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US wants Iran to pledge to stop shooting at ships in Strait of Hormuz
The US wants Iran to publicly state that the Strait of Hormuz is open and to pledge to stop firing on commercial ships as part of negotiations due to be held on Saturday.
Iran recloses Strait of Hormuz, citing Israeli strikes on Lebanon
The Iranian military said it had reclosed the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday after continued Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon, according to the Fars state news agency. The military said the decision had been made "in view of the flagrant bad faith and breach of covenant by America regarding the failure to implement th...
US and Iran exchange fresh strikes as fragile ceasefire collapses into renewed conflict
The US and Iran have exchanged strikes across the Middle East for a second consecutive day, further straining a shaky ceasefire agreed between the two countries in April.
US government prepares to print $250 note featuring Trump’s face
US President Donald Trump’s administration is preparing to print a new $250 bill that could feature his portrait, if lawmakers allow it. Federal law bars printing US money featuring the image of a living person, but Trump allies in Congress have introduced legislation to make an exception. A Treasury Department spokesp...
US dismantles West African birth tourism network, revokes over 100 visas
The United States Department of State has announced that a U.S. embassy in West Africa has dismantled a birth tourism network involving more than 100 foreign nationals as part of a wider global effort to combat visa fraud and abuse of the U.S. immigration system.
Myanmar’s coup leader who set off a brutal civil war becomes president
Just seven days after he made the fateful decision to launch his coup against the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi on 1 February 2021, General Min Aung Hlaing made a promise; to hold elections, and return to civilian rule, within a year.
Russian strikes kill 11 and set historic cathedral in Kyiv ablaze
At least 11 people have been killed in a wave of Russian strikes on Ukraine that set a major religious landmark in Kyiv on fire, President Volodymyr Zelensky says. Four people were killed in attacks on the Ukrainian capital, while five rescue workers died trying to put out a fire caused by a strike on […]
Pope Leo calls for global leaders to choose peace in his first Easter Mass
Thousands of worshippers flocked to St Peter's Square on Sunday to hear Pope Leo XIV deliver his first Easter Mass address as pontiff.
Missing service member rescued by US forces after jet downed in Iran, Trump announces
A missing US service member whose fighter jet was shot down over Iran has been rescued by US forces, President Donald Trump said in a Truth Social post early Sunday.
Man nearly sucked out of window mid-air on Ryanair plane, passengers say
A man was nearly sucked head-first out of a cabin window in mid-air on a Ryanair plane, passengers have said.
Judge dismisses most of Blake Lively claims in harassment suit against Baldoni
A federal judge has dismissed most of the claims in a sexual harassment lawsuit that actress Blake Lively filed against her co-star Justin Baldoni.
Meet the crypto billionaires building a world where money buys you a vote
The Free Republic of Liberland doesn't look like much from the boat.