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The wife of a Connecticut man who died in last month’s collision between a passenger jet and a military helicopter in Washington, D

It’s hard to keep up with all the tariff announcements coming out of Washington. On February 1, the US president, Donald Trump, announced the introduction of 25% tariffs on most imported goods from Canada and Mexico, and an additional 10% levy on goods from China. The tariffs against Canada and…

Zelenskyy accuses the US of ending Moscow’s isolation as the US and Russia discuss ending Ukraine war and reviving ties.

Resignation of top supervisor in federal prosecutors' office in Washington due to disagreements over government contract directives and legal authority issues.

COMMENT: The prime minister is convinced he can charm the unpredictable US president when the pair meet next week in Washington – but Westminster is less sure of his chances, with some insiders suggesting the pledge to put British peacekeeping forces in Ukraine has now turned European allies again him,…

French President Emmanuel Macron was set on Wednesday to host a new meeting on Ukraine in a bid to coordinate a European response to what he called an "existential threat" from Russia amid a shock policy shift in Washington.

Lebanese leaders said Beirut was in contact with Washington and Paris to press Israel to fully withdraw from south Lebanon, branding its presence in five points an "occupation" following the expiry of a ceasefire deadline.

On May 27 2019, acclaimed Australian writer Geraldine Brooks received a call from the emergency department of a hospital in Washington DC. Her American husband of 35 years, Tony Horwitz, a Pulitzer prize-winning journalist, had collapsed while in DC promoting his latest book. He was pronounced dead soon after arriving…

In scenes unthinkable six months ago, Moscow and Washington agree to restore full diplomatic ties

The US state department has removed a highly symbolic phrase from its routine update on Taiwan. Its previous briefings said: “We do not support Taiwan independence.” This disappeared on February 13 2025.

Russia and the United States will name teams to negotiate a path to ending the war in Ukraine, the powers decided on Tuesday in discussions that drew a rebuke from Kyiv over its exclusion.