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Trump-linked Americans conducted secret influence campaign in Greenland, Danish report finds

Trump has said that he wants to make Greenland part of the US and previously stated that he does not rule out using military or economic power.

 Greenland's flag flies in Igaliku settlement, Greenland, July 5, 2024.
U.S. Ambassador to Turkey and U.S. special envoy for Syria Thomas Barrack speaks after meeting with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun (not pictured) at the presidential palace in Baabda, Lebanon August 26, 2025.

'Yankee go home': US envoy slammed for off-the-cuff remark in Lebanon

A Lockheed Martin Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile interceptor is seen during the third annual "Made in America Product Showcase" on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, US, July 15, 2019.

Third Royal Saudi Air Defense Forces unit completes THAAD training in US

US President Donald Trump, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, August 6, 2025.

US to seek death penalty in Washington DC homicide cases, Trump says


September 11, embassy bombing victims cannot seize Afghan bank assets, US appeals court rules

Attack victims also failed to show DAB was liable as a Taliban agency or instrumentality under the federal Terrorism Risk Insurance Act, though that law abrogated immunity that DAB had under the FSIA.

 EVIDENCE CLEARLY shows the IUMS directly threatens Western security by inciting Muslims, the writer says, so are America and Europe waiting for another 9/11 before taking action?

Will federal security grants require synagogues to cooperate with ICE? Concerns are running high

Anxiety over the Nonprofit Security Grant Program represents the latest instance of some American Jews saying that Trump administration policies force their priorities and values into conflict.

A security camera hangs across the street from the Park East Synagogue, in New York City. Jewish institutions are tightening security amid rising threats.

US lawmakers Shaheen, Wilson return to Syria for continued talks with Sharaa

Syria's new president furthered his efforts at strengthening international relationships by meeting with US representatives for a fresh round of talks.

 Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa meets with U.S. Ambassador to Turkey and special envoy to Syria Tom Barrack as they are flanked by Syrian Foreign Minister Assad Hassan al-Shibani in Istanbul, Turkey, May 24, 2025.

We can criticize Israel, but you can’t - opinion

Using their platforms and heard by millions, Morgan, Kelly, and Carlson have all lamented the accusation of being antisemitic for 'simply asking questions' or expressing concerns pertaining to Israel

 Tucker Carlson, founder of Tucker Carlson Network, holds a pack of nicotine pouches while speaking during the AmericaFest 2024 conference sponsored by conservative group Turning Point in Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. December 19, 2024.

Kneecap cancels sold-out US tour, one day after clash with Jewish protesters in Paris

The tour had been nearly sold out, coming six months after Kneecap vaulted into public view when the group projected the words “F–k Israel. Free Palestine” on stage.

 Mo Chara (Naoise O Caireallain), Moglai Bap (Liam Og O Hannaidh), Rich Peppiatt and DJ Provai of Kneecap attend the 2025 British Academy of Film and Television Awards (BAFTA) at the Royal Festival Hall in the Southbank Centre, London, Britain, February 16, 2025.

Former Mexican drug kingpin Ismael 'El Mayo' Zambada pleads guilty to US charges

The charges stemmed from his decades-long role leading the Sinaloa cartel alongside imprisoned drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman.

Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, the alleged Sinaloa cartel co-founder facing U.S. drug trafficking charges, allocutes to U.S. District Judge Brian Cogan at federal court in New York City, New York, U.S., August 25, 2025 in this courtroom sketch.

Lil Nas X pleads not guilty to felony charges of assaulting police

A Los Angeles judge set bail at $75,000 and said the "Old Town Road" singer must attend Narcotics Anonymous meetings.

Lil Nas X poses at the Met Gala, an annual fundraising gala held for the benefit of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute with this year's theme 'Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion' in New York City, New York, U.S., May 6, 2024.

Trump orders crackdown on US flag burning and desecration, raising free speech concern

"If you burn a flag, you get one year in jail, no early exits, no nothing," Trump said as he signed the order in the Oval Office.

 Pro-Palestinian protesters burn an American Flag near the United Center where the Democratic National Convention is taking place on August 22, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois. The convention runs through August 22.

Norway wealth fund divests from Caterpillar and five Israeli banks

The five banks are Hapoalim, Bank Leumi, Mizrahi Tefahot Bank, First International Bank of Israel and FIBI Holdings.

A Norwegian flag flutters over building in Oslo, Norway May 31, 2017.

Hezbollah chief Qassem says group will confront Israel, IDF 'will not be able to remain in Lebanon'

The IDF "may occupy, kill, and destroy, but we will confront it so that it does not settle," Naim Qassem told Al Mayadeen.

 Image of Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem.

US diplomats in Israel, Lebanon push for action on Hezbollah disarmament - analysis

In the wake of US envoy Thomas Barrack and Deputy Special Envoy Morgan Ortagus visiting Israel, Beirut may feel that the US is growing in its serious desire to see real action.

 Members of Hezbollah attend the funeral of Taleb Abdallah, also known as Abu Taleb, a senior field commander of Hezbollah who was killed by what security forces say was an Israel strike in Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon June 12, 2024.