U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday he was in no rush to approve military strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities, following a New York Times report that he had blocked an Israeli proposal for a joint attack next month.
Ukraine and the United States have taken a significant step toward forging a full economic partnership agreement, Ukrainian Economy Minister and First Deputy Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko announced on April 17
President Trump said Thursday that the U.S. expects to hear from Moscow this week regarding his administration’s proposed ceasefire plan for the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine.
President Trump revealed that Chinese officials have reached out to the U.S. “a number of times” since the trade war began, signaling ongoing behind-the-scenes communication between the two economic powers.
U.S. forces on Thursday struck a major Houthi-controlled fuel port in western Yemen—the first publicly announced airstrike since March—as part of the Trump administration’s ongoing campaign to cripple the Iranian-backed group’s ability to threaten Red Sea shipping.
African pastors and American Christian leaders were among those preparing for a Good Friday prayer service “for the persecuted Church” at the steps of the United States Capitol, the seat of the U.S. Congress.
The White House has been hosting events in observance of “Holy Week,” acknowledging Jesus Christ’s sacrifice on the cross and His victory over death. “What a contrast to Easter last year at the White House when President [Joe] Biden declared the most holy day of the year [Easter Sunday] on the Christian calendar ‘Transgender Day of Visibility’ (TDOV),” noted evangelist Franklin Graham, who attended this week’s White House Easter Prayer Dinner.
The 20-year-old son of a current sheriff’s deputy killed two people and wounded four others at the Florida State University (FSU) campus Thursday before he was shot and taken into custody, authorities confirmed.
Influential Christian leaders have condemned plans by legislators in the U.S. state of Colorado to adopt a law that could potentially strip custody from parents, including Christians, who refer to their gender-dysphoric child by their sex or birth name.
France is hosting talks with allies to discuss a path to peace in Ukraine ahead of Easter. The talks come after overnight Russian attacks on several Ukrainian cities reportedly left three people dead and 28 injured. French President Emmanuel Macron has already met Ukrainian and U.S. representatives in Paris.
With Valero announcing the pending closure of one of its two remaining California refineries, the state will lose at least 18% of its current refining capacity by the end of 2026.
The United States plans to begin a phased withdrawal of its troops from Syria within two months, U.S. defense officials told their Israeli counterparts.
A delegation of European Union lawmakers visiting Hungary urged Europe’s top court on Wednesday to suspend a new law banning Budapest Pride, the annual rally for the LGBTQ+ community.
Students and staff members at the University of Amsterdam (UvA) are recovering after an angry crowd of anti-Israel and pro-Palestine protesters stormed and vandalized the 18th-century Maagdenhuis (Maiden House), the UvA’s administrative complex.
On the eve of high-stakes talks in Tehran, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi issued a stark warning that Iran is dangerously close to acquiring a nuclear weapon.
The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), led by Elon Musk, has suspended nearly 500,000 federal credit cards across more than 30 agencies in a sweeping move to curb wasteful government spending.
The Interior Department will transfer nearly 110,000 acres of federal land along the U.S.-Mexico border to the U.S. Army, creating a new base where troops could detain trespassers, including migrants, as part of President Trump’s border security push, which aims to deter illegal crossings.
The dramatic rise of autism in children across the U.S. is partially due to increased exposure to environmental toxins over the past fifty years, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said during a press conference Tuesday.
For the second full month in a row since President Donald Trump’s been in office, illegal border crossings reached record lows in March, reversing Biden administration illegal crossings, which were the highest in recorded U.S. history.
The White House said Tuesday it plans to help protect Social Security benefits from noncitizens and ramp up anti-fraud efforts.