U.S. seizes oil tanker off Venezuela, Trump says, sending oil prices higher The United States has seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, President Donald Trump said, a move that pushed crude prices higher and risks deepening tensions between Washington and Caracas over sanctions and energy flows. “We’ve just seized a tanker on the coast of Venezuela, large tanker, very large, largest one ever, actually, and other things are happening,” Trump said. He offered no details on the ship’s identity or where the…

The United States seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, President Donald Trump said, jolting crude prices and raising the prospect of deeper confrontation with Nicolás Maduro’s government over the OPEC nation’s chief source of revenue. “We’ve just seized a tanker on the coast of Venezuela, large tanker, very large, largest one ever, actually, and other things are happening,” Trump said. He did not identify the vessel or provide details on the interdiction, including the flag it was flying or the precise location.…

Ireland’s prime minister rejected Donald Trump’s latest broadside against the European Union, after the U.S. president described the bloc as “weak” and accused member states of letting Ukraine fight “until they drop.” Speaking in Dublin, Taoiseach Micheál Martin said, “Europe is strong, not weak,” pointing to the EU’s pandemic response and ongoing work on defense and security as evidence of resilience. “New challenges” have emerged on defense and security, Martin said, but he added he was “confident” they would be overcome.…

Trump unveils $12 billion farm aid as he threatens new Mexico tariffs, presses China on soybeans WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Monday announced a $12 billion aid package for U.S. farmers hammered by low prices and trade disputes, pairing fresh relief with a new tariff threat against Mexico and fresh pressure on China to accelerate soybean purchases. The White House said $11 billion will flow as one-time direct payments to row-crop producers through the Agriculture Department’s Farmer Bridge Assistance Program.…

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Sunday that Netflix’s bid to acquire Warner Bros “could be a problem,” signaling he intends to weigh in on a potential $83 billion deal that has already stirred antitrust alarm across Hollywood. “I’ll be involved in that decision,” Trump told reporters as he arrived at the Kennedy Center Honors. He added that Netflix already has “a very large market share,” language likely to reverberate as federal regulators consider whether the proposed acquisition would give the streaming leader…

ICE raids and Trump’s rhetoric rattle Minnesota’s Somali community MINNEAPOLIS — Federal immigration raids, high-profile fraud prosecutions and escalating rhetoric from former president Donald Trump are converging on Minnesota’s Somali community, unsettling daily life in the state that is home to the largest Somali population in the United States. Since Dec. 1, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has detained 12 people in the Minneapolis–St. Paul area under a Department of Homeland Security initiative called Operation…

Trump, Canada and Mexico meet at World Cup draw to pledge further work on CUSMA amid tensions WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump met with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum and Canada's Mark Carney on the sidelines of the 2026 FIFA World Cup draw in Washington on Thursday, a 45-minute encounter officials said was partly aimed at the future of the North American free trade arrangement. "The three leaders met for approximately 45 minutes," Audrey Champoux, a spokesperson for Carney, said in an email. "They've agreed…

JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that the second phase of a U.S. plan to end the war in Gaza is close, but several critical details remain unresolved — most notably whether a multinational security force will be deployed to the strip. Speaking to reporters in Jerusalem alongside German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Netanyahu said he would raise the outstanding questions with U.S. President Donald Trump when the two meet at the White House at the end of the month. The prime minister’s office…

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump repeatedly called Somali immigrants in the United States “garbage” during a televised Cabinet meeting, sharpening years of incendiary rhetoric on immigration and drawing swift condemnation at home and abroad. In the meeting’s two-minute finale Tuesday, Trump said four times in seven seconds that “Somali immigrants are garbage,” then added five times, “We don’t want ’em in our country.” He continued: “Let ’em go back to where they came from and fix it.” Cabinet members applauded. Vice…

President Donald Trump on Monday granted a full and unconditional pardon to Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, who had been facing federal charges in a bribery and conspiracy case, saying on his Truth Social platform that the justice system had been "weaponised" by his predecessor. "I am hereby announcing my full and unconditional PARDON of beloved Texas Congressman Henry Cuellar ... I don't know you, but you can sleep well tonight - Your nightmare is finally over!" Trump wrote. The move ends a high-profile prosecution in which…