UNITED NATIONS (AP) – A high-level UN conference on Wednesday raised less than $1 billion of the more than $5 billion organizers had hoped to help more than 30 million people in the Horn of Africa to face a major climate crisis and massive displacement after years of conflict, a great disappointment for aid agencies. … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said Wednesday he would send Republican negotiators to the White House to complete the debt limit talks, but warned the two sides are “still far apart” as they try to reach a budget deal with President Joe Biden. McCarthy said he remained optimistic that progress could be made … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump is talking about his legal woes in a way that would make most defense attorneys cringe. A recent sample: In a March interview on Fox News, the former president said he had “the right to take” classified documents with him to his Florida compound and would not say he didn’t. … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Missouri man rented a U-Haul truck Monday night and then crashed it into a security fence across from the White House hours later, authorities said Tuesday. The truck driver crashed into the barrier near the north side of Lafayette Square around 10 p.m. Monday, the Secret Service said in a statement. … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden decision to allow allies to train Ukrainian forces in the use of F-16 fighter jets – and possibly supplying the aircraft themselves – seemed like an abrupt shift in stance, but it was actually a shift that came about after months of internal debate and quiet talks with allies. … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy are set to meet at the White House at a pivotal time as Washington struggles to strike a budget compromise and raise the nation’s borrowing limit in time to avoid a default. potentially chaotic federal. White House negotiators arrived at the Capitol … Read more
PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea (AP) — The United States is expected to sign a new security pact with Papua New Guinea on Monday as it vies with China for influence in the Pacific. Papua New Guinea’s location, just north of Australia, gives it strategic importance. It was the site of fierce battles during World … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy will meet in person Monday as the government races against an impending deadline to raise the U.S. debt ceiling before federal funds run out. potentially early next month. The leaders spoke by phone on Sunday as the president returned home on Air Force One … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — Negotiations on the debt limit between the White House and House Republicans appeared deadlocked in negotiations over the weekend, as GOP lawmakers stuck firmly to demands for deep spending cuts, rejecting other ways to cut deficits. President Joe Biden and world leaders are watching from afar hoping that high-stakes talks would avert … Read more
HIROSHIMA, Japan (AP) — The rich democracies of the Group of Seven united in urging China to pressure its strategic partner, Russia, to end its war on Ukraine and peacefully resolve territorial disputes, and China fought back. In a joint statement, the G7 leaders stressed that they do not want to harm China and seek … Read more
