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US President Donald Trump offered warm wishes to Pope Leo XIV following surgery in Rome to remove a cancerous lung tumor

Government watchdog Campaign for Accountability filed a complaint with the State Bar of California requesting an investigation into whether newly appointed White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia unlawfully presented herself as a licensed attorney

US regulators say the bank failed to report more than USD 5 billion in suspicious transactions on time, while the penalty will cut third-quarter net income by about 17 cents a share

US President Donald Trump accused Yemen's Houthis of orchestrating cross-border attacks on Saudi Arabia at Iran's behest to deliberately inflate global energy prices ahead of November's midterm elections

US envoys told Ukraine the Russian diesel deal could “soften” Moscow’s stance and restart talks, three sources told Reuters after a Miami meeting

Donald Trump rejected assertions by domestic critics that China and Russia are aiding Tehran in the ongoing Middle East conflict, arguing that both powers would face severe consequences if they intervened

US House Speaker Mike Johnson expressed serious reservations regarding Pentagon plans to livestream the upcoming firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan

Senior Houthi officials threatened immediate retaliatory strikes against US regional interests if Washington joins Saudi military operations in Yemen

Federal agents searched Ilhan Omar's home in Washington on Monday as part of a criminal investigation, three weeks before she seeks re-election in the midterms.

Iran is reviewing the US response to its Strait of Hormuz proposal and will reply via intermediaries, spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said on Monday

Iran says the US response to its seven conditions to reopen the Strait of Hormuz was ‘insufficient’, as Tehran demands clarity on unresolved points

NATO's Supreme Allied Commander Europe General Alexus Grynkewich delivered a direct warning to Moscow at the Warsaw Security Forum on Monday, unveiling a new "Theory of Victory" strategy integrating artificial intelligence, autonomous drone networks, and rapid eastern flank response capabilities to counter Russian hybrid threats

US President Donald Trump claimed an immediate "energy ceasefire" between Russia and Ukraine following his controversial diesel sanctions waiver, but the arrangement unravelled within hours as Russian drone and missile strikes hit power plants in Kyiv and Kharkiv

US President Donald Trump stated following a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin that Moscow strongly desires a peace settlement, while calling for leadership change in Kyiv after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky criticized a US-Russia diesel agreement as a 'weak decision'

Trump said the Nobel Peace Prize choice of Navi Pillay leaves an “indelible stain” on Norway. Here is what he said and how the laureate responded

Trump says the Iran war will end “very quick, one way or the other” as Houthi attacks and IRGC shipping threats raise regional security fears

President Donald Trump expressed uncertainty Friday over Pentagon plans to publicly broadcast the military firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan.

Trump eased sanctions on Russia to secure a major diesel release, aiming to lower surging fuel costs before midterm elections.

Washington imposes sanctions on the ICC hours after former judge Navi Pillay wins the Nobel Peace Prize, as the court says its work will continue

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani says he will ask President Donald Trump to withdraw ICE agents after a shooting incident in Marble Hill sparked widespread protests.