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February 4, 2026 6:23 PM

US and Iran to seek de-escalation in nuclear talks in Oman

The United States and Iran are due to hold talks in Oman on Friday after Tehran requested a change of venue to limit negotiations strictly to its nuclear programme, as a buildup of US forces in the Middle East has raised fears of a confrontation. Iran sought to hold the meeting in Oman as a continuation of previous rounds of talks on its nuclear programme, asking for a shift from Turkey to avoid any expansion of discussions to issues such as its ballistic missile programme, a regional official ...

February 4, 2026 12:53 PM

US hails India trade deal, $500 billion investment pledge

The White House hailed a new trade agreement with India, saying Prime Minister Narendra Modi has committed to ending purchases of Russian oil, buying energy from the United States, and investing $500 billion across key American sectors. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said the agreement announced by President Donald Trump a day earlier would bring direct benefits to the US economy and American consumers. “India committed to not only no longer purchasing Russian oil, but buying o...

January 30, 2026 9:59 AM

Trump threatens tariffs on any nation supplying Cuba with oil

U.S. President Donald Trump threatened new tariffs on Thursday on countries supplying oil to Cuba, escalating a pressure campaign against the Communist-run island and long-time foe of the United States. The move, authorized by an executive order under a national emergency declaration, stopped short of specifying tariff rates or singling out any countries whose products could face U.S. tariffs. Cuba's state-run media shot back shortly after Trump's announcement, warning that the order threatene...

January 28, 2026 11:16 AM

US population growth slows as immigration declines, Census data shows

U.S. population growth has slowed to its lowest rate since the COVID-19 pandemic, in line with a historic drop in migration worldwide, federal government data released on Tuesday showed. The United States saw an increase of just 1.8 million people, or 0.5%, to reach 341.8 million residents in the year ending June 2025, with every U.S. state except for Montana and West Virginia seeing their rate of population growth slow, according to estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau. Globally, net interna...

January 23, 2026 10:22 PM

UN human rights chief urges US to uphold international law in immigration crackdown

The U.N. human rights chief urged the Trump administration on Friday to ensure that its migration policies respect individual rights and international law, citing concerns over arbitrary and unlawful arrests and detentions. "Individuals are being surveilled and detained, sometimes violently including at hospitals, churches, mosques, courthouses, markets, schools, and even within their own homes, often solely on mere suspicion of being undocumented migrants," the United Nations High Commissioner...

January 23, 2026 3:43 PM

US withdraws from the World Health Organization

The United States officially left the World Health Organization on Thursday after a year of warnings that doing so would hurt public health in the U.S. and globally, saying its decision reflected failures in the U.N. health agency's management of the COVID-19 pandemic. President Donald Trump gave notice that the U.S. would quit the organization on the first day of his presidency in 2025, via an executive order. According to a press release from the U.S. Health and State Departments, the U.S. w...

January 23, 2026 3:00 PM

Denmark, NATO seek to boost Arctic security amid Greenland crisis

Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said on Friday she had agreed with NATO chief Mark Rutte that the alliance needs to boost security in the Arctic following weeks of turmoil over U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to annex Greenland. The governments of Denmark and Greenland, a Danish autonomous territory, insist that sovereignty over the island is not up for discussion, but have said they are open to talks on a wide range of other topics. Trump said on Thursday he had secured to...

January 14, 2026 9:08 PM

US issues security advisory at Qatar base as Iran unrest raises regional tensions

The United States has issued a leave-by-evening advisory for certain personnel at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, reflecting heightened security concerns as unrest in Iran intensifies and regional tensions escalate. The base, which hosts about 10,000 US troops, was previously targeted by Iran in June in response to American strikes on its nuclear facilities. Qatar said the limited drawdown of personnel was a precautionary measure linked to current regional tensions, even as it renewed calls for de-e...

January 13, 2026 8:25 PM

US Central Command open new air defence cell in Qatar

The United States and its regional partners have opened a new combined air and missile defence coordination cell at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar to strengthen joint responses to aerial threats across West Asia. U.S. Central Command said the Middle Eastern Air Defense- Combined Defense Operations Cell has been established within the Combined Air Operations Center at Al Udeid, which already hosts representatives from 17 nations coordinating military air activity across the region. The new cell brin...

December 10, 2025 8:54 AM

US trade chief Jamieson Greer calls India talks as ‘best offers ever received’

The United States is pushing ahead with intensive trade negotiations with India, with US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer telling lawmakers that New Delhi has made ‘the best we’ve ever received as a country’ in ongoing discussions aimed at expanding market access for American farm products, including grain sorghum and soy. Speaking at a Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing on Tuesday, Greer said a USTR team was currently ‘in New Delhi, as we speak,’ working through sensitive ...