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The incident comes amid rising tensions between Washington and Tehran, with a large American military force positioned near Iran
Un documento incluido en la publicación de los archivos de Epstein, hecha por el Departamento de Justicia de Estados Unidos, fotografiado el martes 10 de febrero de 2026, muestra una foto del magnate en un informe sobre el recluso de la Oficina Federal de Prisiones. (AP Foto/Jon Elswick)
Washington and Tehran are set to hold a third round of talks in Geneva on Thursday afternoon amid heightened tensions and increasing speculation over the possibility of a US strike on Iranian targets.
Senior advisors to US President Donald Trump would prefer if Israel struck Iran first, believing that such a move would provide better optics and help muster voter support for a US strike, Politico reported on Wednesday, citing two people familiar with the discussions.
SEOUL, Feb. 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will continue diplomatic cooperation with the United States to facilitate prompt dialogue between Washington and Pyongyang, an official said Thursday, after North Korea kept the door open for talks with the U.S.
In his State of the Union address Trump said his preference was to use diplomacy in dealing with Iran. But, he added, “I will never allow the world’s number one sponsor of terror — which they are, by far — to have a nuclear weapon.”
El presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, durante el discurso del Estado de la Unión ante una sesión conjunta del Congreso, en la Cámara de Representantes, en el Capitolio, Washington, el 24 de febrero de 2026. (AP Foto/Alex Brandon)
Russia pounded Ukraine with a barrage of missile and drone attacks across the country overnight, wounding at least eight people, in advance of the latest high-level meeting between Kyiv and Washington aimed at ending the war, now in its fifth year.
SEOUL, South Korea — Kim Jong Un said North Korea could "get along" with Washington if it accepted Pyongyang's nuclear status, state media said Thursday, but has dashed any hopes of mended ties with "deceptive" neighbour Seoul.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Myron Amey Jr.'s 31 points led Loyola Marymount over Washington State 67-66 on Wednesday night.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Democrats on Wednesday accused US President Donald Trump's administration of the "largest government cover-up in modern history" over reports that it withheld documents relating to allegations that the Republican leader sexually abused a minor.
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US Vice Admiral Fred Kacher has been removed from his position as director of the Joint Staff after only taking the post in December, three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Wednesday.
SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won met To Lam, general secretary of Vietnam's Communist Party in Washington to discuss cooperation in the energy and industrial sectors.
British far-right activist Tommy Robinson says he visited the United States Department of State as part of a recent trip to Washington, DC, where he was welcomed by government officials and supporters of the Make America Great Again (MAGA) movement.
Personas en moto y auto pasan por delante de la catedral de San Sarkis y de un mural del difunto ayatolá Jomenei en el centro de Teherán, Irán, el 25 de febrero de 2026. (AP Foto/Vahid Salemi)
Iran and the United States are talking in Geneva for a third time on Thursday as President Donald Trump seeks to delay Tehran’s nuclear program while threatening it by deploying a massive number of aircraft and warships to the Middle East.
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Kim Jong Un has declared his intent to expand North Korea's nuclear arsenal and operational range - calling on the United States to respect his country's nuclear power, in a rare message to Washington.
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A person stands as a vehicle passes by in front of an electronic stock board showing Japan’s Nikkei index at a securities firm Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
President Donald Trump delivers his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress in the House chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 (Yonhap) -- U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday signaled Washington's openness to dialogue with Pyongyang, as North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has indicated his willingness to reengage with the United States if it drops its "hostile" policy toward his regime.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un signaled that nuclear-armed Pyongyang could “get on well” with the United States but rejected South Korea’s outreach as “deceptive,” calling Seoul its “most hostile” relationship, state-run media reported Thursday.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has shuttered the door on dialogue with South Korea, claiming his forces could “completely destroy” his southern neighbour, while also signalling that the future of dialogue with the United States required Washington to discard “hostile” policies towards Pyongyang.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — For some of their conservative critics, this is the scandal that could finally topple them. Their resistance to testifying proved futile. And now, staring down another epic fight, they're harnessing their considerable political skills to try and turn the table on their accusers.
The United States has said it will allow the resale of some Venezuelan oil to Cuba in a move that could ease the island’s acute fuel shortages, as neighbouring countries raised the alarm over a rapidly deteriorating humanitarian situation caused by Washington’s oil blockade.
Anna Kwok speaks during an event commemorating China’s June 4, 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown on pro-democracy movement in Washington D.C., on June 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Didi Tang)
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Vice President JD Vance announced Wednesday that the Trump administration would “temporarily halt” some Medicaid funding to the state of Minnesota over fraud concerns, as part of what he described as an aggressive crackdown on misuse of public funds.
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Beijing cautioned Washington that it is prepared to respond forcefully - with "all necessary measures" - if a renewed US review of their 2020 trade pact leads to additional tariffs, after American officials indicated the inquiry would press ahead, according to Bloomberg.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Hank Alvey scored 24 points as Lehigh beat American 78-73 on Wednesday.
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Los republicanos permanecen de pie mientras los demócratas siguen sentados durante el discurso del presidente Donald Trump sobre el Estado de la Unión en la Cámara de Representantes, el martes 24 de febrero de 2026, en Washington. (AP Foto/Alex Brandon)
Donald Trump has said two Muslim politicians should be sent "back from where they came". (Reuters: Kenny Holston/ Pool)
FBI Director Kash Patel, flanked by Attorney General Pam Bondi, left, and Jeanine Pirro, U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, appears before reporters at the Justice Department, Friday, Feb. 6, 2026, in Washington, to announce the capture of a key participant in the 2012 attack on a U.S. compound that killed …
Iran and the United States are set to begin a third round of nuclear negotiations in Switzerland, with both sides maintaining their preference for a diplomatic solution, even as Washington imposed sweeping new sanctions and continued to build up its military presence in the Middle East.
Washington State forward Emmanuel Ugbo (0) controls the ball during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Gonzaga on Jan. 15, 2026, in Pullman, Wash. (AP Photo/Young Kwak, File)