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US President Donald Trump said he is not considering extending the ceasefire with Iran, describing a negotiated agreement as the “best option” as the conflict nears its end.
Journalists across the Arab world reacted Tuesday evening to the talks held in Washington between Israel and Lebanon, openly criticizing the Hezbollah terrorist organization and questioning its role in dragging the country into conflict. “It’s worth remembering who entered the war on October 8,” one commentator wrote.
Signatories criticize US' military threats, territorial ambitions while calling for UN-led mediation
Pew research finds majority of Americans have negative views but positive opinions have nearly doubled since 2023
Pew research finds majority of Americans have negative views but positive opinions have nearly doubled since 2023
Washington: The United States is pursuing a “Trumpian grand bargain” with Iran that would begin to normalise relations and see the rogue state reintegrate with the global economy, US Vice President JD Vance says, as he struck a highly optimistic tone about the possibility of a deal to end the war.
LONDON — From Wall Street to Singapore, hedge funds are buying up the chance to claim lucrative but risky tariff refunds from Donald Trump's administration.
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U.S. President Donald Trump took aim at Pope Leo XIV again, suggesting that he was unaware of Iran's repressive actions against its own people and building on his criticism of the Catholic pontiff.
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The standoff between the United States and Iran deepened Tuesday as the U.S. declared it had blockaded Iran’s ports. Tehran threatened to strike targets across the region, and Pakistan said it was racing to bring the sides together for more talks. (Produced by Elaine Carroll)
For over a decade, I’ve navigated the complexities of North Korean affairs, security, and foreign policy from both Seoul and Washington, D.C. As the National Desk Political Team Lead, I track the pulse of geopolitics, closely following developments from the Unification Ministry and the Foreign Ministry. My mornings …
WASHINGTON, D.C. — US rapper Kanye West postponed late Tuesday his concert in the French city of Marseille, following reports that the country's interior minister was seeking to block the performance.
El presidente de China, Xi Jinping, durante una reunión con el ministro ruso de Exteriores, Serguéi Lavrov, en el Gran Salón del Pueblo en Beijing, China, el miércoles 15 de abril de 2026. (Iori Sagisawa/Pool Foto via AP)
If you talk to businesses about the UK government, the same refrain crops up time and again, that nothing gets done.
A new US law removing a deadline for laying claim to art looted during the Holocaust has gone into effect after US President Donald Trump signed it on Monday.
President Donald Trump speaks with reporters outside the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, April 13, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Lonna Drewes joins her lawyer Lisa Bloom at a news conference in Beverly Hills, Calif., Tuesday, April 14, 2026, to detail allegations of sexual misconduct by Rep. Eric Swalwell, after Swalwell exited the California governor’s race and said he’ll resign his seat in Congress. The AP typically does not identify people…
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Tuesday China had been an unreliable global partner during the Middle East war by hoarding oil supplies and limiting exports of some goods, mirroring its actions with medical goods during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The U.S. blockade of Iranian ports is now fully into effect, "completely" cutting off Tehran's international sea trade that powers about 90% of its economy, the U.S. Central Command said late Tuesday stateside.
US President Donald Trump said Iran must not be allowed to obtain a nuclear weapon, addressing Pope Leo in a social media post as their public dispute intensified.
Vice President JD Vance speaks during a Turning Point USA event at Akins Ford Arena at the Classic Center in Athens, Ga., Tuesday, April 14, 2026. (Chip Somodevilla/Pool via AP)
Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8) acknowledges fans as he leaves the ice after the Capitals defeated the Columbus Blue Jackets in an NHL hockey game Tuesday, April 14, 2026, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
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With AI-generated comedy videos and lego animations of Trump, Iranian content creators are using humour in propaganda battle against US
WASHINGTON (AP) — Lebanon and Israel held their first direct diplomatic talks in decades on Tuesday in Washington following more than a month of war between Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah militant group, with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio calling it a “historic opportunity” but making clear that no breakth…
Donald Trump's son Eric, who oversees the family business empire, will accompany the US president on his trip next month to China, a spokesperson for the family organization told Reuters on Tuesday.
The U.S. blockade of the Strait of Hormuz is not only squeezing Iran but also ratcheting up pressure on two of its most consequential relationships in Asia — India and China.
ISLAMABAD — Diplomats worked through back channels Tuesday to arrange a new round of talks between the United States and Iran after Washington enacted its blockade of Iranian ports, while Tehran threatened to retaliate by striking targets across the war-weary region.
The British king’s first US state visit later this month takes on far greater significance amid tensions between Trump and Starmer
The British king’s first US state visit later this month takes on far greater significance amid tensions between Trump and Starmer
Currency traders watch monitors near a screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI), top center, and the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollar and South Korean won, top center left, at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, April 15, 2026…
US President Donald Trump said the US-Iran war is “very close” to ending, as hostilities ease under a two-week ceasefire agreement, in an interview with Fox Business anchor Maria Bartiromo on Tuesday.
For years, support for Israel’s Iron Dome missile defense system was one of the few constants in Washington that seemed immune to the churn of politics.
US Vice-President JD Vance has taken issue with Pope Leo, after his public sparring with Donald Trump about the war in Iran.
Mohammed Soliman is someone who knows the International Monetary Fund and World Bank well. A senior fellow at the Middle East Institute, he has been attending the organisations’ spring meetings for more than a decade. So, when he told The National this week in Washington that the main theme of this year’s IMF-World …
CJ Abrams, de los Nacionales de Washington, cruza el plato después de conectar un jonrón solitario ante el lanzador Mitch Keller, de los Piratas de Pittsburgh, durante la tercera entrada de un juego de béisbol en Pittsburgh, el martes 14 de abril de 2026. (Foto AP/Gene J. Puskar)
A heavily armed Glendale man, Sean Steiner, is facing multiple felony firearm charges after deputies say he wandered into a high-profile Los Angeles-area neighborhood dressed in body armor and carrying a collection of weapons, including a rifle styled with “Joker” imagery and phrases.
Washington Nationals’ CJ Abrams crosses home plate after hitting a solo home run off Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Mitch Keller during the third inning of a baseball game in Pittsburgh, Tuesday, April 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
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Close, but no Obama. Former President Joe Biden spotted a familiar face on stage during his portrait unveiling at Syracuse University School of Law Tuesday and demanded the man join him at the podium in an awkward exchange.
The Israel-Lebanon peace talks which have kicked off at the State Dept. in Washington D.C. on Tuesday are unprecedented and historic, and yet they remain largely symbolic and will unlikely lead to much in terms of ending the conflict with Hezbollah. That's of course because Hezbollah is not actually represented, onl…
US-mediated direct Israeli-Lebanese talks are unlikely to bring peace unless Washington pressures Israel to end its airstrikes and ground offensive, Naim Joseph Salem, a professor of international affairs and diplomacy at the Lebanese Army Military Academy, has told RT.
Eric Swalwell has retreated from public view after being hit with horrific allegations that he sexually assaulted multiple women — issuing vehement denials on social media but avoiding the limelight since he ended his campaign for governor and resigned from Congress in disgrace. Swalwell was booted from billionaire …