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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says the U.S. Navy is clearing Iranian mines from the Strait of Hormuz, a vital sea route for oil shipments whose disruption is increasingly threatening the global economy. Sweeping for underwater explosives could take months despite a tenuous ceasefire between the United States and Iran in the weekslong war, experts say. Any future claims …

ISLAMABAD (AP) — The latest ceasefire talks between the United States and Iran appeared to fail Saturday before they began, as Tehran’s top diplomat left Pakistan and President Donald Trump soon afterward said he had told envoys not to travel to Islamabad. The negotiations were meant to follow historic face-to-face talks earlier this month between the U.S., led by Vice …

It’s become a joke – through gritted teeth – these days in EU circles, that whenever leaders meet, as they did these last two days in Cyprus – expecting to discuss practicalities, such as the new EU budget – they get railroaded by yet another crisis. There is the ongoing energy crisis provoked by the US-Israel war on Iran, Russia’s …

Explosions and sustained gunfire have been reported in Mali’s capital Bamako as armed groups launch apparently coordinated attacks across the country. In a statement on Saturday the military said “fighting is ongoing”, adding “our defence and security forces are currently engaged in repelling the attackers”. Witnesses have told the Reuters news agency of explosions and gunfire around the Kati military …

ENID, Okla. (AP) — Families began cleaning up Friday after a powerful storm churned up at least one violent tornado that barreled through Oklahoma, damaging dozens of homes, throwing buildings off their foundations and stripping bark from trees. However, despite the rubble left behind, no one was killed, and only minor injuries were reported. Many people waited out the storm …

ISLAMABAD (AP) — President Donald Trump is sending his envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Pakistan, the White House said Friday, just hours after Iran’s top diplomat headed to the South Asian nation where officials have been trying to get the United States and Iran to convene for a second round of ceasefire negotiations. The trip comes as much …

WASHINGTON (AP) — An appeals court on Friday blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order suspending asylum access, a key pillar of the Republican president’s plan to crack down on migration at the southern border of the U.S. A three-judge panel from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit found that immigration laws give people the right …

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — President Donald Trump has ordered the U.S. military to “shoot and kill” small Iranian boats that deploy mines in the Strait of Hormuz, announcing the move Thursday a day after Iran again displayed its ability to thwart traffic through the channel. Trump also announced that a ceasefire in Lebanon would be extended by three …

U.S. President Donald Trump says Israel and Lebanon have agreed to extend a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah by three weeks after talks at the White House on Thursday. The meeting was the second high-level negotiation between the two countries since last week. The initial 10-day ceasefire, which took effect last Friday, had been due to expire Monday. SOIRCE: ASSOCIATED …

President Bola Tinubu has expressed Nigeria’s solidarity with Gulf nations affected during the US/Israel conflict with Iran, reaffirming support for peace, diplomacy, and regional stability. He commended the countries for their resilience and restraint amid rising tensions, noting that measured responses remain vital to preventing further escalation in an already fragile global environment. Tinubu reiterated that Nigeria would always stand …