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Exclusive: Trump sounds diplomatic note on Cuba
3+ hour, 22+ min ago (144+ words) As his administration continues to squeeze the Cuban government, President Donald Trump struck a more diplomatic tone on Tuesday. He told Semafor during a tour of the White House ballroom construction site that Cuba is "a failed nation" that "needs…...
View: Analysts" Iran crystal balls get murkier
12+ hour, 11+ min ago (435+ words) The war in Iran is entering an unpredictable new phase where the risk to energy markets is growing....
Putin, Xi meet in Bejing for talks on energy, Ukraine
13+ hour, 1+ min ago (138+ words) The visit comes just days after Xi Jinping hosted US President Donald Trump. Russian President Vladimir Putin opens a visit to Beijing today that will focus on energy sales, cementing Xi Jinping's status as a leader who holds court and…...
Putin launches nuclear drills in projection of power
12+ hour, 54+ min ago (262+ words) The show of force comes as Moscow suffers continued losses on the battlefield in its war against Ukraine. The Kremlin launched three days of nuclear drills, a show of force that comes with its war in Ukraine going badly Kyiv…...
View: The US and China's delicate, new equilibrium
13+ hour, 1+ min ago (283+ words) Farewell "win-win cooperation." For more than a decade, Beijing's nonstop intoning of the happy-sounding catchphrase " the foundational tenet of Chinese leader Xi Jinping's foreign policy " caused eyes to roll in Washington. American business executives complained that what it really meant…...
Trump suspends planned Iran strikes
1+ day, 49+ min ago (144+ words) The US president said he was holding off attacks on Iran at the behest of Middle East allies. Trump suspends planned Iran strikes US President Donald Trump said Monday he is suspending planned strikes on Iran at the behest of…...
Exclusive: Trump privately fumes over imperiled ballroom security money
1+ day, 49+ min ago (360+ words) President Donald Trump aired his displeasure with the Senate rules referee during a Monday call with Senate Majority Leader John Thune, criticizing her decision to block a filibuster-proof vote on security money for his East Wing renovation and ballroom, according…...
Critics of Trump's "anti-weaponization fund' have no way to contest it yet
1+ day, 49+ min ago (706+ words) The Trump administration is set to start paying the president's political allies up to $1. 8 billion in taxpayer money, and critics have no clear path yet to contest the deal in court. The biggest hurdle standing in their way: A lawsuit…...
Trapped under ICE | Semafor
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (824+ words) PHILADELPHIA " The Democrats who want Rep. Chris Rabb to win tomorrow's congressional primary agree with the Democrats who want him to lose it. His job got easier when another Democrat imploded over ICE. The race for Pennsylvania's 3rd district, the state's…...
Maduro ally extradited from Venezuela to US
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (153+ words) Colombia-born Alex Saab is accused of overseeing efforts to pilfer and launder billions of dollars on behalf of former President Nicolas M'duro. Maduro ally extradited from Venezuela to US Venezuela extradited a financial adviser of former President Nicol's Maduro to…...