US President Donald Trump said that his first international trip could be to Saudi Arabia. Speaking to reporters on Air Force One, Trump said on Saturday that his first foreign destination "could be Saudi Arabia" even though traditionally US presidents visit Britain. Trump said that the last time
US President Donald Trump has said he believes the US will gain control of Greenland, after showing renewed interest in acquiring the autonomous Danish territory in recent weeks. "I think we're going to have it," he told reporters on Air Force One on Saturday, adding that the island's 57,000 resid
Donald Trump has been in office for five days, and yet he has already imposed his will on Washington with ruthless speed and efficiency, showing that even his most radical campaign promises were far from just bluster, reports Reuters. The Republican president has taken the first steps toward
The US may place a "very big bounty" on the top leaders of the Taliban, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Saturday, adding he was hearing that the Taliban held more American hostages than previously reported. "Just hearing the Taliban is holding more American hostages than has been reported,"
US President Donald Trump said on Saturday he may consider rejoining the World Health Organization, days after ordering a US exit from the global health agency over what he described as a mishandling of the COVID-19 pandemic and other international health crises. "Maybe we would consider doing it
Cash-starved Cuba this month opened the first grocery store to accept hard US currency on the island in nearly two decades, the latest sign in a trend towards dollarization in the Communist-run country. The store, open just a few weeks, garners praise from the lucky few with dollars on an island w
The US State Department issued a "stop-work" order on Friday for all existing foreign assistance and paused new aid, according to a cable seen by Reuters, after President Donald Trump ordered a pause to review if aid allocation was aligned with his foreign policy. The cable, drafted by the Departm
Donald Trump's verbal threats towards Canada are paying off for one entrepreneur after the new US president's belligerent approach gave him an idea. Liam Mooney, founder of an Ottawa-based design firm, made a hat emblazoned with "Canada is Not for Sale" in response to Trump's tariff threats and su
Mexico has refused a request from President Donald Trump's administration to allow a US military aircraft deporting migrants to land in the country, a US official and a Mexican official told Reuters.US military aircraft carried out two similar flights, each with about 80 migrants, to Guatemala on F
Canada will cap the number of international students allowed to enter the country for a second year in a row in 2025, as the government continues to try to ease pressure on housing, healthcare and other services. Canada will issue 437,000 study permits this year, a 10 per cent reduction from 2024,
A federal judge blocked Donald Trump's administration on Thursday from implementing the Republican president's executive order curtailing the right to automatic birthright citizenship in the United States, calling it "blatantly unconstitutional." Seattle-based US District Judge John Coughenour iss
Colombia’s attorney general’s office on Wednesday reissued arrest warrants for leaders of the National Liberation Army (ELN) rebels, who had been participating in peace talks, as forced displacement caused by ELN attacks rose to 32,000 people. A sharp uptick in violence over the past w
A shooting in a Nashville high school cafeteria Wednesday left a female student dead and another student wounded, nearly two years after another deadly school shooting in the city that ignited an emotional debate about gun control in Tennessee. The 17-year-old shooter, who was also a student at An
