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The White House explored the possibility of President Donald Trump delivering a televised national address to announce a ceasefire agreement with Iran but ultimately decided not to proceed, according to three U.S. officials. Advisers expressed concern that the terms of the deal remained unclear and that a formal speech could overstate a still-preca…
When Vice President JD Vance travels to Islamabad for talks with Iranian officials, it answers an apparent preference inside Tehran for his participation. Iranian figures, according to multiple sources, regard Vance as one of the more anti-war voices among President Donald Trump’s close circle and have signalled they would like him involved in nego…
Lebanon has agreed to unprecedented direct talks with Israel after a month of intense combat that has forced over a million people to flee, devastated parts of Beirut and deepened sectarian strains. Observers and Lebanese officials say the state lacks the leverage to secure a meaningful ceasefire or the disarmament of Hezbollah, a group that remain…
Moody's Investors Service lowered the Province of New Brunswick's baseline credit assessment (BCA) from aa2 to aa3 and shifted the outlook to negative, while maintaining the province's Aa1 and (P)Aa1 long-term senior unsecured and shelf ratings. The agency pointed to mounting fiscal pressures driven by weaker revenue growth, trade uncertainty with …
Research by data analytics firm Vox Harbor shows coordinated waves of content on the Telegram messaging app promoting pro-Orban narratives in the run-up to Hungary's parliamentary election. The study finds significant contributions from Russian or Russia-affiliated creators and identifies repeated identical phrasing across multiple channels over sh…
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has formally requested a postponement of his scheduled testimony in his long-running corruption trial, citing classified security and diplomatic reasons tied to recent regional events. The request, filed in Jerusalem District Court, asks that he not testify for at least two weeks and was accompanied by a sealed env…
Diplomatic talks between the United States and Iran, brokered by Pakistan, are due to begin with senior figures from both capitals attending. Despite President Donald Trump describing Tehran's proposals as a 'basis' for talks, the two sides remain far apart on core demands - notably uranium enrichment, Iran's missile capabilities, shipping access t…
Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a 32-hour ceasefire to cover Orthodox Easter, and Kyiv said it would observe the pause while urging Moscow to make it the start of broader negotiations. Ukrainian leaders proposed that strikes not resume after the holiday, drawing parallels with a two-week truce in the Middle East, but Kremlin statements a…
A senior Ukrainian official has told Bloomberg that Kyiv and Moscow have inched closer to terms that could end the war, while limited confidence-building measures such as prisoner exchanges and an agreed ceasefire for Orthodox Easter have been put in place. Key negotiators describe positions as still maximalist but say negotiating margins have beco…
U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said the United States seeks a stable economic relationship with China but warned that any Chinese involvement with Iran that harms U.S. interests would complicate those efforts. Greer expressed optimism about an upcoming meeting between President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping, while noting l…
Israeli and Lebanese envoys are expected to meet in Washington next week as U.S. pressure seeks to curb an intense round of fighting between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah. The meeting follows a fragile U.S.-Iran agreement to halt wider hostilities and comes amid Lebanese calls for a ceasefire and Israeli demands to disarm Hezbollah. Key question…
French President Emmanuel Macron has invited U.S. President Donald Trump to a state-style dinner at the Palace of Versailles the day after this year’s G7 leaders’ summit in mid-June. The invitation comes as uncertainty persists over whether Trump will attend the G7 in Evian-les-Bains on June 15-17, amid strained relations between the U.S. leader an…
On April 10, U.S. officials said President Donald Trump has raised the possibility of withdrawing some American troops stationed in Europe. The conversation inside the White House comes amid the president's complaints about NATO allies' response to security demands in the Strait of Hormuz and the breakdown of efforts to acquire Greenland. Current U…
A Swazi high court has determined that the initial five migrants deported from the United States to Eswatini are entitled to legal representation after being denied access to a lawyer on arrival. The ruling rebuked government claims that the detainees had not explicitly requested the human rights lawyer seeking to represent them and may influence t…
Taiwanese authorities say Chinese naval and air presence around the island has risen sharply in recent weeks, with military messaging to the opposition emphasizing peace while simultaneously expanding patrols and declaring reserved airspace. The build-up coincides with stalled local defence spending talks and growing international focus on other cr…
Pilots operating routes into the Middle East have raised concerns with the International Federation of Air Line Pilot Associations (IFALPA) that refusing to fly into a region affected by missile and drone strikes could provoke disciplinary action, lost pay or termination, IFALPA president Ron Hay said. The federation's outreach followed escalating …
President Xi Jinping told Kuomintang chairwoman Cheng Li-wun in Beijing that people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait are Chinese and that the future of cross-strait relations should be decided by the Chinese people. Cheng, on a self-described peace mission, urged mechanisms to prevent external interference. The meeting highlighted persistent tens…
A fragile, two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran showed clear signs of strain on April 10 as Washington accused Tehran of failing to uphold commitments on the Strait of Hormuz, and Israel carried out strikes in Lebanon that Iran said violated the truce. Oil traffic through the strait remained near-fully blocked, producing one of the…
Hunter Biden, son of former President Joe Biden, publicly challenged Donald Trump’s eldest sons, Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, to a cage match after a call from conservative commentator Andrew Callaghan. The idea surfaced on social media and was confirmed in a video posted to Channel 5’s Instagram. Officials from the Trump Organization and the W…
President Donald Trump said Iran should not impose or continue charging fees on tankers transiting the Strait of Hormuz, responding to media reports that Tehran might levy a toll. The comments come as ship traffic through the strait remains well below normal levels despite a fragile ceasefire and as reports indicate Iran could demand tolls in crypt…
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. issued a revised charter for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's vaccine advisory committee that expands eligibility for membership to include fields such as toxicology and data science and appoints several organizations with anti-vaccine reputations as non-voting liaisons. The charter follows a f…
A federal judge in Washington has ruled that the Department of Defense is obstructing credentialed reporters by implementing revised policies that contravene a prior court order. The decision reaffirms an earlier March injunction that required the Pentagon to immediately restore press credentials revoked under a policy the court found to violate pr…
The U.S. Justice Department’s disclosure of millions of internal documents related to Jeffrey Epstein has mapped a broad set of personal and professional links between the late financier and a range of influential individuals. The material, combined with evidence presented in multiple legal proceedings, outlines interactions that span decades and i…
After U.S. President Donald Trump unexpectedly backed away from threats to strike Iran's civilian infrastructure, Tehran and Washington agreed to a two-week ceasefire mediated by Pakistan. Despite the agreement, combat persisted across the region, with major attacks recorded in Lebanon and strikes on oil infrastructure in neighboring Gulf states. T…
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and U.S. President Donald Trump held a phone conversation about preparing a practical, multilateral plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and restore shipping following a U.S. ceasefire with Iran. Downing Street said the leaders agreed the ceasefire and a commitment to open the waterway move the situation into a ne…
