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European capitals have pushed back on US calls for a naval coalition to secure the Strait of Hormuz, saying they will not join military operations as the US and Israel wage war on Iran and oil prices surge.
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After the Iran conflict pushed oil prices higher, the US briefly allowed the sale of Russian oil that had been stuck on tankers. Here’s what that move means for Russia, and why the advantage may be smaller than it looks.
Iran says the Strait of Hormuz is open to some countries but closed to the United States and its allies. Here is a simple breakdown of which vessels Tehran has allowed through and which nations are asking for safe passage.
Explosions shook central Kyiv early today as air defenses intercepted multiple drones and missiles. Debris fell near Maidan's Independence Monument. Russian officials say they will keep pursuing military goals. Actor Sean Penn is in Kyiv on a personal visit.
The BBC says the contested Panorama edit did not air in the U.S. and has asked a Florida court to toss President Trump’s $10 billion defamation claim tied to a Jan. 6 clip.
Senior military leaders warned against deep cuts to Pentagon offices that track and limit civilian harm, but civilian leadership pushed the changes through as conflict with Iran intensifies and criticism grows after a deadly school strike.
At a recent legal event, lawyers for Ghislaine Maxwell said efforts for a presidential pardon or commutation remain on the table, while also touching on hate mail and a separate high-profile case involving Nicolás Maduro.
President Trump announced U.S. air strikes on Iran’s Kharg Island, saying only military targets were hit and oil facilities were left intact — for now.
President Miguel Díaz-Canel says Cuban negotiators quietly met with US officials to try to ease an energy blockade that has left parts of the island without power and forced thousands of postponed surgeries.
In Vienna, Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro told U.N. drug officials that the War on Drugs has failed, warned that fentanyl threatens a generation, and argued that climate and energy policy must be central to any plan to save lives.
A new California survey finds many Democrats want to disband ICE while independents and some Republicans favor reform. Voters support body cameras and codes of conduct more than a mask ban, and economic concerns shape views on immigration.
Authorities say the man who drove a vehicle into a Detroit-area synagogue last week had lost four family members in an Israeli airstrike in Lebanon days earlier. Security guards killed the driver before children and staff were harmed, and the FBI is investigating.