JD Vance

US Vice-President Vance says the Vatican’s views on immigration are ‘troubling’

Pope Leo XIV meets with U.S Vice President JD Vance at the Vatican, May 19, 2025. Vatican Media/Simone Risoluti/Handout via REUTERS

US Supreme Court spurns Trump on birthright citizenship, allows transgender sports bans

The US Supreme Court has a 6-3 conservative majority that includes three Trump appointees.

Trump’s Iran deal falls short for these voters; some fear it could cost Republicans the midterm

Only a quarter of Americans believe the war with Iran was worth the costs, and a majority worry that the truce with Tehran is unlikely to last.

Vance, Rubio strike different tone on Iran and Israel

Statements by US Vice-President J.D. Vance (left) and Secretary of State Marco Rubio (right) have at times diverged over the past week, especially on the subject of Israel.

US V-P Vance says Nixon Watergate scandal would not end a modern presidency

US Vice-President J.D. Vance said he shares several things in common with former president Richard Nixon “at a personal level”.

Iran says deal to end Middle East war a ‘declaration of US defeat’

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (centre) is on a tour of the Gulf region to reassure America’s allies.

News analysis

‘Pragmatists’ vs ‘hardliners’: Is Iran split over US deal?

A small faction of ultra-conservatives are opposing efforts by Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi to bring an end to the US-Iran war.

Only Iran will control its unfrozen assets, Iranian envoy says

Iranian ambassador to the U.N. in Geneva, Ali Bahreini attends an interview with Reuters at the Iranian mission in Geneva, Switzerland, April 8, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone. REUTERS/Cecile Mantovani

Trump allies defend him to Israelis anxious over Iran deal

US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee has reassured a Jerusalem conference of an "unbreakable" US-Israel bond.

Rubio heads to UAE, Kuwait, Bahrain to discuss Iran deal with Gulf allies

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio's trip will give the Trump administration a chance to sell its preliminary Iran accord to Gulf Arab allies.

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