Countries Plan Citizen Repatriations as Middle East Flights Are Halted
Commercial flights in parts of the Middle East have been grounded due to the escalating conflict following U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran, stranding foreign nationals and prompting governments to plan repatriations. Below is what governments have said about repatriation…
FBI Reviews Arizona Election Records in Probe of Trump Fraud Claims
WASHINGTON – The FBI has obtained records related to the 2020 election in Arizona, a top state lawmaker said on Monday, as federal law enforcement continues to pursue President Donald Trump’s false claims that his defeat in that campaign was…
Israel Says It Does Not Seek Endless Conflict With Iran
JERUSALEM – Israel is not seeking an endless war with Iran and will coordinate with the United States on when to end the fighting, Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said on Tuesday, declining to publicly state a timeline for when the…
Israeli Airstrikes Hit Beirut Area Amid Calls for Hezbollah Disarmament
BEIRUT – Israel’s military pounded the Lebanese capital’s southern suburbs with air strikes on Tuesday and its troops pushed deeper into the country’s south, as an Israeli envoy said the key to ending the war was disarming Lebanese militant group…
Iran War Puts Trump’s Gaza Plan on Hold as Hamas Disarmament Talks Pause
JERUSALEM/CAIRO – Talks to advance President Donald Trump’s plan to end the Gaza war have been on hold since last week when the U.S. and Israel jointly attacked Iran, sparking a broader Middle East war, three sources with direct knowledge…
Putin says energy crisis has arrived but Russia is ready to work with Europe
MOSCOW- Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday that the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran had triggered a global energy crisis and cautioned that oil production dependent on transport through the Strait of Hormuz could soon come to a halt. Putin…
Nexperia China Moves Into Self-Produced Chip Manufacturing
BEIJING – Chipmaker Nexperia’s Chinese subsidiary said on Monday it has begun producing its own chips, a further step towards independence from its Dutch parent as a dispute that has disrupted automakers’ supply lines continues. In a statement on its…
Young Male Voters Drift From GOP as Trump Policies Stir Debate Before Midterms
MANCHESTER, New Hampshire – In a college library lined with volumes on America’s greatest presidents, six young men who voted for Donald Trump gathered to size up his second term. Their verdicts ranged from guarded approval to disappointment, reflecting growing…
Markets Bet on Rate Hikes as Iran War Sends Oil Toward $120
FRANKFURT – Central banks across Europe came under market pressure on Monday to lift interest rates as the war in Iran drove up energy costs and revived the spectre of another inflation wave. Money markets ramped up bets on rate…
Retail Traders Snap Up Stocks After Energy Shock Triggers Market Drop
SEOUL/SINGAPORE – Retail traders in Asia are loading up on borrowed money to fund purchases in their brokerage accounts, traders and dealers said, as they chase oil and energy prices higher and scoop up sinking stocks. An energy shock walloped…
Hezbollah Says Israel Launched Raid in Eastern Lebanon Amid Escalating War
BEIRUT/JERUSALEM – Hezbollah said on Monday its fighters clashed with Israeli troops in eastern Lebanon during an Israeli airborne raid overnight, in what would be the second such operation in the area in recent days, as the war between Israel…
Trump Bought Streaming Giants’ Bonds During Paramount Media Deal Fight
WASHINGTON – U.S. President Donald Trump bought more than $1.1 million of Netflix bonds over the last three months as the streaming giant unsuccessfully fought Paramount Skydance to buy Warner Bros Discovery, according to government disclosures. Trump bought more than…
State Department Moves to Label Sudanese Muslim Brotherhood a Terror Group
WASHINGTON – The Trump administration is designating the Sudanese Muslim Brotherhood as a specially designated global terrorist and intends to designate it as a foreign terrorist organization effective March 16, the U.S. State Department said on Monday.
Zelenskiy Says Ukraine Received 11 Requests for Help Against Iran’s Shahed Drones
KYIV – President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday that Ukraine had received 11 requests from countries neighboring Iran as well as European states and the United States for drone interceptors, electronic warfare systems and training. “We also reviewed in detail…
Pentagon, FAA to conduct testing on high-energy anti-drone laser system in New Mexico
WASHINGTON – The Pentagon said on Friday it will conduct testing with the Federal Aviation Administration this weekend in New Mexico of a high-energy laser used to address threatening drones. “This upcoming event will specifically address FAA safety concerns while…
White House says US well on way toward controlling Iran airspace
WASHINGTON – The United States is well on its way toward controlling Iranian airspace, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Friday, adding that Washington expects the achievable U.S. objectives to be completed in four to six weeks. Speaking…
Boeing close to 500-Jet Order with Trump-Xi Summit, Bloomberg News reports
Boeing is closing in on one of the largest sales in its history, a 500-aircraft order for 737 Max jets set to be unveiled when U.S. President Donald Trump travels to Beijing for his first state visit to China since…
US files complaints for $15.3 million in proceeds allegedly linked to Iranian oil network
The United States on Friday filed two civil forfeiture complaints for more than $15.3 million used to allegedly fund an illicit Iranian oil distribution network, the Justice Department said in a statement. The complaints by the Justice Department allege that…
Hezbollah saw new war with Israel as inevitable and rearmed for months, sources say
BEIRUT – Lebanese armed group Hezbollah spent months restocking its arsenal of rockets and drones, using support from Iran and its own weapons factories to prepare for a new war with Israel, six sources familiar with the group’s preparations said….
Trump Says U.S. Should Help Decide Iran’s Next Leader After Khamenei
WASHINGTON – U.S. President Donald Trump told Reuters in a telephone interview on Thursday that the United States will have a role in choosing Iran’s next leader. Trump said it was very early in the process of picking a new…