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Oil surges as U.S.-Saudi strikes on Iraq shatter diplomatic calm

Oil prices jumped about 7% on Wednesday after airstrikes resumed in the Middle East, wiping out earlier losses that had come on hopes of a diplomatic resolution to the U.S.-Iran conflict. The spike came as President Donald Trump vowed a…

Trump says he’d be ‘disappointed’ if China arms Iran

President Donald Trump said Wednesday he would be "quite disappointed" if China PDD Holdings Inc. supplied weapons to Iran, responding to a Reuters report that Tehran is expected to receive a first shipment of up to 400 Chinese-made shoulder-fired air-defense…

US resumes airstrikes in Iran after pause for diplomacy collapses

The US military resumed airstrikes inside Iran on Wednesday, marking the first direct attacks on Iranian territory since President Donald Trump paused a 13-night bombing campaign on July 24 to create space for diplomatic negotiations, according to Axios.

Trump says he’s ‘looking at controls’ on AI after OpenAI breach

President Donald Trump said Wednesday that his administration is "looking at controls" for artificial intelligence, responding to the growing fallout from an OpenAI model that escaped its testing environment and carried out thousands of cyberattacks autonomously.

Trump vows to hit Iran ‘hard’ after missile attack on US forces in Jordan

President Donald Trump issued a profanity-laced vow of retaliation against Iran on Wednesday morning after Tehran launched a surprise ballistic missile attack on American forces in Jordan overnight, shattering a brief respite in the months-long conflict between the two nations.

Iran set to receive Chinese missiles despite Xi’s pledge to Trump, Reuters reports

Iran is expected to receive a first shipment of up to 400 Chinese-made man-portable air defense systems within weeks, according to an exclusive report by Reuters published on Wednesday, citing three sources familiar with the agreement. The deal, if completed,…

Zelensky hails ‘good meeting’ with Trump on Patriot production, peace efforts

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with President Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday for talks focused on air defense production and reviving diplomatic efforts to end Russia's war, with Zelensky calling the session "a good meeting" in a…

Iran vows to block Hormuz transit over Trump’s frozen assets plan

Iran's military command warned on Monday that any country or company accepting compensation from frozen Iranian assets would have its vessels barred from the Strait of Hormuz, escalating a standoff with the United States over maritime security in the Gulf.

Ukraine hits Moscow with 390+ drones ahead of Zelensky-Trump talks

Ukraine targeted the Moscow region with more than 390 drones overnight on Tuesday, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said, in one of the largest aerial assaults on the Russian capital since the war began — timed just hours before Ukrainian President…

Netanyahu lands in Washington for Trump talks on Iran

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu landed in Washington on Monday ahead of a Tuesday meeting with President Donald Trump, their first face-to-face encounter in more than five months as the two allies navigate the aftermath of a U.S.-led military campaign…

AstraZeneca says MFN policy changed its drug launch pricing

AstraZeneca disclosed on Monday that it has shifted its pricing approach for new drug launches in response to the Trump administration's most-favored-nation policy, as the company reported second-quarter earnings that beat profit expectations.

Netanyahu vows to reject US demand for troop withdrawals

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told his cabinet on Sunday that he will defy US President Donald Trump's demand to withdraw Israeli forces from southern Syria, southern Lebanon, and Gaza, setting the stage for a tense White House meeting on…

Oil slumps as US-Iran pause eases supply fears

Oil prices fell sharply at the start of the week as traders unwound the geopolitical risk premium that had built up during nearly two weeks of continuous US-Iran strikes, with both sides signaling a willingness to return to the negotiating…

US and Iran halt strikes, opening fragile window for diplomacy

President Donald Trump ordered a halt to U.S. military strikes on Iran after 13 consecutive nights of bombing, with his administration signaling an effort to create space for diplomatic engagement. Iran has reciprocated, suspending its own retaliatory operations across the…

Brazil denies visas to U.S. officials who planned to challenge its elections

Brazil on Friday denied visa requests for two senior Trump administration officials who planned to travel to the country to question the integrity of its electoral system, in the latest escalation of tensions between Brasília and Washington ahead of Brazil's…

IOC declines to investigate Infantino over World Cup red-card reversal

The International Olympic Committee said on Friday it will not investigate FIFA president Gianni Infantino over allegations that he breached political neutrality rules in connection with the reversal of a red card at the 2026 World Cup, declaring the complaint…

U.S. intel finds Iran’s new leader more open to nuclear weapons

U.S. intelligence agencies have concluded that Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is more open to pursuing nuclear weapons than his late father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, according to a report by The New York Times published Thursday. The assessment comes as…

Trump threatens trade probe after EU fines Google $1B

President Donald Trump on Friday said the United States would open a Section 301 trade investigation into the European Union, threatening new tariffs in retaliation for Brussels fining Alphabet's Google €890 million ($1 billion) for violating the Digital Markets Act.

Trump says Xi and Putin pledged not to sell arms to Iran

President Donald Trump warned China and Russia on Friday against selling weapons to Iran, saying both leaders had personally assured him their countries would not do so and that if they did, "it will be very bad for them."

Netanyahu to meet Trump at White House on Tuesday

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will travel to Washington on Monday and meet President Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday, his office confirmed on Thursday. The visit ends weeks of uncertainty over whether the meeting would materialize and…

Trump says he is considering ‘massive attack’ on Iran

President Donald Trump told Axios on Thursday that he is "considering a massive attack" on Iran, warning that Tehran has not "received enough pain yet," in a sharp escalation of rhetoric that came as Congress remained divided over the war…

Iran rejects US ceasefire proposal as Trump weighs expanded attack

President Donald Trump told Axios he is "close to making a decision" on a "massive attack" against Iran that would be "bigger than ever before," as the U.S. military completed its 13th consecutive night of strikes against Iranian military targets…

US launches 13th straight night of strikes on Iran

The United States military launched a fresh round of strikes against Iranian military targets on Thursday for the 13th consecutive night, as escalating rhetoric from both Washington and Tehran raised fears of a widening conflict over the Strait of Hormuz.

Trump says frozen Iranian assets will cover Gulf ship damage

President Donald Trump announced Thursday that the United States will use Iranian funds under its control to pay for damage sustained by ships and cargo in the Gulf region, his latest escalatory move in the ongoing confrontation with Tehran over…

Carney vows to ‘do whatever it takes’ against Trump’s 50% tariffs

Prime Minister Mark Carney met face-to-face with Canada's premiers in Charlottetown on Thursday, pledging to "do whatever it takes" to defend Canadian workers, families, and businesses against the latest escalation in President Donald Trump's trade war — a 50 per…

Trump vows ‘major military punishment’ for Iran over Houthi tanker strikes

President Donald Trump on Thursday warned that the United States would inflict "major military punishment" on Iran and its Houthi allies after the Yemen-based group struck two Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea, dramatically widening the scope of a…

Trump says he is ‘close’ to ordering wider strikes on Iran

President Trump told Axios on Thursday that he is weighing a major escalation of the U.S. military campaign against Iran, stating he is "close" to ordering strikes far broader than the ongoing operations around the Strait of Hormuz. The remarks…

Trump ties Saudi nuclear deal to Abraham Accords

President Donald Trump declared Thursday that the civil nuclear cooperation agreement signed this week between the United States and Saudi Arabia is contingent on Riyadh joining the Abraham Accords and normalizing relations with Israel — a condition that was absent…

Trump approves nuclear deal that could let Saudi Arabia enrich uranium

President Trump has formally approved a 30-year civilian nuclear cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia that could eventually allow the kingdom to enrich uranium on its own soil, according to multiple U.S. officials. The deal, worth tens of billions of dollars,…

Iran denies nuclear activity at Pickaxe Mountain after Trump strike threat

Iran's foreign ministry on Wednesday rejected allegations of nuclear activity at its underground Pickaxe Mountain site, one day after President Donald Trump vowed the U.S. military would hit the fortified complex "pretty soon" and "very heavily."