President Donald Trump, right, meets Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz in the Oval Office of the White House on Thursday. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption toggle caption Evan Vucci/AP WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Thursday that it might be better to let Ukraine and Russia "fight for a while" before pulling them apart and pursuing peace
Trump senior adviser Kari Lake is overseeing the downsizing of Voice of America and other government-funded international news outlets. Here, she speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC, on Feb. 21, 2025. Jose Luis Magana/AP hide caption toggle caption Jose Luis Magana/AP At times, President Trump's senior adviser Kari Lake has said she wants
Enlarge this image President Trump announced a new travel ban on 12 countries. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption toggle caption Evan Vucci/AP President Trump announced a new travel ban on 12 countries. Evan Vucci/AP President Donald Trump has issued a new travel ban, barring travelers from 12 countries and partially restricting travelers from seven others from
President Trump chats with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a visit to Beijing in 2017. Andy Wong/AP hide caption toggle caption Andy Wong/AP President Trump spoke by phone with China's leader Xi Jinping on Thursday. This is their first known call since Trump began his second term with a focus on higher tariffs on imports
Judi Weinstein Haggai and Gad Haggai were kidnapped in the deadly Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas-led attack and later declared dead by the Israeli authorities. Here they are pictured at an unknown location in this undated photo provided by the Hostages and Missing Families Forum. The Israeli military said it recovered their bodies Thursday. Hostages and
Enlarge this image South African President Ramaphosa meets President Trump amid tensions over Washington's resettlement of white Afrikaners that the U.S. president claims are the victims of "genocide." Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images South African President Ramaphosa meets President Trump amid tensions over Washington's resettlement of
Smoke rises from the crater of the Etna volcano as it erupts, on Mount Etna near Catania, Italy, on Monday. A huge plume of ash, gas and rock spewed forth from Europe's highest active volcano. Giuseppe Distefano/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Giuseppe Distefano/AFP via Getty Images Italy's Mount Etna produced a spectacularly
Election campaign banners for presidential candidates Lee Jae-myung of the Democratic Party of Korea and Kim Moon-soo of the People Power Party are seen on May 31 as the country's presidential election nears, in Seoul, South Korea. Daniel Ceng/Anadolu via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Daniel Ceng/Anadolu via Getty Images SEOUL, South Korea —