French President Emmanuel Macron walks with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen during the G7 summit in Evian-les-Bains, France, Monday, June 15, 2026. (Isabel Infantes/Pool Photo via AP)
Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh speaks during his swearing-in in the East Room of the White House, Friday, May 22, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
SACRAMENTO, California — Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday accused the Justice Department of launching a politically motivated investigation into him and his wife, saying the Trump administration was targeting him as he weighs a presidential bid.
The Trump administration is considering establishing a $300 billion investment fund for Iran if Tehran adheres to a ceasefire agreement that includes a nuclear deal, according to a Monday Financial Times report.
The reported US-Iran deal may be good for oil markets, for a White House that wants the war over, and for a president eager to say he forced Tehran to the table and reopened the Strait of Hormuz.
What, really, were the emotions flowing through the veins of Iran’s players as they took to the pitch in Los Angeles? A few hours earlier Donald Trump, in France before the G7 summit, said a peace deal had been signed. A penny for the thoughts, too, of the Fifa president up in the VIP seats, Gianni Infantino, who in…
Benjamin Netanyahu bet that his joint war alongside Donald Trump would topple Iran's clerical rulers and bolster himself ahead of elections at home, as the architect of a US-Israeli alliance that would reshape the Middle East.
“There never was a good war or a bad peace,” wrote Benjamin Franklin, one of America’s founding fathers, in 1783. On Sunday, Washington and Tehran announced preparations to sign a deal in Switzerland this week that could, at last, bring their war to a close. Few outside US President Donald Trump’s administration and…
“There never was a good war or a bad peace,” wrote Benjamin Franklin, one of America’s founding fathers, in 1783. On Sunday, Washington and Tehran announced preparations to sign a deal in Switzerland this week that could, at last, bring their war to a close. Few outside US President Donald Trump’s administration and…
A 1,000-year-old monastery that symbolizes Ukraine's spiritual and cultural heritage was badly damaged on Monday in a major attack by Russia that killed 10 people nationwide, hours after US President Donald Trump spoke to the leaders of both countries about ending the war.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Luis García Jr. conectó un sencillo que puso a su equipo por delante, Dylan Crews añadió un jonrón de tres carreras y los Nacionales de Washington anotaron cinco veces en la quinta entrada para vencer 7-3 a los Reales de Kansas City la noche del lunes.
US Representative Yassamin Ansari cautiously welcomed the agreement between Washington and Tehran, describing an end to the conflict as a positive development while calling for congressional scrutiny of any final accord.
US President Donald Trump has dismissed reports that Washington agreed to make payments to Iran as part of the newly announced memorandum of understanding.
On Sunday, Washington and Tehran confirmed that both sides had “electronically signed” a preliminary memorandum of understanding aimed at ending their 15-week war and the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.
Washington Nationals’ Luis García Jr., left, hits a single off Kansas City Royals pitcher Mitch Spence which scored Keibert Ruiz and Nasim Nuñez during the fifth inning of a baseball game, Monday, June 15, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Terrance Williams)
US President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance and Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf have electronically signed the memorandum of understanding between Washington and Tehran, Reuters and AFP reported, quoting US officials.
South Korea's trade minister on Tuesday discussed countermeasures against Washington's proposed tariffs on dozens of countries, including Asia's fourth-largest economy, over their alleged failure to enforce import bans on products made through forced labor.
SEOUL, June 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's trade minister on Tuesday discussed countermeasures against Washington's proposed tariffs on dozens of countries, including Asia's fourth-largest economy, over their alleged failure to enforce import bans on products made through forced labor.
For years, U.S. ambassadors used intimate dinners to bring together European allies, compare notes and build consensus in Brussels — a tradition that diplomats say has largely disappeared since Donald Trump returned to the White House.
ÉVIAN-LES-BAINS, France — Kyiv’s allies are scrambling to avoid a blowup with U.S. President Donald Trump at the G7 summit as he emerges from the Iran crisis and turns his attention back to the Russia-Ukraine war.
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US Vice President JD Vance said vessels using the Strait of Hormuz will not be charged transit fees during the 60-day period of negotiations envisaged under the agreement between Washington and Tehran.
President Donald Trump waves to reporters as he arrives for the G7 summit, Monday, June 15, 2026, in Evian-les-Bains, France. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
US Democratic senators Sheldon Whitehouse and Adam Schiff have joined a growing number of lawmakers questioning the memorandum of understanding reached between Washington and Tehran.
US Senator Jeanne Shaheen, the senior Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, called for Congress to receive an immediate briefing on the agreement reached between the United States and Iran, Al Jazeera reported.
Iran will begin its 2026 FIFA World Cup campaign against New Zealand just hours after Tehran and Washington announced an agreement to end more than 100 days of conflict.
US President Donald Trump said on Monday a preliminary agreement to end the war in the Gulf has already been signed by the United States and Iran, though details have yet to be made public.
The United States said Monday that ships will move toll-free through the Strait of Hormuz under an Iran peace deal signed by President Donald Trump, and insisted Tehran would have to fulfill its commitments before getting any economic benefits.
California Governor Gavin Newsom alleged on Monday that the US Department of Justice is investigating people in his orbit due to his political opposition to President Donald Trump.
US President Donald Trump started his visit to the G7 summit of leading industrialized nations on Monday by declaring his agreement aimed at ending the US war with Iran is a potential breakthrough for global security and a chance for the US to finally turn the page in its relationship with longtime adversary Iran.
Before rushing too easily into accusations against the American administration and its policy toward Iran, we must pause and ask what lesson Israel should draw when world headlines report US President Donald Trump's dramatic declaration that "the deal with Iran is done" and that the naval blockade is being lifted.
Jerusalem – Benjamin Netanyahu bet that his joint war alongside Donald Trump would topple Iran’s clerical rulers and bolster himself ahead of elections at home, as the architect of a U.S.-Israeli alliance that would reshape the Middle East.