Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar arrived in Somaliland on Tuesday for the first high-level diplomatic visit since Israel became the first country in the world to formally recognize the breakaway region's independence, a move that has drawn condemnation from across Africa and the Middle East. Saar landed
China banned exports of dual-use items to Japan that can be used for military purposes, according to a commerce ministry statement Tuesday, Beijing's latest move in reaction to remarks Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi made last year about Taiwan. The Ministry of Commerce said exports of such
President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that Venezuela's interim government would be "turning over" between 30 and 50 million barrels of sanctioned crude oil to the United States, a deal valued at up to $2 billion that comes days after U.S. forces captured Venezuelan President Nicolás
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged Monday to bolster bilateral relations and safeguard regional stability during talks in Beijing, with Lee declaring he wants 2026 to mark the "first year of full-scale restoration" of ties between the two countries. The summit
Deposed Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro pleaded not guilty Monday to federal narco-terrorism charges in a Manhattan courtroom, telling the judge he was "captured" and remains the legitimate leader of his country two days after U.S. special forces seized him in a raid on the presidential palace
Officials from Syria and Israel resumed U.S.-mediated negotiations in Paris on Monday, marking the first high-level talks between the two countries in nearly two months as Damascus seeks the withdrawal of Israeli forces from territory seized after the fall of Bashar al-Assad. Syria's state
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Sunday that the United States will maintain an oil blockade around Venezuela to pressure the country's remaining leadership following the capture of President Nicolás Maduro, seeking to clarify President Donald Trump's remarks that the U.S. would "run"
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen on Sunday urged President Donald Trump to stop threatening to take over Greenland, saying the United States has no right to annex the self-governing Arctic territory following his renewed calls for American control of the mineral-rich island. Frederiksen's statement came hours
North Korea launched multiple ballistic missiles toward the sea off its east coast on Sunday, its first such test in two months, just hours before South Korean President Lee Jae Myung departed for China for a summit with President Xi Jinping. South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said
California announced Tuesday that it will delay the revocation of 17,000 commercial driver's licenses held by immigrant truckers until March, setting up a showdown with the federal government over immigration enforcement and highway safety. The Department of Motor Vehicles said the 17,000 migrant truck drivers whose
The Trump administration announced Tuesday that it is freezing all federal childcare payments to Minnesota and demanding a comprehensive audit of the state's day care centers as federal authorities launch a multi-agency investigation into alleged fraud schemes that prosecutors say could total billions of dollars. Deputy Secretary
Zohran Mamdani was sworn in as New York City's 112th mayor in the first minutes of the new year on Thursday, becoming the city's first Muslim mayor and pledging to use the full power of government to address affordability and support working-class residents. Mamdani, a
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