Oman – Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) gunboats fired on an Indian-flagged very large crude carrier (VLCC) in the Strait of Hormuz less than 24 hours after Iran and former U.S. President Donald Trump publicly declared the waterway fully open, according to the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO)....
Ukraine’s Center for Countering Disinformation says Moscow is simultaneously developing multiple scenarios for its war against Ukraine and future relations with NATO. Speaking in Kyiv, center head Andrii Kovalenko outlined three main options: continuing full-scale hostilities at least until 2028 with a possible spring–summer offensive this year, a gradual shift...
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. The May 5 primary will test former President Donald Trump's influence after state senators resisted White House pressure to approve a redistricting plan; national groups and pro-Trump organizations have mobilized to back challengers against those senators in Indiana. Voters such as Julie Wise expressed reluctance to vote...
Washington — U.S. President Donald Trump announced Sunday that American negotiators, including envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, will travel to Islamabad on Monday for a second round of talks with Iran, following an initial meeting on April 11 that failed to produce an agreement over nuclear enrichment and ceasefire...
Washington — This week The Atlantic published a report alleging that FBI Director Kash Patel exhibited conspicuous inebriation and unexplained absences, citing multiple unnamed officials and recounting an April 10 episode in which Patel believed he had been fired after failing to access an internal system; Patel has publicly denied...
WASHINGTON — Seven weeks into the conflict after President Donald Trump joined Israel in strikes on Iran on Feb. 28, the administration is confronting mounting domestic economic fallout as Iran said it would reopen the Strait of Hormuz to shipping. U.S. gasoline prices have risen, inflation has increased and the...
Washington — The U.S. Treasury on Friday issued General License 134B, temporarily authorizing transactions tied to Russian crude and petroleum products loaded onto vessels as of April 17, 2026, and permitting their sale through May 16, 2026. The waiver replaces an earlier license that expired on April 11 and follows...
Portland, Maine. Governor Janet Mills said Friday at a South Portland campaign stop that she would not have voted in favor of a joint Senate resolution to stop arms sales to Israel if the resolution also blocked defensive weapons, citing concerns that it might prevent systems that support the Iron...
European officials are developing contingency plans in case a future Donald Trump administration significantly reduces or ends the U.S. role in NATO, according to recent reporting. Although Trump has previously threatened to leave the alliance, a formal U.S. withdrawal would face legal and political hurdles, including NATO’s one‑year notice requirement...
Washington — Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei met White House officials on Friday, April 17, to discuss the company's newly announced Mythos AI model, its cybersecurity applications, and Project Glasswing. The meeting included White House chief of staff Susie Wiles and other senior administration officials and followed Mythos's public unveiling on...
