Trump ordered the Pentagon to reduce the scale of military exercises with South Korea
US President Donald Trump has instructed Pentagon chief Pete Hegsett to significantly reduce the scale of joint military exercises with South Korea.
Azerbaijan
report.az
17.08.2026
Trump called the "Mecca" agreement an important and bold step
Azerbaijan
apa.az
16.08.2026
Trump ordered to reduce the scale of US-South Korean military exercises
Azerbaijan
apa.az
16.08.2026
Trump says US will scale back military drills with South Korea
His decision to reduce the partnership came after South Korea recently declined to aid his war effort in Iran.
World
bbc.co.uk
16.08.2026
Kushner meets with Hamas on the Gaza road map ahead of talks with Netanyahu
Jared Kushner, President Trump's son-in-law, held a rare meeting with Hamas leadership Sunday in Egypt, in a new diplomatic effort to make progress in the stalled Gaza ceasefire.
World
npr.org
16.08.2026
Republican senator denounces Trump’s ‘crazy, stupid’ claims about MMR vaccine safety
Outgoing Louisiana senator Bill Cassidy, a medical doctor, voted to confirm anti-vaccine activist RFK Jr as health secretary before speaking outRepublican senator Bill Cassidy – a medical doctor who v
World
theguardian.com
16.08.2026
Trump envoy Kushner meets Hamas leader to push Gaza peace plan
The rare meeting comes a week after Israel rejected Donald Trump's peace plan for Gaza.
World
bbc.co.uk
16.08.2026
Kushner meets Hamas leaders in Egypt to push Trump’s Gaza plan
Trump envoy has pushed for disarmament to end any future Hamas role in running Gaza, diplomatic sources tell
World
aljazeera.com
16.08.2026
BBC asks a US court for help in getting testimony from the Trump family in defamation suit
The BBC has asked a U.S. court for help getting documents and testimony from U.S. President Donald Trump's family in connection to his $10-billion defamation lawsuit against the broadcaster
World
abcnews.com
16.08.2026
Colombian president asks Trump to suspend tariffs to help earthquake recovery
Colombia's President Abelardo de la Espriella has asked U.S. President Donald Trump to suspend tariffs to help Colombia recover from a devastating earthquake
World
abcnews.com
16.08.2026
UAE, Saudi Arabia, others condemn Israel's rejection of Trump Gaza plan
The statement came as US envoy Jared Kushner and Gaza peace envoy Nickolay Mladenov held ceasefire and implementation talks with regional mediators and Hamas in Egypt.
World
dw.com
16.08.2026
Democrats demand answers from Trump on USS Abraham Lincoln conditions
Senator Ruben Gallego calls carrier’s months-long deployment a ‘deep problem’ as wellbeing concerns mountDemocrats on Sunday intensified their demands for answers from the Trump administration over co
World
theguardian.com
16.08.2026
The Egyptian President discussed the situation in Gaza with Trump's envoy
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi met with US President Donald Trump's son-in-law and ambassador Jared Kushner.
Azerbaijan
report.az
16.08.2026
Blanche Refuses to Say He’ll Always Be Independent of Trump as Attorney General
The new head of the Justice Department said on “Meet the Press” on Sunday that the president had never asked him to prosecute specific people — and never would.
Politics
nytimes.com
16.08.2026
Australian health experts fear US vaccine scepticism is catching on as ‘anything Trump says filters through’
Australia records 3% fall in one-year-olds fully immunised against hepatitis B as downward trend continues, expert says ave warned a s
World
theguardian.com
16.08.2026
8/16: Face The Nation
This week on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," amid a number of socialist candidates in the Democratic Party, President Trump has found his rallying cry for the midterm elections. Democratic Go
World
cbsnews.com
16.08.2026
"Axios": Trump secretly contacted SEPAH leadership through Barzani
The President of the United States, Donald Trump, through the head of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, Nechirvan Barzani, secretly contacted the commander of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRG
Azerbaijan
report.az
16.08.2026
Trump increases the economic pressure against Iran, Washington's new plans have been announced
Azerbaijan
apa.az
16.08.2026
Trump’s economic approval craters — and even Fox News allies are getting impatient. But this key figure could save him
Finance
finance.yahoo.com
16.08.2026
Florida sets record for sea turtle nests but Trump move could stall recovery
Loggerhead turtles abound this season but rollback of Endangered Species Act protections could threaten futureWildlife groups in Florida are celebrating record numbers of sea turtle nests this season,
World
theguardian.com
16.08.2026