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France expels 12 Algerian officials as row over alleged kidnapping escalates
Move follows Algiers’ expulsion of diplomats, after France’s arrest of man linked to abduction of influencer Amir DZ France has expelled 12 Algerian consular and diplomatic officials and recalled its ambassador in Algiers, the French presidency said on Tuesday, in a retaliatory measure as a spat escalates between the two countries. “The Algerian authorities are…
E.U. Officials Approve Retaliatory Tariffs Against the U.S.
Tariffs The tariffs were slated to take effect starting on April 15, and to hit back at President Trump’s steel and aluminum levies. By Jeanna Smialek Reporting from Brussels The European Union on Wednesday approved its first retaliation measures in response to President Trump’s tariffs, a plan that was thrown into uncertainty just hours later,…
Defiant Trump officials vow to stay course as countries scramble over tariffs
US President Donald Trump’s advisers have defended sweeping tariffs on imports and vowed to stay the course, despite market turmoil and calls to avoid a trade war. In a series of television interviews, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent played down recent stock market falls and Howard Lutnick, the commerce secretary, insisted reciprocal tariffs would be implemented…
Judge considers ‘contempt’ after Trump officials stonewall ruling on migrant removal flights
By Sergio Martínez-Beltrán , Joel Rose WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Thursday said there is a “fair likelihood” the Trump administration violated his orders over its decision to allow two flights carrying migrants to continue to El Salvador last month despite his ruling ordering the planes back. U.S. District Judge James Boasberg Thursday pushed,…
Trump officials downplay the Signal leak. Some military members see a double standard
Quil Lawrence The White House continues to largely dismiss a highly sensitive discussion by leading national security officials on the open-source encrypted Signal messaging app that leaked to a reporter. At a White House briefing Wednesday, press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the media “continues to be focused on a sensationalized story from the failing Atlantic…
Top US officials shared Yemen strike plans with journalist in group chat
The Trump administration is facing political uproar after the White House confirmed that a journalist was inadvertently added to an unsecure group chat in which US national security officials planned a military strike in Yemen. The Atlantic magazine’s Jeffrey Goldberg reported that he was included on a Signal message group where Vice-President JD Vance and…
Trump orders ideas from Pentagon for ‘unfettered’ access to Panama canal, officials say
Document described as interim national security guidance calls on US military to create options The Trump administration has called on the Pentagon to provide military options to ensure the country has full access to the Panama canal, two US officials told Reuters on Thursday. Donald Trump has said repeatedly he wants to “take back” the…
Ex-US security officials urge funding for science research to keep up with China
Appeal from officials, including two senior figures from Trump’s first term, comes amid reports National Science Foundation’s budget will be slashed Chuck Hagel, the former US defense secretary, and other former US national security officials, including two senior figures from Donald Trump’s first term, on Tuesday warned that China was outpacing the US in critical…
How is Pope Francis doing? The Vatican says he rested well and met church officials
By Fatima Al-Kassab , Willem Marx ROME — Pope Francis “rested well throughout the night,” according to a statement from the Vatican Tuesday morning, as he appears to make a slight recovery from double pneumonia and other ailments. He has also resumed some of his duties as pontiff while in the Gemelli hospital in Italy’s…
Trump officials will put 4,700 USAID employees on leave and eliminate 1,600 jobs
By Fatma Tanis , Melody Schreiber The Trump administration is putting nearly all of USAID’s 4,700 full-time employees on paid administrative leave at midnight Sunday and will subsequently terminate 1,600 of those positions as part of a “reduction in force,” according to a memo that was widely distributed to agency staff Sunday afternoon and later…
European Leaders Meet to Discuss Ukraine War as Trump Officials Prepare For Russia Peace Talks
Trump Administration The hastily called gathering was part of a flurry of diplomacy expected to center on Ukraine this week as Trump officials prepare to start talks with Russia on their own. By Catherine Porter and Steven Erlanger Reporting from Paris The leaders of many of Europe’s biggest countries came to Paris on Monday in…
U.S. Is Releasing Russian Cybercriminal to Moscow, Officials Say
The release is part of a swap with the Kremlin that freed an American schoolteacher being held in a Russian prison. By Anton TroianovskiMaggie HabermanJulian E. Barnes and Jonathan Swan Anton Troianovski reported from Dubai and Maggie Haberman, Julian E. Barnes and Jonathan Swan reported from Washington, D.C. The Trump administration is preparing to release…
USAID officials direct staff on ‘stunning and irresponsible’ cuts to jobs and offices
By Jenna McLaughlin , Fatma Tanis , Shannon Bond Amid global fallout over the blockage in funding and staffing for the United States Agency for International Development, senior staff submitted a list to State Department leadership of around 600 people whose work around the world they deemed essential and could not be disrupted. But Secretary…
Black boxes found as officials examine staffing shortage in DC plane crash
The black boxes for a commercial flight that crashed into a military helicopter in Washington DC have been located, as questions mount about staffing and other close calls at the airport where the plane was landing. Normally two people manage air traffic control for helicopters and airplanes flying in the area – one of the…
Justice Department moves to fire at least 12 officials who investigated Trump
By Ryan Lucas , Carrie Johnson The acting attorney general moved on Monday to fire several Justice Department officials who worked on the federal criminal investigations into President Donald Trump, according to two department officials familiar with the matter. In termination letters sent to more than a dozen officials, acting Attorney General James McHenry wrote…
U.S. Security Contractors Going to Gaza to Oversee Truce, Officials Say
Middle East Middle East Middle East The contractors have been enlisted to do weapons checks on vehicles carrying displaced Palestinians back to their homes in the north under the terms of the new cease-fire. By Patrick KingsleyRonen Bergman and Aaron Boxerman Patrick Kingsley and Aaron Boxerman reported from Jerusalem, and Ronen Bergman from Tel Aviv.…
Sudan’s Military Has Used Chemical Weapons Twice, U.S. Officials Say
Sudan’s Civil War Sudan’s Civil War Sudan’s Civil War The determination came as the United States announced sanctions against the Sudanese military chief, saying there was strong evidence of atrocities in the country. By Declan Walsh and Julian E. Barnes Sudan’s military has used chemical weapons on at least two occasions against the paramilitary group…
Fact-checking criticism of California officials over fires
The wildfires raging in Los Angeles have led to claims that officials there have mismanaged the city’s preparation for such events. President-elect Donald Trump has pointed the finger of blame at California Governor Gavin Newsom, who he says is responsible for LA’s struggling water supply. Others have blamed LA Mayor Karen Bass for cutting the…
Biden Officials Say the Truth About Havana Syndrome Is Still Unknown
The White House contradicts a new intelligence assessment on the mysterious ailments that diplomats and spies have reported for years. By Julian E. Barnes Reporting from Washington White House officials said on Friday that the truth behind the mysterious ailments known as Havana Syndrome was still unknown, contradicting a new intelligence assessment about what had…
UK security officials monitor Elon Musk’s posts
UK officials are monitoring social media posts by Elon Musk and others as a possible security risk. The monitoring is being carried out by a team in the Home Office’s Homeland Security group, which is responsible for reducing national security risks and, according to a government website, “focuses on the highest harm risks to the…
Alec Baldwin sues New Mexico officials over handling of ‘Rust’ shooting case
By The Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. — Actor Alec Baldwin has filed a civil lawsuit for malicious prosecution and civil rights violations in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer on the set of the Western movie Rust. The lawsuit was filed Thursday at state district court in Santa Fe, where a judge in July…
House Passes Bill to Sanction I.C.C. Officials for Israeli Prosecutions
Middle East Crisis The action put the measure on track for likely enactment given strong support for it among Republicans, who now control the Senate, and President-elect Donald J. Trump. By Karoun Demirjian Reporting from Washington The House on Thursday passed legislation that would impose sanctions on officials at the International Criminal Court, making a…
Montenegro Shooting Kills 12, Including 2 Children, Officials Say
The authorities in the small Balkan country reported after a search that the gunman, whose rampage followed a bar fight, had been found dead. By Alan Yuhas A gunman killed at least 12 people, including two children, after a bar fight in Montenegro on Wednesday, leading to a manhunt and a government declaration of three…
Driver in Las Vegas Cybertruck blast was decorated US army soldier, officials say
Suspect, 37, who authorities believe shot and killed himself before Tesla vehicle detonated, served as Green Beret The person who died when a Tesla Cybertruck packed with explosives burst into flames outside the hotel in Las Vegas part-owned by Donald Trump was a highly decorated US army Green Beret who was deployed twice to Afghanistan,…
German officials call for clampdown on illegal ‘firework bombs’ after five deaths
Explosives brought in from Poland and the Czech Republic are combined with household items for a bigger bang German officials have called for a clampdown on illegally imported and homemade “firework bombs” after pyrotechnics for personal use killed at least five people across the country on New Year’s Eve. The use of personal firecrackers is…
Cause of South Korea plane crash unclear as officials focus on bird strikes
Experts say bird strikes are relatively common and should not have been enough to cause landing gear failure No one knows for certain what caused Jeju Air flight 2216 to crash, killing all but two of its 181 passengers and crew. As darkness fell at Muan international airport in South Korea and officials fielded questions…
Relatives of Bashar Assad arrested as they tried to fly out of Lebanon, officials say
Lebanese officials say the wife and daughter of one of deposed Syrian president Bashar Assad’s cousins have been arrested at the Beirut airport BEIRUT — The wife and daughter of one of deposed Syrian president Bashar Assad ’s cousins were arrested Friday at the Beirut airport, where they attempted to fly out with allegedly forged…
In Syria, U.S. Hopes to Avoid Replay of Afghanistan
American officials are wary as they try to persuade the rebels now in control in Syria to govern with an inclusive and moderate hand. American officials are wary as they try to persuade the rebels now in control in Syria to govern with an inclusive and moderate hand. Daniel Berehulak/The New York Times By Michael…