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December 7, 2025 3:49 PM

US sets 2027 deadline for Europe-led NATO defense, officials say

The United States wants Europe to take over the majority of NATO's conventional defense capabilities, from intelligence to missiles, by 2027, Pentagon officials told diplomats in Washington this week, a tight deadline that struck some European officials as unrealistic. The message, recounted by five sources familiar with the discussion, including a U.S. official, was conveyed at a meeting in Washington this week of Pentagon staff overseeing NATO policy and several European delegations. The shi...

November 26, 2025 8:51 PM

Gaza Reconstruction Plan: Inside the UN’s Boldest Gaza Bet

On November 17, the UN Security Council approved a United States–drafted resolution backing a “Comprehensive Plan to End the Gaza Conflict,” giving legal weight to parts of Washington’s twenty‑point strategy for the territory. The resolution endorses a Board of Peace as the main transitional authority and authorizes a temporary International Stabilization Force in Gaza to help restore order, protect civilians and open the way for large‑scale aid and rebuilding. Under the text, a Pale...

November 11, 2025 12:10 PM

When will US air travel be back to normal? Not this week

Despite hopes the federal government shutdown could end this week, air travelers in the United States are still in for a rough few days of cancellations and delays nationwide before taking to the skies gets back to normal. The Federal Aviation Administration instructed airlines to cut 4% of daily flights starting last week at 40 major airports because of air traffic control safety concerns. Reductions in flights are mandated to reach 6% on Tuesday and then hit 10% by Friday, November 14 - and T...

November 9, 2025 12:43 PM

US sanctions official says time is right to cut Iran’s Hezbollah funding

The United States seeks to take advantage of a "moment" in Lebanon in which it can cut Iranian funding to Hezbollah and press the group to disarm, the U.S. Treasury Department's top sanctions official said. In a late Friday interview, John Hurley, the undersecretary for terrorism and financial intelligence, said Iran has managed to funnel about $1 billion to Hezbollah this year despite a raft of Western sanctions that have battered its economy. The U.S. has adopted a "maximum pressure" campaig...

November 9, 2025 10:45 AM

US forces working with Israel on Gaza aid, Israeli official says

U.S. forces are taking part in overseeing and coordinating aid transfers into the Gaza Strip together with Israel as part of U.S. President Donald Trump's ceasefire plan, an Israeli security official said on Saturday. The Washington Post reported on Friday that the U.S.-led Civil-Military Coordination Center (CMCC) will replace Israel in overseeing aid into Gaza. It cited a U.S. official and people familiar with the matter as saying Israel was part of the process but that CMCC would decide what...

November 9, 2025 9:22 AM

Major US air traffic staffing shortages snarl thousands of flights

Major air traffic control staffing shortages snarled thousands of flights on Saturday as the government shutdown caused mounting travel woes and raised alarm among airline officials. The Federal Aviation Administration said there were air traffic control staffing issues affecting 42 airport towers and other centers and delaying flights in at least 12 major U.S. cities - including Atlanta, Newark, San Francisco, Chicago and New York. Flights crossing six different high-traffic areas were also fa...

November 6, 2025 5:05 PM

Mamdani wins over New York with bold vision that galvanized young voters

When Zohran Mamdani finished his victory speech late Tuesday after winning the New York City mayoral race, a small crowd gathered around a man with blonde, curly hair who had watched the candidate with a satisfied smile from a corner of the stage. Morris Katz, lead media strategist for Mamdani's campaign, had every reason to celebrate. He was part of the team that helped shape the candidate's stunningly successful message around three promises that resonated with voters, many of them young: a r...

November 5, 2025 12:34 PM

Trump feels very strongly about India-US relationship: White House

The White House on Tuesday reaffirmed President Donald Trump’s commitment to strengthening the India-US relationship, describing the partnership as one that the President feels “very strongly” about. The remarks come amid ongoing discussions between the two nations on trade, energy, and strategic cooperation. Addressing a press briefing on Tuesday (local time), White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said, “The President is positive and feels very strongly about the India-US relati...

November 5, 2025 9:11 AM

US to provide $24 million for Caribbean countries hit by Hurricane Melissa

The United States is providing $24 million in emergency assistance for Jamaica, Haiti, the Bahamas and Cuba after the countries were hit by Hurricane Melissa last week, the State Department said on Tuesday. The department deployed teams to help with the emergency response and assess humanitarian needs after the Category 5 hurricane sowed widespread devastation, cut off communities and killed at least 50 people across the Caribbean. The Trump administration has now authorized $12 million of ass...

November 5, 2025 9:12 AM

US asks UN to lift sanctions on Syria’s president ahead of White House visit

The United States has proposed a draft United Nations Security Council resolution that would lift sanctions on Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, who is due to meet U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on Monday. The draft resolution, seen by Reuters on Tuesday, would also lift sanctions on Syria's Interior Minister Anas Khattab. It was not immediately clear when it could be put to a vote. A resolution needs at least nine votes in favor and no vetoes by Russia, China, the U.S., France ...