Top US Marine says 'crisis' with amphibious ships causing coverage gaps
Mar 11, 2025, at 07:04 pm
A shortage of amphibious warfare ships for commanders across the globe has reached a breaking point, with defense officials warning VOA the crisis has triggered a monthslong drought in critical firepower from sea-based Marines.
'Massive cyberattack against X, coordinated group or country involved': Elon Musk
Mar 11, 2025, at 02:05 am
Billionaire Elon Musk said microblogging site X was hit by a massive cyberattack on Monday, suggesting that a large, coordinated group or even a nation-state could be behind it.
Donald Trump to keep tariffs to pressure Mexico, Canada, China on fentanyl, aides say
Mar 10, 2025, at 06:58 pm
U.S. President Donald Trump is keeping new tariffs in place on Mexico, Canada and China to pressure them to block the flow of the deadly opioid fentanyl into the United States, top White House economic officials said Sunday.
China far outpacing US in military, commercial ship numbers
Mar 10, 2025, at 04:13 pm
When President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he had created a new White House office to "resurrect" American military and commercial shipbuilding, he elevated long-standing calls to fix the struggling industry that he said is vital to national security. His clarion call to build more ships "very fast and very soon" comes at a time of rising strategic competition with China.
Mark Carney set to succeed Justin Trudeau as Canada PM
Mar 10, 2025, at 10:58 am
Ottawa/IBNS: Former Bank of Canada chief Mark Carney is set to succeed Justin Trudeau as the Canadian Prime Minister, media reports said.
Donald Trump envoy describes recent meeting with Hamas as 'very helpful'
Mar 10, 2025, at 10:32 am
President Donald Trump’s envoy for hostages, Adam Boehler, said Sunday that his meetings last week, with the U.S.-designated terrorist group Hamas, about hostages it is holding in Gaza were “very helpful” and could lead to their release “within weeks.”
Rubio heads to Saudi Arabia for US-Ukraine talks
Mar 10, 2025, at 09:16 am
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will arrive in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on Monday for U.S.-Ukraine talks as President Donald Trump pushes to broker a swift end to the Russia-Ukraine war, despite Russia’s latest massive aerial attacks against Ukraine’s energy infrastructure.
US: Armed man shot at by Secret Service personnel following 'confrontation' near White House
Mar 09, 2025, at 08:36 pm
US Secret Service personnel on Sunday shot an armed adult man outside the White House, media reports said.
Women's rights advocates warn UN to confront backlash against progress
Mar 09, 2025, at 01:21 pm
Female activists raised their voices at the United Nations on Friday as they marked International Women's Day amid a global trend of backsliding on hard-won rights.
Canada: Shooting at Toronto pub leaves 12 injured, three suspects at large
Mar 08, 2025, at 06:23 pm
Three suspects are currently at large after a mass shooting incident at a pub in Toronto city on Friday left at least 12 people wounded.
Mexican cartel's leader son gets lifer in USA for trafficking drugs, firearm offences
Mar 08, 2025, at 05:17 pm
A U.S.-Mexican dual national and co-founder of the Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG) — an international drug trafficking organization — was sentenced on Friday in the District of Columbia to a term of life in prison plus 30 years to run consecutively for his role in a major drug trafficking conspiracy and ordered to forfeit over $6 billion of drug trafficking proceeds.
US State Department employee charged of selling defence secrets
Mar 08, 2025, at 02:11 pm
The US Department of Justice on Friday announced criminal charges against a State Department employee who is accused of performing criminal conspiracy to gather, transmit, or lose national defence information.
India agreed to cut tariffs way down, announces Donald Trump
Mar 08, 2025, at 11:33 am
Washington/IBNS: US President Donald Trump on Friday announced that India has agreed to lower tariffs on American exports to the South Asian country, amid the bilateral tension over duty since the Republican returned to the White House.
Donald Trump sends letter to Iran, pressing for restart of nuclear talks
Mar 08, 2025, at 10:49 am
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday appeared to signal that he is ready to take military action on Iran, unless the country agrees to a new deal that would restrain its rapidly advancing nuclear program.
Donald Trump confident Putin wants peace despite ‘bombing the hell out of Ukraine’
Mar 08, 2025, at 09:49 am
Russia’s latest aerial barrage against targets in Ukraine is not dampening expectations by U.S. President Donald Trump that he can broker a deal to end the fighting between Moscow and Kyiv.
Donald Trump threatens reciprocal tariffs on lumber, dairy from Canada
Mar 08, 2025, at 08:56 am
U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that Canada has been "ripping off" the United States for years with tariffs on lumber and dairy products and threatened to place reciprocal tariffs on Canada as early as Friday.
I find it more difficult to deal with Ukraine than Russia: Donald Trump on efforts to end war
Mar 08, 2025, at 12:35 am
Washington/DC: US President Donald Trump Friday said he finds it "easier" to deal with Russia than with Ukraine in his efforts to end the war in the pro-Western country.
Days after spat with Zelenskyy, Donald Trump now warns of sanctions against Russia
Mar 07, 2025, at 09:37 pm
Washington DC/IBNS: Days after the spat with Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Donald Trump Friday said he's considering "large-scale" sanctions and tariffs against Russia until it reaches a ceasefire and peace agreement with Ukraine.
Donald Trump pressures Ukraine, sets stage for Putin meeting
Mar 07, 2025, at 03:23 pm
President Donald Trump continued to press Kyiv to sign a minerals deal Thursday and expressed confidence that Moscow was also ready to close on a deal to end the war that started when Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022.
US announces USD 10 million reward for former Canadian Olympian-turned-drug lord
Mar 07, 2025, at 01:21 pm
Former Olympic snowboarder and Canadian national, Ryan Wedding, 43, has been added to the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list, Akil Davis, the Assistant Director in Charge (ADIC) of the FBI’s Los Angeles Field Office, announced recently.
Groups say some US cuts to global health programs reversed
Mar 07, 2025, at 10:24 am
Some global health projects whose U.S.-funded contracts were suddenly canceled last week have received letters reversing those decisions, according to media reports.
US: Donald Trump delays tariffs on Mexican, Canadian goods
Mar 07, 2025, at 08:52 am
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday delayed for four weeks his new 25% tariffs on most Mexican and Canadian exports to the United States, his latest maneuver in a North American trade war that has plunged stock indexes for days and roiled U.S. relations with its longtime allies and two biggest trading partners.
Donald Trump pauses sweeping tariffs on Mexico until April 2
Mar 07, 2025, at 12:55 am
Washington DC/IBNS: US President Donald Trump Thursday said he was pausing sweeping tariffs recently imposed on Mexican imports after talks with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum.
US, Canada diplomats discuss trade amid new tariff announcement by Trump
Mar 06, 2025, at 09:02 pm
Top diplomats from the United States and Canada held talks Wednesday that included discussion of trade, while U.S. President Donald Trump delayed a new 25% tariff on vehicle imports from Canada and Mexico for a month.
US forces do not plan to invade Mexico, says Vance during border visit
Mar 06, 2025, at 06:57 pm
U.S. Vice President JD Vance led a trio of White House officials on a visit Wednesday to a key crossing point on the Texas-Mexico border, where he echoed President Donald Trump’s hard-line immigration push and assured Americans that U.S. forces don’t plan to invade Mexico.
US: Trump administration cuts off intelligence-sharing with Ukraine amid push for peace talks
Mar 06, 2025, at 04:59 pm
The United States says it has cut off intelligence-sharing with Ukraine, which could seriously curtail Kyiv’s ability to continue its three-year fight with Russia, even as Washington is quickly pushing the two countries toward peace talks to end the conflict.
Mar 06, 2025, at 03:24 pm
In a shift in the US policy, President Donald Trump has engaged himself in the talks with Hamas, the militant organisation which is in control of Gaza, to secure the release of American hostages while warning of “hell to pay” if the Palestinian militant group failed to comply, media reports said.
US President Donald Trump delays 25% tariff on vehicle imports from Mexico, Canada
Mar 06, 2025, at 12:18 pm
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday delayed a new 25% tariff on vehicle imports from Mexico and Canada for a month, amid fears that a trade war between the neighboring countries could hurt the "Big 3" U.S. automakers.
Mar 06, 2025, at 12:46 am
The Donald Trump administration has been conducting secret talks with Hamas on the possibility of releasing American hostages being held in Gaza, Axios reported on Wednesday, citing two unnamed sources who have direct knowledge regarding the meetings.
In response to Donald Trump, Democrat calls for responsible changes to government
Mar 05, 2025, at 05:08 pm
U.S. Senator Elissa Slotkin said Tuesday the country needs responsible changes and should be an engaged leader in an interconnected world, as she gave the Democratic response to President Donald Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress.