297 articles in the World News category.
By Tommy Flynn
WASHINGTON – Vice President JD Vance departed Friday for high-level negotiations with Iran in Islamabad, Pakistan, where he will lead the U.S. delegation in efforts to solidify the fragile two-week ceasefire and work toward a permanent peace agreement. Before boarding Air Force...
By Tommy Flynn
WASHINGTON – President Trump announced on April 9, 2026, that he is significantly strengthening tariffs on imported steel, aluminum and copper to protect American industry and encourage domestic production. Under the new policy, the tariff on steel imports rises to 50% for raw...
By Tommy Flynn
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump met with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte on April 8, 2026, as the two-week ceasefire with Iran remains in a fragile early stage. The meeting, held at the White House, focused heavily on the Iran conflict, the security of the Strait of...
By Tommy Flynn
WASHINGTON – The two-week ceasefire between the United States, Israel, and Iran, brokered by Pakistan and announced by President Donald Trump on April 8, 2026, remains in effect but is already showing signs of severe strain just 24 hours after it began. The agreement, reached...
By Tommy Flynn
WASHINGTON – U.S. stock markets rose and oil prices fell sharply Tuesday after President Donald Trump announced a Pakistan-brokered two-week ceasefire with Iran, easing immediate fears of prolonged disruption in the Strait of Hormuz. The announcement, made late Tuesday...
By Tommy Flynn
ASHINGTON – President Donald Trump announced Tuesday evening that the United States has agreed to a two-week ceasefire with Iran, brokered by Pakistan, provided Tehran immediately and safely reopens the Strait of Hormuz to commercial shipping. In a Truth Social post, Trump...
By Tommy Flynn
WASHINGTON – Retired Gen. Wesley Clark, former NATO Supreme Allied Commander, said in a Newsmax interview aired April 7, 2026, that striking or seizing Iran’s Kharg Island could be a decisive step toward reopening the Strait of Hormuz, while calling for greater NATO support in...
By Tommy Flynn
WASHINGTON – Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdel-Aty met with President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff and senior officials from Iraq and Pakistan on Monday to discuss de-escalation efforts in the ongoing U.S.-Iran conflict, according to a statement from Egypt’s...
By Tommy Flynn
WASHINGTON – Iran’s ambassador to Pakistan stated Monday that Pakistan-brokered indirect talks with the United States have reached a “critical, sensitive stage,” offering the most conciliatory public signal from Tehran in weeks as President Donald Trump’s firm Tuesday deadline...
By Tommy Flynn
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump has made clear that Tuesday, April 7, 2026, is a firm deadline for Iran to accept a comprehensive U.S.-backed peace deal, warning that failure to comply will trigger severe consequences. In direct comments today, Trump left no room for...
By Tommy Flynn
WASHINGTON – Maj. Gen. Majid Khademi, a senior intelligence commander in Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), was killed in an Israeli strike, Israeli officials confirmed on April 5, 2026. Khademi was a high-ranking figure in the IRGC’s intelligence apparatus and...
By Tommy Flynn
WASHINGTON – A new study warns that leading AI chatbots are increasingly citing and amplifying foreign propaganda in their responses, particularly from adversarial nations such as China, Russia, and Iran. The report, released by the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) on...