Trump Flies to G7 in France as World Leaders Face Iran War Fallout and Global Economy Strain
The timing, as Trump himself would probably appreciate, was almost theatrical. Just hours after announcing that the Unit...
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The US and Iran Announce a Historic Deal to End the War and Reopen the Strait of Hormuz
Three and a half months of war. Thousands of casualties. Oil prices at record highs. Missiles over Beirut, strikes on Gu...
Russia Strikes Kyiv's Thousand-Year-Old Monastery of the Caves in Overnight Assault
Ukraine has spent more than four years learning to live with the reality of Russian missile and drone attacks. But the o...
Iran Nuclear Deal Framework Emerges: No Weapons in Exchange for Uranium Dilution in Iran
For months, the ceasefire negotiations between the United States and Iran had been described in vague terms by officials...
Trump Says Israel's Beirut Strike "Should Not Have Happened" - But Insists Deal With Iran is Close
There are moments in diplomacy when even allies have to tell each other: you went too far. June 14, 2026 was one of thos...
Belfast Riots Enter Second Night - Elon Musk's Posts on X Fuel the Fire
The second night of rioting in Belfast was, if anything, worse than the first. Masked men moved through neighborhoods se...
Trump Warns Iran It Will "Pay the Price" as US Launches New Strikes Over Stalled Ceasefire Talks
There is a moment in almost every prolonged conflict where the slow grind of diplomacy gives way to something more explo...
Belfast Riots Erupt After Stabbing - Anti-Immigration Tensions Boil Over
Belfast has a long memory. It knows what it is like when streets turn into battlegrounds, when communities that live alo...
Iran and Israel Exchange Worst Strikes Since April Ceasefire
The ceasefire that had held since April had always been fragile. But the events of the night of June 7-8, 2026 showed ju...
Strait of Hormuz Tensions Rise as Iran Blockades Gulf Shipping
The Strait of Hormuz is only 21 miles wide at its narrowest point, but through that slender passage flows approximately ...