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CIA director met with Russian intelligence officials, not president, Kremlin says
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters that Putin had been briefed on the outcome of Ratcliffe's talks, but declined to provide further details.
US halts Iran strikes 'for time being,' as focus shifts to economic sanctions, Rubio says - report
Trump weighs renaming Lake Ontario to 'Lake America' amid escalating trade war
Darline Graham wins South Carolina Republican Senate primary runoff
US judge strikes down Trump policy suspending immigrant visa processing for 75 countries
US District Judge Jeannette Vargas in Manhattan said the policy that the State Department announced in January was "patently unlawful" and ran afoul of federal immigration law.
US Gen. Jack Keane said Iran could have been defeated - so why did Trump stop? - opinion
On the broadcast that aired August 16, 2026, Keane recounted the events leading up to the war between the US, Israel, and Iran, which began on February 28 this year.
Jon Ossoff is not betraying Israel, and his critics do not speak for Georgia’s Jews - opinion
American Jews, and Georgia’s Jews, are not “single issue” voters. Ossoff represents exactly that sentiment in the American Jewish community, and among American voters at large.
Two US tanker aircraft leave Bulgaria a month after deployment upset Iran
The deployment of the aircraft, approved by Bulgaria's parliament on July 22, led to protests by nearby residents who feared the planes would be attacked by Iranian missiles and drones.
Iran denounces new US sanctions as Washington targets Tehran’s oil trade with China
The chief of staff of Iran's armed forces, MG Ali Abdollahi, warned its response would be "crushing, punishing and devastating," while Trump warns countries against providing Iran a lifeline.
US imposes 50% tariffs on Canadian goods after deal fails, USTR Greer says no new talks planned
The tariffs that came into effect just after midnight (0400 GMT) on some $20 billion of Canadian goods representing just over 5% of Canada's exports to the US.
Israel 'baited' Turkey with Abu al-Duhur airbase 'pre-election' strike, US Envoy Tom Barrack says
According to Barrack, Ankara began considering scrambling its own fighter jets, and for several moments, two key US allies came close to a confrontation that neither side truly wants.
The Odyssey holds a mirror to the breakdown of human society after October 7 - opinion
This may be history’s most important warning: Barbarism does not always come from outside. Sometimes it grows from within a society that regards itself as enlightened.
US Navy aircraft transits Taiwan Strait before planned Xi-Trump meeting
A US Navy P-8A Poseidon flew through the Taiwan Strait in international airspace as China tracked the aircraft, ahead of an expected Trump-Xi meeting next month.
US intends to pay $725 million towards UN debt, Congressional document shows
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said this year that the UN faced "imminent financial collapse" due to unpaid contributions from member states, and the global body has made large budget cuts.
