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President Donald Trump holds up a red card during a meeting with FIFA president Gianni Infantino in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2018, in Washington. (Photo: AP/File)

How Trump’s call to FIFA tested the limits of rules‑based order

St. Catharines (Canada), Jul 9, 2026 (conversation) “All I did was ask for a review because I didn’t think it was a foul,” United States President Donald Trump said this week in front of reporters in the Oval Office. He was explaining why he had personally called FIFA President Gianni Infantino to ask that a

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U.S. President Donald Trump maKes the comments on the sidelines of the two-day NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey on July 8, 2026, following U.S. strikes on Iran in reaction to attacks on three ships in the Strait of Hormuz. When asked by reporters about the status of the ceasefire between the two nations he said “It’s just a waste of time dealing with them.” He also said he will allow talks to continue. (Photo: Video grab/AP)

Trump says Iran deal is ‘over’ but talks can continue

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, July 8, 2026 (AP) — Iran targeted American military sites in the Gulf on Wednesday after the U.S. launched strikes on several places in Iran and reinstated sanctions on its oil sales. Washington said it was responding to Iranian attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz. The crossfire raised fears

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  • Two men walk past the NATO logo during the NATO Defense Industry Forum at the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, Tuesday, July 7, 2026. (Photo: AP)
  • President Donald Trump shakes hands with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the Bestepe Presidential Palace during a formal welcome for the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, Tuesday, July 7, 2026. (Photo: AP)
  • NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte speaks at the opening of the NATO Defense Industry Forum on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, Tuesday, July 7, 2026. (Photo: AP)
  • NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, center, poses with NATO defense ministers and industry representatives during the opening of the NATO Defense Industry Forum on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, Tuesday, July 7, 2026. (Photo: AP)
  • Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy looks out from his car window as he arrives for the NATO Summit in Ankara, Turkey, Tuesday, July 7, 2026. (Photo: AP)

The NATO summit was supposed to focus on defense spending. Trump’s strikes on Iran changed that

ANKARA, Turkey, July 8, 2026 (AP) — President Donald Trump surprised NATO leaders he is meeting with in Turkey by launching a series of strikes on Iran late Tuesday and revoking a license that allowed Tehran to sell its oil on the world market, a major twist for a summit that had been aimed at

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  • Fireworks explode during Salute to America, an Independence Day event honoring the nation’s 250th anniversary, Saturday, July 4, 2026, on the National Mall in Washington. (Photo: AP)
  • President Donald Trump speaks at Salute to America, an Independence Day event honoring the nation’s 250th anniversary, Saturday, July 4, 2026, on the National Mall in Washington. (Photo: AP)
  • People crowd Pennsylvania Avenue after they were evacuated from the National Mall ahead of severe weather at an Independence Day event and fireworks honoring the nation’s 250th anniversary, Saturday, July 4, 2026, in Washington. (Photo: AP)
  • People take cover in the Ronald Reagan Federal Building after evacuating the National Mall due to weather while attending Independence Day events honoring the nation’s 250th anniversary, Saturday, July 4, 2026, in Washington. (Photo: AP)
  • People sit after they were evacuated from the National Mall ahead of severe weather at an Independence Day event and fireworks honoring the nation’s 250th anniversary, Saturday, July 4, 2026, in Washington. (Photo: AP)
  • People watch fireworks explode over the New York City skyline as seen from the Brooklyn Borough of New York during the 4th of July celebration on Saturday, July 4, 2026. (Photo: AP)
  • People watch fireworks explode over the New York City skyline as seen from the Brooklyn Borough of New York during the 4th of July celebration on Saturday, July 4, 2026. (Photo: AP)

Trump mixes patriotism with partisanship as he celebrates America’s ‘joyous’ 250th anniversary

WASHINGTON, July 5, 2026 (AP) — President Donald Trump mixed partisan politics with patriotic appeals on Saturday as he commemorated the 250th anniversary of American independence, a moment he declared “one of the most joyous and glorious milestones of all time.” Speaking in Washington after storms prompted a roughly two-hour evacuation of the National Mall,

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