Pete Hegseth Denies Texting War Plans to Journalist
By Gabe Whisnant is a Breaking News Editor at Newsweek based in North Carolina. Prior to joining Newsweek in 2023, he directed daily publications in North and South Carolina. As an executive editor, Gabe led award-winning coverage of Charleston church shooter Dylan Roof’s capture in 2015, along with coverage of the Alex Murdaugh double murder […]
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Elon Musk Threatens Pentagon Leakers After China War Story
By Shane Croucher is a Breaking News Editor based in London, UK. He has previously overseen the My Turn, Fact Check and News teams, and was a Senior Reporter before that, mostly covering U.S. news and politics. Shane joined Newsweek in February 2018 from IBT UK where he held various editorial roles covering different beats, […]
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4 Takeaways From Trump-Zelensky Call: Russia-Ukraine War Update March 20
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky praised his phone call with U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday in a social media post that outlined areas of engagement between the leaders regarding the war Russia started. Zelensky said on X, formerly Twitter, that he had “a positive” conversation with Trump, whom he thanked. The call contrasts the leaders’ […]
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Gold Price Hits $3K for First Time Amid Trump Trade War
By Shane Croucher is a Breaking News Editor based in London, UK. He has previously overseen the My Turn, Fact Check and News teams, and was a Senior Reporter before that, mostly covering U.S. news and politics. Shane joined Newsweek in February 2018 from IBT UK where he held various editorial roles covering different beats, […]
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Donald Trump Accuses Canada of ‘Cheating’ Amid Tariff War
President Donald Trump has accused Canada of “cheating” on tariffs as the U.S. and its northern neighbor continue to grapple with an emerging trade war. Newsweek reached out for comment to the office of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau via email on Friday night. Why It Matters Trump’s plan to impose stiff new tariffs on […]
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What Trump’s Election Win Means for China, Ukraine-Russia War, and the Israel-Hamas War
✓ Link copied to clipboard! Former US President Donald Trump attends his trial for allegedly covering up hush money payments linked to extramarital affairs, at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York City on April 25, 2024. Trump is back in… Former US President Donald Trump attends his trial for allegedly covering up hush money payments […]
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Zelensky Says War Will ‘End Sooner’ With Donald Trump as President
The incoming U.S. administration could mean a quicker end to the war started by Russian leader Vladimir Putin, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has said. Amid concerns about what the White House return of Donald Trump means for the war, given the president-elect’s criticism of continued U.S. aid for Kyiv and insistence he can do a […]
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Top Iranian Adviser Visits Lebanon for High-Stakes War Negotiations
One of Iran’s top advisers traveled to Lebanon for high-stakes war negotiations amid ongoing fighting between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah. Ali Larijani, a top adviser to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, visited Beirut on Thursday. The trip coincided with fresh Israeli airstrikes on the southeastern outskirts of the Lebanese capital, marking a continuation of regional […]
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Trump’s War on the D.C. Establishment Requires This Exact Cabinet to Fight | Opinion
When President-elect Donald Trump was first elected president in 2016, he talked about “draining the swamp” and fundamentally changing Washington. Trump’s administration could count many successes, especially on the economy and trade, and in curbing illegal immigration before the COVID-19 pandemic derailed him. Yet the D.C. establishment and its army of federal bureaucrats survived more […]
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Kursk War Map Shows Ukraine’s Advances Amid North Korean Troop Deployment
Ukrainian troops are fighting back in the Kursk oblast where North Korean troops are assisting Moscow’s forces, it has been reported, as a map shows the latest state of play in the Russian border region. Ukraine made swift gains when it staged its surprise incursion into the region on August 6 overrunning weakly defended Russian […]
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