Washington — President Trump predicted in a prime-time address Wednesday that the U.S. will complete its military mission in Iran “very shortly,” and said U.S. forces have achieved “overwhelming victories,” but he did not offer a definitive timeline as questions swirl about when and how the war could wrap up. The president, in his roughly…
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The US president finds himself under growing pressure at home to avoid a protracted conflict.
At the heart of Johannesburg’s financial capital, the Sandton Convention Centre will once again take centre stage as global capital meets local ambition at the Sixth South Africa Investment Conference (SAIC). President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Tuesday address an audience of international investors, business leaders and policymakers, setting the tone for what government describes as…
HOUSTON — The Trump administration plans to bring additional diesel to the market as fuel prices surge, Energy Secretary Chris Wright told CNBC on Monday. “We do have some ideas on diesel, that we can bring extra diesel to the marketplace,” Wright told CNBC’s Brian Sullivan in an interview. “I think we’ll see that happen…
Welcome to the online version of From the Politics Desk, a daily newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the White House, Capitol Hill and the campaign trail. Welcome to a special edition of the newsletter, in which we recap President Donald Trump’s record-long State of the Union…
President Trump pressed the Iranian government to reach a deal on its nuclear program during his State of the Union address Tuesday, as he weighs possible military action against the country. “My preference is to solve this problem through diplomacy, but one thing is certain: I will never allow the world’s number one sponsor of…
President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Wednesday , 04 February 2026, deliver an address at the signing of the Instrument of Accession by South Africa to the Establishment Agreement of the African Export–Import Bank (Afreximbank). The signing ceremony marks South Africa’s formal transition to Class A Shareholder status in Afreximbank and signals the activation of a…
Marking World Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) warns that millions of people living with NTDs continue to face profound and often unseen suffering due to discrimination, social stigma and untreated mental health conditions. Under the rallying theme “Unite. Act. Eliminate.”, WHO and partners urge governments to integrate mental health care…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said a peace agreement to end the war with Russia is “90% ready”, in a New Year address that largely focused on resistance to Moscow’s full-scale invasion. Zelensky said the remaining 10% of the agreement to end nearly four years of conflict would “determine the fate of peace, the fate…
