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President Donald Trump has now hosted the leaders of five Central Asian countries at the White House. This comes as Trump continues to look for deals related to the rare earth metals needed for high-tech devices, including smartphones, electric vehicles and fighter jets. President Trump and officials from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan held an evening summit and dinner at the White House on Thursday evening.

In response to recent statements by President Donald Trump suggesting the United States might resume nuclear tests, Russian President Vladimir Putin instructed officials to ready proposals for a potential resumption of Russia's own nuclear testing. LiveNOW’s Austin Westfall is getting the latest on the global interest in nuclear testing with retired Marine Intelligence Officer, Hal Kempfer.

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has now visited the Demilitarized Zone that sits along the South Korean border with North Korea, during a trip to Asia this week. According to South Korea's defense ministry, Sec. Hegseth is meeting with his counterpart for security talks. Hegseth and South Korean Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back spoke during an event in Seoul on Tuesday.

President Trump is threatening to send military forces into Nigeria, warning that the country must stop the "killing of Christians." LiveNOW's Josh Breslow discusses the latest with Sam Brownback, a former Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom.

Tufts University's Dr. Alon Burstein joins LiveNOW's Austin Westfall to discuss where the ceasefire in Gaza stands.

National security analyst Hal Kempfer joins LiveNOW's Austin Westfall to discuss reports that President Trump is planning to strike in Venezuela. The White House pushed back on those reports on Friday.

LiveNOW's Andrew Craft spoke with retired Marine Corps. intelligence officer Hal Kempfer about the move by the Chinese government to oust its foreign minister. More LiveNOW from FOX streaming video

LiveNOW's Andrew Craft spoke with retired Marine Corps. intelligence officer Hal Kempfer about Trevor Reed, the prisoner swap with Russia and what his involvement in the war in Ukraine means for other Americans imprisoned in Russia. More LiveNOW from FOX streaming video

At least two people were killed and six others ? including a police officer ? were injured after a gunman stormed a construction site in downtown Auckland, New Zealand.The shooting came as the nation was preparing to host games in the FIFA Women's World Cup tournament. More LiveNOW from FOX streaming video

LiveNOW's Andrew Craft spoke with Retired Marine Corp. Intelligence Officer Hal Kempfer about the ongoing war in Ukraine and Russia pulling out of a grain deal orchestrated by the United Nations. More LiveNOW from FOX streaming video

President Biden hosted the Isaac Herzog, the President of Israel, at the White House amid uncertainty with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. LiveNOW's Andrew Craft spoke with Rabbi Rick Jacobs about the visit and the unrest in Israel. More LiveNOW from FOX streaming video

A soldier held by North Korea after crossing border previously got in fight with locals, skipped flight home, official says. LiveNOW's Andrew Craft spoke with Bruce Klinger, the former CIA Deputy Division Chief for Korea. More LiveNOW from FOX streaming video

The Fagradalsfjall volcano in Iceland is erupting after thousands of earthquakes in the area. This eruption comes just 11 months after its last eruption officially ended. The volcano is about 19 miles southwest of Iceland's capital, Reykjavik. LiveNOW's Mike Pache spoke with David Pyle, a professor of earth sciences at the University of Oxford about the massive eruption. More LiveNOW from FOX streaming video

President Donald Trump met face-to-face with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday local time in Busan, South Korea, capping off his week-long trip to Asia.

President Trump announced on Truth Social that he is ordering the Pentagon to begin testing nuclear weapons ?on an equal basis? with Russia and China.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Wednesday that the U.S. carried out another strike on an alleged drug boat in the Eastern Pacific, killing four people.