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White House official: Trump has said a US-Cuba deal could be done easily
3+ hour, 31+ min ago (263+ words) Donald Trump has said the U.S. is talking to Cuba, its leaders should agree to a deal and that could easily be done, a White House official said on Friday, reiterating the U.S. president's previous remarks after Havana confirmed that negotiations were…...
Bolivia arrests accused drug kingpin Marset, transfers him to US
3+ hour, 52+ min ago (417+ words) Suspected Uruguayan drug kingpin Sebastian Marset, among the United States Drug Enforcement Administration's most wanted fugitives, was arrested in Bolivia, officials of the South American country said on Friday. Bolivian Interior Minister Marco Antonio Oviedo told a press conference that…...
With Iran war exit elusive, Trump aides vie to affect outcome
3+ hour, 17+ min ago (1330+ words) A complex tug-of-war inside the White House is driving U.S. President Donald Trump's shifting public statements on the course of the Iran war, as aides debate when and how to declare victory even as the conflict spreads across the Middle East....
South Africa's president authorises deployment of 2,200 troops to help fight crime
2+ hour, 42+ min ago (267+ words) South Africa's president authorises deployment of 2,200 troops to help fight crime'politiko.com.ph South Africa's president authorises deployment of 2,200 troops to help fight crime South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Friday authorised the deployment of 2,200 members of the national defence…...
Governments globally roll out measures to blunt effect of Iran war energy shock on consumers
5+ hour, 31+ min ago (769+ words) Governments from Asia to Europe are scrambling to shield consumers from surging fuel and food costs triggered by the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, rolling out measures ranging from fuel subsidies and price caps to emergency commodity releases. The conflict has…...
Netanyahu threatens Iran new leader, says government collapse uncertain
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (397+ words) By Maayan Lubell and Rami Ayyub Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday issued a veiled threat to kill Iran's new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei even as he acknowledged that Israel's joint air war with the U.S. may not lead to a…...
US carrying out rescue effort after military aircraft crash in Iraq
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (349+ words) A U.S. military refueling aircraft crashed in western Iraq on Thursday, in an incident U.S. Central Command said involved another aircraft but was not the result of hostile or friendly fire. The United States has deployed a large number of aircraft into…...
Trump tries to ease cost of living worries from Iran war on Kentucky trip
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (458+ words) President Donald Trumpsought to reassure Americans during a trip to Kentucky and Ohio on Wednesday that rising gasoline prices linked to the Iran warwere temporary, as fellow Republicans worried that the increases are stoking voter anxiety about the economy. Trump's…...
Chile's Kast sworn in as president in biggest right-wing shift in decades
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (673+ words) By Alexander Villegas and Fabian Cambero Jose Antonio Kast was sworn in as Chile's president on Wednesday, ushering in the country's sharpest shift to the right in decades as voters, alarmed by rising insecurity, backed a broader conservative turn sweeping…...
Trump says inappropriate for Iran to be at soccer World Cup
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (432+ words) U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday the Iran soccer team was welcome to participate in the 2026 World Cup but that he believed it was not appropriate that they be there "for their own life and safety. Iran has qualified for…...