President Trump's trade agenda is paying off by slashing trade imbalances with major global powers in 2025 and reducing America's reliance on China, the White House said Monday in a report to Congress.
President Trump on Monday threatened to blow up Iranian ships that attempt to disrupt his blockade of Iranian ports, as both sides jockey for leverage during a tenuous ceasefire.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez is in China again this week, his fourth trip in just over three years to the world's second-largest economy as Spain seeks to strengthen its political and commercial ties with Beijing.
All that newborn Shiman knows of the world is a flimsy tent along Beirut's waterfront - the stench of mildewed blankets, stings of swarming insects and screams of Israeli warplanes striking the Lebanese capital.
The U.S. military vowed to blockade all Iranian ports starting Monday, part of efforts to force Tehran into agreeing to open the crucial Strait of Hormuz and accepting a peace deal. Iran responded with threats on all ports in the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman, taking aim at U.S.-allied countries.
Pope Leo XIV arrived in Algeria on Monday on a first-ever papal visit, calling for peace and the end of "neocolonial tendencies" in world affairs, while facing an extraordinary broadside by President Donald Trump over his criticism of the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran.
Fierce fighting rocked the strategic southern Lebanese town of Bint Jbeil on Monday, as Israeli troops appeared to encircle the area while Hezbollah militants launched rockets and artillery in an effort to push them back.
An Israeli army general who was seriously wounded in a firefight with Hamas during its October 2023 assault into southern Israel will be the head of Mossad, the country's national intelligence agency.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Monday that the United Kingdom is "not supporting" the U.S. naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.
Officials in Tehran talked tough as President Trump's blockade of Iranian ports loomed on Monday, saying the regime still had "cards" to play after peace talks broke down over the weekend.
After an election earthquake in which voters overwhelmingly rejected pro-Russian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, Hungarians are contemplating what to expect from the country's incoming leader, Peter Magyar -- a pro-European reformer who has promised a fundamental transformation in Hungary's political culture.
The U.S. military said Sunday that it blew up two boats accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing a total of five people and leaving one survivor, as the Trump administration pursues its campaign against alleged traffickers in Latin America while preparing a naval blockade of Iranian ports.
President Trump announced Sunday that the U.S. would attempt to cut off another source of revenue for the Iranian regime by blockading the Strait of Hormuz after ceasefire talks in Pakistan ended without a deal.
A Nigerian Air Force strike targeting jihadi rebels hit a local market in northeastern Nigeria, killing over 100 civilians including children and injuring many others, a rights group and local media reported on Sunday. Officials confirmed a misfire without providing details.
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier is investigating ChatGPT after family members of those slain in last year's shooting at Florida State University said the suspect was coached through his attack by the AI chatbot.
The U.S. Navy blockade of the Strait of Hormuz announced Sunday by President Trump will rely on two aircraft carriers and their associated warships deployed to the region during the U.S.-Israel campaign on Iran.
I'm George Gerbo, and welcome to Washington Times Weekly, where we get a chance to sit down with our reporters and talk about their coverage of the latest news and events. And joining me this time is defense and national security correspondent John Seward.
President Trump said Sunday the Navy will blockade the Strait of Hormuz after ceasefire talks with Iranian representatives in Pakistan ended at an impasse this weekend.
President Donald Trump on Sunday said the U.S. Navy would "immediately" begin a blockade to stop ships from entering or leaving the Strait of Hormuz, after U.S.-Iran peace talks in Pakistan ended without an agreement.
