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November 11, 2025 10:22 AM

Trump’s deal with South Korea bogged down in details over submarine

Two weeks after U.S. President Donald Trump and South Korea's Lee Jae Myung met and announced they had resolved months of negotiations over tariffs and security issues, the two sides have yet to release any agreement on paper. South Korean officials say the delay appears to centre on discussions over their request for Washington's blessing to build a nuclear-powered submarine, which Lee raised publicly when he met Trump on the sidelines of an Asia-Pacific forum in South Korea last month. After...

November 10, 2025 1:56 PM

Trump to meet Sharaa at White House, capping major turnaround for Syria

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa's White House meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday caps a stunning year for the rebel-turned-ruler who toppled a longtime autocratic leader and has since toured the world as he seeks to end Syria's international isolation. Trump is set to welcome Sharaa in the first-ever visit by a Syrian president to the White House, six months after the pair first met in Saudi Arabia and just days after Washington said the former al Qaeda member was no longer a "...

November 10, 2025 1:16 PM

Trump takes aim at Obamacare as historic federal shutdown hits 40th day

U.S. President Donald Trump doubled down on Sunday on his push to gut Obamacare healthcare subsidies, which his Democratic opponents have insisted on preserving as a condition for ending the 40-day government shutdown. Trump on Saturday urged Republican senators to take federal money used to subsidize health insurance bought on Affordable Care Act marketplaces, and instead send payments to individuals buying coverage. The federal government has been shut down since October 1, making it the lon...

November 10, 2025 10:18 AM

World Bank, in letter to US, backs draft UN resolution on Gaza

The World Bank backs language in a U.S.-drafted United Nations Security Council resolution on Gaza that would authorize a two-year mandate for a transitional governance body, according to a letter to the United States seen by Reuters. The 15-member UN Security Council began negotiations on Thursday on the text that would mandate a so-called Board of Peace transitional governance administration, giving it the authority to establish operational entities to address issues including the reconstruct...

November 9, 2025 5:07 PM

Before talks with Trump, Saudi Arabia doubles down on terms for Israel ties

U.S. President Donald Trump has been talking up the prospects of Saudi Arabia agreeing to normalise ties with Israel, but it is unlikely to happen when Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman visits the White House this month. The establishment of diplomatic relations between Israel and Saudi Arabia after decades of enmity could shake up the political and security landscape in the Middle East, potentially strengthening U.S. influence in the region. Trump said last month he hoped Saudi Arabia wo...

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 10:50 AM

Italy urges US to unlock pay for military base workers amid shutdown

Local staff at some American military bases in Italy have not been paid due to the U.S. government shutdown and Rome is in talks with U.S. authorities to resolve the issue, the Italian foreign ministry said on Saturday. About 2,000 non-military Italian employees, mainly at Aviano Air Base and the Vicenza army base in northeast Italy, missed their October pay despite being employed under Italian work contracts, the ministry said. Italian workers at U.S. Navy bases in the country, however, were ...

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 11:43 AM

Talks to end US shutdown look promising, Senate majority leader says

Bipartisan talks in the U.S. Senate to end the federal shutdown have taken a positive turn, Senate Majority Leader John Thune said on Saturday, with lawmakers working on deals to temporarily reopen the government and introduce three longer-term funding bills for some agencies. Asked by reporters whether there have been bipartisan talks within the last 24 hours that have been positive in nature, Thune, a South Dakota Republican, responded, "Yeah. I'd say so." Saturday marked the 39th day of the...

November 9, 2025 10:10 AM

Trump wants the U.S. to restart nuclear testing; ignites fears of a Cold War redux. Did he just start a new arms race?

U.S. President Donald Trump: ‘We have more nuclear weapons than any other country.’ Wrong! Russia, not the U.S., has the largest number of nuclear weapons in the world. U.S. President Donald Trump: ‘Russia announced doing a nuclear test.’ Wrong! Russia tested two new weapons capable of carrying nuclear warheads. More on that in just a bit. U.S. President Donald Trump: ‘And China is testing too ... you just don't know about it.’ Wrong again! There's no evidence of a Chinese nucle...