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What Trump’s cuts to intelligence could mean for national security

Enlarge this image U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio attends a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on May 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio attends a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing in the Dirksen

Canada welcomes King Charles against a backdrop of tensions with Trump

Britain's King Charles III is greeted by an honor guard after arriving at Macdonald-Cartier International Airport in Ottawa, Canada, on Monday. Ben Stansall/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Ben Stansall/AFP via Getty Images King Charles III and Queen Camilla have arrived in Canada at the start of a two-day visit widely seen as

Trump calls Putin ‘absolutely crazy’ following Russia’s latest barrage on Ukraine

President Trump speaks to reporters before boarding Air Force One at Morristown Municipal Airport in Morristown, N.J., on Sunday. Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP hide caption toggle caption Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP President Trump has sharply criticized President Vladimir Putin for unleashing a storm of drone and missile attacks on Ukrainian cities Sunday evening, saying he was "not

The European Space Agency will beam the famous ‘Blue Danube’ waltz into space

A European Space Agency antenna located at Cebreros, near Avila, Spain, will transmit the waltz into space. ESA hide caption toggle caption ESA Johann Strauss II's popular orchestral piece "By the Beautiful Blue Danube" has been inextricably linked to space since it was used in the 1968 classic film 2001: A Space Odyssey. The waltz

U.S.-German citizen is charged with trying to attack the U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv

Activists sit in front of the U.S. Embassy branch office in Tel Aviv, Israel, during a protest on Jan. 8, 2025. Ohad Zwigenberg/AP hide caption toggle caption Ohad Zwigenberg/AP NEW YORK — A dual U.S.-German citizen has been arrested on charges that he traveled to Israel and attempted to firebomb the branch office of the

Trump says he’ll delay a threatened 50% tariff on the European Union until July

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters before boarding Air Force One at Morristown Municipal Airport in Morristown, N.J., on May 25, 2025. Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP hide caption toggle caption Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Sunday that the U.S. will delay implementation of a 50% tariff on goods from the European Union

‘I am Roman,’ Pope Leo says, as he becomes the bishop of Rome

Pope Leo XIV presides over a Mass in the St. John Lateran Basilica, formalizing his role as bishop of Rome in Rome on Sunday. Gregorio Borgia/AP hide caption toggle caption Gregorio Borgia/AP Pope Leo XIV declared himself a Roman on Sunday, in a ceremonial step to formalizing his role as bishop of Rome. The bishop

Inside Ukraine’s last maternity ward in a region surrounded by Russian forces

Anastasia, 24, with her daughter, born the previous day, in a room at the Sloviansk City Clinical Hospital, on March 28. Anton Shtuka for NPR hide caption toggle caption Anton Shtuka for NPR SLOVIANSK, Ukraine — The squalling cries of newborns echo through the hallway of Sloviansk City Clinical Hospital in the beleaguered Donetsk region