Rubio, in Video, Urges Cubans to Align With Trump Administration
In a rare direct address, Secretary of State Marco Rubio blamed the former leader Raúl Castro for the country’s longstanding electricity and resource shortages.
Politics
nytimes.com
21.05.2026
Trump’s $1.8 Billion Fund Tests Constitutional Limits
The deal the president reached with his own subordinates relies on a mechanism created by Congress that legal experts had warned was subject to manipulation.
Politics
nytimes.com
20.05.2026
Castro Indictment Is Trump’s Latest Move Against Cuba
For President Trump, the interest in Cuba is not new.
Politics
nytimes.com
20.05.2026
What’s the significance of the Russian president’s visit to China?
Xi Jinping hosts Vladimir Putin a week after Donald Trump was in Beijing.
World
aljazeera.com
20.05.2026
Trump administration indicts Cuba’s Raul Castro over 1996 plane shootdown
The indictment marks one of the sharpest escalations in tensions between Washington and Havana.
World
aljazeera.com
20.05.2026
Why is Trump’s Gaza Board of Peace facing a funding shortfall?
Experts say lack of a political horizon and Israeli land grabs are deterring donors from funding Gaza's reconstruction.
World
aljazeera.com
20.05.2026
Chinese supertankers exit Hormuz as Trump, Vance talk up Iran deal
Oil prices ease amid the latest comments from the White House, but experts warn they will stay high even after any deal.
World
aljazeera.com
20.05.2026
Trump's Greenland envoy faces uphill battle on mission to make 'friends'
Jeff Landry's visit to the territory, a semi-autonomous part of Denmark, has touched a nerve among some Greenlanders.
World
bbc.com
20.05.2026
China’s Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet in Beijing
Xi and Putin hold talks just days after US President Donald Trump made an official visit to China.
World
aljazeera.com
20.05.2026
Republican Thomas Massie who stood up to Trump defeated in Kentucky primary
With an estimated 72 percent of the vote counted, Ed Gallrein led with 54.4 percent to Massie’s 45.6 percent.
World
aljazeera.com
20.05.2026
US Senate advances resolution to curb Trump’s power to wage war on Iran
Vote to advance War Powers Resolution seen as rare rebuke of the president as pressure grows to end US attack on Iran.
World
aljazeera.com
20.05.2026
Iran war live: Tehran warns US of ‘surprises’; Xi, Putin meet in Beijing
Warning comes after Trump threatened military action against Iran and gave it 'two to three days' to strike a deal.
World
aljazeera.com
20.05.2026
Putin meets Xi: Why Russia and China need each other
Vladimir Putin’s arrival was announced just a day after United States President Donald Trump left Beijing.
World
aljazeera.com
20.05.2026
Trump’s Board of Peace urges fix to ‘gap’ in funding
UN-approved body says that pledged funds have not materialised despite urgent situation in Gaza.
World
aljazeera.com
19.05.2026
Trump says Xi assured him China would not send weapons to Iran
US president also says he could again strike Iran if progress on ceasefire is not made within 'days'.
World
aljazeera.com
19.05.2026
As Trump weighs in on primaries, his approval rating has sunk to a second-term low.
Politics
nytimes.com
19.05.2026
Abortion Pill Lawsuit Leaves Trump in a Political Bind Ahead of the Midterms
Louisiana wants the Food and Drug Administration to curtail access to the medication. Doing so could cost Republicans at the polls.
Politics
nytimes.com
19.05.2026
Trump did not rule out a major blow to Iran
The US is ready to strike Iran again if necessary.
Azerbaijan
report.az
19.05.2026
How Trump Entrusted His World Cup to Another Giuliani
Andrew Giuliani, the son of Rudy and a longtime Trump loyalist, is overseeing American hosting duties for the World Cup next month. It’s a big promotion.
Politics
nytimes.com
19.05.2026
China-Russia relations are as strong as ever thanks to Trump
The US president failed to ‘un-unite’ the two powers because he has repeated the same mistakes his predecessors made.
World
aljazeera.com
19.05.2026