies recently handed over by Hamas is not actually one of the deceased hostages taken by the group,...

15.10.2025 2

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Hamas reasserts power in Gaza with retribution campaign, clouding peace deal’s prospects

Hamas is carrying out a wave of retribution executions and asserting its control in areas of the Gaza Strip where Israel has withdrawn, highlighting...

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Lawmakers ejected from Knesset after disrupting Trump speech

President Trump’s speech at Israel’s Knesset, its parliament, was briefly interrupted by lawmakers who were expelled from the plenum after...

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Jared Kushner reenters as key player in Middle East peace push

Jared Kushner has reentered the political spotlight as a top envoy for the Trump White House in efforts to secure a peace deal in the Middle East,...

11.10.2025 4

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Nobel Peace Prize chair responds to Trump's pressure campaign

The chair of the Nobel Peace Prize committee responded Friday to President Trump's public pressure campaign to win the award, telling reporters that...

10.10.2025 3

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Trump doesn’t get Nobel Peace Prize; María Corina Machado awarded

President Trump failed in his bid to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, with the Norwegian Nobel committee announcing Friday that María Corina Machado...

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Israeli opposition leader offers Netanyahu ‘security net’ on Gaza deal

Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid said Thursday that he will offer Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a security net to retain power if...

09.10.2025 3

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Trump announces first phase of Israel-Hamas ceasefire in Gaza 

President Trump announced Wednesday a ceasefire has been reached between Israel and Hamas, paving the way for the release of 20 living hostages and...

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Trump pushes Israel, Hamas to brink of Gaza peace deal: What to know

Two years since Hamas’s deadly terrorist attack against Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, President Trump’s push for peace in the Gaza Strip appears within...

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Trump’s peace hopes for Rwanda-Congo face threats

President Trump’s top officials are raising alarm that violence on the ground in eastern Congo is outpacing U.S. efforts to implement a peace deal...

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Trump welcomes Hamas response to end Gaza war, putting pressure on Israel

President Trump welcomed Hamas’s response Friday to his proposal for ending the war in the Gaza Strip, turning pressure on Israel to accept a...

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US increasing embassy staffing to handle World Cup fans

The Trump administration announced Thursday that it will move to increase staffing at select embassies abroad to account for a likely surge in visa...

03.10.2025 10

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US targets Iran's nuclear program with new sanctions

The Trump administration on Wednesday announced a new round of sanctions on Iran in support of "snapback" United Nations Security Council penalties on...

01.10.2025 3

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Former Trump campaign manager registers as foreign agent for Israel

President Trump’s former campaign manager, Brad Parscale, has registered as a foreign agent for Israel, hired to create digital campaigns combating...

30.09.2025 20

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How the world is responding to Trump’s 20-point Gaza peace plan

President Trump’s new Gaza peace plan Monday drew early reactions of support from leaders in the Arab and Muslim world, upping the pressure on Hamas...

30.09.2025 3

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Trump would head Gaza 'board of peace' in new postwar plan

President Trump would chair an international “board of peace” to govern and reconstruct the Gaza Strip as part of a 20-point plan released Monday...

29.09.2025 2

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Huckabee rips European allies recognizing Palestinian state

U.S. Ambassador Mike Huckabee slammed countries recognizing a Palestinian state as harming efforts to negotiate a ceasefire and hostage release deal...

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Syria’s leader makes global splash: Now comes the hard part  

Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa’s debut at the United Nations this week was met with fascination, excitement and optimism, even as Syria’s road to...

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Zelensky tells UN: 'International institutions are too weak' in stopping Russia

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday blasted the United Nations as a weak institution that is helpless in stopping war amid his...

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Syria's president says Israel 'stalling' on peace agreement

NEW YORK — Syria’s interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa said ahead of a historic speech before the U.N. General Assembly that Israel is stalling on...

24.09.2025 3

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Watch live: Zelensky, world leaders address United Nations General Assembly

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and other world leaders will address the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday. President Trump, who...

24.09.2025 3

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Russia pushes back on Trump 'paper tiger' remarks

The Kremlin on Wednesday pushed back on President Trump’s labeling the Russian military a “paper tiger” and said efforts to warm ties between...

24.09.2025 10

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5 takeaways from Trump's long, contentious UN speech 

President Trump warned that countries are going to “hell” if they embrace the green energy transition and fail to clamp down on irregular...

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Trump set to take combative stance at United Nations: 5 things to know

President Trump will return to the United Nations on Tuesday, promoting his view that the international forum is “decaying” the global order and...

23.09.2025 20

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Trump faces challenge in convincing Europe to hit China over Russia

European countries are taking steps to sanction oil infrastructure in China but are unlikely to impose tariffs on Beijing, a step President Trump has...

20.09.2025 10

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Graham calls for Trump to sanction China after moves by Europe

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Friday called on President Trump to take action against Beijing for supporting Russia’s war in Ukraine, following...

19.09.2025 2

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Battle brewing over Syria sanctions repeal in Congress

The Senate and House are on a collision course over whether to repeal comprehensive sanctions on Syria, a rare area where there are bipartisan...

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Rubio heads to Qatar after Israel strike

Secretary of State Marco Rubio is traveling to Qatar this week after a trip to Israel, with heightened tensions in the region following an Israeli...

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Rubio headed to Israel for Gaza talks

Secretary of State Marco Rubio is headed to Israel on Saturday for discussions on the Gaza Strip in the wake of an Israeli strike on Qatar. Rubio, who...

12.09.2025 3

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Poland pushes back on Trump comment Russian drone incursion might have been 'mistake'

Poland’s Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski on Friday rejected President Trump’s suggestion that a Russian drone incursion into Poland earlier...

12.09.2025 10

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Democrat warns against Chinese peacekeepers in Ukraine 

The top Democrat investigating U.S.-China relations is raising alarm over President Trump’s reported suggestion that Chinese troops could serve as...

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Qatar leans on Trump to counter 'unhinged' Netanyahu

Related Video: Trump, World Leaders REACT To Israeli Strike in Doha; Will Qatar RESPOND? | SUNRISE (Aired Sept. 10, 2025) The U.S. and Qatar are...

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Qatar leans on Trump to counter 'unhinged' Netanyahu

The U.S. and Qatar are reassessing their security partnership in an effort to deter a future Israeli strike, a senior official told The Hill, as...

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Putin, Netanyahu challenge Trump’s projection of 'peace through strength'

President Trump has appeared sidelined this week as the Gaza and Ukraine wars expand into allied countries, posing one of the biggest tests yet to his...

11.09.2025 10

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Israeli ambassador pushes back on ‘ethnic cleansing’ charge from Democrats

Israel’s ambassador to the United States, Yechiel Leiter, rejected charges by two Senate Democrats that Israel is engaged in “ethnic cleansing”...

10.09.2025 5

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Princeton student freed by Iran-backed militia, Trump and Iraq announce

President Trump and the Iraqi government on Tuesday announced that Elizabeth Tsurkov, an Israeli-Russian citizen, U.S. permanent resident and...

10.09.2025 3

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Trump tells reporter to get a new job over Putin question

President Trump lashed out at a reporter in the Oval Office Wednesday, telling him to get a new job after being questioned about taking no action...

03.09.2025 2

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Trump administration proposes shortening visa stays for foreign journalists

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is proposing new restrictions on how long foreign journalists can stay in the United States legally, calling...

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