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Jennifer Wicks McNamara has arrived in Hanoi to prepare for her term as the first female U.S. ambassador to Vietnam. Jennifer Wicks McNamara, the first female U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam The U.S. Embassy in Vietnam announced that McNamara and her family arrived in Hanoi on Wednesday as she "looks forward to working with our Vietnamese partners to advance U.S. priorities, strengthen the U.S.-Vietnam Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, and expand opportunities for greater prosp

U.K. leader Keir Starmer announced his resignation on Monday following months of pressure, kickstarting a process that will see Britain get its seventh prime minister in a decade. U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks outside 10 Downing Street on June 22, 2026 In a speech outside 10 Downing Street, Starmer - in office since July 2024 - conceded he had lost the support of his Labour party MPs. He said he had informed King Charles III of his decision to resign so that a new L

With an agreement on a framework for a peace deal with Iran, U.S. President Donald Trump may have found a way to begin extricating himself from an unpopular war while setting global markets on a path toward easing energy prices that have spiked during the crisis. But he has settled for a deal that appears short of many of the goals he outlined in the early days of the conflict, potentially opening himself up to attacks from hawks in his own party and leaving the U.S. looking

Indian engineers broke through the final rock section in the strategic Zojila tunnel through a Himalayan mountain on Tuesday, a milestone in providing all-weather access to the frontier Ladakh region with China. India and China, the world's two most populous nations, are intense rivals competing for strategic influence across South Asia. Ties have thawed since a 2020 border clash, but their 3,500-kilometer (2,200-mile) frontier has been a perennial source of tension. The tunn

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and China's Xi Jinping held a summit on Monday in Pyongyang and agreed to expand cooperation between the two countries in various sectors, North Korea's state media KCNA said on Tuesday. Chinese President Xi Jinping and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un watch a march-past as Kim holds a welcome ceremony for Xi at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea June 8, 2026 The two leaders agreed to develop bilateral relations into a new chapter, KCN

The European Union and Mexico on Friday signed a deal reducing tariffs on each other's goods as both seek to lessen their dependence on trade with the United States. Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum (R) and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (L), next to President of the European Council Antonio Costa, pose for a picture after the signing of agreements during a press conference at the National Palace in Mexico City on May 22, 2026 The expansion of an accor

An upcoming celebration of America’s 250th anniversary, “The Great American State Fair,” recently had several musical guests back out partly over the event’s ties to President Donald Trump. Now, Trump himself is slated to headline the festivities, the organizers said Saturday. "I understand Artists are getting ‘the yips’ having to do with their performance," Trump posted to his social media platform Truth Social Saturday, adding that he was thinking of bringing "the man who s

A gunman opened fire near the White House on Saturday evening, resulting in a shoot-out with U.S. Secret Service agents. The assailant was killed during the confrontation, and a bystander was also struck by gunfire, according to authorities. President Donald Trump was in the White House at the time, working to negotiate a deal with Iran. However, he was not impacted by the incident, as confirmed by Secret Service communications chief Anthony Guglielmi in a statement. Incident