19+ hour, 53+ min ago   (387+ words) timesunion.com President Donald Trump doubled down Sunday on his support for a united Ireland, saying it makes sense to merge the Republic of Ireland with the United Kingdom’s Northern Ireland “It just seems to me that you…...

20+ hour, 25+ min ago   (293+ words) Times Union Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson is seeking a second four-year term at the helm of the European Union nation that is also NATO’s newest member Meanwhile, his predecessor hopes to win the job back Experts say the campaign…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (451+ words) The ferry with more than 240 people was traveling from Surabaya in East Java to Banjarmasin in South Kalimantan province, on Borneo Island, officials said. The vessel’s captain had reported rough seas with waves up to 3 meters (10 feet) before issuing a…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (630+ words) The Houthis' capture of a key port city and an island on the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a crucial shipping alternative to the Strait of Hormuz, in recent days has alarmed markets and Yemeni civilians who fear a return to devastating…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (309+ words) Times Union The events were a deadly reminder of the underlying challenge to global shipping even as attention turns to a new threat, with Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen now perched on the Bab el-Mandeb Strait in the Red Sea…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (521+ words) Many immigrant students in Albany attend the Albany International Academy, which has a designated Newcomer Program. As the second school year of the second Trump administration gets underway amid increasing immigration enforcement, school districts are doing their best to quell…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago   (923+ words) The soldier was taking part in a U.S. Army training exercise designed to showcase and experiment with tactics and equipment picked up from the Ukrainians, whose pioneering drone warfare has helped them against Russia's forces more than 4 1/2 years into the war....

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (618+ words) The comments came two days after Washington escalated the ongoing trade dispute by banning some Canadian dairy products and motorcycles and most alcoholic beverages after the Canadian retaliatory tariffs took effect. Trump also moved to shut Canadian products out of…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (385+ words) The House Rules Committee has scheduled a meeting on the bill Monday, with a procedural vote likely later in the week that could determine the bill's fate. Several top Democratic lawmakers have voiced concerns that the measure dramatically expands President…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (953+ words) Anthony Constantino, right, speaks with United Steel Workers Local 420-A President Todd Manning during a Labor Day parade held in Massena. The union’s vice president says Constantino wasn’t invited. The Republican congressional candidate and CEO of Sticker Mule has made…...