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The Pentagon seeks an additional $80 billion to cover the costs of the conflict and replenish depleted weapons stocks
Republicans pushed through the $1.15 trillion bill over opposition from Democrats, who said backing it was akin to embracing the war
Trump threatens to bomb a suspected Iranian nuclear site called Pickaxe Mountain 'very heavily'
Ukraine is particularly vulnerable to ballistic missile attacks due to a shortage of Patriot air defence munitions
The new prime minister is expected to lay out a bold vision in his inaugural speech
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani is in talks over whether to try to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during an upcoming UN summit, he said in an interview published Saturday -- prompting a sharp rebuke from Netanyahu's camp. "I believe that Prime Minister Netanyahu belongs in The Hague," Mamdani told The New York Times
Incoming PM will reallocate unspecified resources from unpopular plan to helping with cost of living
New rule ends open-ended stays and requires extensions after fixed visa periods for students and foreign media
President Trump threatened again to revoke the broadcast licenses of ABC and NBC on Thursday, after those networks decided not to preempt their regularly scheduled programming to cover his address on election integrity live. Why it matters: The Federal Communications Commission has already launched probes into broadcasters, alleging their practices violate public interest standards. Those efforts could have serious business consequences. "In a rare move, NBC and ABC fake news have both said that they would not cover this speech. They knew what it was about," he said. "Fraud like this should mean a revocation of their licenses."The official White House rapid response X account also slammed CNN for not carrying the address live. State of play: CBS and Fox were the only major broadcasters to preempt their regularly scheduled primetime programming for President Trump's speech. Fox and Fox News Channel both aired the entire speech in real-time. CBS aired portions of the address live as part of a special news broadcast.MS NOW didn't take the full speech live, but also covered some clips in real-time as part of its regularly scheduled news programming.ABC, NBC and CNN did not take the program live on linear television, but ABC and NBC aired coverage of the speech on their streaming channels. Between the lines: The subject of the speech likely pushed the networks to exert caution. In his address, the president claimed the Chinese government tried to undermine the 2020 election. Networks have been cautious about airing unverified claims by the president and others on the validity of the 2020 election, especially following Fox News' $787 million defamation settlement that it paid for airing election lies. The big picture: The Trump administration has increased pressure on broadcast networks through a series of FCC investigations and regulatory probes led by chairman Brendan Carr, a Trump ally. Carr has opened an investigation into ABC's "The View" over questions surrounding i
The Scunthorpe steelworks has been officially nationalised under new government powers passed this week
Two United Nations agencies reported Thursday the ships that disappeared in recent weeks were carrying more than 500 people from Myanmar's war-torn Rakhine State. Most of the people on the vessels were thought to be members of the country's Muslim Rohingya minority
DAVOS, Switzerland — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky began his address at Davos on Thursday with a stinging rebuke for European leaders over their reluctance to use hard power to punish Russia or defend the continent. Why it matters: European countries often see themselves as keeping Ukraine afloat while President Trump pulls back. But Zelensky made clear he thinks the Europeans are too risk-averse and slow to react — and that the wake-up call Trump has given the continent was long overdue. "If Europe is not seen as a global force, if its actions do not scare bad actors, Europe will always be reacting, catching up to new, dangerous attacks," he said.Zelensky called on the European leaders to use frozen Russian assets and take bold steps like seizing Russian tankers, as Trump has done over Venezuela. Driving the news: Zelensky made news in the Q&A portion following his speech, announcing U.S., Ukrainian and Russian officials will hold trilateral talks in Abu Dhabi on Friday and Saturday. His remarks came shortly after an hourlong meeting with President Trump.Trump's envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are heading to Moscow for a meeting with Putin, who has signaled no desire for a truce any time soon. State of play: The U.S. is close to agreement with Ukraine on the terms of a peace plan. While Putin hasn't outright rejected it, his public comments have been unenthusiastic. Meanwhile, Russia has been pummeling Ukraine's energy infrastructure at a time of brutal winter conditions. What he's saying: Zelensky said "every European leader" is currently wondering whether the U.S. would help them in the event of a conflict. "Europe must learn how to defend itself. Sending 14 or 40 soldiers to Greenland, what is that meant to achieve? What message does that send to Putin? To China? And perhaps most importantly, what message does it send to Denmark?""Europe looks lost trying to convince the U.S. president to change. But he will not change. President Trump loves who