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US diplomats walk out on France at UN Security Council over rights vote
On Monday, US diplomats left a UN Security Council meeting while France was speaking about Ukraine.
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America stopped bombing Iran — and it's not because anyone made peace
After nearly two weeks of nightly strikes, the US guns have gone quiet over Iran. The reported reason isn't diplomacy — it's dwindling stockpiles of interceptor missiles. Here's why a lull built on ammunition math is so easy to break.
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The Gulf offramp is gone: US strikes hit a 13th night as oil breaks $100
The floated 10-day ceasefire has not held: US strikes reach a 13th night, Trump threatens a 'bigger' offensive, and oil above $100 turns a regional war into a worldwide price shock.
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Washington moves to let Saudi Arabia enrich uranium — and unsettles the region's nuclear order
The United States is preparing to sign a nuclear cooperation agreement that would allow Saudi Arabia to enrich uranium on its own soil. Secretary of State Marco Rubio insists it won't fuel proliferation. Israel and non-proliferation experts are not reassured — and the deal lands while a Gulf war is under way.
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US imposes 50% tariff on $20bn of Canadian goods; Carney says Canada 'won't bow down'
President Donald Trump imposed a 50% tariff on roughly $20 billion of Canadian goods, prompting Prime Minister Mark Carney to say Canada would not 'bow down' as a new North American trade conflict opened.
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Ten nights of strikes, one offramp: mediators float a 10-day Gulf ceasefire
The US-Iran exchange has entered its tenth consecutive night as Houthis threaten Saudi shipping, yet mediators are pushing a 10-day ceasefire — the first concrete offramp in a widening Gulf war.
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Iran vows 'full-scale' offensive as US strikes enter seventh night and hit civilian targets
Iran threatened to resume full-scale offensive operations and renewed strikes on Gulf states after a seventh consecutive night of US airstrikes, France 24 and Reuters reported.
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US hits Iran for a seventh straight night — strikes now reaching civilian infrastructure
For the seventh night running, US forces struck Iran as fighting over the Strait of Hormuz escalated. What is new is the target set: reporting now describes both sides hitting civilian infrastructure, raising the humanitarian and energy stakes of a conflict already parked on the world's most important oil chokepoint.
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US strikes hit Iranian bridges and railways; Kuwait reports damage to power and water plant
US strikes on Iran extended overnight to bridges, an airport and a railway station, Iranian media said, as Kuwait reported damage to an electrical and desalination plant and Cathay Cargo postponed Riyadh freighter services.
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US opens a new tariff front against Brazil with a 25% levy
The United States is imposing a 25% tariff on Brazilian imports at President Trump's direction, escalating its trade war to reach the world's tenth-largest economy and raising the risk of fresh commodity and supply-chain shocks.
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The favorability gap flips: Pew finds China now outpolls the United States in most countries surveyed
For years the United States led China on global favorability. A new Pew Research Center survey shows that lead has reversed across most of 36 countries and territories, including two of Washington's closest neighbors — the first hard data pointing to a measurable shift in soft power.
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US Launches Fresh Wave of Strikes on Iran; Trump Threatens Bridges and Power Plants
The US military launched a fresh wave of strikes on Iran on Wednesday as President Donald Trump threatened to hit bridges and power plants next week absent talks, and Tehran threatened to block additional trade routes.