US Prioritizes Hostage Return in Rare Taliban Meeting in Kabul
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U.S. officials held talks with Taliban leaders in Kabul on Saturday regarding Americans detained in Afghanistan, including naturalized citizen Mahmood Habibi, who has...
Ukraine requests $120 billion for 2026 defense budget amid ongoing war
Ukraine will need over $120 billion for its defense in 2026 as the war with Russia continues into its fourth year, according to Defence...
Marco Rubio to Visit Israel as Arab Allies Condemn Strike
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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel to Israel this weekend amid escalating regional tensions following Israel’s strike on Hamas leaders in...
Trump Pressures NATO Nations to Cut Russian Oil Imports
President Donald Trump announced that the U. S. is ready to impose new energy sanctions on Russia, but only if all NATO countries stop...
Taiwan Warns U.S. of “Domino Effect” if China Seizes Island
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Taiwan’s top China policymaker, Chiu Chui-cheng, warned in Washington that Beijing is “actively preparing for war” to seize the island and that such...
Nepal Sets March Elections After Appointing First Female Interim PM
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Nepal’s President has dissolved parliament and called for fresh elections on March 5, 2026, following the appointment of former Chief Justice Sushila Karki...
Trump Meets Qatari PM After Israeli Strike Strains Ties
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President Trump hosted Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani for dinner in New York, days after a controversial Israeli strike targeted...
UN Backs Palestinian Statehood, 142 Nations Vote for Formal Recognition
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The UN General Assembly has overwhelmingly endorsed a declaration calling for a two-state solution with “tangible, irreversible steps,” condemning both Hamas’s October 7...
Turkish Markets, Democracy on Watch as Turkish Court Weighs Annulling CHP Congress
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Turkey’s Republican People’s Party (CHP), the main opposition force and party of founder Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, has endured nearly a year of sweeping legal...
Bipartisan Grief and Fear Follow Charlie Kirk’s Assassination
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Charlie Kirk, 31, was the co-founder of Turning Point USA and a major conservative media figure with millions of followers across X, TikTok, and...