United States officials are weighing the deployment of a second aircraft carrier near Iran as tensions in the region escalate, signaling a potential buildup of American military power. The review follows stalled negotiations with Tehran that have left core disputes unresolved and added to uncertainty over the next steps in...
Augusta, Maine. Governor Janet Mills vetoed on Friday a bill (L.D. 307) that would have imposed a temporary moratorium on large data centers and another measure related to sealing criminal history records; the veto followed legislative approval of the moratorium and cited a specific project in the town of Jay...
NEW ORLEANS — A three-judge panel of a federal appeals court has ruled that President Donald Trump’s declaration of an “invasion” at the U.S.-Mexico border is unconstitutional, issuing a late-night decision on Friday that strikes at the heart of the White House’s flagship domestic policy. The court found that the...
Washington. U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Friday that the United States has widened a naval blockade targeting Iranian ports and vessels and is expanding the operation globally. He told reporters, "Our blockade is growing and going global," and said U.S. forces have so far redirected 34 ships attempting...
Washington: On April 24, U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro announced that the Justice Department will close its criminal investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell regarding costly renovations at the Fed’s Washington headquarters and instead asked the Fed’s Office of Inspector General to examine alleged cost overruns. The announcement on Friday removes...
Islamabad — Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi is reported to be traveling to Pakistan this weekend to hold talks, Pakistani officials told the Associated Press on Friday; he could arrive as soon as Friday and is expected to be accompanied by a small government delegation, and Araghchi posted that his...
Islamabad has remained under tight security for nearly a week as Pakistan prepares to host a second phase of peace talks between the United States and Iran, although there is currently no indication the two sides will meet. On April 24, 2026, authorities continued to seal key roads into the...
New York — India’s Secretary (West) in the Ministry of External Affairs, Sibi George, met Alexandre Zouev, Acting UN Under-Secretary-General for Counter-Terrorism, on April 24 to discuss terrorism threats and cooperation with the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism. He also called on UN Secretary-General António Guterres to discuss UN reforms...
Washington, DC — The Institute for the Study of War this week reported that recent public statements by Iran's top officials on April 24–25 reflected a coordinated response intended to project unity amid external pressure from the United States. The ISW said heads of Iran's government branches issued aligned messages...
Dubai/Washington: President Donald Trump said he was in no rush to reach a peace agreement with Iran and said he wanted any deal to be 'everlasting,' while asserting that the United States held a clear upper hand in a recent naval stand-off in the Strait of Hormuz. Trump dismissed the threat...
