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As Strait of Hormuz transit drops, Trump again says US has ‘control’
Just eight vessels crossed strait on Tuesday, down from 130 to 140 prior to the war as peace talks stall.
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Argentina star Messi not certain to play ‘much longer’ after father’s death
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Iran rejects Trump’s claim to ‘control’ Hormuz: What’s the latest in talks?
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Pogba suffers new injury setback with Monaco future now in doubt
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Tennis: Rybakina overcomes Osaka at Canadian Open, will play Gauff next
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Wisconsin race upset: Key takeaways from US primary election results
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Trump says his decoy plane faced ‘greater risk’ in secret flight change
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Can Trump keep his ‘irritation’ with Netanyahu in check?
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Did Trump flee an Iranian assassination plot on a catering truck?
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Trump says secret plane switch ‘up to the Secret Service’

US President Donald Trump says the decision to make a plane switch in Turkiye after the NATO summit.

Iran holds firm on Hormuz conditions as Pakistan’s Naqvi visits Tehran

Iran’s top security official says the Strait of Hormuz will not reopen unless the US meets its conditions.

N Korea launches ballistic missile as S Korea, US plan military drills

Pyongyang conducts second weapons test in less than a week as Seoul, Washington gear up for annual military exercises.

Mediators push for US-Iran talks as MoU deadline approaches

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Board of Peace says $400m debt relief fund ‘not transferred through Hamas’
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Escalating Houthi attacks stoke fear of ‘all-out civil war’ in Yemen
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Trump says US to keep ‘total control’ over Hormuz
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Photos: Israeli forces demolish home of Palestinian killed confronting armed settlers

Trump warns of ‘jihadists’ ruling in Washington as Democrats show momentum

Donald Trump labels US Democratic nominees ‘jihadists’ in inflammatory remarks made in the Oval Office.

US military fires on cargo vessel it said sought to break Iran blockade

CENTCOM says helicopter fired at engine room of Panama-flagged Vela Nova as US-Iran diplomacy remains stalled.

Venezuela and Israel restore consular ties as relations warm

Despite cutting diplomatic ties with Israel in 2009, Caracas has shifted alignment in wake of Maduro abduction.

Paramount CEO may remove operations from California over stalled merger

Paramount’s CEO David Ellison warns of a California exit if the US state does not agree to talks, according to reports.

Rights groups launch new legal challenge to Trump campaign against ICC

Prominent organisation charge sanctions against international tribunal trample consitutional rights, hinder their work.

Trump faces lawsuit over push to limit birthright citizenship

Despite previous Supreme Court ruling, Trump has sought new approach to limit the longstanding practice.

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