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From left: U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee, Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Yechiel Leiter, Vice President Vance, President Trump, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Lebanese Ambassador to the U.S. Nada Hamadeh Moawad and U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon Michel Issa listen to questions from the media at the White House in Washington, D.C., on Thursday. … Read more
United States President Donald Trump has claimed Iran is “collapsing financially” and said the country is losing millions of dollars a day due to Washington’s naval blockade of Iranian ports. In a post on his Truth Social platform on Tuesday night, Trump wrote: “Iran is collapsing financially! They want the Strait of Hormuz opened immediately … Read more
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy makes statements as he arrives for the EU Summit in Ayia Napa, Cyprus, Thursday, April 23, 2026. Petros Karadjias/AP hide caption toggle caption Petros Karadjias/AP BRUSSELS — The European Union on Thursday approved a 90-billion-euro ($106-billion) loan package to help Ukraine meet its economic and military needs for two years after … Read more
When US President Donald Trump announced an extension of the ceasefire with Iran on Wednesday, he did not provide a deadline for the resumption of talks, simply saying the US would continue its near-one-week blockade on Tehran and wait for Iran’s “proposal” for further talks. But the US president has another deadline to worry about … Read more
FILE – White House director of Science and Technology Policy Michael Kratsios speaks during a meeting of the White House Task Force on Artificial Intelligence Education in the East Room of the White House, Sept. 4, 2025, in Washington. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption toggle caption Alex Brandon/AP WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is vowing to … Read more
Jump in prices comes as Donald Trump says vessels will need permission of US Navy to transit key waterway. Published On 24 Apr 202624 Apr 2026 Oil prices have jumped on heightened tensions between the United States and Iran in the Strait of Hormuz following Washington and Tehran’s tit-for-tat captures of commercial vessels. Brent crude, … Read more
Published On 23 Apr 202623 Apr 2026 Three professors at Atlanta’s Emory University in the United States have filed a lawsuit over their arrests during a 2024 campus protest over Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza. Their lawsuit on Thursday argued that the university broke its own free-speech policies when it called in police and state … Read more
Death toll from Israel's ongoing genocidal war on Gaza has reached 72,568 with 172,338 injured: Gaza's Health Ministry. Source link
The United States Department of Justice has filed criminal charges against an active-duty soldier for placing a bet on the abduction of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, using classified military information for personal profit. On Thursday, prosecutors accused Gannon Ken Van Dyke, 38, of cashing in on the operation against Maduro, to the tune of more … Read more
French police are investigating possible tampering with a weather monitoring device at Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris after a Polymarket trader netted thousands of dollars thanks to an unusual temperature spike. Riccardo Milani/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Riccardo Milani/AFP via Getty Images A hair dryer? A lighter? A lucky coincidence? Authorities … Read more