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Iran War Live Updates: Tensions Rise in Strait of Hormuz Over Ship Attacks and Iranian Threats
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said they were closing the strait until the U.S. blockade is lifted. Two ships reported being hit as they tried to pass th…
Middle East crisis live: Trump leaves Situation Room to golf as ships report attacks and Iran closes strait of Hormuz
Unicef pulls out of north Gaza Strip after fatal attack on contractors, and UN peacekeeper killed in LebanonSeparate to the Pakistani army chief’s tri…
Trump voters say the pope should 'stay in his lane' and butt out of the Iran war
Trump's supporters in Nevada and Arizona believe that Pope Leo XIV is in the wrong, not the president, in their spat over the Iran war.
Mexico's Sheinbaum denies 'diplomatic crisis' with Spain after conquest row
The Mexican president says there were never tension over Spainish colonisation, which had become a thorny issue.
Strait of Hormuz closed again, Iran says, as ships attacked
Iran is blaming a US blockade for the closure, saying it breaches the ceasefire reached between the two countries.
Pope Says News Outlets Misread Some of His Remarks as Criticism of Trump
Pope Leo responded directly on Monday to a presidential attack. But since then, he said, some of his statements during his Africa trip have been misco…
Trump Spat Gives Spain Leader Pedro Sánchez a Political Lifeline
To leftists abroad, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez of Spain is a hero for standing up to President Trump. At home, Mr. Trump is seen as Mr. Sánchez’s po…
Carney’s Liberal Majority Reshapes Fortunes to the Left and the Right
Mark Carney’s brand of centrist politics and his invitation to floor crossers with conservative convictions into the Liberal Party’s ranks have reshap…
Ships Attacked in Strait of Hormuz as Iran Declares Strict Control of Vital Shipping Route
The day after Iran declared the vital waterway open, it reversed course, injecting new peril into navigation there.
French UNIFIL soldier killed in Lebanon, Hezbollah responsible, says Macron
French President Emmanuel Macron announced the death of a French UN peacekeeping soldier Saturday following an attack that also left three people woun…
Kyiv Mass Shooting Kills 6 and Gunman Is Shot Dead After Taking Hostages in Grocery
It was the deadliest mass shooting in Ukraine in years, where firearms have proliferated since the war with Russia began.
Trump Extends Sanctions Exemption on Some Russian Oil as High Gas Prices Persist
The Trump administration has loosened restrictions on Russian oil exports since the war in the Middle East began to rattle energy markets in March.
United plane makes emergency landing in Pittsburgh over ‘possible security issue’
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Investigators examine whether Ukraine terrorist attack was directed by Russia
The gunman, who killed six people in Kyiv before police shot him dead, was a Ukrainian citizen born in MoscowUkrainian investigators are examining whe…
U.S. Officials Visited Havana to Lay Out Proposals for Cuban Reforms
The delegation told Cuba’s leadership that it had only a narrow window of time to make the economic and political changes demanded by the Trump admini…
Australia’s coalmine emissions are increasing. Is this how a major policy to cut climate pollution is meant to work?
The Albanese government overhauled policy and promised significant pollution cuts – but carbon offsets are still being used as an excuseSign up for cl…
‘Independent’ group Energy for Australians that ran anti-Labor ads received more than $1m from coal lobby
Coal Australia denies its donations to the ‘community-driven association’ amount to astroturfing, but critics accuse the group of misleading the publi…
Kensington Gardens reopens after police deem suspicious items non-hazardous
Officers responded after group claimed to have targeted nearby Israeli embassy with ‘dangerous substances’Kensington Gardens in London has reopened af…
Building of Trump's White House ballroom can resume in full, appeals court says
Construction at the White House is expected to continue until the next hearing, due in June.
Two US army soldiers injured by brown bear during training exercise in Alaska
Soldiers were participating in ‘land navigation training’ when bear injured them in a ‘defensive attack’Two US army soldiers have been injured after e…
Starmer would have blocked Mandelson role over vetting failure, says Lammy
Deputy prime minister says it is ‘inexplicable’ top civil servant kept Downing Street in darkKeir Starmer would have blocked Peter Mandelson from serv…
In Angola, Pope Leo XIV Faces the Legacy of Colonialism
His visit includes a trip to a shrine where enslaved Africans were baptized before being forced into the treacherous voyage across the Atlantic Ocean.
India ‘calls in’ Iranian envoy, conveys ‘deep concern’ after two oil tankers prevented from crossing Strait of Hormuz
Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) describes the meeting as the Ambassador being “called in”, not “summoned”
Europe's far right leaders gather in Milan rally against immigration
Several thousand people gathered in Milan on Saturday for a large rally attended by several European far-right leaders who spoke on immigration, secur…
Orbán's era was over in a flash and Hungary's next PM is a man in a hurry
Péter Magyar and his Tisza party are wasting no time preparing for the transfer of power after their dramatic landslide victory.
At least six killed in Kyiv as gunman opens fire and takes hostages
The attacker, who took hostages inside a supermarket, was killed after a shoot-out with police, officials say.
Eight India-bound ships return after attempting to cross Strait of Hormuz
The government earmarked 22 ships carrying energy cargo to India for repatriation in coordination with Iranian agencies and Indian Navy
More Displaced Lebanese Head Home as Cease-Fire Is Tested
The truce appeared to mostly hold even as Israel said it had carried out strikes on what it called “terrorists” approaching its forces in southern Leb…
Pope Leo XIV condemns 'logic of extractivism' in Angola visit
Pope Leo XIV denounced the “social and environmental disasters” linked to a “logic of extractivism” on Saturday, the first day of his visit to Angola,…
Trump vs Pope | Two Americans, two paths
The 70-year-old pontiff, leader of 1.4 billion Catholics, has spoken out against the American President over the U.S.-Israel war on Iran, saying that …
Israel military says suspected militant killed in West Bank
"Earlier today, a terrorist who infiltrated the community of Negohot in Judea and Samaria was identified and eliminated," the military said, using the…