FIFA opens office in Trump Tower as soccer chief builds close ties to Trump

FIFA has opened an office in Trump Tower in New York City, the organization’s president Gianna Infantino announced this week, in the latest sign of deepening ties between soccer’s governing body and President Trump before the U.S. hosts next year’s World Cup. Infantino announced the decision in a presentation at the Trump Organization’s Manhattan headquarters

US Sanctions UN Expert For Pushing ICC Case Against Israel

UN Special Rapporteur for the occupied Palestinian territories, Francesca Albanese, gives a press conference at the UN City in Copenhagen, Denmark, on Feb. 5, 2025. Ritzau Scanpix/Ida Marie Odgaard via Reuters/File Photo Secretary of State Marco Rubio has announced the United States will be imposing sanctions on the United Nations (UN) special rapporteur on human

US Sanctions UN Expert Critical of Israel’s War in Gaza

UN Special Rapporteur for the occupied Palestinian territories, Francesca Albanese, gives a press conference at the UN City in Copenhagen, Denmark, on Feb. 5, 2025. Ritzau Scanpix/Ida Marie Odgaard via Reuters/File Photo The United States will be imposing sanctions on the United Nations (UN) special rapporteur on human rights in the occupied Palestinian territories, who

Trump Names Transportation Secretary Duffy as Interim NASA Administrator

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy testifies before a House Appropriations Subcommittee on Capitol Hill in Washington on May 14, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy will take over as the interim administrator of NASA, President Donald Trump said on July 9. “I am pleased to announce that I am directing our GREAT Secretary

Trump picks Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy to lead NASA for now

President Trump announced Wednesday that Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy will temporarily lead the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, weeks after Mr. Trump withdrew an Elon Musk-linked entrepreneur as his pick to lead the space agency.  The president praised Duffy in a Wednesday Truth Social post, writing: “He will be a fantastic leader of the ever

Why Trump Is Losing Patience With Russia and What’s Next

President Donald Trump (L) with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth during a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington on July 8, 2025. Evan Vucci/AP Photo U.S. President Donald Trump appears to be losing patience with Russian leadership as Moscow continues to rebuff international calls for a cease-fire in Ukraine. Trump’s change in disposition towards