US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that the shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner would not stop him from going to war with Iran, although he believed the incident was unlikely to be linked to the conflict. “It wouldn’t stop me from winning the war in Iran. I don’t know if it […]
The White House denied on Tuesday that Vice President J.D. Vance’s comments about military operations in Iran contained any suggestion of a US nuclear strike against the Islamic republic. After Vance said the US military had equipment it had “not yet decided to use” to enforce President Donald Trump’s dramatic ultimatum, the White House said […]
Israeli army spokesman Major Nadav Shoshani said that Nasser's grave “was dug up by Gazans a few months ago.” The Israeli military acknowledged that “bodies buried by Palestinians” had been examined by soldiers searching for hostages, but did not directly address allegations that Israeli soldiers were behind the killings. Hospitals, which are protected under international […]
It said the leaders discussed their citizens trapped in the Israel-Hamas war, “particularly those wishing to leave Gaza.” The fighting spiraled out of control and air strikes by Israel in Gaza killed many people as the humanitarian situation in the enclave worsened. Another convoy of 17 aid trucks arrived in Gaza as the Hamas-run territory […]
White House deputy press secretary Andrew Bates called Trump’s comments “dangerous and intemperate.” Bates said, “It is completely beyond our understanding why any American would praise an Iran-backed terrorist organization as ‘smart’.” Democratic President Joe Biden condemned the Hamas attack as a “sheer evil act” and declared his unwavering support for Israel. “This is the […]
Trump’s presence will also complicate efforts for the rest of the Republican field. Besides Trump and DeSantis, nine other candidates will contest between August 11 and 18, but all are in single digits, more than 40 points behind Trump, according to the latest Reuters/Ipsos poll of likely Republican voters. According to that August 3 poll, […]
“We are obviously concerned about any actions, especially violent actions, that could contribute to instability in Pakistan or obviously any other country with whom we share a common interest in combating terrorism.” groups share, so we are watching it with concern.” ” He said. Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said he would advise the president […]
Thursday’s meeting will be attended by Google’s Sundar Pichai, Microsoft’s Satya Nadella, OpenAI’s Sam Altman and Anthropic’s Dario Amodei, as well as Vice President Kamala Harris and administration officials including Biden’s chief of staff Jeff Zients, national security adviser Jake Sullivan Lail, director of the National Economic Council. Brainard and Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo. Before […]
Absent from the guest list was the president’s son Hunter, who attended the first White House state dinner with France in December but skipped the arrival line. A White House press release last month said the visit by the South Korean leader and his wife “celebrates the 70th anniversary of the US-ROK alliance, which our […]
US President Joe Biden said on Tuesday that his administration had done what was possible with the available authorities to address the banking crisis, but the White House response to the matter “is not over yet.” “We have done what we need to do operationally. I believe things are settling down. The market is responding,” […]
The White House said on Friday that the Russian mercenary company Wagner Group has suffered more than 30,000 casualties since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on February 24, with nearly 9,000 of its fighters killed in action. White House National Security Council (NSC) spokesman John Kirby told reporters at a regular briefing that the United States […]
The bank said in a statement on Wednesday that it has made a “swift response” to recent global challenges, particularly raising a record $440 billion to tackle climate change, the pandemic and other issues. “Under (Malpas)’s leadership, the Bank Group more than doubled its climate finance for developing countries, reaching a record $32 billion last […]