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Iran are not in a position to participate in the 2026 World Cup, says the country’s Minister of Sports and Youth Ahmad Donyamali. The team are scheduled to play three group matches in the tournament, which is being held in the United States, Canada and Mexico and gets under way on 11 June. Iran are due to…

A jury has ordered controversial US rapper Kanye West to pay $140,000 (£104,415) after a handyman sued him over unpaid work for renovations at his Malibu mansion. The verdict in the trial in Los Angeles came after Tony Saxon claimed the rapper, also known as Ye, did not pay him properly for work at the beachside property…

Brianna LaPaglia is sharing her uncut opinion. “No tea, no shade, no hate, just some field research,” the influencer, 26, began in a Tuesday TikTok video. “Every single bitch I know is on Ozempic. People that do not need Ozempic. It’s like if I did Ozempic. Could I lose a couple? Surely. Do I need Ozempic? No!”…

Rebecca Gayheart shared the “powerful moment” she experienced with her late husband, Eric Dane, that left him “visibly emotional” shortly before his tragic death last month. In the weeks leading up to his passing, the “Grey’s Anatomy” star lent his voice to a restoration project spearheaded by AI firm ElevenLabs with the goal to use past recordings…

U.S. intelligence indicates that Iran’s leadership is still largely intact and is not at risk of collapse any time soon after nearly two weeks of relentless U.S. and Israeli bombardment, according to three ​sources familiar with the matter. A “multitude” of intelligence reports provide “consistent analysis that the regime is not in danger” of collapse and “retains…

Kim Jong Un’s teenage daughter Ju Ae has long been seen as next in line to rule the country. North Korea released an image on Thursday (Mar 12) of leader Kim Jong Un’s teenage daughter firing a pistol, weeks after photos showed her shooting a rifle – once again stoking speculation she is being groomed as heir.…

About 4,900 of the accounts were taken down with the help of the Singapore Police Force. Meta has disabled more than 150,000 Facebook and Instagram accounts linked to scam centre networks in Southeast Asia after a global law enforcement operation last week involving agencies from countries such as Singapore, Thailand and the United States. About 4,900 of…

HOLLYWOOD’S awards season is often a masterclass of balancing grandeur with subtlety – but according to one Academy voter, Timothée Chalamet appears to have missed that memo. The actor entered the 2026 Oscars race as the top contender of the season, but an Academy member and voter tells The U.S. Sun that his chances of taking home…

GOING through a severe bout of Covid or the flu trigger lung cancer years or even months later, scientists say. Serious viral infections “reprogram” immune cells in the lungs, making it easier for tumours to grow, an American study shows. But Covid-19 and flu vaccines – dished out to at-risk groups in the UK – could help…

JEFFREY Epstein allegedly told a teen victim he was already a dad – while also asking other young women he abused to have his child, newly released files claim. One victim told investigators that the convicted paedo pointed to a photograph of a blonde woman displayed inside his New York mansion and said she had given birth…

The dollar held its ground on Wednesday as traders moved to the sidelines, awaiting ​cues on what comes next in the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran while mixed messages on a resolution to the conflict ‌kept sentiment frail. Global markets have been betting that U.S. President Donald Trump will seek to end the conflict soon, but Trump has…

Australia on Wednesday granted humanitarian visas ‌to two more members of the Iranian women’s soccer team who decided to stay in the country due to fears for their safety if they returned home. Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke said a player and ​a support staff member accepted the government’s offer, after five players from the team ​were…

Pope Leo has accepted the resignation of a Catholic bishop in ​San Diego who was arrested by ‌local authorities on suspicion of stealing $250,000 from his congregation, the Vatican announced on Tuesday. Bishop Emanuel Hana Shaleta had ​led the small Chaldean Catholic community ​in the California city since 2017. He ⁠pleaded not guilty to 16 counts ​of…

The full restoration of operations depends on regulatory approvals and airspace reopening, while many Indian nationals continue to struggle with delayed transit visas in Saudi Arabia and Oman, alongside rising ticket prices. Although the majority of West Asian airspaces have been shut after Iran continued targeting U.S. assets in the Gulf countries in retaliation for attacks by…

More than 200 Singaporeans and their dependents arrived at Changi Airport on Wednesday morning. Seeing Singaporean soldiers on the Republic of Singapore Air Force A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) in the Saudi Arabian capital of Riyadh on Tuesday (Mar 10) brought Ms Malathi Keshvani a distinct sense of comfort. Ms Malathi, her husband and two children were…

Fribourg police said in a statement that public prosecutors had opened a criminal investigation “to determine the exact circumstances of the tragedy”. At least six people have died after a bus caught fire in western Switzerland, police said, adding that investigators are examining whether the blaze may have been deliberately started by someone on board. The fire…

India’s External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar spoke to Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi on Tuesday about escalating tensions in West Asia. The discussion focused on global oil supply risks following US-Israel strikes and Iran’s blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. India stressed concern over regional stability. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday held a phone…

The pictures showed aircraft parked on runways, transport planes arriving at desert airfields and carrier decks crowded with fighters somewhere in the Mediterranean. Yet each image carried an unusual level of detail — not in English, but in Mandarin. In the final week of February, long before the first missiles were launched and before the name Operation…

The woman accused of shooting at Rihanna’s Beverly Hills, Calif. home while the singer was inside has officially been charged with attempted murder, and could face life in prison. Ivanna Ortiz appeared in a Los Angeles County courthouse for an arraignment and plea hearing on Tuesday, court documents reveal. In addition to the attempted murder charge, she…

Pakistan announced fuel- and cost-saving measures to mitigate the economic strain from the ongoing conflict in Iran. The steps include temporary school closures, government salary cuts, and a ban on iftar gatherings. Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday announced a series of measures intended to curb fuel consumption and reduce government spending amid economic strain caused…

Ursula von der Leyen said the European Union was “completely dependent” on expensive and volatile fossil fuel imports. She has announced new ambitions to harmonize nuclear regulations and roll out smaller reactors. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Tuesday that Europe’s turn away from nuclear power had been a “strategic mistake” that was now…

Lufthansa pilots have called a two-day strike amid a dispute over pension payments. Meanwhile, Volkswagen says it plans to cut 50,000 jobs by 2030. Dresden to evacuate 18,000 people after discovery of WWII bomb Around 18,000 people in Dresden will have to leave their homes and workplaces by 9 a.m. on Wednesday, after a Second World War…

Iranians have told BBC Persian that they are exhausted and struggling to sleep after 10 days of Israeli and US attacks, as explosions “every few hours” rocked Tehran and the nearby city of Karaj overnight and cut power. “I was in total darkness last night,” one man in his 30s from Tehran said, while others reported temporary…

When the FBI raided Jeffrey Epstein’s New York mansion in July 2019, on the day he was arrested for child sex trafficking, agents forced open a large safe to find diamonds, bundles of cash, passports, binders of CDs and hard drives. But an issue with the warrant meant they could not leave with the items. And when…

The deportation and forcible transfer of Ukrainian children to Russia constitutes a crime against humanity and a war crime, the UN has said. A new report by the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine says Russian authorities “at the highest level” have deported “thousands” of children from the occupied areas of Ukraine. Vladimir Putin’s “direct involvement”…

Meta should do more to address the “proliferation” of fake content made with artificial intelligence (AI) tools on its platforms, the social media giant’s own advisors have said. The 21-person Oversight Board raised the concerns as it rebuked the company for leaving up an AI-generated video that claimed to show extensive damage in Haifa, Israel by Iranian…

The warning comes at a time of heightened tensions in West Asia following the US-Israel confrontation with Iran. United States President Donald Trump has warned that the US ⁠would hit Iran much ⁠harder if Iran stopped ‌the flow ​of oil through the Strait of Hormuz, a key shipping lane for oil. “If Iran does anything that ​stops…

Iran is wagering it can outlast the United States and Israel–not militarily, but by grinding the war into a brutal contest of endurance. Its strategy is stark: Unleash drones and missiles, cut vital energy routes and jolt global markets hard enough ​to force Washington to blink first. Despite the shock of the U.S.–Israeli strikes and the loss…

Australia will deploy a military surveillance ‌aircraft to the Middle East and send missiles to the United Arab Emirates but will not put troops on the ground in ​Iran, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Tuesday. Australia’s ​military support would help the Gulf countries defend ⁠themselves against unprovoked attacks from Iran, Albanese said, stressing Australia ​was “not…

The dollar took a breather on Tuesday as investors ​swung between hopes for a de-escalation in the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran and concerns that any such optimism could ‌be premature. U.S. President Donald Trump said the war could end well before the timeline he initially laid out, but threatened to escalate attacks should Tehran block oil shipments…

Australian police extracted five Iranian women soccer players from the ​team’s hotel before they were granted asylum, the interior minister said on Tuesday, as details of their ‌escape from Iranian government minders emerged. The five players, including team captain Zahra Ghanbari, sought protection after the team were branded “wartime traitors” for refusing to sing their national anthem…

The United States and China traded barbs at a U.N. drugs meeting on Monday, with Washington accusing Beijing of failing to stop sales of precursor ​chemicals for fentanyl and China dismissing the allegation as false while calling ‌the U.S. irresponsible. The exchange, delivered in separate statements at the U.N.’s annual Commission on Narcotic Drugs meeting in Vienna,…

Former Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams appeared at London’s High Court on Monday ‌for a civil lawsuit which aims to hold him liable for Irish Republican Army bombings in Britain, a case which could affect the prominent republican leader’s legacy. Adams became Sinn Fein leader in 1983 when it was the IRA’s political wing, establishing himself as…

THE woman charged with attempted murder after allegedly shooting up Rihanna’s home called the pop superstar a “witch” and claimed she was going to “die” in a disturbing video before the attack. A string of unhinged posts shared over the last few weeks lay bare 35-year-old Ivanna Lisette Ortiz’s alleged obsession with the Diamonds hitmaker. Police claim…

A 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck the Tyrrhenian Sea off the west coast of Italy early Tuesday at a depth of about 377 km, according to the USGS. Tremors were felt in parts of southern Italy, including Napoli in the Campania region, though no immediate reports of damage were reported. A strong earthquake measuring 6.1 magnitude struck the…

The US designated Afghanistan as a “State Sponsor of Wrongful Detention,” accusing the Taliban of holding Americans as leverage. Washington has also called for the reassessment of UN aid to Kabul. The United States on Monday designated Afghanistan as a “State Sponsor of Wrongful Detention,” accusing the ruling Taliban movement of holding Americans as leverage. US Secretary…

G7 nations have said they are ready to take “necessary measures” to support the global supply of energy after the US-Israel war with Iran sent oil prices surging. However, a meeting of G7 finance ministers and the International Energy Agency (IEA) ended without an agreement to release strategic crude reserves. The oil price reached nearly $120 a…

This is the second time in five days that a ballistic missile fired from Iran was intercepted in Turkish airspace. NATO said it shot down a second ballistic missile fired from Iran in Turkish airspace on Monday (Mar 9), prompting a stern warning from Türkiye to Tehran not to take “provocative steps”. It was the second such…

French President Emmanuel Macron said France and its allies are planning a “purely defensive” mission to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and restore oil and gas flows. French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday (Mar 9) warned that an attack on Cyprus was an attack on all of Europe and said France and its allies were preparing a…

The Israeli Defence Forces said it carried out a precision strike in Beirut that killed five senior commanders of the IRGC Quds Force’s Lebanon Corps. The operation comes as the US-Iran-Israel conflict intensifies, with missile attacks and retaliatory strikes spreading across West Asia. The Israeli Defence Forces shared on Monday that it has eliminated five senior commanders…

Oslo police said Sunday (Mar 8) an explosion at the US embassy in Norway overnight may have been an act of terror, but stressed they were also investigating other possible causes. The blast, which caused no injuries and minor material damage, occurred around 1am local time at the entrance to the embassy’s consular section. Police said an…

Filipino nurses are highly trained and recruited overseas, but this exodus is straining hospitals at home. In the first of a four-part series, CNA looks at the global nursing shortage and how countries are holding on to their healthcare staff. For 18 years, nurse Ralph Ching has worked at the Dr Jose N Rodriguez Memorial Hospital and…

RIHANNA is lining up a VERY special guest to crown her massive comeback album, a source close to the superstar has told The U.S. Sun. The pop star is set to release new music for the first time in 10 years, as she confirmed long-held rumors with a recording studio photo earlier this month. The mom of…

OVER 70 people have been arrested as Spring Break chaos erupts for the first time this year with thousands of seniors gathering for ‘Skip Day.’ Cops descended on a huge gathering of students at a Buc-ee’s in Texas City on Friday morning where many were found with drugs, weapons, and committing driving offenses. Other arrests took place…

A 30-year-old woman was arrested Sunday after allegedly firing several shots with a rifle at the Beverly Hills, Calif., mansion belonging to pop star Rihanna while the singer was allegedly inside her house. Los Angeles police responded to the report of the shooting at 1:21 p.m. Sunday and quickly took the suspect into custody, a spokesperson told…

Jennifer Runyon, known for her roles in “Ghostbusters,” “Charles in Charge,” “A Very Brady Christmas” and others, has died at the age of 65. As reported first by TMZ, the actress’ family shared an announcement on her Facebook page Sunday. “This past Friday night our beloved Jennifer passed away, it was a long and arduous journey that…

King Charles III will hail the value of traditional alliances and international friendships at a time of “increasing pressures of conflict” in his Commonwealth Day message. The annual celebration of the Commonwealth, to be marked on Monday with a service at Westminster Abbey, will see the biggest gathering of senior royals since the arrest of his brother…

Rapper Balendra Shah has defeated the former Nepalese Prime Minister Sharma KP Oli in his parliamentary constituency, as he takes a step closer to becoming Nepal’s next prime minister. Nepal’s Election Commission confirmed on Saturday that Shah, 35, received 68,348 votes compared to Oli’s 18,734 to unseat the former leader in his constituency. Thursday’s general election –…

An overnight explosion at the US embassy in Oslo may have been an act of terrorism, Norway’s police have said. The embassy in the Norwegian capital sustained minor damage after the blast in the early hours of Sunday – but no-one was injured. “One of the hypotheses is that it is an act of terrorism, but we…

Women in Germany who wish to have careers and families face systemic challenges. The German sociologist Jutta Allmendinger sees reason for optimism, with countries like Iceland showing the way. The goal of many young parents in Germany is for both partners to be able to work, spend time with their children and share household responsibilities. In practice,…

No more lecturing from Germany: International law seems less important to Chancellor Friedrich Merz since the US and Israel’s attack on Iran. Is this a new foreign policy strategy from Berlin? German Chancellor Friedrich Merz did not want to lecture Donald Trump about international law. So, he didn’t, at least not during the public part of his…

In a close race, the Greens won the state election in Baden-Württemberg, ahead of Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s CDU. The far-right AfD was the third strongest party, having made significant gains. Greens ahead of CDU in Baden-Württemberg The Green Party won the state election in Baden-Württemberg, according to the preliminary final results. After all constituencies had been counted,…

The confirmation came as the US issued a license authorising dealings with Minerven, Venezuela’s state-owned gold mining company. The United States has received $100 million worth of gold from Venezuela, US Interior Secretary Doug Burgum confirmed, as the Trump administration pointed to a broader push to assert control over the South American nation’s natural resources. “On Friday,…

Kurdish residents of northeast ​Syria warned Iran’s Kurds against aligning with the U.S. to fight the Iranian government, citing their own experience in Syria in recent ‌months as evidence their Iranian counterparts would be “abandoned.” Iranian Kurdish militias based in northern Iraq have consulted with the United States in recent days about whether and how to attack…

A summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and China’s Xi Jinping this month is unlikely to create room for even a limited reset of business and investment ties, five people briefed on preparations said. American business leaders at this stage have not secured ​the CEO delegation some had sought. On the other side, there is no indication…

Youths are getting radicalised faster and subscribing to a more diverse range of extremist ideologies, the Internal Security Department said. Dylan was in secondary school when he chanced upon a livestream of the 2019 Christchurch mosque attacks. The gunman, Brenton Tarrant, opened fire at two mosques, killing 51 people in an act of terror. While the world…

Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Kuwait all reported new attacks, after loud explosions were heard in Dubai and Bahrain’s Manama a day earlier. Gulf nations reported on Sunday (Mar 8) missile and drone attacks, while Iran vowed to press on with its strikes against neighbouring countries as the regional war entered its second week. Saudi Arabia, Qatar and…

The protests in Bangladesh and Nepal, countries that are separated by the narrow Siliguri corridor, had the same goal – replacing the existing system. Rapper-turned-politician Balendra Shah’s Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) is heading towards a sweeping victory in Nepal’s first general elections since the violent Gen Z protests, shattering the dominance of established political parties. The result…

US President Donald Trump has told the UK he does not need its aircraft carriers and accused Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer of seeking to “join wars after we’ve already won”, as the US and Israel continue to launch strikes on Iran. In a social media post, Trump said the UK was “giving serious thought” to sending…

The Iranian ambassador in London has warned the UK to be “very careful” about becoming further involved in the war. Seyed Ali Mousavi told Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg his country would have a “right to self-defence” if the UK directly joined US-Israeli attacks on Iran. He warned that Iran expected the British government, and others, “to be…

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu emphasized Israel’s aim to free Iran, hoping that the two nations will return to being “true friends”. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday there was a risk that Iran would initiate the attack, prompting the Israeli administration to pre-empt the strikes on Tehran. “And every day we strip it of a new layer…

A probe is underway to determine whether the carnage was caused by a remote-controlled IED planted at the fuel station or a suicide bomber A devastating explosion tore through a petrol station in the Lower Wana area of South Waziristan in Pakistan on Saturday, claiming the lives of at least ten people and leaving several others critically…

Taiwanese legislator Chia-Pin Chung said India plays a crucial role in regional stability and expressed Taiwan’s interest in strengthening cooperation with countries in the region. He also reiterated Taiwan’s stance on maintaining sovereignty while seeking peaceful relations with China. Taiwanese legislator Chia-Pin Chung underlined the importance of India in regional stability and said that Taiwan hopes to…

BRAVE Iranian rebels have broken through the regime’s internet blackout to tell The Sun: “We are ready to finally take our country back”. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s grisly downfall that saw him wind up dead in a pile of rubble has left the rogue nation’s repressed public wanting more. One defiant Iranian told me: “The endgame feels real…

An Indian travel vlogger asserts that China is more affordable than India, citing lower costs for hotels, transportation, and food. A travel blogging-couple has compared India and China in terms of affordability, sparking a heated discussion in the process. Swati and Prateek quit their jobs last year to travel the world. After exploring India in 2025, the…

Dozens of U.S. and other investors ranging from hedge fund managers to energy investors plan to travel to Venezuela in the coming weeks with hopes of meeting the country’s top politicians and business leaders and scouting out investment opportunities, according to event ​organizers and participants. Three investor trips are being organized by separate advisory groups, with New…

A divided U.S. appeals court has refused to let the Trump administration revoke legal protections that allow more than 350,000 Haitians to ​live and work in the U.S., and avoid being returned to their gang-violence-stricken country. A ‌2-1 panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit late on Friday rejected, the administration’s…

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday he is not interested in negotiating with Iran and raised the possibility that the Iran war would only end once that country no ​longer has a functioning military or any remaining leadership in power. Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, Trump said the air campaign could make negotiations a…

Saudi Arabia has told Tehran that while it favours a diplomatic settlement to Iran’s conflict with the United States, continued attacks on the kingdom and ​its energy sector could push Riyadh to respond in kind, four sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. The message was conveyed before a speech on ‌Saturday in which Iranian President Masoud…

Israel warned Lebanon of a “disastrous” fallout if it did not rein in Iran-backed Hezbollah ​on Saturday, as it pounded the group’s strongholds around the country with air strikes and mounted a deadly airborne raid in the east. Lebanon was dragged into the wider ‌Middle East war on Monday when Hezbollah fired at Israel, which responded with…

Russia launched a barrage of drones and missiles at Ukraine overnight on Saturday, damaging infrastructure and killing ‌at least 10 people, including two children, in the northeast city of Kharkiv, Ukrainian officials said. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Russia targeted the energy sector and railway infrastructure across the country. “There should be a response from partners to…

Canada’s minister for US-Canada trade, Dominic LeBlanc, is in Washington on Friday for meetings with Trump administration officials — the first high-level talks between the two countries since negotiations broke down late last year. LeBlanc will be meeting with US trade representative Jamieson Greer to discuss the US-Canada-Mexico free trade agreement, also known as the USMCA, which…

Azerbaijan has said it is pulling its diplomatic staff out of Iran after it accused Iran of launching four drones across the border into the Azerbaijani exclave of Nakhchivan. The airport terminal was hit, a drone exploded near a school, injuring civilians, and another drone was shot down, as the war in the Middle East spilled over…

Oil prices have risen to their highest level in more than two years, after Qatar’s energy minister warned he expects all oil and gas exporters in the Gulf to stop production within days. Saad al-Kaabi told the Financial Times the conflict in the Middle East – a region which plays a key role in global energy supplies…

Iceland’s government has said a vote on resuming accession talks with the EU will be held in August. Iceland withdrew from talks in 2013 — but rising costs, the war in Ukraine and US imperialism have prompted a rethink. Icelanders will vote on whether to resume European Union (EU) accession talks somewhat earlier than previously planned, according…

Children under 16 years old in Indonesia will be prohibited from accessing TikTok, Roblox, Instagram and other online platforms. Indonesia will bar users under 16 from accessing major social media platforms under a new regulation, Communication Minister Meutya Hafid said. The restrictions will apply to “high-risk” platforms, including YouTube, TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, Threads, X, Bigo Live, and…

Voters in the Himalayan nation have soured on establishment parties and politicians. Early returns hint at a newcomer party taking the reins after Gen Z protests demanding change last year. Early election returns in the Himalayan nation of Nepal point to a potential landslide victory for the newcomer Rastriya Swatantra Party (National Independence Party, or RSP) in…

The family of Daim Zainuddin, an influential two-time finance minister who died in November 2024, said in a statement it was “public knowledge” that the investigation targeted Daim’s widow Na’imah Abdul Khalid and their sons. The family of Malaysia’s influential former finance minister filed a lawsuit on Friday (Mar 6) against the prime minister, chief of police…

Netflix has officially cut ties with Meghan Markle’s polarizing lifestyle brand, As Ever, Page Six can confirm. “Her show did not go on so it did not make sense to continue the partnership,” an industry source exclusively told Page Six, referring to Markle’s two-season series, “With Love, Meghan.” A Netflix spokesperson told Page Six in a statement,…

“But I have a question for you: I just want to know how the protests you are holding where you live, disturbing things in your area, are going to benefit you?” Shilpa Chaudhary asked protesters in India. Criticising protests in India over the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in US-Israel strikes, an Indian-origin woman…

The Israeli Air Force said approximately 50 jets took part in the operation, guided by precise intelligence from Israel’s Military Intelligence and coordinated with Mossad. Israeli fighter jets carried out a major strike in the heart of Tehran early on Friday, targeting an underground bunker built beneath the leadership compound of Iran’s supreme leader. The Israeli Air…

President Donald Trump said on Friday that Iran’s leadership has been “neutered,” adding that he is seeking new leadership in the country that would treat the United States and Israel well, even if that leader is religious and the system is not democratic. “Iran is not the same country it was a week ago. A week ago…

This is the second post to appear on Khamenei’s account since his reported death. A post from the X account of Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Friday warned Israel that the “Zionist regime has made a big mistake”, days after he was reportedly killed in a joint US–Israel strike on February 28. The message,…

A US federal court in Brooklyn convicted Pakistani national Asif Raza Merchant of plotting to assassinate senior American political figures, including President Donald Trump. Prosecutors said the murder-for-hire plan was linked to retaliation for the 2020 killing of Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani. Merchant, arrested in July 2024, now faces possible life imprisonment. A Pakistani national accused of…

U.S. President Donald Trump demanded Iran’s “unconditional surrender” on Friday, a dramatic escalation one week into the war he launched alongside Israelthat could make it more difficult to negotiate a swift end ​to hostilities. Trump made the remarks on social media just hours after Iran’s president announced that unspecified countries had begun mediation efforts, one of the…

A spokesperson for Iran’s Revolutionary Guards challenged ​U.S. President Donald Trump to deploy U.S. ‌naval vessels to escort oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian state media reported on ​Friday. The U.S. Navy could begin escorting oil ​tankers through the Strait of Hormuz ⁠if necessary, Trump said on Tuesday. The conflict ​in the Middle East has…