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Denmark’s foreign affairs minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen sounded surprised and emotional as he addressed a press conference on May 7. He announced he would call in the acting head of the US embassy in Copenhagen, Jennifer Hall Godfrey, over highly charged allegations that Washington has instructed its intelligence agencies to…

Negotiations between Washington and Tehran looking shaky as Iran resists US negotiator Witkoff’s ‘red line’.

Securing South Africa's trade ties with the United States will be a key aim of President Cyril Ramaphosa, who Monday began a Washington visit that will feature a meeting with Donald Trump, Ramaphosa's office said.

Over 800 software engineers lost their jobs in Microsoft's latest large-scale layoffs despite the company's focus on management layers.

A group of Mexican legislators from across the aisle will travel to Washington to oppose a proposed 5% tax on remittances sent by non-U.S. citizens

A federal judge in Washington issued an order Monday that wipes out the Trump administration’s takeover of the U.S. Institute of Peace.

The Army Corps of Engineers is directing a disproportionate amount of construction funding to Republican states, according to Senate staff.

As the state abandons decriminalization, treatment grants are going to sheriffs and district attorneys: ‘that might be two or three case managers’

As USAID moves its regional bureau to Cairo, Euronews asks how the Trump administration’s gutting of humanitarian — but not military — assistance to Egypt and Jordan could affect the region’s stability, and open it up to other powers.

Lee and Kim clash over foreign policy, economic revival, and US tariffs ahead of 3 June vote

Microsoft recently implemented significant layoffs, disproportionately affecting software engineers in its home state of Washington. This move occurs as AI takes on an increasing role in code generation.