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U.S. stocks rebounded Monday, recovering from Friday’s selloff, as an initial surge in oil prices on renewed Iran-Israel fighting eased after Iran said it had ended its strikes against Israel. The Nasdaq composite rose more than 1% in…
3 MIN READIsraeli forces struck targets in Iran and Lebanon early Monday, and Iran retaliated with missile attacks that sent sirens sounding across Israel, according to NPR. The exchange threatens to plunge the Middle East back into an all-out war…
3 MIN READNorth Korea's economy expanded 3.7% in 2024, its fastest growth in eight years, fueled by arms sales to Russia, troop deployment payments, and increased trade with China, according to estimates from South Korea's central bank and analysts…
3 MIN READThe Wall Street Journal’s Markets A.M. newsletter on Monday raised the classic question of whether the market has peaked, after a tech stock wipeout on Friday and a spike in oil prices following renewed Middle East conflict. The newsletter…
4 MIN READStock markets across Asia-Pacific fell sharply on Monday, with South Korea's KOSPI index sliding nearly 9% before trading was briefly halted, as investors reacted to a confluence of risks including a flare-up in Middle East hostilities,…
3 MIN READAmericans have not stopped spending since the Iran war drove gasoline prices higher, but many are subtly altering their buying routines — shopping less at clothing and furniture stores, changing how they fill up at the pump — and…
3 MIN READPresident Donald Trump, in an interview that aired Sunday on NBC's "Meet the Press," dismissed the idea that launching the war with Iran this year contradicted his repeated campaign refrain of "no new wars," saying he "didn't guarantee"…
3 MIN READA Guardian analysis published June 7 assesses President Donald Trump's diplomatic record as ceasefires in Ukraine, Iran, Lebanon and Gaza have collapsed or frayed since being brokered earlier this year. The commentary, by foreign affairs…
4 MIN READFORT RECOVERY, Ohio — While President Trump's approval ratings have slipped nationally amid economic concerns and the Iran war, a core group of supporters in deep-red Ohio say they remain firmly in his camp. In interviews with the Wall…
3 MIN READThe U.S. and Iran have struggled for weeks to finalize a preliminary agreement to end their war, with Tehran's demand for early access to tens of billions of dollars in frozen assets emerging as a central obstacle, according to officials…
3 MIN READSouth Korean President Lee Jae-myung said Friday that the mutual repatriation of Korean War remains between South Korea and the United States is the strongest evidence of their blood-forged alliance, as the two countries held a historic…
3 MIN READChinese President Xi Jinping will visit North Korea next week, state media in both countries reported Friday, marking his first trip to the isolated state since 2019.
3 MIN READIran fired at least three waves of missiles toward Israel on Sunday, after a deadly Israeli airstrike on Beirut hours earlier that targeted Hezbollah, Israel's military said. The attack, the first Iranian strike on Israel since a ceasefire…
3 MIN READIsrael's military has made its deepest incursion into Lebanon in more than 26 years while striking targets across the region, even as President Donald Trump insisted Iran is "pretty close" to signing a peace agreement. The conflicting…
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WASHINGTON (MSI) — President Donald Trump on Friday issued a memo directing the U.S. military and national security agencies to accelerate their use of artificial intelligence, while acknowledging the need to protect civil liberties and…
4 MIN READCrude oil futures settled lower Friday as market expectations of a resolution to the U.S.-Iran conflict outweighed supply concerns, but analysts warned that the real supply crunch could arrive by early July. West Texas Intermediate fell…
3 MIN READAmerican Airlines said it is temporarily suspending service on selected routes in August and September, citing elevated jet fuel costs amid the ongoing U.S. war with Iran. The Texas-based carrier said affected travelers will be offered…
3 MIN READA new analysis from the nonpartisan Niskanen Center found that President Trump's National Guard deployment in Washington, D.C., reduced opportunistic property crimes by 24% but had no measurable effect on violent crime, while costing…
3 MIN READThe U.S. military attacked a boat accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Wednesday, killing two men, U.S. Southern Command said, bringing the total number of people killed in such strikes since the Trump administration…
3 MIN READSomalia's military and opposition militias clashed Thursday in Mogadishu after parliament extended President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud's term by one year, with gunfire and fighting that prompted residents to flee their homes.
3 MIN READA museum in Savannah, Georgia, on Wednesday received 17 cannons from the American Revolution that experts believe sank to the bottom of the Savannah River during the war and remained undiscovered for nearly 240 years. The artifacts, pulled…
4 MIN READPresident Donald Trump said Wednesday that even though he works well with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, he was 'a little bit perturbed' by Israel's frequent fighting with Lebanon, and acknowledged calling Netanyahu…
3 MIN READIranian missile and drone strikes hit Kuwait International Airport on Wednesday, injuring several people and forcing its indefinite closure, as renewed hostilities between the United States and Iran escalated across the Persian Gulf region.
3 MIN READUkrainian long-range drones struck an oil terminal in St. Petersburg on Wednesday, setting it ablaze as the city prepared to host President Vladimir Putin's annual international economic forum. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the drones…
3 MIN READDefense Secretary Pete Hegseth stripped nine Navy officers — including all three women and two of four Black service members — from a promotion list last month, according to a person familiar with the matter, resulting in an all-male,…
4 MIN READPeace talks between the United States and Iran collapsed on Monday after Israel's military offensive in Lebanon violated an existing ceasefire, prompting Tehran to suspend all further contacts with Washington through intermediaries. Iran's…
3 MIN READThe U.S. military said it fired a Hellfire missile into the engine room of an unladen oil tanker sailing toward Iran after the vessel's crew ignored repeated warnings over 24 hours, the latest enforcement of the naval blockade on the…
3 MIN READThe Trump administration has threatened Oman with sanctions and military action, pressing the historically neutral sultanate to cut diplomatic ties with Iran during the ongoing U.S.-Iran war. Washington cited an intelligence assessment…
3 MIN READA woman in a refugee camp in the Central African Republic gave birth on the roadside, alone and without medical care, after conflict and poverty prevented her from reaching a health facility. Her story is part of a broader crisis in…
3 MIN READSeveral prominent New York Democrats who marched in Sunday's Israel Day parade have condemned the attendance of Bezalel Smotrich, Israel's far-right finance minister, saying they were unaware he would be present and denouncing his…
3 MIN READUK motorists are facing their highest fuel prices since the US-Israel war with Iran began on 28 February 2026, with Brent crude reaching $126 a barrel and petrol hitting 158.5p a litre on 19 May. The RAC motoring group warned that pump…
5 MIN READU.S. warplanes attacked Iranian radar sites and drone command-and-control facilities on Qeshm Island and Gorik in Iran's Hormuzgan province over the weekend, according to U.S. Central Command. The strikes came after Iran shot down an…
4 MIN READBBC Verify analysis of satellite imagery indicates Iran has damaged 20 US military facilities across eight Middle Eastern countries since late February, contradicting White House claims that Iranian forces were nearly wiped out.
3 MIN READDonald Trump dismissed criticism of the war with Iran, posting on Truth Social that critics should "sit back and relax" as the US and Iran exchanged new military strikes over the weekend. Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said…
3 MIN READRussia sent a sanctioned cargo ship to resupply its air base in Syria in May, the first such mission since Assad's fall from power, according to U.S. officials and satellite images reviewed by the Wall Street Journal.
3 MIN READNew military clashes between the U.S. and Iran sent crude oil prices surging Monday, pushing the benchmark U.S. contract up 5.5% to $92.16 a barrel and raising fresh fears about inflation. The spike lifted the yield on the 10-year Treasury…
4 MIN READOil prices climbed more than 3% on Sunday after the U.S. and Iran exchanged fresh military strikes over the weekend, with both sides still negotiating a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz after seven weeks of talks. Brent crude rose 3.1%…
3 MIN READThe US military said it carried out a second strike on an alleged drug vessel in the eastern Pacific over two days, killing three men in an operation that pushes the death toll from similar attacks to more than 200 since last year.
3 MIN READU.S. defense contractors will need at least three years to restock heavily depleted inventories of Tomahawk cruise missiles and Patriot and THAAD air defense interceptors. The finding comes from a new analysis released Wednesday by the…
3 MIN READThe Trump administration announced new sanctions on Wednesday targeting an Iranian agency created to control shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, a move first reported by The Associated Press as U.S. forces struck a military facility after…
3 MIN READTravelers holding airline miles and credit card rewards points will find their balances don't stretch as far this summer, as jet fuel prices elevated by the Iran war drive up airfares and baggage fees, according to travel experts and Labor…
3 MIN READThe LEGO Foundation announced a $97 million commitment to the International Rescue Committee on Wednesday, launching a five-year partnership to bring play-based learning to 5 million children in conflict zones across East Africa and the…
3 MIN READU.S. military officials said Monday they carried out “self-defense” strikes in southern Iran, including at missile launch sites and boats placing mines, while President Donald Trump posted that negotiations with Tehran were “proceeding…
3 MIN READPresident Donald Trump and U.S. officials said the United States struck Iranian boats and missile launch sites in southern Iran while talks on a potential agreement with Iran continued under a ceasefire framework. At the same time,…
3 MIN READRussia launched a massive wave of missile and drone attacks on Kyiv early Sunday, killing at least two people and injuring at least 77, Kyiv Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko said. Ukraine’s air force said Russia used 600 drones and 90 missiles,…
3 MIN READAttacks on Ebola treatment centers, including the storming of a hospital in Mongbwalu, are complicating the response to an outbreak that has now surpassed 900 suspected cases in eastern Congo, health authorities said Sunday.
3 MIN READSuspected Ebola cases in eastern Congo have topped 900, Congolese authorities said Sunday, amid a volatile mix of armed conflict, mass displacement and international aid cuts that continues to hobble the response to an outbreak declared a…
4 MIN READU.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Friday that he saw “slight progress” in talks with Iran, as Pakistan’s army chief traveled to Tehran for a new round of mediation efforts and uncertainty remained over whether the war would resume.…
3 MIN READA bipartisan group of U.S. senators is urging Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to act on $600 million in security aid Congress allocated for Ukraine and other eastern European allies, citing Defense Department delays. The senators sent a…
3 MIN READAfter nearly a year deployed, the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford returned to Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, last weekend, bringing about 3,500 sailors home. Families crowded the pier as the ship’s tour stretched from the coast of…
3 MIN READThe Trump administration is employing the same pressure tactics against Cuba that it used against Venezuela — an oil blockade, a growing U.S. military presence, federal indictments and repeated threats of intervention — but analysts warn…
3 MIN READThe Trump administration’s strategy against Cuba is drawing comparisons to the “Venezuela playbook,” including a focus on pressure campaigns, legal charges and the buildup of U.S. military capacity in the region, according to experts cited…
3 MIN READHouse Republicans on Thursday shelved a planned vote on legislation that would force President Donald Trump to withdraw from the war with Iran, acknowledging they lacked the votes to defeat the measure. The delay pushes action into June…
4 MIN READEuropean Union officials said Friday that oil and gas prices in Europe will remain above their pre-Iran-war levels until at least the end of 2027, driving inflation to a revised forecast of 3.1 percent this year and warning that…
3 MIN READUS stocks wavered Thursday before rising again as oil prices reversed course, easing some pressure from the bond market. The S&P 500 rose 0.2%, the Dow gained 0.6% and the Nasdaq edged up 0.1% after Brent crude briefly topped $109 a barrel…
4 MIN READWASHINGTON (AP) — A small but steadily growing group of Republican lawmakers known as the “YOLO caucus” is breaking more often with President Donald Trump, potentially complicating his congressional agenda as the GOP’s majority remains…
3 MIN READPresident Donald Trump announced Thursday that the United States will send an additional 5,000 troops to Poland, sowing confusion after the administration had spent weeks signaling it would reduce the American military footprint in Europe.
3 MIN READU.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio reported “slight progress” in talks with Iran on Friday, as Pakistan’s army chief flew to Tehran for renewed mediation and uncertainty persisted over whether the war would resume. The comment came days…
3 MIN READMany American Muslims say they are weighing whether to travel to Saudi Arabia for Hajj as the United States and Iran remain at war. An NPR report aired Friday, May 21, described families and clergy in the U.S. discussing travel alerts,…
3 MIN READFederal prosecutors announced criminal charges against former Cuban President Raúl Castro in the 1996 downing of civilian aircraft flown by Miami-based exiles, as the Trump administration escalated pressure on Cuba. Acting Attorney General…
3 MIN READThe U.S. military said it boarded an Iranian-flagged oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman that was suspected of trying to violate the American blockade. The boarding follows President Donald Trump’s Monday decision to call off renewed strikes on…
3 MIN READPresident Donald Trump’s administration has escalated pressure on Cuba while it has pursued new diplomacy with Havana and increased sanctions, culminating this week in a U.S. indictment of former Cuban President Raúl Castro. The indictment…
3 MIN READThe U.S. Justice Department is seeking an indictment against former Cuban leader Raúl Castro over the 1996 shootdown of two civilian planes operated by the Miami-based exile group Brothers to the Rescue, prosecutors say. The case revives…
3 MIN READPresident Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio renewed threats of potential U.S. military action against Cuba on Thursday, even as Rubio said the administration’s preference remains a “negotiated agreement that’s peaceful.” The…
3 MIN READPresident Donald Trump said the United States will send an additional 5,000 troops to Poland, upending recent signals that Washington would be drawing down in Europe. The announcement has prompted U.S. defense officials to express…
3 MIN READPresident Donald Trump said he would be “happy” to order U.S. military intervention in Cuba, telling reporters Thursday that previous presidents had considered such action for decades, as Secretary of State Marco Rubio expressed doubt that…
3 MIN READThe Associated Press on Saturday republished a 1996 report describing how Cuban fighter jets shot down two small planes flown by members of the Cuban exile group Brothers to the Rescue from Miami in international waters off Havana. The…
3 MIN READThe U.S. Justice Department has indicted former Cuban President Raúl Castro, 94, charging him in connection with the 1996 shootdown of two unarmed civilian aircraft operated by Miami-based exiles. Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche…
3 MIN READThe U.S. military said Wednesday it boarded an Iranian-flagged oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman that was suspected of trying to violate an American blockade. The boarding of the M/T Celestial Sea came after President Donald Trump postponed…
3 MIN READFederal prosecutors announced criminal charges against former Cuban President Raúl Castro in the 1996 shootdown of two civilian planes flown by Miami-based exiles, as President Donald Trump escalated pressure on Cuba. Acting Attorney…
3 MIN READThe U.S. Justice Department sought an indictment against former Cuban leader Raúl Castro over a 1996 shootdown of two civilian planes operated by the Miami-based exile group Brothers to the Rescue. The move revives a long-simmering dispute…
3 MIN READIn Washington, federal prosecutors announced an indictment of former Cuban President Raúl Castro in connection with the 1996 shootdown of two planes operated by the Miami-based exile group Brothers to the Rescue. The move comes as tensions…
3 MIN READThe Pentagon inspector general will review whether the U.S. military used an established targeting framework when it attacked dozens of alleged drug-smuggling boats in Latin American waters, according to a letter to Defense Department…
3 MIN READThe U.S. Justice Department on Wednesday indicted former Cuban President Raúl Castro for his alleged role in the 1996 shootdown of two civilian planes flown by the Miami-based exile group Brothers to the Rescue, as the Trump administration…
3 MIN READThe U.S. Justice Department announced Tuesday it will seek an indictment against former Cuban leader Raul Castro for the February 1996 downing of two civilian Brothers to the Rescue aircraft flown from Miami. The incident, in which Cuban…
4 MIN READUS prosecutors have indicted former Cuban President Raúl Castro on murder and other charges over the 1996 downing of two civilian aircraft operated by the Miami-based exile group Brothers to the Rescue, according to an indictment announced…
4 MIN READPresident Donald Trump has paused plans to resume military strikes against Iran at the request of Gulf Arab allies, who told the White House that serious negotiations are underway. The move represents another setback in a pressure campaign…
3 MIN READA new AP-NORC poll finds that Republicans' approval of President Donald Trump's handling of the economy has dropped to about 6 in 10, down from roughly 8 in 10 in February before the war with Iran began, while Republican support for the…
3 MIN READSecretary of State Marco Rubio will travel to Sweden this week for a NATO foreign ministers meeting, as European allies grow increasingly concerned about U.S. plans to cut troop levels in Europe and President Donald Trump's shifting stance…
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