Taiwan watches Trump-Xi meeting for signs China will test US resolve
KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan: President Donald Trump’s meetings with communist China’s supreme leader Xi Jinping in Beijing will be keenly watched here...
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Hegseth Asks for More Money as Iran War Costs Skyrocket
Despite a ceasefire that has been in effect for more than a month, the cost of the U.S. war with...
Iran regime power players may eye Russia in Assad-style escape as US talks falter: expert
The apparent collapse of high-stakes U.S.-Iran negotiations has intensified fears that senior figures inside Tehran’s leadership could flee to Russia,...
Four more women accuse former NFL player of sexual assault amid existing allegations: “Blatant lies”
Four more women, including a former colleague, have accused former NFL player and ESPN analyst Marcellus Wiley of sexual assault.Wiley...
US-backed pipeline proposal targets global reliance on Strait of Hormuz amid Iran threats
A new U.S.-backed proposal to build a network of overland energy pipelines bypassing the Strait of Hormuz is gaining attention...
Iran’s killer drones increase slaughter in Sudan amid world’s forgotten war
Iran is once again being accused of playing a deadly role in yet another conflict, this time by supplying attack...
Trump’s ‘Economic Fury’ squeezes Iran — but can Tehran outlast the pressure?
As the Trump administration escalates its campaign against Iran through sanctions, naval pressure and financial enforcement, a central question is...
Hormuz crisis spurs $24B Iraq trade corridor as Gulf routes shift
The Strait of Hormuz crisis is driving nations’ efforts to develop alternative Gulf-to-Europe trade routes, with Iraq’s $24 billion "Development...
Iran’s good cop, bad cop game implodes as experts warn regime views US as ‘evil’
Days after Iran’s leadership projected a unified front, undermining the long-cited moderate-vs.-hardliner divide, President Donald Trump canceled planned talks with...
Latin American leftists met in Spain, signaling push against US influence on continent
MEXICO CITY: The recent high-profile gathering of leftist leaders in Barcelona, convened by Spain’s socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, is...
“Me Too” Comes Back to Congress
It’s primary season, this time against a backdrop of heightened concerns and awareness of powerful figures skirting accountability for sexual...
Trump Has Already Spent at Least $4.7 Billion Attacking Latin America
The Pentagon won’t disclose the price tag of its wars in the Western Hemisphere, but a new analysis by Brown...
Hezbollah disarmament deadlock risks civil war, analysts say, as US prepares for Israel–Lebanon talks
As Israel and Lebanon return to U.S.-brokered talks Thursday in Washington, the central question is the one that has derailed...
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard sidelines president as military grip expands
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), the elite branch of the Iranian armed forces, has blocked President Masoud Pezeshkian’s presidential...
Who is Ahmad Vahidi? Iran’s new IRGC chief tied to global attacks and ‘Death to America’ ideology
As President Donald Trump’s deadline for Iran to decide whether to extend a two-week ceasefire between the countries approaches, attention...
