Germany’s Scholz commits to spending 2% on defense ‘in the 2020s, in the 2030s and beyond’
MUNICH, Germany — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Saturday reaffirmed Berlin’s commitment to spend 2% of the national gross domestic…
Trump ordered to pay $454 million in fines and interest in NY business fraud case
A New York judge on Friday ordered Donald Trump to pay about $454 million in total penalties as part of…
Foremost Group CEO Angela Chao died after car went into Texas pond, sheriff says
Angela Chao, CEO of Foremost Group and the sister-in-law of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, died after her car went…
U.S. troops will be on the front lines against Russia without further Ukraine aid, Senator Coons says
MUNICH, Germany — The U.S. faces the prospect of direct combat with Russia if it fails to provide continued financial…
Only the U.S. can force peace in the Middle East and it should pressure Israel, Lebanon foreign minister says
Lebanon’s foreign minister called on the U.S. to pressure Israel and bring an end to its bloody war with Palestinian…
World leaders react to reports of Navalny’s death; Yulia Navalnaya says Putin won’t go unpunished
World leaders and the wife of prominent Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny reacted with dismay and suspicion to reports of…
Jailed Putin opponent Alexei Navalny has died, Russian media says
Imprisoned Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny has died, Russian state news agency Tass reported on Friday, citing the prison service…
What to expect as the Munich Security Conference kicks off with beefed up security
MUNICH, Germany — Security forces descended on Munich, Germany on Friday as global leaders gathered for the city’s annual security…
Egypt setting up area at Gaza border which could be used to shelter Palestinians, Reuters reports
Egypt is preparing an area at the Gaza border which could accommodate Palestinians in case an Israeli offensive into Rafah prompts an exodus across the frontier, four sources said, in…
U.S. President Joe Biden again tells Netanyahu that Rafah civilians must be protected
U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday again told Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that he should not proceed with military action in Rafah without a credible and executable plan…
