LONDON Roger Bannister, who as a lanky medical student at Oxford in 1954 electrified the sports world and lifted postwar England’s spirits when he became the first athlete to run a mile in under 4 minutes, has died at 88. Bannister died Saturday in Oxford, the city where he accomplished the feat many had thought […]

WASHINGTON President Donald Trump is embracing the potential for a trade war after announcing his intent to place tariffs on imported steel and aluminum, as he rebuffs allies who have pushed to be exempted from the stiff duties. The protectionist policy will be made official in the next two weeks, White House officials said Sunday, […]

WASHINGTON They spent their first year in Washington as an untouchable White House power couple, commanding expansive portfolios, outlasting rivals and enjoying unmatched access to the president. But Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump have undergone a swift and stunning reckoning of late, their powers restricted, their enemies emboldened and their future in the West Wing […]

WASHINGTON There’s much to celebrate but plenty of cause for trepidation, too, as President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meet today at the White House. For all his talk about brokering the “ultimate deal” between Israelis and Palestinians, Trump’s long-awaited peace plan has yet to arrive, even as Palestinians and other critics […]

BEIJING China’s government pledged today to deliver robust growth, pursue advanced technology and boost military spending while urging the public to embrace President Xi Jinping’s rule as its ceremonial legislature prepared for changes to allow Xi to stay in power indefinitely. The plan to end constitutional limits on Xi’s term as president has overshadowed the […]

SEOUL, South Korea Envoys for South Korean President Moon Jae- in planned to meet today with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the start of a rare two- day visit to Pyongyang that’s expected to focus on how to ease a standoff over North Korea’s nuclear ambitions and restart talks between Pyongyang and Washington. […]

WASHINGTON Russia will “ never” extradite any of the 13 Russians indicted by the United States for election-meddling, Russian President Vladimir Putin said, even as he insisted they didn’t act on behalf of his government. Putin’s comments in an NBC News interview that aired Sunday illustrated the long odds that the Russian operatives will ever […]

SAN DIEGO A program that temporarily shields hundreds of thousands of young people from deportation was scheduled to end today but court orders have forced the Trump administration to keep issuing renewals, easing the sense of urgency. In September, Trump said he was ending the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program but gave Congress six […]

BEIRUT (AP) — Desperate for food and basic medicines, many of the besieged and bombarded Syrian civilians in Damascus’ eastern suburbs of Ghouta waited today for a 46-truck convoy organized by the United Nations and key aid agencies to enter the rebel-held enclave. Pawel Krzysiek of the International Committee of the Red Cross said the […]