U.S. President Donald Trump gestures during an announcement regarding his administration’s policies against cartels and human trafficking, from the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., Oct. 23, 2025. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters China on Thursday concluded its “Fourth Plenum,” a meeting aimed at setting out the country’s development agenda for

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President Donald Trump said Thursday that his administration will inform Congress about targeting drug runners on land, adding that the United States plans to kill people “who are bringing drugs into our country.” After he touted recent military strikes on alleged drug trafficking boats as a massive success, Trump said, “The land is going to

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One of the country’s most prominent cinemas has been demolished, though sources say it will soon be reborn. The White House family theater, which has held movie screenings for Presidents, their families and other invited guests for decades, is among the structures removed from the East Wing as part of President Trump’s $300 million ballroom

The timing is set for President Trump’s closely watched summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping, the first face-to-face meeting of the two leaders during Trump’s second term. The two will meet next Thursday in South Korea. “Thursday morning, local time, President Trump will participate in a bilateral meeting with President Xi of the People’s Republic

Vladimir Putin has said Russia will never bow to US pressure but conceded new sanctions could cause some economic pain, as China and India were reported to be scaling back Russian oil imports after Washington targeted Moscow’s two largest producers. The US on Wednesday imposed sanctions on Rosneft and Lukoil, as well as nearly three