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Iran says the Strait of Hormuz remains under its control after Trump claimed the US has "total control" of the strategic waterway

Trump says White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt will step down at the end of August to spend time with her family and become a senior advisor

US military helicopter crash in Texas killed two soldiers after an AH-64E Apache from Fort Hood crashed and caught fire near Salado

Trump 'low-key' bets on economic pressure against Iran to exploit soaring inflation and trade blockades while avoiding immediate military action

Trump admits his secret plane switch in Turkey, ordered by the Secret Service after an Iranian threat, left him more exposed than Air Force One

Fresh shipping attacks in the Gulf of Oman and Red Sea deepen the Iran war impasse as Tehran vows the Strait of Hormuz stays shut until US demands are met

A US appeals court says Meta, Google, TikTok and Snapchat must face over 3,000 social media addiction lawsuits after rejecting their appeal

President Trump secretly flew out of Turkey on a smaller plane last month after an Iranian assassination threat, the Washington Post reported

Trump says his ties with Netanyahu remain "very good" after the Israeli leader publicly rejected the US-led Gaza peace plan.

A 7.4 magnitude Colombia earthquake kills at least 18 as buildings collapse in Pereira, Quibdo and Manizales, tremors felt in Ecuador and Venezuela

Trump says the United States is low-keying it with Iran, citing Tehran's inflation and cash shortage as the Strait of Hormuz blockade continues into a new week

Netanyahu called Trump's 15-point Gaza plan unacceptable as he faces an October 27 election and pressure from far-right allies and Washington.

Trump administration to back three mineral projects with $58 million in financing to cut US reliance on Chinese mineral supplies

US Senate passed a sweeping Russia sanctions bill targeting energy revenues, with tariffs up to 500 percent on Russian oil and gas

The US unexpectedly loses jobs in July as payrolls drop by 23,000, creating political headwinds for Donald Trump and altering Federal Reserve policy plans

A New Mexico judge ordered Meta to pay $567 million over public nuisance and child safety claims, adding to earlier penalties in the state's ongoing lawsuit

Trump signed two executive orders narrowing birthright citizenship, focusing on birth tourism, weeks after the Supreme Court rejected his earlier bid

Trump denies a US munitions shortage, insists stockpiles are "massive," and threatens jail time for officials he accuses of leaking reports

Fitch warns tighter visa rules could pressure enrollment and revenue, with lower-rated institutions and universities heavily dependent on international tuition facing the greatest risk

Pakistan's finance minister and the US trade representative say talks on a reciprocal trade agreement have advanced, with both sides aiming to conclude it soon