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US, Iran nuclear talks resume in Switzerland Sunday
White House envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrived in Switzerland for a new round of US-Iran nuclear talks expected Sunday, but the negotiations are shadowed by Iran's announcement that it is
US announces new round of Israel-Lebanon talks in Washington next week
Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced new Israel-Lebanon talks for June 23 and 25 in Washington, calling bilateral negotiations the 'only feasible path' to lasting peace, shortly after Israel and H
Iran Ready for US Deal If Israel Stops Lebanon Attacks
Iran's deputy FM told Al Jazeera Tehran is ready to advance the US deal — but only if Washington ensures Israel halts attacks on Lebanon, the fighting that killed at least 47 on Friday and forced VP V
Meloni Calls Trump's 'Begged for Photo' Story 'Made Up'
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni publicly accused Donald Trump of fabricating a claim that she 'begged' him for a photo at the G7 summit, escalating a diplomatic rift between two leaders once see
Israel and Hezbollah agree ceasefire, US says, as more Lebanon strikes reported
A US-announced Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire took effect in Lebanon but was immediately undercut by continued Israeli air strikes killing 47 people, with Iran warning Washington would be blamed for breac
Trump Calls Anthropic a National Security Threat on
President Trump sat down with Axios for a wide-ranging interview covering the Iran war, world leaders, his Cuba plans, and AI — and told the show that Anthropic is a national security threat.
Trump: Iran Deal Averted Depression, AI Lab a Threat
In a 45-minute Thursday interview on "The Axios Show," President Trump claimed his deal ending the Iran war averted a global depression, hinted Cuba could get Venezuela-style treatment, and called a l
Ukraine's oil strikes trigger fuel rationing in Russia
Ukraine's strikes on Russian oil infrastructure are causing fuel rationing across 53 regions and 'oil rain' in Moscow, forcing Putin to acknowledge economic damage as Kyiv secures €4bn in military aid
Trump’s Iran deal: A victory lap before the victory
Trump's 14-point MoU with Iran pauses the war, reopens the Strait of Hormuz, and lifts a naval blockade — but was negotiated without Israel, the ally most exposed to the consequences.
Beijing Forces Kenya to Exclude Taiwan From Ocean
Kenya, under Beijing's pressure, revoked approved travel authorizations for Taiwan's Ocean Affairs Council delegation to the Our Ocean Conference in Mombasa, and a Taiwanese scholar who had already ar
Trump Ratchets Up Pressure on Netanyahu Over Lebanon
Israel continues striking Lebanon despite the US-Iran MoU explicitly demanding an end to military operations on all fronts, and the Trump administration is now publicly — and unusually sharply — press
Trump-Senate GOP Alliance Unravels Before Midterms
President Trump's once-airtight alliance with Senate Republicans is fracturing ahead of the midterms, with GOP senators publicly criticizing his Iran deal, intelligence picks, and his pressure campaig
Vance Slams Israel as Lebanon Strikes Delay US-Iran
US and Iranian delegations postponed Friday's trip to Switzerland for opening talks on a permanent end to the Iran war after Israel killed at least 18 people in heavy strikes across southern Lebanon,
North Korea's 'Responsible Nuclear Power' Word Campaign
As the UN's North Korea monitoring framework collapses under Russian and Chinese vetoes, Pyongyang is filling the normative vacuum with carefully chosen Korean-language terminology — 'responsible nucl
Davidson Window vs. Xi Window: Taiwan War Risk Reframed
An analytical framework reframes Taiwan Strait risk by splitting the 'Davidson window' (when the PLA becomes militarily capable) from the 'Xi window' (when Xi Jinping personally trusts the force to ac
Trump: 'No Limits' to His Power After Iran War
President Trump declared there are 'no limits' to his power in an Axios interview reflecting on the Iran war, defending the 14-point MOU as 'unconditional surrender' while GOP criticism and a delayed
US-Iran Nuclear Talks Hit Early Snag
US-Iran nuclear and sanctions relief talks face an early setback as weekend technical negotiations were postponed, with the White House citing complex logistics while fighting erupted in Lebanon overn
China Wins Iran War Without Firing a Shot
China stands to gain the most from the US-Iran memorandum of understanding because reopening the Strait of Hormuz energy corridor rewards Beijing's decade of strategic positioning in the Gulf, includi
EU delays trade confrontation with China - Financial Times
The EU is delaying a direct trade confrontation with China even as surging Chinese exports test Europe's appetite for a trade war, a tension now playing out at the G7.
Vance warns Israel: Trump is your only ally
Vice President Vance publicly admonished Israeli officials criticizing President Trump's Iran deal, emphasizing Trump's role as Israel's sole major ally and warning that U.S. military support could be
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