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US military says it carried out ‘self-defense’ strikes in Iran, including on missile launch sites
WASHINGTON (AP):- The U.S. military said Monday that it carried out “self-defense” strikes in southern Iran, including on missile launch…
Trump says Iran deal should include additional countries joining Abraham Accords
WASHINGTON (AP):- President Donald Trump said Monday that any agreement to end the Iran war should include a requirement for…
Trump says Iran deal should include additional countries joining Abraham Accords
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST, WASHINGTON (AP):- President Donald Trump said Monday that any agreement with Iran should include a requirement for several…
Details emerge of a potential Iran deal as Trump says not to rush
CAIRO (AP):- The United States is close to reaching a deal with Iran that would end the war, reopen the Strait of…
Trump says a deal with Iran and opening of Strait of Hormuz are ‘largely negotiated’
By MUNIR AHMED, SAMY MAGDY and MATTHEW LEE, ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP):- President Donald Trump said Saturday that a deal with Iran,…
US military boards Iranian-flagged oil tanker suspected of trying to breach blockade
WASHINGTON (AP):- The U.S. military said Wednesday that it boarded an Iranian-flagged oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman that was suspected…
In Iran’s capital, weapons demonstrations send a signal at home and abroad as threat of war remains
DUBAI, (AP):- Iranian Revolutionary Guard members now regularly show the public in Tehran how to handle Kalashnikov-style assault rifles. Parades…
The differences — and similarities — in the Trump and Putin visits to China
By E. EDUARDO CASTILLO, KANIS LEUNG and SIMINA MISTREANU, BEIJING (AP):- On the surface, Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s back-to-back summits with…
Trump’s tough-talk foreign policy is hitting a wall with Iran as it grips Strait of Hormuz
By MATTHEW LEE and FARNOUSH AMIRI, WASHINGTON (AP):- President Donald Trump has considered himself an effective dealmaker above all else, but he…
Congo reports sharp rise in Ebola cases as WHO worries about outbreak’s scale and speed
KINSHASA, Congo (AP):- The World Health Organization director-general openly worried Tuesday over the “scale and speed” of an outbreak of a rare…
Hantavirus-stricken cruise ship docks in the Netherlands for disinfection
By MOLLY QUELL, ROTTERDAM, Netherlands (AP):- The cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak has docked at the Dutch port of Rotterdam…
Drone strike sparks fire on the edge of the UAE’s nuclear power plant in latest blow to Iran truce
By JON GAMBRELL and SAMY MAGDY, DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP):- A drone strike targeted the United Arab Emirates’ sole nuclear…
Trump says Islamic State group leader was killed in a joint US-Nigerian mission
By MICHELLE L. PRICE and OPE ADETAYO, WASHINGTON (AP):- U.S. and Nigerian forces killed a leader of the Islamic State group in Nigeria…
Trump weighs Taiwan arms package after summit aimed at steadying US-China ties
By AAMER MADHANI, WILL WEISSERT and SIMINA MISTREANU, BEIJING (AP):- U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that he has not made…
China’s Xi warns Trump that differences over Taiwan could lead to conflict
By WILL WEISSERT and AAMER MADHANI, BEIJING (AP):- China’s Xi Jinping warned President Donald Trump on Thursday that their two countries could clash over Taiwan…