BRUSSELS – European countries held a call Oct. 1 to discuss releasing diesel stocks from their strategic reserves after the Trump administration threatened to impose a diesel export ban, two EU officials said. The United States has pressured European countries to draw from their diesel reserves or face an export ban as President Donald Trump…
The latest in a series of pro-Trump television ads aired using taxpayer funds in the run-up to the the midterm elections is a one-minute spot that celebrates Donald Trump’s decision to go to war with Iran. The ad aired during a commercial break on Fox News on Wednesday night, according video posted online by MeidasTouch,…
Meridian Project Announced Pete Hegseth announced Project Meridian as a 120-day initiative to examine emerging technologies that the Department of Defense believes will be critical in future warfare, and he unveiled it during his “State of the Force” address at Marine Corps Base Quantico in Virginia. Hegseth said the project “will be co-led by three…
US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he had spoken “at length” with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about the dramatic incident aboard a Flydubai flight bound for Israel, and said the co-pilot may have been either “a terrorist” or “a whack job.” “I did speak to Bibi Netanyahu at length about this event,” Trump told…
Ontario ministers defended keeping secret the province’s payout to Elon Musk’s SpaceX over a cancelled Starlink contract, as critics accused the government of obfuscation during the recent release of its latest financial statements. Several of Premier Doug Ford’s cabinet members said the government had the public’s backing to kill the $100-million satellite broadband internet deal…
A deal between the United States and Iran remains possible, and the Trump administration believes it can resolve the confrontation imminently, Dr. Sebastian Gorka, the White House deputy assistant to the president and senior director for counterterrorism, told The Jerusalem Post in an interview that will run in full on Friday. “Iran will imminently be…
Image Source: Getty Images This article is part of the series, “Red Carpet, Red Lines: Xi–Trump and China’s Near-Peer Moment“ From 23 to 25 September 2026, Chinese President Xi Jinping was in the United States for his second state visit in 11 years, during which President Donald Trump accorded him great ceremonial importance. Trump received…
US President Donald Trump speaks with Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg at the White House driveway following a luncheon for tech leaders in the East Room, in Washington, D.C., US, Sept. 29, 2026. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters After President Donald Trump’s lunch with AI leaders on Tuesday, the leading artificial intelligence companies are right where they…
Forget refreshing flight statuses, fighting for overhead bin space, or pretending economy plus counts as a splurge. For billionaires and the ultra-rich, vacationing is less about getting away and more about moving through a parallel travel universe, one built around private jet terminals, mega-yacht moorings, palace hotels, members-only clubs, and destinations where privacy is part…
US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that Iran would eventually give up, although he stopped short of predicting when, during remarks at a White House event attended by leading technology executives. Asked whether Iran was about to concede, Trump replied: “Well, they’re doing very poorly. I don’t know if they’re going to give up yet,…