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Trump says Iran violated ceasefire with drone attacks on cargo ships in Strait of Hormuz

President Donald Trump warned Iran that its shooting of four one-way attack drones at ships in the Strait of Hormuz was a “foolish violation” of …

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Trump touts Iran deal in Pennsylvania as Senate adopts war powers resolution in symbolic rebuke

President Trump traveled to a Mack Trucks facility in Pennsylvania on Tuesday, touting his economic agenda and the Iran agreement. The event came as the …

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Supreme court allows Trump administration to end legal protections for Haitians and Syrians amid slew of big decisions – live

Justices rule on TPS; officials’ ability to turn migrants away at the US southern border, a major gun rights case in Hawaii and lawsuits against …

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Israel and Lebanon sign framework agreement with U.S. in ‘first step’ toward peace, Rubio says

Secretary of State Marco Rubio, along with Israel and Lebanon’s ambassadors, announced a framework agreement Friday that was described as a first step toward peace …

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Iran strikes ship in Strait of Hormuz in challenge to U.S.-Iran deal

Iran attacked a commercial vessel in the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, a U.S. official confirmed, leading a United Nations agency to pause an evacuation …

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Trump cancels plan to sign major housing bill as he fights with Congress over the SAVE Act

President Donald Trump abruptly canceled his plans to sign a major, bipartisan housing bill on Wednesday, saying he will not do so until Congress passes …

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US conducts strikes on Iran after attack on cargo ship

US Central Command says it has struck missile and drone storage facilities and coastal radar positions.

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Two 7+ magnitude earthquakes strike Venezuela, heavy damage reported in Caracas

A pair of earthquakes, the first measuring a magnitude of 7.2 and the second measuring in at 7.5, were reported Wednesday evening in northwest Venezuela, …

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