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Iran’s supreme leader defiantly vowed Thursday to protect the Islamic Republic’s nuclear and missile capabilities, which U.S. President Donald Trump has sought to curtail through airstrikes and as part of a wider deal to cement the war’s shaky ceasefire. In a statement read by a state television anchor, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei said the only place Americans belonged…

President Donald Trump said Thursday he’s nominating radiologist and former Fox News Channel contributor Dr. Nicole Saphier for surgeon general after Dr. Casey Means’ path forward stalled in the Senate over questions about her experience and her stance on vaccines. In a social media post, Trump said he would nominate Saphier, whom he called “a STAR physician…

Hundreds of protesters clashed with ​Australian emergency services workers in a remote town following the arrest of a man suspected of murdering a five-year-old ‌Indigenous girl, police said on Friday. Jefferson Lewis, a 47-year-old man who police say they believe abducted and killed the girl, was found by locals and beaten unconscious on Thursday night before police…

U.S. President Donald Trump ​on Thursday signed into law legislation funding Department of Homeland Security agencies including the Secret Service and Transportation Security Administration, ending a ‌partial shutdown that has gripped DHS operations for nearly 11 weeks. The logjam was broken when the Republican-controlled House of Representatives unanimously passed a Senate-approved bill that conservatives had refused to…

Iran said on Thursday it would respond with “long and painful strikes” on U.S. positions if Washington renewed attacks and ​restated its claim to the Strait of Hormuz, complicating U.S. plans for a coalition to reopen the waterway. Two months into the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran, the vital sea channel remains closed, choking off 20% of the…

The scaled back parade comes amid increasing Ukrainian attacks deep into mainland Russia, including the capital Moscow. The last time a Victory Day parade was held without weaponry display was in 2007. Russia is this year planning to celebrate its World War II victory over Nazi Germany with parades that do not include the standard display of…

With Tuareg-led rebels saying the ruling junta in Mali will fall “sooner or later” and demanding the withdrawal of Russian troops, the French Foreign Ministry has called on French nationals to leave the country. France has urged its nationals in Mali to leave the country “as soon as possible” amid continuing attacks by Tuareg-led rebel forces who…

Former FBI Director James Comey surrendered to authorities to face charges alleging that an image he briefly shared on social media posed a threat to the life of US President Donald Trump. The case stems from a 2025 Instagram post shared by Comey, which contained a photo of seashells on a beach arranged to read “86 47”.…

Two Jewish men have been stabbed in Golders Green, north London, in what has been declared a terrorist incident by police. The men, named locally as Shilome Rand, 34, and Moshe Shine, 76, were treated at the scene. They are now in a stable condition in hospital, the Metropolitan Police said. A 45-year-old man, a British national…

Pakistan’s oil import bill had surged from $300 million before the conflict to $800 million, the prime minister said. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday said that the US-Iran war has dealt a serious blow to Pakistan’s economic progress made over the past two years, as he asserted that his government will continue its efforts to help…

The leaders also discussed the war in Ukraine, now in its fifth year following Russia’s invasion of its neighbour in 2022. Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke by phone with US counterpart Donald Trump, Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said Wednesday, adding the two leaders discussed the Middle East war and Ukraine. The call lasted more than 90 minutes…

The accident happened when a long-distance train slammed into the last, women-only carriage of a stationary commuter train near the Bekasi Timur station. The death toll from a train crash outside the Indonesian capital Jakarta rose to 16, all women, after an injured passenger passed away in hospital, officials said on Wednesday (Apr 29). A long-distance train…

Israeli military said Shambari was the head of the operations department in the military intelligence of the Palestinian armed militant group Hamas. The Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) on Wednesday said Iyad Ahmed Abd al-Rahman Shambari was the head of the operations department in the military intelligence of the Palestinian armed militant group Hamas. al-Rahman Shambari was a…

The group vowed to extend “full support with its ability and energy” to the Afghan Taliban against what it described as Pakistan’s “civil-military hybrid regime” Al-Qaeda has issued a sharply worded statement criticising Pakistan’s civil-military leadership and signalling support for the Afghan Taliban amid heightened tensions between Islamabad and Kabul. In a two-page message attributed to its…

Prosecutors said Wednesday that singer D4vd killed 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez by stabbing her multiple times then dismembered her body using chain saws in his garage. The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office shared what they said the evidence in the case would show in a court filing that provided the first detailed allegations of the killing…

The United States’ war in Iran has ​cost $25 billion so far, a senior Pentagon official said on Wednesday, providing the first official estimate of the military’s ‌price tag for the conflict. With just six months before midterm elections in which President Donald Trump’s Republicans may face an uphill battle to keep their House majority, Democrats are…

Donald Trump discussed how to mitigate the impact of a possible months-long U.S. blockade of Iran’s ports with oil companies, a White House official said on Wednesday, as the U.S. renewed its calls for other ​nations to help open the Strait of Hormuz. Tuesday’s talks with oil executives followed a deadlock in efforts to resolve the conflict,…

King Charles’ courting of President Donald Trump on his state visit will not repair the recent fraying of U.S.-British relations but underscores how London is playing a ​longer game in trying to preserve the historic alliance. Britain has routinely deployed the royal family to charm the mercurial U.S. president, hosting him for a lavish ‌state visit last…

Elon Musk accused a lawyer for OpenAI of repeatedly trying to trick him during a tense cross-examination at ​a trial that may determine the future of the artificial intelligence company that built ChatGPT. Musk’s lawsuit alleges OpenAI ditched its mission to build artificial intelligence for the public ‌good, and he is seeking billions of dollars and a…

Barack Obama’s tacky, hyperpartisan post-presidency is welcome insofar as it serves to remind the public of his tacky, hyperpartisan leadership style. “Although we don’t yet have the details about the motives behind last night’s shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. . . ,” began Obama’s Sunday evening statement about the gunman who showed up in Washington the night…

President Donald Trump’s approval ​rating sank to the lowest level of his current term, as Americans increasingly soured on his handling of the cost ‌of living and an unpopular war with Iran, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll. The four-day poll completed on Monday showed 34% of Americans approve of Trump’s performance in the White House, down…

The United Arab Emirates said Tuesday it will leave OPEC effective May 1, stripping the oil cartel of its third-largest producer and further weakening its leverage over global oil supplies and prices. The UAE’s decision had been rumored as a possibility for some time, as it pushed back in recent years against OPEC production quotas it felt…

An Indian billionaire’s son has offered to help Colombia get rid of a problem it has grappled with for years – a herd of hippos linked to notorious drug lord Pablo Escobar. Escobar, who was shot dead by police in 1993, illegally imported exotic animals, including a male and a female hippopotamus – dubbed the “cocaine hippos”.…

ABC execs are ready to pull Jimmy Kimmel’s show again over the late-night host’s controversial comments about Melania Trump. And insiders tell The U.S. Sun that this time it could be for good. ABC affiliates around the country have already been ordered to drop promotional clips for the show after the first lady hit back at Kimmel…

THE deranged roommate of a murdered doctoral student has been described as an unpleasant housemate who would have sudden outbursts of rage, the victim’s brother revealed. Zubaer Ahmed told The U.S. Sun his brother, Zamil Limon, filed a complaint against his housemate, Hisham Abugharbieh, about two weeks before the unhinged 26-year-old allegedly killed his studious sibling. “He…

As politicians gear up for the 2027 elections, millions of Nigerians face a worsening security situation. Analysts say President Tinubu’s recent cabinet reshuffle aims to rebuild public trust. An alleged coup plot against President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, economic hardship, and overstretched security forces are deepening concerns and raising fresh questions about governance, accountability, and the future of…

The Mumbai Crime Branch probe traced the MD supply chain from Sangli and Surat to the UAE and Turkey, where Dola allegedly directed operations through associates. Salim Dola, a close associate of fugitive don Dawood Ibrahim and an alleged key banned drug producer, has been extradited to India from Istanbul, where he was detained in a joint…

Investigators said the manifesto made clear that Allen intended to target top government officials attending the dinner, except for Patel. “Administration officials (not including Patel): they are the targets,” the 1,052-word document stated. A manifesto sent by the suspected gunman, Cole Tomas Allen, before the White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting over the weekend outlined his intent to…

SpaceX’s board has approved a compensation plan for founder Elon Musk with goals as futuristic and celestial as the company’s ambitions: colonizing Mars and ​running data centers in outer space. The details of Musk’s sweeping pay package, which have not been widely reported, were revealed in the company’s confidential registration statement ‌filed in recent weeks with the…

Elon Musk took the stand on Tuesday at a high-stakes trial over the future of OpenAI, casting his lawsuit against the ChatGPT ​maker as a defense of charitable giving. The world’s richest person is suing OpenAI, its co-founder and Chief Executive Sam Altman and its President Greg Brockman, saying they betrayed him and the public ‌by abandoning…

If the ancestors of Donald Trump and King Charles ‌could see them today, the U.S. president mused Tuesday, they “would surely be filled with awe and pride that the Anglo-American revolution in human freedom” had survived to the present day. Trump moments later stepped back from the lectern at the ​White House to shake hands with Charles…

Two months into a war with the U.S. and Israel, Iran no longer has a single, undisputed clerical arbiter at the pinnacle of power — an abrupt break with the past that may be hardening Tehran’s stance as it weighs renewed talks with ​Washington. Since its creation in 1979, the Islamic Republic has revolved around a supreme…

A German tourist has died after a snake crawled into his trousers and bit him as he watched a show in Egypt on a family holiday, German police said on Monday (Apr 27). The 57-year-old man was watching the snake-charming show at a hotel in Hurghada, a popular beach holiday destination on the Red Sea, in early…

SHOCK claims of men being raped and women being strangled to death in violent sex games at Jeffrey Epstein’s Zorro ranch have been revealed in a bombshell doc. Attention is shifting to the billionaire paedophile’s “baby-making” ranch in New Mexico after several survivors and witnesses made chilling claims. The claims include industrial scale depravity, cold-blooded murder and…

Manus claimed to revolutionize agentic AI. Now Chinese authorities are forcing Meta to unwind its purchase of the company in what analysts believe could set a new precedent. China blocked US tech giant Meta from acquiring the AI firm Manus on Monday. China’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) said in a one-line statement that it would…

Russia’s Vladimir Putin told Iran’s Abbas Araghchi that Iranians would navigate the “difficult period” of war and he hoped for peace soon. Araghchi is visiting Russia at a time when talks with the US remain on hold. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Monday met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg, with the Russian president…

Two giants in the AI sector are set for a courtroom battle: Elon Musk (xAI) is taking on Sam Altmann (OpenAI). Musk has accused Altmann of betraying OpenAI’s originally nonprofit mission. Jury selection began on Monday for a high-profile trial pitting the world’s richest person, Elon Musk, against a company he once backed and that is now…

A Nevada judge sentenced “Dances With Wolves” actor Nathan Chasing Horse on Monday to life in prison for sexually assaulting Indigenous women and girls. A jury had previously convicted him of 13 charges, mostly related to sexual assault of three women. Accusers and their families told Judge Jessica Peterson they continue to suffer from the trauma caused…

Iran offered to end its chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz if the U.S. lifts its blockade on the country and ends the war in a proposal that would postpone discussions on the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program, two regional officials said Monday. U.S. President Donald Trump seems unlikely to accept the offer, which was passed to the…

A spate of attacks against civilians and military bases in Colombia’s southwestern region has raised security concerns as the country heads to a May presidential election in which crime is expected to be one of the top voter concerns. Rebel groups have staged 26 attacks with explosives and drones since Friday, including a deadly blast Saturday on…

President Trump and Melania Trump welcomed King Charles III and Queen Camilla with handshakes and a kiss on the cheek, a warm start to a visit designed to settle diplomatic tensions between the transatlantic allies. The two couples exchanged handshakes upon the royal arrival — while Melania Trump kissed the queen’s cheek before bowing to King Charles.…

President Trump called on ABC to fire Jimmy Kimmel on Monday after the comedian referred to Melania Trump as “an expectant widow” two days before Saturday’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner. “Jimmy Kimmel should be immediately fired by Disney and ABC,” the president wrote in a post on Truth Social, echoing a call made by the first lady…

All Claire’s standalone stores in the UK and Ireland have stopped trading after the accessories chain’s financial woes saw it fall into administration twice in a year. Administrators Kroll said 154 stores have shut and more than 1,300 staff have been “notified of redundancy”, though its 350 concessions will remain open. Known for its colourful shop fronts…

Warning: this piece contains descriptions of alleged child abuse. For years, Noorman had entrusted his two young children to Little Aresha, a daycare centre near his home in the Indonesian city of Yogyakarta which advertises its well-equipped facilities and variety of play activities. So it came as a shock last Friday when the civil servant got a…

A California man, Cole Tomas Allen, has been charged with attempting to assassinate Donald Trump after opening fire at a high-profile Washington dinner. A California man accused of launching a brazen armed attack at a high-profile Washington gala attended by US President Donald Trump has been formally charged with attempting to assassinate the President, according to multiple…

The ceasefire between Pakistan and Afghanistan is jeopardised following claims by Taliban officials that Pakistani artillery struck civilian areas, including a university, in Kunar, resulting in four deaths and numerous injuries. Pakistan has disputed these allegations. The fragile ceasefire between Pakistan and Afghanistan is at risk after Taliban officials on Monday claimed that mortars and missiles fired…

Asked if Iran is serious about making a deal, Rubio mentioned the internal turmoil the country is facing as the reason for them want to get out of “the mess they’re in”. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Iran has used the Strait of Hormuz as an “economic nuclear weapon” against the world, ruling out any…

In January, the Franklin County Board of Elections in Ohio received a surprising call. The man on the line said he was an agent at the Department of Homeland Security – and he needed immediate access to voter records. Franklin County has a large population of Democrats and has long been a focal point of Republican skepticism…

A strong earthquake rattled Japan’s northern island of Hokkaido early on Monday (Apr 27), US and Japanese meteorological agencies reported, the latest in a series of powerful tremors to hit the island nation. The 6.2-magnitude quake struck at 5.23am in Hokkaido’s southern region, at a depth of 83km, the Japanese Meteorological Agency reported, revising its preliminary estimate…

Strikes have resumed in south Lebanon as the ceasefire between Israel and Hazbollah failed. Israeli strikes killed 14 people and wounded 37 on Sunday (Apr 26), Lebanon’s health ministry said, as the Israeli military warned residents to leave seven towns beyond the “buffer zone” it occupied before a ceasefire that has failed to fully halt hostilities. Sunday’s…

China’s economy was just starting to open up in the late 1980s when a determined high school dropout made his way to Beijing with 600 pairs of shoes. Ding Shizhong had them made in a relative’s factory and now he was going to sell them. The money he earned paid for his first workshop where he began…

Iran’s foreign minister was back in Islamabad on Sunday reportedly hoping to work on a peace plan — while President Trump said his top aides will only participate by phone at this point because Pakistan is too far to go to again. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi did the quick turnaround after leaving Pakistan’s capital without meeting…

Russia’s defense minister and the chairman of the State Duma are both visiting North Korea. One helped inaugurate a memorial to North Korean soldiers killed fighting Ukraine, the other hashed out a new defense deal. Two senior Russian politicians visited North Korea over the weekend, inaugurating a memorial to North Korean troops who died fighting against Ukraine…

Suspected guerillas carried out a deadly explosives attack on the Pan-American Highway in southwest Colombia. The region has been gripped by violence over the past few days. A bomb attack on a highway in southwestern Colombia has left at least 19 people dead, with the authorities blaming a drug lord who was once part of the FARC…

Trump explained that if Iran is unable to continue exporting oil, the pipelines will eventually fail, both mechanically and due to the earth’s natural forces. US President Donald Trump on Sunday issued a new warning to Iran, claiming the country has just three days to agree to a ceasefire deal to end the war, or its oil…

In a manifesto sent to family members roughly ten minutes before he opened fire, Allen laid out exactly who he intended to target. Saturday night was meant to be a landmark evening. After a decade-long absence, US President Donald Trump was finally returning to the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner. Trump himself later admitted he had been…

Ukraine commemorated the 40th anniversary of the Chornobyl disaster on Sunday, amid fears that Russia’s four-year war could spark a repeat ​of the world’s worst nuclear accident that led to thousands of deaths and devastating environmental consequences. Marking the disaster – which spewed radioactive material across much ‌of Europe as Soviet authorities sought to hide its true…

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday that the suspect accused of trying to attack administration officials at a black-tie gala on Saturday night was a “pretty sick guy” who had been flagged to law ​enforcement by family members. Trump said in TV interviews that the suspect, whom an official identified as 31-year-old Cole Tomas Allen, of…

Israel’s president said on Sunday that he will consider Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s pardon request in his long-running corruption trial only ​after efforts to reach a plea deal are exhausted, signalling ‌no decision will come soon. Netanyahu’s legal troubles, which began with investigations around a decade ago, have polarised Israelis and shaken national politics through five rounds…

President Donald Trump said on Sunday Iran could telephone if it wants to negotiate an end to their two-month war and stressed it ​can never have a nuclear weapon, after Tehran said the U.S. should remove obstacles to a deal, including its blockade of Iran’s ports. Hopes of reviving peace efforts receded on ‌Saturday when Trump scrapped…

Tammy Blanton’s life unraveled after years of taking opioids initially prescribed for migraines, according to her daughter Mary Anne, who says the drugs left her mother isolated, unemployed and estranged from her family. Tammy was given opioid prescriptions by multiple providers for decades — receiving more than 200 pills a month on average during one two-year period…

The Justice Department is closing its investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro said on Friday, removing an obstacle ​to the confirmation of Kevin Warsh, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the central bank. The move by Pirro, a Trump ally and the top federal prosecutor in ‌Washington, D.C., for now ends an…

Taiwan Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung arrived in Eswatini saying Taipei would not be held back by “authoritarian forces”, ​after the government accused China of pressuring three African states to ‌block overflight permission for President Lai Ching-te. Taiwan last week said the Seychelles, Mauritius and Madagascar unilaterally revoked flight permits for its presidential aircraft to cross airspace they…

Hopes of a diplomatic breakthrough in the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran receded as a new ‌week began, with talks aimed at ending the two-month conflict at a standstill and both Tehran and Washington showing little willingness to soften their terms. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi left mediator Pakistan empty-handed at the weekend, and U.S. President Donald Trump…

It looks like a “wild” combination of a tiger and a python, but AI tools are calling out this viral Bangladesh Forest Department uniform as a total meme hoax. A post on X (formerly Twitter) is drawing attention after it claimed to show a new uniform of the Bangladesh Forest Department. The image features two men standing…

Okello Chatrie’s cellphone gave him away. Chatrie made off with $195,000 from the bank he robbed in suburban Richmond, Virginia, and eluded the police until they turned to a powerful technological tool that erected a virtual fence and allowed them collect the location history of cellphone users near the crime scene. The geofence warrant police served on…

A spectacular brass astrolabe – or a hand-held astronomical computer – from the 17th Century, once part of the royal collection of Jaipur city in western India, will go under the hammer at Sotheby’s in London on 29 April. The object is “perhaps the largest in existence” and has never been exhibited before, Benedict Carter, head of…

A huge armada of vehicles were used to clean-up the radioactive aftermath of the Chernobyl disaster 40 years ago. Many of them still lie rusting inside the exclusion zone. In the early hours of Saturday 26 April 1986, a safety test at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in what is now Ukraine went horribly – almost apocalyptically…

Hungary’s outgoing Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has said he will not take up his seat in parliament after his party was defeated in a landslide that ended his 16-year rule. “I am now needed not in parliament, but in the reorganisation of the patriotic movement,” he said in a video statement released on social media on Saturday…

Mali’s army said unidentified “terrorist” groups had attacked several positions in the capital and elsewhere in the country. Two loud explosions and sustained gunfire rocked the area near Mali’s main military base in Kati, outside the capital city of Bamako, early Saturday morning, according to the AFP and Reuters news agencies. A Reuters witness reported that soldiers…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said his country is ready to hold talks with Russia in Azerbaijan. Meanwhile, Russian attacks killed several people across Ukraine.   Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday said his country is ready to hold talks with Russia in Azerbaijan, where he is currently visiting. This announcement was made after the Ukrainian leader met…

THIS is the terrifying moment a cable snaps mid-air on a slingshot-style fairground ride leaving two children dangling 300ft up. The capsule can be seen slamming into the support poles as onlookers scream in terror in a horror video filmed by an bystander on the ground. Two brave kids decided to take a turn on the Steel…

A former reality television star is in the sixth year of his presidency. His Cabinet includes a former wrestling executive along with a onetime “Real World” cast member who was filmed decades ago dancing in nothing but a towel. More than a half-dozen stars from the “Real Housewives” franchise just swung through Capitol Hill. Shouldn’t TMZ have…

The body of a Bangladeshi doctoral student who went missing with his girlfriend from the University of South Florida was found on a bridge over Tampa Bay, and his roommate has been taken into custody, law enforcement authorities said Friday. Zamil Limon’s remains were found on the Howard Frankland bridge Friday morning, but Nahida Bristy is still…

Fashionistas knew this already: “Fashion is Art.” But how will Met Gala guests interpret that dress code at this year’s extravaganza? Last year’s theme, “Tailored For You,” led to a lot of great suits; this year’s promises to produce some truly flamboyant attire as guests mount the famous carpeted steps on May 4. As always, the dress code is…

Members of the screenwriters union overwhelmingly ratified a four-year agreement with Hollywood studios and streamers on Friday, bringing an end to a surprisingly smooth and quick process that brought a prolonged strike the last time around. Union leaders said 90% voted to approve the deal struck between the Writers Guild of America West, Writers Guild of America…

The vengeful sister-in-law who doused a UK bride in black paint spilled the details on the messy family feud behind what she branded a “spur of the moment” attack. Antonia Eastwood – sentenced last week for the spite-fueled May 2024 outburst aimed at bride Gemma Monk – told the Daily Mail that she is “ashamed” of what…

Thirty-one sloths planned for a new “slothnarium” in Florida have died before the attraction’s planned opening, authorities have found. The mammals were planned to be showcased at a permanent, public exhibit at Sloth World in Orlando, set to open this spring. Many of the sloths died due to conditions at a Florida warehouse where they’d been shipped,…

The eldest son of the late Hollywood director Rob Reiner has told how his world “collapsed” after his parents were stabbed to death, and his own brother was charged with their murders. Jake Reiner, 34, wrote in a blog post that “nothing compares to losing both of them at the same time and, on top of that,…

Amid rising numbers of complaints and attacks, Talking Point looks into waste management issues and control strategies for crows, with a conservationist saying that easy access to food waste is helping fuel their population growth. The mandatory tray return scheme, and the way it has been managed, could be one reason for the crow population increase in…

Data center developer Related Digital said on Friday it has secured financing for a $16 billion data center campus it is building in Michigan for Oracle. • The financing includes equity from Related Digital and funds affiliated with Blackstone, as well as fixed-rate, long-term debt financing anchored by PIMCO-managed funds and accounts, the company said. • PIMCO…

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi arrived in the Pakistani capital Islamabad on Friday to discuss proposals ​for restarting peace talks with the U.S., offering some hope for an end to the eight-week war that has killed thousands and sown turmoil in global markets. U.S. President Donald Trump told Reuters on Friday that Iran ‌plans to make an…

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Friday that a U.S. blockade on ​Iran is going global, adding Tehran had a chance to make a “good deal” ‌with Washington. “Our blockade is growing and going global,” Hegseth told reporters. “No one sails from the Strait of Hormuz to anywhere in the world without the permission of the…

The Justice Department is closing its investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro said on Friday, removing an obstacle ​to the confirmation of Kevin Warsh, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the central bank. The move by Pirro, a Trump ally and the top federal prosecutor in ‌Washington, D.C., for now ends an…

New York Times reports Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei is severely injured and in hiding, IRGC commanders now drive key military and diplomatic decisions in Tehran A group of senior Iranian military commanders is effectively steering key decisions in Tehran as the country’s supreme leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei remains largely out of direct control and communicates through handwritten letters,…

Trump said he has no plans of deploying nuclear arms but maintained that the Islamic Republic was already “decimated” through conventional means. US President Donald Trump said he wouldn’t turn the war in Iran into a nuclear conflict but threatened, “The clock is ticking” for Tehran to make a peace deal with Washington as a third American…