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President Donald Trump hinted to reporters that the United States could pursue a 'friendly takeover' of Cuba after talks with Havana, signaling a potential shift in U.S.–C Cuba relations, though he offered no details or timeline.
Former president Donald Trump suggested the U.S. could carry out a 'friendly takeover' of Cuba as tensions with Havana rise, claiming Cuba is 'in big trouble' and noting talks with Cuban officials; the remarks come amid broader regional strain involving Venezuela, sanctions, and exile communities in the U.S., and have drawn skepticism from observers about renewed U.S. influence over the island.
The State Department authorized nonemergency staff and families at the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem to leave Israel, warning they should act while commercial flights are available as tensions with Iran threaten retaliation against Israel and U.S. forces in the region.
Trump's advisers are scrambling to sell a possible U.S. intervention in Iran based on ballistic-missile threats, but intelligence assessments clash with the president's rhetoric—citing a homeland threat not clearly supported by evidence—while Iran's missile program is framed as deterrence and complicates diplomacy, and a war could strain U.S. stockpiles and regional stability.
The Bulwark argues that President Trump has expanded the U.S. military footprint in the Middle East and signaled strikes on Iran, but lawmakers remain unconvinced about the administration’s rationale or objectives, leaving the prospect of a bombing campaign uncertain and under scrutiny.
Trump’s “America First” policy is framed as a reinvigoration of global primacy that resembles a Western imperial project, with Rubio’s Munich speech praising empire and civilizational heritage, a stance critics say could destabilize the Global South and invite rival powers while not retreating from global engagement.
White House release touts President Trump’s "America First" foreign policy under the banner of Peace Through Strength, claiming to have ended eight wars, secured hostage releases, neutralized Iran’s nuclear threat, and dismantled narcoterror networks; it also highlights a record defense budget, orbital homeland-defense initiatives like the “Golden Dome,” stronger NATO spending, sanctions and designations, and reforms in diplomacy and aid, portraying a reasserted U.S. military dominance and renewed global leadership.
Cuba says four people on a Florida-registered speedboat were killed after the vessel fired on Cuban border guards as it neared Cuba’s north coast; Cuban forces returned fire and evacuated the wounded, with authorities launching an investigation. The U.S. has not independently confirmed Havana’s account; officials have urged investigations amid rising U.S.–Cuba tensions and related policy moves.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio travels to St. Kitts and Nevis for a regional summit to emphasize the Trump administration’s focus on the Western Hemisphere, even as Middle East tensions over Iran loom in the background following the U.S. military’s capture of Nicolás Maduro last month.
Chancellor Friedrich Merz travels to Beijing to test a Europe-first strategy that aims to reduce dependence on both China and the United States without severing ties, while navigating trade, Taiwan, and Ukraine issues and weighing Berlin's stance toward Beijing and Washington.
The piece argues that Trump’s national security team has militarized U.S. policy, sidelined the State Department and NSC, and enabled reckless force and domestic deployments, weakening democracy and credibility abroad.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio travels to the Caribbean to reassert American interests in response to Venezuela’s strikes and threats from Iran, signaling a regional security push and renewed U.S. diplomacy in the area.
President Trump floated sending a “great hospital ship” to Greenland to care for the island’s sick, but Greenland doesn’t want the help and the U.S. appears to have no hospital ships available, leaving leaders puzzled about the proposal’s feasibility and motivation.
At the Board of Peace’s inaugural meeting in Washington, President Trump announced a $10 billion U.S. contribution to rebuild Gaza, portraying the board as a premier global peace body; its first mission is to stabilize Gaza, but broader plans beyond that remain unclear.
The Washington Post reports the Trump administration appears poised to launch an extended military assault on Iran, with the Pentagon massing a massive strike force in the Middle East, despite risks of U.S. casualties and widening conflict, as Tehran could retaliate.