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File picture of Jared Kushner | Photo Credit: AP U.S. President Donald Trump’s envoy and son-in-law Jared Kushner met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on Monday (August 17, 2026), a day after holding a rare meeting with Hamas’ leader in Cairo in a bid to push forward the U.S. president’s Gaza plan….
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An F/A-18E Super Hornet, assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 151, launches from the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln during the ongoing conflict with Iran, on July 31, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump dismissed concerns on Friday (August 14, 2026) over living conditions and the mental health of…
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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House. File | Photo Credit: AP White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, the youngest person to hold the role, will leave at month’s end, U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday (August 12, 2026). Ms. Leavitt,…
White House staff secretary Will Scharf speaks during an event with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House, on August 6, 2026, in Washington. | Photo Credit: AP U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Sunday (August 9, 2026) that his new White House counsel will be Will Scharf, the staff secretary…
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President Donald Trump holds a signed proclamation regarding polysilicon imports in the Oval Office of the White House on Thursday (August 6, 2026). | Photo Credit: AP President Donald Trump said on Thursday (August 6, 2026) that he is once more trying to limit the number of people who are born in the country who…
File image of the Trump National Golf Club Los Angeles in Rancho Palos Verdes, California. | Photo Credit: AFP A man carrying ammunition and with a gun in his car was arrested on Sunday (August 2, 2026) at President Donald Trump’s Los Angeles-area golf course after appearing to monitor security preparations two days ahead of…
FIFA president Gianni Infantino, right, and Arsene Wenger, Chief Officer (FIFA). | Photo Credit: AP FIFA on Tuesday (August 4, 2026) dismissed as “pure fiction” a report that its President Gianni Infantino had sought support from U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration after the collapse of a plan to sell a stake in World Cup commercial…
Newly planned talks with Tehran are the “last chance” for Iran to forge a deal and avoid an escalation of US strikes on the country, President Donald Trump said on Monday (August 3, 2026). Mr. Trump, speaking at the Oval Office, said he expects negotiations that will reopen the Strait of Hormuz and create a…
(This article is part of the View From India newsletter curated by The Hindu’s foreign affairs experts. To get the newsletter in your inbox every Monday, subscribe here.) After 13 nights of consecutive strikes on Iran, the U.S. paused its attack on Saturday (July 25). Tehran has also announced that it will halt its retaliatory strikes on…
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Civilians carry coffins draped in the Iranian flag in Mosul, Iraq | Photo Credit: AP After 156 days of war and one Memorandum of Understanding between Iran and U.S., President Donald Trump on Sunday (August 2, 2026) said the American forces have called off military strikes against Iran on the request of Gulf allies. Mr….
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