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Pentagon says coming days ‘decisive’ in Iran conflict

Washington — U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Tuesday that the next few days in the ongoing war with

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Syria’s Al-Sharaa visits UK, seeks investment and security cooperation

London— Syria’s President Ahmed Al-Sharaa made his first official visit to the United Kingdom on Tuesday, holding talks with British

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Iran backs Hormuz transit tolls as strait disruption rattles energy flows

Paris— An Iranian parliamentary commission has approved a plan to impose tolls on vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz, state

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Trump claims Iran talks with Qalibaf; Tehran denies negotiations

Dubai— U.S. President Donald Trump said Washington is negotiating with Iran’s parliamentary speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, a claim swiftly rejected

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Four Israeli troops killed in south Lebanon clashes with Hezbollah

Paris — The Israel Defense Forces said on Tuesday that four soldiers were killed during combat operations in southern Lebanon,

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FBI links Michigan synagogue truck attack to Hezbollah inspiration

Detroit — The Federal Bureau of Investigation said on Monday that a man who rammed a pickup truck into a

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Allies urge Ukraine to temper oil strikes as energy crisis deepens

Kyiv— Some of Ukraine’s allies have signaled to Kyiv the need to scale back long-range strikes on Russia’s oil infrastructure

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Florida moves to rechristen Palm Beach airport after Trump amid broader naming push

Washington — Florida Governor Ron DeSantis on Monday signed legislation to rename Palm Beach International Airport after U.S. President Donald

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Sanctioned Russian oil cargo reaches Cuba, offers fleeting respite amid deepening energy crunch

Cuba— A Russian tanker carrying 730,000 barrels of crude oil was set to arrive at Cuba’s Matanzas port on Tuesday,

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Drone strikes hit Russia’s Ust-Luga port, wound three as attacks intensify

Moscow — Drone attacks damaged infrastructure at Russia’s Ust-Luga port on the Baltic Sea early Tuesday, wounding three people including