The US President has downplayed the drills which follow a US announcement of an $11bn arms sale to Taiwan.

The US president also warns Hamas will have "hell to pay" if it does not disarm, after talks with Netanyahu.

The president said it was a dock area "where they load the boats up with drugs".

President Donald Trump threatened further military action against Iran during a Monday meeting at Mar-a-Lago with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

LIMA, Dec 29 (Reuters) - Shamans in Peru gathered for an annual New Year's ritual on Monday where they made predictions for the year to come, including illness for U.S. President Donald Trump and the downfall of Venezuelan counterpart Nicolas Maduro

The explosion would mark the first known time the U.S

TEHRAN Irans former foreign minister and chief negotiator of the 2015 nuclear deal said on Monday that Tehran has never sought nuclear weapons, arguing that U.S. President Donald Trumps attacks on Iran would have provided the clearest justification if it had.

Ukraine's president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said Monday that he had asked for security guarantees for up to 50 years for Ukraine.

Both the US president and Zelensky describe talks in Florida as "great" and "terrific" but the issue of territory remains "unresolved".

"We cannot live freely

Although both leaders express optimism in Florida there is no indication of progress, writes the BBC's Vitaliy Shevchenko.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyywas scheduled to arrive at Mar-a-Lago in President Donald Trump's latest attempt to end the war with Russia.

Zelenskyy said he will raise territorial issues as Moscow and Kyiv remain fiercely at odds over the fate of the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine.

There's been a surge in remittances going back to Honduras amid Trump's immigration crackdown.

The frog has become a frequent symbol at protests against the Trump administration.

TEHRAN - Khorasan analyzed the objectives of the Israeli Prime Ministers looming trip to the United States for talks with Donald Trump.

Russia struck Kyiv with missiles and drones early Saturday, killing one and wounding 27, AP reported

Apparent plans for a royal visit to the US in the new year and a new Army recruitment scheme lead Saturday's papers.

New NASA administrator Jared Isaacman said that the U.S.'s return to the moon is key to unlocking the "orbital economy."

The Ukrainian leader says he will see the US president in Florida and believes "a lot can be decided before the new year".

Trump officials rejected 327,955 income-driven repayment plan requests from student loan borrowers, according to a recent court filing

U.S. President Donald Trump announced late Thursday that the U.S had launched a powerful and deadly strike against forces of the Islamic State group in Nigeria.

Even if it were technically feasible, the cost of building the battleship would be prohibitive.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Friday that he will meet with U.S. President Donald Trump in Florida over the weekend to discuss security guarantees for Ukraine.

TEHRAN In the midst of historic global turmoil, an alarming spectacle is once again unfolding: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is preparing for yet another visit to the United States to meet with President Donald Trump

TEHRAN - The Jeffrey Epstein affair has once again returned to the spotlightthis time not merely as a moral scandal, but as a political lever shaking the White House. The main concern at present is focused on Donald Trump and the MAGA movement within the Republican Party.

TEHRAN The United States carried out strikes in northwestern Nigeria on Christmas Day, nearly two months after President Donald Trump warned he might intervene militarily, accusing the West African nation of failing to stop attacks against Christian communities.

The US president accuses the group of killing Christians, as Nigerias foreign minister tells the BBC the strikes were a "joint operation" and "nothing to do" with religion.

Leather prices are expected to continue rising in 2026 as Trump's tariffs crimple a global supply-chain while domestic manufacturing and cattle herds are down.

Norad got some help from President Donald Trump as it marked its 70th year tracking Santa Claus on Christmas Eve.

Rep Joyce Beatty, who sits on the centre's board, argues the name change is illegal because it requires approval from Congress.

It is not clear if Asfura's opponents will accept the result after saying the vote count was manipulated.

WASHINGTON, Dec 24 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's administration on Wednesday urged all parties to accept the outcome of Honduras' presidential election where Nasry Asfura, the conservative National Party candidate backed by the U.S

A bipartisan group of Senators on Wednesday said the Trump administration violated the law by failing to release the records in full last week.

TEGUCIGALPA, Dec 24 - Nasry Asfura, the conservative National Party candidate backed by U.S. President Donald Trump, has won Honduras' presidential election, the electoral body said on Wednesday as it finally declared a victor of the November 30 presidential election after weeks of delays, technical problems, and allegations of fraud

Republican lawmakers are divided over whether President Trump should escalate military pressure on Venezuela to oust President Nicols Maduro, with some Republicans warning that regime change has a history of backfiring on the United States, The Hill reported.

PARIS, Dec 24 (Reuters) - The French government condemned on Wednesday a visa ban imposed by the Trump administration on Thierry Breton, a former European Union commissioner who helped drive the EU's Digital Services Act, which has recently targeted top U.S

The largest release of Epstein-related documents yet from the justice department included some notable messages and several mentions of Trump.

WASHINGTON, Dec 23 - The Trump administration on Tuesday imposed visa bans on a former European Union commissioner and anti-disinformation campaignersit says were involved in censoring U.S

Dec 23 (Reuters) - A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit the U.S. Department of Justice filed challenging a New York law that President Donald Trump's administration said was impeding immigration enforcement

In an unsigned decision released on Tuesday, the court said Trump lacked the authority to federalize troops in Chicago.

The US president has long denied any wrongdoing in relation to late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

TEHRAN The illusion that Jeffrey Epstein was a singular, anomalous monster operating in a vacuum has finally dissolved into the sulfuric air of the American political necropolis.

The Trump administration will start garnishing the wages of student loan borrowers in default in early January

Millions could be eligible for Trump's "no tax on tips" deduction for the upcoming tax season

Trump said he named Louisiana Gov

Early retirees, mid-income consumers, small business owners and residents of states won by President Trump are among those who'd be affected most

The US president also says the US intends to keep the tankers it has intercepted off the coast of Venezuela.

Trump said that the frigates will be built at the Philadelphia shipyards, which Hanwha had invested $5 billion into.

The US president has vowed to revive American shipbuilding after lagging behind China in naval capacity

Conservative influencers were conspicuously silent following the latest release - but political danger remains for the president.

Denmark warns Washington to respect its sovereignty, while Greenland says it will decide its own future.

PALM BEACH, Florida, Dec 22 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday said the United States needs to have Greenland, not for critical minerals but for national security

President Donald Trump on Sunday appointed Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry as a 'special envoy' to Greenland

PALM BEACH, Florida, Dec 22 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump announced on Monday plans to build a new "Trump-class" of battleships larger, faster and "100 times more powerful" than any before aimed at cementing U.S

GREENBELT, Maryland, Dec 22 (Reuters) - Kilmar Abrego, the Salvadoran migrant whose wrongful deportation became a flashpoint, appeared in court on Monday as a federal judge extended an order temporarily barring U.S. President Donald Trump's administration from taking him back into immigration custody

Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said the administration paused the projects due to national security concerns identified by the Pentagon

Denmark pushes back against Trump's appointment of Jeff Landry as U.S

President Donald Trump signed a law compelling the full release of the Jeffrey Epstein files