US President Donald Trump announced that he will host the leaders of Azerbaijan and Armenia today for a "official peace agreement signing ceremony" at the White House, Reuters reported, quoted by BTA.
In a post on his social network "Truth Social" Trump also said the United States would also sign bilateral economic agreements with both countries.
The two countries, which gained independence from the former Soviet Union in 1991, have been locked in a long-running dispute since the 1980s, when Nagorno-Karabakh, a region of Azerbaijan populated mainly by ethnic Armenians, broke away from Azerbaijan with the support of Armenia.
Azerbaijan regained the territory in 2023, forcing more than 100,000 ethnic Armenians from the region to flee to Armenia.
US President Donald Trump is using tariffs as a foreign policy tool, imposing secondary tariffs on Indian goods over India's purchase of Russian oil, US Treasury Secretary Scott Besant said in an interview with Fox News on Wednesday, Reuters reported.
"The President Trump is using tariffs as a foreign policy tool, imposing secondary tariffs on India for buying Russian oil," the Treasury Secretary said on the television show "Special Report with Bret Baier."
When asked if the United States could impose additional tariffs on Chinese goods for buying Russian oil from Beijing, Besant said Trump was leaving all options open to stopping the war in Ukraine and "tariffs on China could be discussed at some point."
The United States is offering a $50 million reward for information leading to the arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi said yesterday, Reuters reported.
In a video posted on the social media platform "Ex", Bondi accused Maduro of collaborating with groups such as the Venezuelan prison gang "Tren de Aragua" and the Sinaloa drug cartel.
According to the US State Department, the US had previously offered a $25 million reward for information related to Maduro.
Venezuela's Ministry of Communications and Information did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.
A US federal judge on Wednesday ordered a two-week halt to construction of an immigration detention center in Florida's Everglades National Park, which has become known as "Alligator Alcatraz," while it reviews whether it violates environmental laws, the Associated Press reported.
The facility was hastily built two months ago on the grounds of a little-used single-runway training airport and can hold up to 3,000 detainees in temporary tents. Construction on the site is still ongoing, but the order from U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams temporarily prohibits any new compaction, paving or infrastructure.
The court order does not include any restrictions on law enforcement or immigration enforcement activities at the facility, which currently houses hundreds of detainees. Williams issued the temporary restraining order during a hearing and said she would issue a written order later.
Environmental groups and representatives of the local Miccosukee Indian Tribe have asked Judge Williams to issue a preliminary injunction to halt the activity and further construction. The lawsuit claims the project threatens ecologically sensitive wetlands that are home to protected plants and animals and would reverse billions of dollars in environmental restoration efforts.