These developments do not bode well for the success of the next phases of the cease-fire, let alone a lasting peace.

US President Donald Trump's bid to freeze trillions of dollars in federal funding was thrown into confusion Wednesday when the White House appeared to withdraw the controversial plan -- then ...

Pete Hegseth was sworn in Saturday as the United States' 29th secretary of defence. He quickly joined President Trump's Cabinet after a dramatic late-night vote in the Senate, which made him the ...