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An Iranian proposal, which U.S. President Donald Trump has so far declined, would reopen the Strait of Hormuz and lift the U.S. blockade while postponing negotiations on Iran's nuclear programme to a later stage, a senior Iranian official told reporters. The plan would require guarantees against future attacks by the United States and Israel and en…
NATO officials are coordinating with the United States to obtain details about Washington's planned reduction of U.S. forces stationed in Germany. NATO spokesperson Allison Hart emphasized the adjustment underscores the importance of greater European investment in defence and reiterated confidence in the alliance's deterrence and defence capabiliti…
Philippine and U.S. military units deployed the NMESIS anti-ship missile system to Batanes province and conducted maritime drills as part of the annual Balikatan exercises. The relocation of the land-based, long-range coastal missile system to the northernmost Philippine province - situated near Taiwan along the Luzon Strait - was presented as a re…
Germany's defence minister framed the U.S. plan to remove 5,000 troops from Germany as a reminder that European NATO members must shoulder more of their own security. He highlighted steps Berlin is taking to strengthen the Bundeswehr and said the presence of U.S. forces remains mutually beneficial even as a pullback was foreseeable.
The Pentagon said it will withdraw 5,000 U.S. troops from Germany, marking the most definitive step announced so far to reduce American forces in Europe. The decision came after a public disagreement between U.S. and German leaders over the response to the war in Iran. This report details the size and composition of U.S. forces in Europe, where the…
Narges Mohammadi, the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize laureate, was moved to a hospital in Zanjan following a sudden and severe deterioration in her health that included two episodes of loss of consciousness and a serious cardiac crisis, her family-run foundation reported. The move came after prison medical staff concluded her condition could not be managed…
More than two months after major military action began, the confrontation between the United States and Iran shows no clear path to a decisive resolution. Both sides portray confidence, but their positions remain distant, and a renewed Iranian proposal to restart talks was swiftly rejected by President Donald Trump. The standstill risks sustaining …
The U.S. State Department said it was "troubled" after a Cambodian appeals court affirmed a 27-year treason sentence for former opposition leader Kem Sokha. The decision comes amid a broad campaign against the opposition, including mass trials that have drawn condemnation from activists and Western governments. The State Department reiterated that …
A tourist bus traveling from Jalisco overturned near Amatlán de Cañas in Nayarit on a holiday weekend, killing at least 11 people and injuring 31. Passengers were en route to a recreational center. Emergency teams from Nayarit and Jalisco closed the highway to carry out rescues and begin investigating the cause. The accident highlights recurring fa…
The European Commission said it will keep options open to safeguard the European Union's interests if the United States implements measures that would breach the terms of the joint EU-U.S. trade statement from last year. The declaration follows a U.S. announcement to raise tariffs on EU car and truck imports to 25%, and the Commission rejected the …
Member states of the World Health Organization have agreed to extend negotiations over the Pathogen Access and Benefit-Sharing (PABS) annex, creating uncertainty over when a pandemic agreement adopted in May 2025 can be activated. The PABS framework, designed to speed the sharing of pathogens and secure fair access to resulting vaccines, diagnostic…
U.S. cybersecurity leaders are weighing a proposal to shorten mandatory response times for actively exploited vulnerabilities in federal systems from two weeks to three days amid concerns that advanced AI models can rapidly weaponize disclosed software flaws. The suggestion, under discussion among senior officials at CISA and the White House cyber …
Bernd Lange, chair of the European Parliament's trade committee, criticized U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to raise tariffs on EU car imports, saying the action demonstrates that the United States cannot be relied upon as a trading partner. Lange described the move as unacceptable and pointed to previous breaches of a framework trade agreem…
Ninety-four-year-old former Cuban president Raul Castro joined a large International Workers' Day march through Havana that passed the U.S. embassy as relations with Washington grow increasingly strained. The gathering came amid an oil blockade imposed in January that has forced rationing and prompted a U.N. warning of a humanitarian crisis. White …
On May 1, President Donald Trump signed an executive order expanding U.S. sanctions on individuals and entities linked to the Cuban government, focusing on those tied to the security apparatus, corruption and human rights abuses. The order also permits secondary sanctions on third parties that transact with designated targets. The move follows a se…
The Trump administration has decided to close the Civil-Military Coordination Centre (CMCC) in Israel, transferring its monitoring and aid coordination duties to a U.S.-commanded international security mission intended to deploy to Gaza. Diplomats and officials say the move underlines growing obstacles to U.S. efforts to oversee the ceasefire and m…
Senior sources say the U.S.-run Civil-Military Coordination Centre (CMCC) near Gaza will be closed and its responsibilities transferred to an International Stabilization Force (ISF) commanded by U.S. officers. The change, described by U.S. officials internally as an overhaul, would shrink the U.S. troop presence, rebrand the centre and shift monito…
More than 100 pro-Palestinian campaigners sailing to Gaza as part of a second Global Sumud flotilla were brought to the Greek island of Crete after Israeli forces intercepted and seized a number of vessels in international waters near Greece. Organisers said 168 crew members were transferred to Greek boats and taken ashore; two activists were detai…
Recent public attacks by U.S. President Donald Trump on multiple European leaders, paired with threats to alter troop deployments and consider punitive measures against NATO allies, have heightened unease in Europe and prompted discussions about which policies and postures will sustain transatlantic ties.
The U.S. Navy has awarded an expanded contract to Domino Data Lab to support Project AMMO - Accelerated Machine Learning for Maritime Operations - with software designed to speed the training and deployment of AI that identifies underwater mines. The move aims to hasten sweeping operations in the Strait of Hormuz, a key oil transit route, amid a fr…
Prime Minister Gaston Browne and his Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party won a commanding victory, taking 15 of 17 parliamentary seats and delivering Browne a fourth consecutive term. The campaign focused on economic stability, investment-driven growth and infrastructure projects, while concern over a U.S. suspension of visa processing for Antiguan na…
A senior United Arab Emirates official said Tehran could not be trusted to impose unilateral measures governing passage through the Strait of Hormuz, underscoring widespread mistrust as negotiations to end the Iran war remain stalled. Two months into the conflict the strait is largely closed amid an Iranian blockade and a U.S. naval interdiction of…
Myanmar’s detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been moved to house arrest in the capital, Naypyidaw. Her legal team says they will visit her this weekend to review her situation and deliver supplies. The transfer follows successive sentence reductions and a wider prisoner amnesty, and comes amid ongoing international pressure on the junta to…
Six transgender Idaho residents have filed a federal class-action lawsuit challenging a recently enacted state law that criminalizes the use of sex-designated public restrooms and changing areas that do not align with a person’s birth-assigned gender. Filed in U.S. District Court in Boise, the complaint contends the statute violates due process, eq…
The U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency has issued return-to-work orders for more than a dozen employees who were placed on administrative leave in August after signing a public letter criticizing agency leadership and policy. The reinstatement was confirmed by a U.S. lawmaker and the non-profit group that published the letter; FEMA says it is…
