The Oval Office meeting between Trump and Mohammad bin Salman on Tuesday was overshadowed by journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s 2018 murder, with Trump defending the Saudi crown prince.

Israel has demanded that the International Criminal Court (ICC) remove the chief prosecutor from the Gaza genocide proceedings.

The 43-day federal government shutdown ended with dissatisfaction from both parties. Trump and the Republicans faced blame, while Democrats conceded without securing health insurance subsidies.

Japanese PM Sanae Takaichi’s remarks linking Taiwan to Japan’s "existential crisis" caters to US attempts to contain China, binds Japan’s fate to Washington’s strategy, and masks its deep fear of being discarded as a disposable ally, says a Chinese journalist and analyst.

Iran's Judiciary chief says the Attorney General should pursue Washington’s accountability for Israel’s blatant aggression against the Islamic Republic.

China-Japan relations in the wake of Japanese PM Sanae Takaichi’s remarks on Taiwan represent “the most dangerous situation in the past several decades," says a Taiwan-based journalist and political analyst.

In a dramatic reversal of his previous stance, Trump has urged Republican lawmakers in Congress to support the release of files related to Jeffrey Epstein.

The US President Donald Trump has said "because of other countries" testing programs, he has instructed Department of War and Department of Energy to test US nuclear weapons on an equal basis.

Newly released Jeffrey Epstein emails reveal that Donald Trump was aware of the sexual abuse racket, spent hours at Epstein’s mansion, and was appeared frequently in Epstein’s private correspondence.

Iran’s foreign minister censures the US for initiating an arms race across the world by its naked use of force, saying there is no choice but to grow strong in the “jungle” created by Washington.