Taipei, Taiwan—Taiwan President Lai Ching-te said on Wednesday that if given a chance, he would tell US President Donald Trump about his hope to continue purchasing American arms, which Lai described as necessary for peace and for assuring that the future of the island would not be decided by outside forces. Lai is completing two…
Iran’s parliament is preparing to vote on whether to place €50 million (£43.5m) bounties on the heads of Donald Trump and BenjamiNetanyahu. This decision follows a planned full-scale US military attack on Iran that was averted whener the US president changed his stance at the last minute. The proposed bounty, which would be offered to…
11 minutes ago Hegseth: “We have a plan to move forward if necessary; we have a plan to move backward if necessary.” Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, asked at a congressional hearing Tuesday about the possible direction of war with Iran, said the Pentagon planned multiple scenarios. Democratic Representative Betty McCollum of Minnesota questioned Hegseth about…
Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday defined Project Freedom, a one-day US military operation to help commercial ships stuck in the Persian Gulf exit through the Strait of Hormuz, as completely separate from the hostilities with Iran that began with joint US-Israeli strikes on the country on February 28. “This operation is separate and distinct…
The US Embassy in Beirut has called on the Lebanese government to step up its engagement with Israel – and quietly, to sideline Hezbollah, the Iranian-backed group that has been designated a terrorist organisation by the US and Israel, which has been a major force in Lebanese politics for decades. “Lebanon stands at a crossroads….
From reproductive rights to climate change to big tech, The Independent isthered as the story develops. Whether it’s investigating the finances of Elon Musk’s pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, The A Word, which highlights American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse facts from messaging. At this…
US President Donald Trump on Thursday rejected reports that he was wearing a bulletproof vest following an assassination attempt at the White House correspondents’ dinner. Speaking to reporters, Trump joked that he didn’t want to look ’20 pounds heavier.’ He said, “I don’t know if I could handle looking 20 pounds heavier. These guys look…
