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Iran defiant on strait as Trump tells Americans to accept high gasoline prices
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Iran defiant on strait as Trump tells Americans to accept high gasoline prices

Iran remains defiant on the Strait of Hormuz as Trump tells Americans to accept high gasoline prices amid the ongoing war with Tehran

US moves to allow private companies to hack cybercriminals in novel policy shift
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US moves to allow private companies to hack cybercriminals in novel policy shift

The US signed a memorandum to allow private companies to hack cybercriminals, creating a government-supervised framework to disrupt global ransomware groups

Trump says he will declare Strait of Hormuz US territory after defeating Iran
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Trump says he will declare Strait of Hormuz US territory after defeating Iran

Donald Trump says he will soon declare the Strait of Hormuz US territory after defeating Iran, prompting a swift rejection from Iranian officials

Kushner to visit Israel to bridge gaps on Gaza plan
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Kushner to visit Israel to bridge gaps on Gaza plan

Jared Kushner will visit Israel and Egypt next week to bridge gaps on Gaza plan rejected by Netanyahu, officials say

Hormuz traffic slows further after US threatens more economic pressure on Iran
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Hormuz traffic slows further after US threatens more economic pressure on Iran

Hormuz traffic grinds to a near standstill as the US threatens more economic pressure on Iran after fresh ship attacks

US threatens Iran with 'economic isolation like the world has never seen'
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US threatens Iran with 'economic isolation like the world has never seen'

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent threatened Iran with unprecedented economic isolation and said new measures targeting the country would be announced next week

Iran rejects Trump claims of US control over Hormuz as 'lies'
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Iran rejects Trump claims of US control over Hormuz as 'lies'

Iran's military rejected as "lies" Trump's claim of US control over the Strait of Hormuz, saying the waterway is fully under Iranian control

Iran says it manages Strait of Hormuz after Trump claims US control
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Iran says it manages Strait of Hormuz after Trump claims US control

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

Trump says Karoline Leavitt will step down as White House press secretary
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Trump says Karoline Leavitt will step down as White House press secretary

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 leaves two soldiers dead near Fort Hood
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US military helicopter crash in Texas leaves two soldiers dead near Fort Hood

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 as military options shrink
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Trump 'low-key' bets on economic pressure against Iran as military options shrink

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

Trump says his secret plane switch in Turkey put him at greater risk
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Trump says his secret plane switch in Turkey put him at greater risk

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

New attacks on shipping as Iran war talks hit fresh impasse
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New attacks on shipping as Iran war talks hit fresh impasse

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

US court rules Meta, other tech firms must face thousands of lawsuits over social media addiction
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US court rules Meta, other tech firms must face thousands of lawsuits over social media addiction

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

Trump secretly flew out of Turkey on smaller plane amid Iran threat
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Trump secretly flew out of Turkey on smaller plane amid Iran threat

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

Trump insists Netanyahu relationship 'very good' despite Gaza rift
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Trump insists Netanyahu relationship 'very good' despite Gaza rift

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

Major quake rocks Colombia and neighbors, 18 confirmed dead
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Major quake rocks Colombia and neighbors, 18 confirmed dead

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 US is 'low-keying it' with Iran, stresses economic pain
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Trump says US is 'low-keying it' with Iran, stresses economic pain

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 rejects Trump's Gaza plan as unacceptable
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Netanyahu rejects Trump's Gaza plan as unacceptable

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
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Trump administration to back three mineral projects with $58 million in financing

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