↑ United States International Relations On Trump’s Insults, Somalia’s Prime Minister Says ‘It’s Better Not to Respond’ - President Trump referred to Somali immigrants as “garbage” during a White House meeting on Tuesday.Weak Spots Are Few for Russia in Ukraine Peace Talks - Economic and military pressures could force Russia’s hand. Its economy is strained but not enough to do that, analysts say. And President Vladimir V. Putin says Russia is winning the war.Trump’s Pardon of Honduran Ex-President Erases Top Loyalist’s Triumph - Emil Bove III’s work as a prosecutor, before he was a Trump lawyer and official, helped lead to the conviction of the Honduran ex-leader whom President Trump freed this week.Trump Calls Somalis ‘Garbage’ He Doesn’t Want in the Country - President Trump has a history of insulting people from African countries, but the outburst was shocking in its unapologetic bigotry. Vice President JD Vance banged the table in encouragement.U.S. Pauses Immigration Applications From Nations on Travel Ban List - The pause, which will halt green card and U.S. citizenship processing for broad swaths of people, deepens a remarkable crackdown on legal immigration pathways in recent days.Juan Orlando Hernández, Former President of Honduras, Is Freed From Prison After Trump Pardon - Juan Orlando Hernández was accused of flooding the United States with cocaine and had been sentenced to 45 years in prison.Maduro Faces His Ultimate Fight as Trump Threatens Military Action in Venezuela - President Trump’s threat of military action has confronted President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela with the gravest challenge of his crisis-ridden reign.Japan’s New Clarity on Taiwan Is a Wake-Up Call - The Japanese leader’s candor over Taiwan brought the shared regional stakes out into the open, and the U.S. must stand behind its ally.This Is the Story of How the Democrats Blew It on Gaza - It may be tempting to memory hole what happened in Gaza. That would only compound the mistake of ignoring, or rationalizing, an intolerable reality.America’s Backyard Isn’t as Quiet as It Looks - Latin Americans have proved surprisingly acquiescent to U.S. aggression — but that won’t last forever.