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WASHINGTON — Vice President JD Vance said Thursday that the US Navy has allowed more than a dozen ships through to Iranian ports, lifting a blockade as part of an agreement to end the war.
Donald Trump is claiming his Iran peace plan is a victory for Washington, despite the 14-point agreement revealing significant concessions to Tehran. Under the deal, Iran will reopen the strait of Hormuz in exchange for sanctions relief and the release of frozen assets, while talks will continue over the fate of Ira…
Grandes compañías navieras ya han comenzado a mover buques a través del estrecho de Ormuz desde que Estados Unidos e Irán firmaron un acuerdo el miércoles, según la empresa de datos marítimos Lloyd’s List Intelligence.
With sanctions-relief and a US promise to avoid further meddling, the conflict has been settled on Tehran’s terms
US President Donald Trump expressed some reservations about endorsing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the upcoming elections before he knew who the other candidates were.
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THE latest Senate saga validated what I have been saying all along: The DDS, or the Duterte diehard supporters or fanatics, are simply all noise and no muscle, all bark and no bite, however you put it.
A prospecting company’s search for gold has the town of Lone Pine and Indigenous leaders on edge, as the Trump administration greenlights new projects across the American west
Homeowners inspected their properties for the first time in weeks, offering a stark reminder of the human cost of the conflict. Among them was Adnan Kaour, who returned to his apartment overlooking the Mediterranean Sea and discovered extensive damage caused by a strike in May. He said the home represented years of …
U.S. President Donald Trump told reporters that he signed an agreement with Iran on Wednesday, while leaving a dinner in Versailles, France with French President Emmanuel Macron. “It’s signed, yeah. We signed it in Versailles. We signed it,” Trump commented.
The memorandum of understanding signed by President Donald Trump and President Masoud Pezeshkian of Iran lays out the political, military and economic consequences of the ill-judged decision to attack Iran on 28 February.
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Vice President JD Vance defended President Donald Trump's interim peace deal on Thursday, insisting the United States is not paying the Islamic Republic and that any economic benefits for Iran depend on full compliance with the agreement.
El vicepresidente JD Vance en la Casa Blanca en Washington, el 18 de junio del 2026. (AP foto/Jacquelyn Martin)
Plan is admission US could not achieve what it sought through war as red line after red line has been erased
Funds meant for Secret Service were transferred to project president promised would be financed by private donations
Vice President JD Vance speaks to reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Thursday, June 18, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Fans, part of a cooling system, are visible on the roof of a data center April 27, 2026, in Hillsboro, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)
Washington, DC – Janeese Lewis George, a Democratic Socialist who has promised an aggressive approach to United States President Donald Trump, is on track to become the next mayor of Washington, DC.
A memorandum of understanding (MOU) for ending the US-Iran war has been electronically signed near the French capital, Paris, after weeks of US President Donald Trump’s repeated claims that an agreement was close.
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Israelis are viewing the emerging US-Iran deal as more than just a diplomatic breakthrough between Washington and Tehran.
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Energy prices continued to fall on Thursday after the United States and Iran signed a preliminary cease-fire agreement, raising hopes that the Strait of Hormuz will soon reopen to normal tanker traffic. The deal has been welcomed by markets but has drawn sharp criticism from Israel and quiet frustration from Gulf st…
La sede de la Corte Suprema de Estados Unidos en Washington, el 11 de junio del 2026. (AP foto/Mariam Zuhaib)
A Republican House member on Thursday is set to introduce a provision that would ban congressional lawmakers and their families from placing bets on prediction markets on topics including policy, politics, and elections.
US President Donald Trump arrived at the Group of Seven summit in France this week with a new US-Iran agreement to sell, a restless Israeli ally to discipline, and a familiar message for the world: He alone had done what others would not.
A court in Far East Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula has ordered the deportation of an American pastor after he was recorded leading a prayer for U.S. President Donald Trump, RFE/RL’s Russian-language service reported Thursday.
President Donald Trump has formally signed a deal with Iran to end the conflict that began on 28 February when the US and Israel launched air strikes against Tehran and across the country.
The U.S. Supreme Court is seen, June 11, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, File)
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced a six-month review of America’s military footprint in Europe on Thursday, escalating the Trump administration’s push on NATO allies to take greater responsibility for the continent’s defense.
US President Donald Trump celebrated his 80th birthday on Sunday by watching UFC 250 on the South Lawn of the White House, the first professional sporting event to be staged at the residence.
Israelis are viewing the emerging US-Iran deal as more than just a diplomatic breakthrough between Washington and Tehran.
Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook incurred more than $1.3 million in legal and security expenses following President Donald Trump's attempt to fire her in August from the Fed's board, a new ethics filing revealed Thursday.
The US has renewed pressure on Kurds in Syria to accelerate their integration into the government, sources have said, as Washington returns to other regional issues following its deal with Iran to halt hostilities.
Deepening divisions emerged within Nato after US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth warned that Washington could withhold alliance financial contributions if “free riding” states fail to meet defence spending commitments,
Fidesz party head and former prime minister Viktor Orban, center, speaks to the press as he arrives at the opposition Fidesz party’s working congress meeting, in Budapest, Hungary, Saturday, June 13, 2026. (Zoltan Mathe/MTI via AP)
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Michael Poa, one of Vice President Sara Duterte's lawyers, says the pre trial conference for his client's impeachment trial, will resume on June 22, 2026. Phoa, along with the other lawyers for Duterte, attended the start of the pre-trial conference on June 18. VIDEO BY BERNADETTE TAMAYO
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Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian says on June 18, 2026 the Senate will continue its work unless the Supreme Court issues a temporary restraining order, stressing that legislative and impeachment-related preparations will move forward in the absence of a TRO.
Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian declines to speculate on reports of a possible arrest warrant by the International Criminal Court on Sen. Bong Go, saying the chamber will act only on verified information and official developments.
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The United States Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has announced a new review of troop deployments in Europe, threatening to withhold some US dues to NATO if “free riding” allies did not meet their defence spending commitments.