US & World

Ahead of meeting, Lebanese army troops began taking control of territory vacated by Israeli forces Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and U.S. President Donald Trump met on Tuesday at the White House, where they discussed plans to disarm the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah and secure Israel’s withdrawal from Lebanon. (Mark Schiefelbein/The Associated …

Ukrainian president fires Gen. Oleksandr Syrskyi and appoints Mykhailo Drapatyi as new army chief Oleksandr Syrskyi, seen in the foreground at a meeting in February 2024, is no longer Ukraine’s army chief. He was fired following days of mass protests demanding his removal in Kyiv and other cities across the …

Renewed bombings follow the death of another U.S. service member Smoke rises from an explosion at an unknown location, during what U.S. Central Command says are strikes on Iran, in this image taken from a handout video released on Sunday. (U.S. Central Command/Reuters)  The United States military said late Monday it …

Dramatic ramp up in tariff size, scope set to take effect in 30 days U.S. President Donald Trump ​is imposing a ​tariff of 50% ​on a wide range of Canadian ‌products, over what the White House calls Canada’s ‘discrimination’ against U.S. alcohol, automotive and dairy products. (Evan Vucci/Reuters)  U.S. President Donald …

U.S. President Donald Trump addresses the nation from the East Room of the White House on July 16 in Washington. (Saul Loeb/AFP/The Associated Press)  In a nationally televised address last week, U.S. President Donald Trump repeated claims about fraud and foreign interference in the 2020 election and announced the release of …

Washington and Iran have been escalating strikes across the region An American service member was killed Saturday in Iraq during “controlled detonation” of a downed Iranian drone, the U.S. military said Sunday, just a day after announcing the deaths of two other U.S. service members following an Iranian attack on …

National Civil Defence Institute says total number of missing still unknown People walk past a vehicle partially covered by the debris of a collapsed building following an earthquake, in Pumpuya, Peru, on Sunday. (Javier Ninanya/The Associated Press)  A 5.5-magnitude earthquake shook the Andes region of Peru, killing at least six people, …

FDA had said lettuce from Taylor Farms tested positive for parasite behind outbreak The Taylor Farms sign is displayed at one of its facilities in Salinas, Calif., on Friday. (Benjamin Fanjoy/Getty Images)  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said on ‌Sunday that laboratory experts re-reviewed sample results ​in the Taylor …

Tensions have increased in Cuba as the US blockade continues.Photograph: Ramón Espinosa/AP Photo When Cuba’s national grid collapses, as it did for the third time in 10 days on Tuesday, a collective groan spreads across its cities and people wonder, again, whether the island’s antiquated electricity system may soon become …

Comments came hours after Tehran said it was suspending commitment to interim truce A demonstrator holds a picture of Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei during a rally in Tehran on April 8. (Francisco Seco/The Associated Press)  Iran’s supreme leader warned of “unforgettable lessons” Saturday if the United States keeps attacking the …