DeSantis in Japan ahead of expected US presidential bid

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was in Japan on Monday to meet with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and other officials as part of his four-nation trade mission seen as an attempt by the expected Republican presidential candidate to improve his diplomatic profile.

DeSantis vs. Disney World: Proposed amendment could revoke development agreement

A day after Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said he would use the state Legislature to revoke a development agreement The Walt Disney Company signed with the previous board of the Reedy Creek Improvement District – now known as the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District – a state legislator has filed an amendment to nullify that agreement.

Biden urges Northern Ireland to sustain peace, reap gains

President Joe Biden said Wednesday that Northern Ireland must “not go back” to the violence that scarred it for years before a U.S.-brokered peace deal 25 years ago, nudging politicians to resolve a political crisis that has left this part of the United Kingdom without a functioning government.