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The Trump administration is in talks with Iran’s parliament speaker to try to end the war, according to a new report.
President Trump said Monday it’s unclear whether Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, is alive.
El senador demócrata por Maryland Chris Van Hollen presenta una propuesta económica en el Congreso en Washington, el 12 de marzo del 2026. (AP foto/Jose Luis Magana)
The Supreme Court is photographed, Feb. 6, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul, File)
President Trump says the US wants “the nuclear dust” from Iran — the enriched uranium — as part of its peace talks.
BERLIN — German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Monday he was "grateful" to US President Donald Trump for delaying previously threatened strikes on Iranian power plants.
The Supreme Court is photographed, Feb. 6, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul, File)
El exembajador de EEUU en Japón, Rahm Emanuel, escucha durante una audiencia legislativa sobre China en el Capitolio, el 23 de julio de 2025, en Washington. (Foto AP/Mariam Zuhaib, Archivo)
Monument made from shattered pieces of original statue tossed into Baltimore’s inner harbor by protesters in 2020
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US stock futures rallied and oil prices tumbled Monday morning after President Trump announced a five-day pause on plans to strike Iranian power plants after what he called “productive” talks with Tehran.
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ATLANTA (AP) — Se ha visto a agentes federales de inmigración en un aeropuerto de Atlanta luego de la advertencia del presidente estadounidense Donald Trump de desplegar a agentes para complementar a la Administración de Seguridad en el Transporte (TSA, por sus siglas en inglés) durante un cierre del gobierno que ha…
Republican Chad Bianco investigating Prop 50 vote despite officials denying claims of ballots being cast unlawfully
MANILA, Philippines — Senate leaders on Monday endorsed to Malacañang "for serious study" the proposal of former Finance secretary Gary Teves for the Philippines to postpone the hosting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) Summit this year.
US President Donald Trump has backed down from threats to bomb Iranian power plants following what he described on Monday as "very good and productive conversations" with Iran.
WASHINGTON -- US President Donald Trump said Monday that the United States and Iran had "productive" talks over a "complete" and "total" resolution of their war over the weekend, noting he ordered the postponement of threatened military strikes on Iranian power plants for five days.
A US lobbying firm closely connected to the Trump administration has been handed a $2m contract to represent Libyan warlord Khalifa Haftar, who faces multiple allegations of human rights abuses.
TEHRAN — President Donald Trump said Monday the United States and Iran had held "very good" talks towards ending the three-week Middle East war, putting threatened US attacks on Iran's power plants on hold in a stunning about-turn.
US President Donald Trump has backed down from threats to bomb Iranian power plants following what he described on Monday as "very good and productive conversations" with Iran.
US President Donald Trump reportedly retreated after being told Iran would target all power plants in West Asia, Iran’s Fars News Agency said on Monday, citing a source.
The U.S. Supreme Court is hearing arguments at 10 a.m. ET over whether states can continue to count late-arriving mail ballots — an election issue targeted by President Donald Trump.
Kim Yo Jong, a sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, attends a wreath-laying ceremony at Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum in Hanoi, Vietnam, March 2, 2019. (Jorge Silva/Pool Photo via AP, File)
United States President Donald Trump has shared a Truth Social video of a TV comedy skit showing a panicked United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer trying to avoid his call, on the same evening the two leaders spoke about the US-Israel war on Iran.
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he had given instructions to postpone any military strikes against Iranian power plants for five days, just hours ahead of a deadline that threatened further escalation in the conflict now in its fourth week.
U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday said he would order the military to postpone strikes on Iran's power plants and energy infrastructure for five days following "productive" dialogue regarding "total resolution" of hostilities in the Middle East.
United Arab Emirates — President Donald Trump has extended his deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, saying the US will hold off on power plant strikes for five days.
US President Donald Trump has pushed back his deadline for Iran to allow the Strait of Hormuz to reopen by five days, citing progress in bilateral talks.As countdown towards his original 48-hour deadline ticked closer to its final 12 hours on Monday night (AEDT), Trump said the countries had "very good and productiv…
The US Department of War has been ordered to temporarily suspend plans for military strikes on Iranian energy facilities, President Donald Trump announced on Monday following negotiations with Tehran.
President Donald Trump said on Monday the U.S. has had good and productive conversations with Iran and he will order the military to postpone any military strikes against Iranian power plants and energy infrastructure for five days.
US president says he has instructed the Pentagon to “postpone any and all” strikes on energy infrastructure, ‘subject to success’ of talks
President Trump announced Monday that the US will not attack any part of Iran’s power and energy infrastructure for five days after Washington and Tehran had engaged in “very good and productive talks” over the weekend about ending the three-week-old war.
Iran warned Monday it will strike electrical plants across the Middle East if US President Donald Trump follows through on his threat to bomb power stations in the Islamic Republic, and threatened to mine the “entire Persian Gulf” if invaded.
Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., President Donald Trump’s pick for Homeland Security secretary, testifies during Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs hearing, Wednesday, March 18, 2026 on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
Washington, DC – United States President Donald Trump has led a political career defined by claims of biased and unfair media coverage against him. He has also levelled charges that so-called “woke” ideology and “cancel culture” have stifled conservative voices, and accused academic institutions of driving bias towa…
Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., speaks during a news conference as he introduces a Tax Bill at the Capitol Thursday, March 12, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
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President Trump claimed Sunday evening that he has no interest in any agreement to reopen the Department of Homeland Security that also does not include passage of the SAVE America Act to tighten requirements to vote in federal elections.
A US-fired Patriot missile was connected to the injury of dozens of civilians in Bahrain on March 9, Reuters reported on Sunday. Washington and Manama initially attributed the casualties to an Iranian drone strike.
The Trump administration is embracing violence for the sake of violence
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Iran warned Monday it will strike electrical plants across the Middle East if US President Donald Trump follows through on his threat to bomb power stations in the Islamic Republic, and threatened to mine the “entire Persian Gulf” if invaded.
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Former U.S. ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel listens during a House Select Committee on China hearing on Capitol Hill, July 23, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, File)
Last October, President Donald Trump nominated nursing home owner Benjamin Landa as his next ambassador to Hungary, a key position that would place him in a country with a vigorous conservative movement. Trump has endorsed the country’s prime minister, Viktor Orbán, a long-standing ally, for reelection, saying he “d…
A confusing combination of actions by Trump deepens a sense that there is no clear strategy for the war
Shares slump in Asia and Europe, gold slides and investors brace for higher oil prices after US president’s threat
China warned on Monday that further attacks on the Middle East risk creating an "uncontrollable situation" in the war-torn region, after US president Donald Trump threatened to "obliterate" Iran's power plants.
Reza Pahlavi, the son of the last Shah of Iran, called for the government in Tehran to "be dismantled" and for "President Trump and Prime Minister Netanyahu to continue targeting the regime."