President Trump has ordered a buildup of military in the Middle East to convey to Iran his intent and ability to launch airstrikes should the Iranian regime fail to present a counter proposal that resolves the nuclear issue.
President Trump, along with captains of business and industry, as well as Royal Family members, are facing the fallout over their correspondence, association, and alleged involvement with convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein and his sex trafficking organization.
President Trump has softened his tone on immigration after the shooting of ICU Nurse Alex Pretti but has refused to temper his ICE efforts in Minneapolis, whose citizens are becoming a bellwether for protests around the country.
President Trump continued his boisterous efforts to verbally subdue any opposition as he amplifies his efforts to secure Greenland, an effort that began during his first term, as the nation is poised on a succession vote from governing Denmark.
Donald Trump's speech at the Davos Forum left little doubt about his intentions towards Greenland. Although the march towards annexation is arduous, the United States' attitude could nevertheless serve to invent a European diplomacy ready to impose itself.
With the countdown to the 2026 midterm elections beginning, President Trump, has begun to shuffle to options to ensure a Republican victory in order to maintain his control over the direction and agenda of the United States.
President Trump has initiated a long term strategy to reintegrate American oil companies into Venezuela, meeting with top oil executives at the White House this week, he presented his plan to stabilize the Caracas economy, and banking infrastructure.
The military operation and the kidnapping of Nicolàs Maduro led and organized by the United States, as illegal as they are, confirms Donald Trump's desire to impose his vision of the world and the interests of the United States.
President Trump announced, today, a midnight raid in the capital city of Caracas carried out by the U.S. Military, after months long build up, resulted in the arrest and capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.
President Trump's return to the White House, the apocalyptic Los Angeles Fires, the heart wrenching Kerr County flood, peace plans, ISIS, and the Epstein files, are all part of the Beltway Insider's Year in Review.
While many of President Trump's limited victories in 2025 have been overshadowed by looming problems, plaguing the president for some time, a singular victory he can claim i bringing an end to the active Israeli-Palestine conflict.
The United Kingdom's return to the Erasmus+ student exchange programme heralds the possibility of rejoining with the European Union and hoping to break London's diplomatic and economic isolation while recognizing the failure of the populist experiment.
President Trump has once again become the center of the Jeffrey Epstein scandal as the House Oversight Committee released several pictures of the president, along with other well-known public figures, in the company of the convicted sex offender.
The National Assembly adopting the text on financing of Social Security marks a historic turning point in French politics: the acceptance of a compromise. The question now arises of the timing or a new recurrent political logic.
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear the Trump Administration's argument on the Birthright Citizenship ban, a key component at the center of his Immigration Policy and could ultimately decide who is considered an American citizen.
Pope Leo XIV's visit to Turkey reveals the growing weight of the former Ottoman Empire in international diplomacy because it is capable of addressing a number of actors. But this influence, recognized and proven, may be short lived.
President Donald Trump, in what appears to be retaliation for the targeted attacks on two National Guardsmen, posted in his annual Thanksgiving message including inflammatory anti-Somali messages, and personal attacks on Minnesota Governor Tim Walz.
The negotiations dedicated to a peace plan between Russians and Ukrainians under the aegis of the United States are proving to be a polite consultation of the Old Continent on an issue that concerns it but goes beyond it.
President Trump has opted to skip the Johannesburg G20 Summit and further chose not to send a U.S. delegation to the annual meeting of the 20 leading economies, effectively enforcing a boycott of the South African nation.
As Baby Boomers reach the ripe old age when Social Security, the monies contributed during their prime working years now supplement their non-working years, some countries are grappling with the financing of the pension budget.
President Trump signed the federal spending bill into law ending the 42-day shutdown, the longest in government history, and while both Democrats and Republicans claim victory, there is little to celebrate on either side.
The opening of United Nations Climate Change Conference or COP 30 still raises the question of the use of fossil fuels within a humanity that is still unable to generate another operating model detached from carbon. Explanations.
The Federal Aviation Administration, which oversees all civilian aviation, has been ordered by President Donald Trump to reduce flights, at the nation's busiest airports, by 10%, as the government shutdown continues into its second month.
The national representation, by passing the bill proposed by the National Rally, has presented the image of an assembly porous to far-right ideas, locked in passivity and concerned with sterile struggles for influence than the defense of republic's principles.
By still proclaiming his innocence in a well-honed and calculated victim rhetoric, Nicolas Sarkozy is blowing on the embers of a growing populism that is eating away at all strata of contemporary Western societies. Explanations.
President Trump, who has been lauded as the facilitator of the 20-point Israeli Gaza Peace Plan, has now turned his attention to the Ukraine Russian conflict and is again speaking with Putin to implement an armistice.
The instability of the Macron Government has again been highlighted by his reappointment of Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu, who was appointed, then resigned and now reappointed, as calls for the French President’s resignation echo . . . loudly.
President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu this week presented Palestinian leaders with a 20-point peace plan that has widely been considered as the last peaceful effort to end the catastrophic bombardment of the Gaza Strip.
The resignation of Prime Minister Sébastien Lecorn, who has barely been appointed, has plunged the nation into chaos exasperated by an arrogant political class and by the President of the Republic lulled by his own stubbornness.
President Trump and Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu this week presented Palestinian leaders with a 20-point peace plan that has widely been considered as the last peaceful effort to end the catastrophic bombardment of the Gaza Strip.
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has been sentenced to five years in prison for conspiracy related to efforts to illegally finance his 2007 presidential campaign with funds from the Libyan government, which is enforceable immediately.
President Trump addressed the United Nations General Assembly this week, using the time to touch on many issues, a few inconsequential seemingly adlibbed ideas, while others including the more pressing global issues such as Gaza and Ukraine.
French President Emmanuel Macron, along with Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom have formally recognized the State of Palestine, to the anger of the United States President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
President Donald Trump, First Lady Melania Trump, and members of the president's cabinet along with dignitaries, and captain of business and industry visited the United Kingdom for a two day meeting to solidify the partnership between the nations.
The overflight of Romanian and Polish airspace provoked the ire of NATO members without any large-scale military or diplomatic action being taken against Russia. The reason? The fear of an escalation that the West does not want at all.
Political right-wing, and MAGA conservative influencer Charlie Kirk, 31, was assassinated in Orem, Utah, as he was debating gun violence and mass shootings, during a "Prove me Wrong" Turning Point debate at Utah Valley University.
French President Emmanuel Macron now faces the daunting task of appointing a Prime Minister that reassures those concerned over the state of the republic, offers credible social and economic prospects, and stems the rise of right leaning parties.
President Donald Trump continues to face scrutiny from the House Oversight Committee, as victims of convicted pedophile and disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein call for action and begin providing shocking and appalling testimony to the committee.
French President Emmanuel Macron is facing the fall of François Bayrou's government, as he is expected to receive a no confidence vote on September 8, 2025, which dictates the appointment of another prime minister in a divisive government.
President Trump's involvement with convicted sex offender and pedophile Jeffrey Epstein continues to plague the president as members of his own party are demanding reasonable answers as to the depth of his relationship with the former financier.
President Trump announced, after meeting the seven European leaders, including Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky, and Russian President Vladimir Putin, separately, that he was pausing his efforts to negotiate a peace treaty between the warring nations.
President Trump met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Anchorage, Alaska, in what many had hoped would be a strong beginning to ending the nearly 42-month war, but ended early and fell short of meeting the objectives.
President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are scheduled to meet this week in Alaska in hopes of solidifying a framework for ending the nearly 42-month Ukraine war. Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky has not been invited.
French President Emmanuel Macron, to the ire of the world, announced he would recognize the Palestinian state at the annual General Assembly meeting at the United Nations in September ushering in a new era in France's geopolitical persuasion.
President Trump visited Scotland, this week, where he was assailed each day by hordes of protestors lining the streets with banners and signs, targeting his policies, his relationship to Jeffrey Epstein, his position on Gaza, and his conviction.
By using starvation and the systematic bombing of health and hospital facilities, Israel is tending to depopulate Gaza right before the eyes of the international community who are caught between non-interference and historical guilt.
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) again proved his loyalty to President Trump, by adjourning the House for the summer break, before a critical vote could be called on the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files.
President Trump continues his effort to deflect blowback from his days as a Jeffrey Epstein associate, by increasing retribution against former rivals, including the Biden Administration, and alleging the Epstein Files were created by former President Barack Obama.
Italian Prime Minister Georgia Meloni rule over Italy, long perceived as an unstable and clumsily managed country, surprises many observers who are not very attentive to the anti-democratic excesses of a government with authoritarian tendencies. Analysis.
One week after fast rising water from the Guadalupe River produced catastrophic, record-breaking, flooding, President Trump visited the hardest hit area of Kerr County, where 120 have died and an additional 173 others remain missing.
President Trump, by pushing his country towards a frenzied isolationism and presenting himself as only concerned with the United States, he finally proves to be an outstanding interventionist, acting everywhere when Uncle Sam's homeland can benefit from it.
The death toll from the catastrophic flooding along the Guadalupe River, in Kerr County, Texas, has surpassed 50, including 15 children who were staying at Camp Mystic, a sleepover camp for girls; 27 additional children are still missing.
President Trump ordered strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities, and while early assessments have shown significant damage, the strikes did not dismantle the facilities but were significant enough to engage both Israel and Iran in peace talks.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has pursued, since the October 7, massacre, the annihilation of Hamas, and now the destruction of Iranian Hamas leaders, or is the new wave all about securing the United States support.
President Trump disrupted the G7 Summit, with an abrupt exit, citing the need to concentrate on the escalating Israeli and Iranian conflict, after introductory remarks supporting exiled Russian leader Vladimir Putin, which largely fell on deaf ears.
The conflict between Israel and Iran highlights the diplomatic power of the Jewish state, knowing that it can count on the support of the United States, which is trapped between maintaining ties with Tehran and unlimited Israel protection.
President Trump's Military Parade went off without a hitch, despite nationwide protests, and late day rain, the $45million celebration to mark the U.S. Army's 250th birthday was largely without incident as D.C. police were proactive in squashing any unrest.
From Nogent to Graz, the violence that is expressed today in or outside school premises highlights the need to revive the debate on the responsibility of parents as well as the need to rehabilitate the authority due to institutions and their representatives.
The most celebrated partnership between President Donald Trump and his strongest supporter, Elon Musk, has spectacularly imploded, just days after the president praised the former DOGE chief for his work at the Department of Government Efficiency.
While Franco-Algerian diplomatic relations are currently marked by heavy tensions, Algiers' reception of Rodolphe Saadé, head of CMA-CGM, opens the way to a potential and informal rapprochement between the two states, whose tensions date back to 1962.
President Trump has moved away from his friendship style of negotiations with Russian President Vladimir Putin, into an aggressive and hardball effort to secure a cease fire between Russia and Ukraine, as Putin ramps up the violence.
By leaving his position as an adviser to DOGE, Elon Musk is confirming the failure of Donald Trump's radical and populist policies, who are reluctant to keep a golden boy who has become an embarrassment at his side.
Even as United States President Donald Trump attempts to establish a ceasefire or a peace protocol between Russia and Ukraine the effort has failed, the reality is that only direct negotiations between Kiev and Moscow will bear fruit.
President Trump traveled to the Persian Gulf this week, for a whirlwind trip through Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar, meeting with leaders and securing over $2 trillion in investment commitments and commercial deals.
The possible absence of Vladimir Putin from the meeting planned in Istanbul to lay the foundations for a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine raises questions about the outcome of the conflict before the meeting even begins.
The results of the first round of the Romanian presidential election pave the way for the potential arrival of George Simion, a far-right candidate as head of state, which could be extremely injurious to the European Union.
President Trump announced this week that he would be imposing a 100% tariff on all films made in "Foreign Lands," as part of his Golden Age of America campaign vowing to make Hollywood, once again, churn with robust production.
President Trump's first 100 days have been a shock to the world, as he entered office with an agenda, and began immediately reshaping government, furloughing 15,000 government workers in one month, and enacting policies that stunned allies and enemies.
The first 100 days of Donald Trump's presidency have given rise to an unprecedented political spectacle. Between announcements, about-faces, bravado and humiliation, the President of the United States plunged the world into uncertainty and left many unanswered questions.
President Donald Trump, and First Lady Melania Trump, joined other dignitaries in Vatican City at the funeral of Pope Francis, where an estimated 250,000 citizens mourned the death of the whom many called the People's Pope.
President Trump resorted to his usual squeeze tactics this week, as he attempted to force Harvard University to bow to his demands to initiate a series a policy changes that would in essence revamp the entirety of the University.
President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi-Jinping has continued a vicious retaliatory, blow for blow, increase in tariffs for various products traded between the two nations, and by week's end each leader had calmed themselves and regrouped.
The reciprocal increase in customs duties undertaken by the United States and China borders on a confrontation between the two rival trading powers, with each digging deep on their positions, and promising new leverage in the trade wars escalate.
President Trump announced this week, a sweeping global implementation of across the board tariffs for every country that imports good into the U.S., and for others a special reciprocal tariff based on each individual nation.
As the Ukrainian and Middle Eastern conflicts drag on, the attitude of the leaders who are leading them, here Vladimir Putin and Benjamin Netanyahu, whose intentions for conciliation remain uncertain, and are questioning at the very least.
French politician Marine Le Pen, the far right party leader, has been found guilty of embezzlement, and sentenced to a four year prison term, and been barred from seeking political office for the next five years.
President Donald Trump is confronting the first scandal of his presidency and using his usual ad hominem attacks to deflect the ramifications of the violation of protocols, which exposed his team as political separatists instead of loyalists.
The two-month Israeli Palestinian cease fire was shattered this week, amidst allegations from Israel that Palestinian government is not honoring the agreement, which Palestine denies, after both sides were unable to negotiate terms for an extension.
President Trump has convinced himself he can force Russian President Vladimir Putin into a peace accord with Ukraine, even if it means flattering him, not realizing the implacable determination of the Kremlin's strongman, inflexible and master of the game.
President Donald Trump has returned to the White House with an agenda, and with a continued brewing unrest among voters, the president, who holds a slim margin in the House, could face a second impeachment in as many terms.
President Donald Trump utilizing his maximum pressure strategy have addressed several critical issues this week, including launching a military strike on the Houthi Rebels, forcing Ukraine into submission, and demanding Columbia University change its policies.
Europe now caught in a vice by the brutality of Donald Trump and the deadly cynicism of Vladimir Putin, the continent is now now seen for its cowardice and its inability to stand up to the two big powers.
After the fall of Bashar Al-Assad’s Syria, the momentary hope was a democratic regime would arise from the rubble and usher the nation into a new era, unfortunately, the recent atrocities have signaled this is not the case.
President Trump delivered his State of the Union address this week, in which he presented many false statements and half-truths and combating these statements, the democrats used tactics and optics of their own to message the American people.
Announcing an increase in customs duties on products from the European Union and now China, Donald Trump is continuing his trade offensive aimed at protecting, he thinks, the economic interests of the United States on a global scale.
President Trump shocked the world this week over his breakdown of decorum during the visit with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky, which dissolved into a jarring, belittling, diatribe, aided by the vice president as they attempted to demean the dignitary.
President Trump continues to steamroll his domestic and international agendas, allowing DOGE greater access to the citizen's personal data and verbally pummeling Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky accusing the leader of instigating the war with Russia.
The foundation for a new world diplomacy, the United States, China, Russia and the others, President Donald Trump has conveyed to European allies the relationships in place since the end of World War II, are shifting in value.
President Trump and DOGE Administrator Elon Musk addressed the media this week, as Trump signed an additional executive order granting the temporary agency more comprehensive powers to assist in reducing government waste, and spending and streamlining bureaucracy.
The Ukrainian Conflict, now entering its third year, is confronting another unknown as Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin aim to transform Eastern Europe into a, possibly walled, buffer zone that would avoid a direct confrontation.
President Trump is expected to sign an Executive Order this week revoking the single use plastic law initiated by the Biden Government, reversing the use of paper straws, which will exponentially increase the plastic pollutants in the world's oceans.
President Trump's statements about Canada, Greenland, and Gaza are both worrying and amusing. They are the will of a man convinced that the consequences of his decisions push allies and enemies to respect and distrust the United States.
President Trump continued his whole of government overhaul enacting more than 300 Executive Orders, maximizing control on the southern border, forcing the repatriation of illegal immigrants, and actions against those governments who refuse to accept their citizens.
The unexpected emergence of DeepSeek, a Chinese artificial intelligence application, further reinforces the trade war between China and the United States in this field. The challenge is the domination of AI tools on a global scale.
President Donald J. Trump was sworn in this week as the 47th President of the United States, in a smaller, indoor ceremony as dangerous cold surrounded the city forcing the inauguration to move to the Capitol rotunda.
The arrival of Donald Trump 2.0 in the White House raises many questions regarding international relations, longstanding allied relationships, the diversion of unified goals, and about the increasing risks that now burden democracy on a global scale.
Upon his election as the 47th President of the United States, Donald Trump, set forth an ambitious and comprehensive plan for his first 100 days in office, envisioning the return of "The Golden Age of America."
President Biden delivered his farewell speech this week passing the torch not to the incoming administration but to the American people to safeguard democracy until the next election, charging them with the protection of the nation's ideals.
What do Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, Kim Jung Un and more generally all political figures labelled as populists have in common? What characterizes these leaders is a belief, much like jungle rule, that only the strong survive.
President Biden traveled to Los Angeles to meet with Governor Gavin Newsom to announce the federal government disaster relief efforts will remain dedicated to the recovery and rebuilding process long after his term ends.
The Tower, steaming on Brit Box, a fresh crime drama from London focuses on unraveling the conspiracy surrounding the death of a police veteran and a local Muslin teen, and the rookie who witnesses the crime.
Le conflit opposant Israëlo-iranien met en évidence toute la puissance diplomatique de l'État hébreu sachant pouvoir compter sur le soutien des Etats-Unis, pris au piège entre sa volonté de maintenir des liens étroits avec Téhéran et la protection sans limite accordée à Israël.
Film Independent, the non-profit arts organization that produces the Spirit Awards and the LA Film Festival, announced the nine filmmakers and six projects selected for its 2018 intensive five-week Documentary Lab designed to help filmmakers currently in post-production.
Si le cessez-le-feu entré en vigueur entre Israël et le Hezbollah est porteur d'espoir pour un Liban piétiné et méprisé, il n'est pour les belligérants qu'un temps de répit avant un nouvel affrontement dont l'intensité reste une énigme.
Pain and Glory, from Sony Picture Classics, brings to the screen an insider's view of the Spanish film industry with this insightful, decadent, drug fueled, homage to the cinematic revolution which swept through Spain in the 1970s.
After Elvis and before the Beatles, the Beach Boys were America's favorite rock 'n roll group ruling the U.S. air waves with “Surfin' Safari,” “Surfin' USA” and “Surfer Girl” and virtually creating the California beach music sound.
Turning Point: 9/11 And the War on Terror, a Netflix original docuseries, presents an in-depth examination of the events leading up to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and follows the U.S. response, and retaliation and beyond.
Weak Layers, from Greenwich Entertainment, presents a visually captivating and voyeuristic immersion into ski culture party towns as the world of competitive skiers, hot shots, VIPs, and nobodies gather to celebrate another day on the slopes.
Mick Jones of The Clash, one of the most established and respected figures in British pop music, has opened his Rock and Roll Public Library as part of the 56th Venice Biannale releasing a very limited edition of up tempo instrumentals called 'Ex Libris'.
Inspired by her time spent with the Aboriginal and Hopi tribes, Helen Andronis Ibrahim uses aspects of the earth, like bark, branches and twigs, in her work in a lyrical manner, representing the planet and the souls of its people.
Persian Lessons, from Cohen Media Group, presents the true story of survival against impossible odds as a Jew being held in a Nazi prison camp creates a ruse that not only saves his life but endears his captor.
In a rare find for the art world, a previously unauthenticated and long considered fake painting, from Dutch master Vincent Van Gogh was unveiled after having been stored in the Norwegian attic of an art collector for over forty years.
