President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia praised President Trump’s second inauguration, but the American leader did not return the compliment.

China and Russia vow to elevate relationship as US president issues executive orders on domestic and global issues and delays TikTok ban.

Trump’s pardon came after Sutton and Zabavsky were unanimously found guilty by a federal grand jury in 2022 of conspiracy to obstruct and obstruction of justice over the incident, as well as second-degree murder in Sutton’s case. The D.C. Police Union asked for a pardon for the pair.

In his inaugural address, President Donald Trump did not directly mention Ukraine, but his restraint highlights the growing realization that ending the war may prove more challenging than previously anticipated,

At his desk in the Oval Office, presidential executive orders stacked up ready for his signature, Donald Trump reacted with excitement as one gold-embossed dossier was put in front of him.

Public health experts say U.S. withdrawal from the W.H.O. would undermine the nation’s standing as a global health leader and make it harder to fight the next pandemic.

Public health experts say the United States’ departure could cripple the WHO’s operations or leave an opening for China to assume greater control over the agency.

The U.S. withdrawal from WHO has seismic implications on issues like prevention of future pandemics, and the stakes are especially high for Canada.

The move has drawn criticism from much of the public health community and is seen as unhelpful in the global effort to eradicate many diseases.

Global health law professor Lawrence Gostin explains the risks of the US withdrawal from the World Health Organization.

WHO funds are spent on a range of global health projects—programs to eradicate polio, rapidly respond to health emergencies, improve access to vaccines and medicines, develop pandemic prevention strategies, and more. The loss of US funding is likely to have a significant impact on at least some of these programs.