U.S. says it struck two Iran-flagged oil tankers trying to skirt blockade
A screengrab from a video released by U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), which accompanied a press release describing the operation dubbed
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Boeing, Citigroup CEOs set to join Trump on China visit next week
President Donald Trump is set to be accompanied by multiple CEOs on his high-stakes visit to China next week, sources
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From Singapore to Brussels, world leaders eye Trump-Xi summit from afar
SINGAPORE – When U.S. President Donald Trump and China’s Xi Jinping meet in Beijing on Thursday, they and their teams
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Iran says it will ‘never bow’ as Trump rejects peace counteroffer, prolonging Middle East
In this picture obtained from Iran’s ISNA news agency and taken on May 2, 2026, the Gambia-flagged tanker vessel Bili
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Iran attacks UAE; U.S. says it sank boats in Strait of Hormuz
Women stand looking at the Dubai skyline, with the Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building, seen from Creek Harbour on
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U.S. military denies Iran’s claim it struck American warship in Strait of Hormuz
U.S. Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit board M/V Blue Star III, a commercial ship suspected of attempting to
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Trump says U.S. will ‘free’ ships trapped in Persian Gulf by Strait of Hormuz closure
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters as he departs the White House on May 1, 2026 in Washington, DC.
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Lutnick gets grilling on Nvidia chip sales to China in letter from Sen. Chris Coons
U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick testifies during Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies hearing on fiscal
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Trump scraps Scotch whisky tariffs ‘in honor’ of King Charles
U.S. President Donald Trump repealed tariffs on a key U.K. export on Thursday, after a state visit from King Charles
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Trump warns of ‘big tariff’ if UK doesn’t drop digital services tax on U.S. tech firms
US President Donald Trump during a healthcare affordability event in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC,
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