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Trump signs a new policy to spark a 'golden age' of US space transportation, aiming for over 1,000 rocket launches and reentries a year by 2030.

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced the 'toughest sanctions in history' against Iran alongside an ongoing naval blockade, threatening secondary penalties against third nations

The US imposed sanctions on 10 individuals in a Hezbollah cash-smuggling network and amended the group's terror designation to classify it as a direct proxy under Iran's IRGC

The US warns allies and China to join its economic campaign against Iran or face consequences, Treasury Secretary Bessent says

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi dismissed Donald Trump's "Economic D-Day" pressure campaign as a failed strategy aimed at diverting attention from US debt

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle plan to return to the UK with their children to live in a private non-royal residence, ending six years of living in California

US President Donald Trump announced plans to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un later in 2026, while offering an unusually precise estimate that Pyongyang possesses 57 nuclear weapons.

President Donald Trump announced a 'crushing economic operation' against Iran, threatening severe economic consequences for any nation or entity providing a lifeline to Tehran

Reuters/Ipsos poll finds most Americans believe Trump has inappropriately profited from crypto since returning to power

Iran warns Gulf countries against helping the US military after the UAE severs trade ties with Tehran over new missile attacks near its coast

Secretary Rubio and UAE adviser Sheikh Tahnoon discussed Strait of Hormuz security, Lebanon and holding Iran accountable

US and South Korea cut joint military drills short by nearly a week following orders from Donald Trump, who criticized the maneuvers as hostile to Kim Jong Un

Trump pauses planned 50% tariffs on Canadian goods for three days following intense trade negotiations with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney over a preliminary bilateral deal

United States imposed financial sanctions and travel bans on ICC President Tomoko Akane and Senior Trial Lawyer Abdoulaye Seye, triggering swift condemnation from international human rights groups and European diplomats

Trump posts a map showing the Strait of Hormuz as "new US territory," days after threatening to declare sovereignty over the waterway

Iran says the Strait of Hormuz will stay closed until the US meets interim deal terms, as the standoff over the waterway threatens talks

Trump's approval rating falls to 33%, the lowest of his presidency, as a Reuters/Ipsos poll finds most Americans fear the Iran war will drag on

Trump threatens to bomb Oman if the Gulf nation interferes with US efforts to reach a Strait of Hormuz deal with Iran, raising regional tensions

Trump hints at Kim contacts during Oval Office remarks, claiming positive communication with North Korea after scaling back joint drills with South Korea

Trump envoy Jared Kushner says Hamas disarmament could begin within 30 days under US supervision, while Israel conditions withdrawals on total demilitarization