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A U.S. destroyer interdicted two oil tankers trying to leave Iran as part of the Trump administration's ongoing blockade on Iranian ports, a report said.…

Two F/A-18 Super Hornets launch from the flight deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln in the Mediterranean Sea in support of Operation Epic Fury, on March 3, 2026. (U.S. Navy via Getty Images)…

Experts say the Trump administration was right to walk away from Iran nuclear talks after Tehran refused to agree to core demands on uranium enrichment.…

Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan speaks to media during a press conference in Melbourne, Australia, on Nov. 14, 2025. (AAP Image/James Ross)…

Josh Goldman, President, KoBold Metals, speaks on stage during a presentation in the U.S.-Africa Business Forum Deal Room at Walter E. Washington Convention Centre in Washington on Dec. 14, 2022. (Tas…

(Clockwise from top left) Oriana Campos, 24, who is part of a student political opposition group at the Central University of Venezuela, during a "Youth Day" protest on campus in Caracas on Feb. 12, 2…

Gina Rinehart, Hancock Prospecting Executive Chair, speaks during the News Corp Bush Summit at Perth Mess Hall in Perth, Australia, on Aug. 14, 2023. (AAP Image/Richard Wainwright)…

Brunei's Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah (R) and Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (L) pose with documents after a signing ceremony at Istana Nurul Iman in Bandar Seri Begawan in Brunei on April 15,…

NSW Premier Chris Minns speaks to the media during a press conference a day after a mass shooting at Bondi Beach, in Sydney, Australia, on Dec. 15, 2025. (AAP Image/Steven Markham)…

A Royal Australian Air Force F-35 aircraft taxis during the Australian International Airshow in Victoria, Australia, on March 3, 2017. Jeremy R. Dixon/AFP via Getty Images)…

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks during a news conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Dec. 17, 2025. (Kiyoshi Ota/Pool/AFP via Getty Images)…

Police have charged a man over the theft of 1,000 litres of diesel fuel in rural Queensland. (Courtesy of QPS)…

President Donald Trump continued his war of words with Pope Leo, requesting that the pontiff be reminded of the thousands of innocent protesters killed by the Iranian regime after nationwide protests …

A monument that commemorates the Battle of Beersheba during World War I when a charge by the Australian Light Horse regiment broke the Ottoman forces to secure control over the town and its water reso…

Mineral coal is extracted from the Rio Turbio Coal Company mine in Rio Turbio, Argentina, on Oct. 2, 2025. (Walter Diaz/AFP via Getty Images)…

Passengers board a Virgin flight in Perth, Western Australia, on Oct. 24, 2024. (Susan Mortimer/The Epoch Times)…

A Chinese bank employee counts 100-yuan notes and 100-U.S. dollar bills at a bank counter in Nantong, Jiangsu Province, China, on Aug. 6, 2019. (STR/AFP via Getty Images)…

President Donald Trump leaves the White House on March 11, 2026. (Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times)…

Prime Minister Mark Carney greets supporters as he leaves the Liberal national convention in Montreal on April 11, 2026. (The Canadian Press/Christinne Muschi)…

US President Donald Trump (R) and Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese display an agreement on critical minerals they signed in the Cabinet Room at the White House in Washington, DC, on October…

Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orbán prepares to cast his ballot at a polling station in Budapest, Hungary, on April 12, 2026. (Petr David Josek/AP Photo)…

New MPs take part in an orientation session in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on May 21, 2025. (Dave Chan/AFP via Getty Images)…

Finance and National Revenue Minister François-Philippe Champagne looks on as Prime Minister Mark Carney responds to a question during an announcement on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on April 14, 2026. (…

While speaking at a Turning Point USA event on Tuesday, Vice President JD Vance was heckled by a man who criticized U.S. military action in the Middle East. The person disrupted the event, shouting th…

Members of the Israel Defense Forces walk through the main gate with the message “Work sets you free” at the start of the annual March of the Living to commemorate Holocaust victims, at the memorial s…

RCMP logo shown in Edmonton, on Feb. 5, 2025. (The Canadian Press/Jason Franson)…

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio (C) speaks during a meeting with Lebanon's Ambassador to the U.S. Nada Hamadeh Moawad (2R) and Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Yechiel Leiter (2L) at the State Depar…

Evergrande President Xu Jiayin, also known as Hui Ka Yan in Cantonese, attending a meeting in Wuhan, central Hubei Province, China, on June 5, 2017. (STR/AFP via Getty Images)…

Shipping containers at the port in Qingdao, Shandong Province, China, on Aug. 12, 2025. (STR/AFP via Getty Images)…

Spain finalized a highly controversial move to legalize over 500,000 illegal immigrants in the country, despite stiff opposition. The Spanish Council of Ministers approved the measure, granting legal …

A person uses a computer keyboard in this file photo illustration. (Source: iStock, Lincoln Beddoe)…

Flitches of aromatic cedar are sorted at Industrie Ergie Inc., a company that specializes in veneer face manufacturing and distributing in Victoriaville, Que. on May 12, 2023. (The Canadian Press/Chri…

EXCLUSIVE — The Ukrainian government breathed a sigh of relief this week when Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, Russia’s greatest supporter in the European Union, lost his reelection bid. But Kyi…

It's crucial that the U.S. establish a permanent base on the moon -- including a nuclear reactor on the lunar surface -- before China or Russia does, top Trump administration officials said Tuesday at…

Townhouses under construction are seen in Delta, B.C., on Aug. 12, 2024. (The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck)…

Trump publicly rebukes Italian PM Giorgia Meloni, accusing her of lacking courage on Iran, as Italy suspends its defense agreement with Israel.…

A ship is seen off the coast of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates the day after the failure of U.S.–Iran peace talks in Islamabad, Pakistan, on April 12, 2026. (AFP via Getty Images)…

Powerball is jumping the pond.…

The trial of seven health care professionals accused of negligence in the death of soccer great Diego Maradona resumed on Tuesday, nearly a year after the original proceedings collapsed when a presidi…

Air Canada Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft sit parked at Vancouver International Airport, in Richmond, B.C., on August 18, 2025. (The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck)…

Pressure mounted on the U.S. and Iran to resume peace talks, while officials from Israel and Lebanon held parallel negotiations Tuesday in Washington about dealing with Tehran-backed militants in Hezb…

A tanker carrying fuel oil is damaged following unidentified attacks, near Basra, Iraq, on March 12, 2026. (Reuters/Mohammed Aty/File Photo)…

Israel and Lebanon agreed to hold further direct negotiations after "productive discussions" between ambassadors in Washington on Tuesday, as both nations work to build a framework for a peace agreeme…

Smoke and debris rise after a building is hit by an Israeli airstrike in the area of Abbasiyeh, on the outskirts of the southern Lebanese city of Tyre, on April 8, 2026. (Kawnat Haju/AFP via Getty Ima…

A plane is silhouetted as it takes off from Vancouver International Airport in Richmond, B.C., on May 13, 2019. (The Canadian Press/Jonathan Hayward)…

Taiwanese Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung answers questions from media during an international press briefing in Taipei on July 19, 2024. (I-hwa Cheng/AFP via Getty Images)…

An RCMP officer takes notes on his computer after pulling over a suspicious vehicle in Surrey, B.C., May 31, 2019. (The Canadian Press/Jonathan Hayward)…

The U.S. military has used artificial intelligence in active combat operations against Iran, and the race is now on to build the infrastructure needed to protect AI while forward deployed in conflict.…

Molten copper is poured in a workshop which recycles copper in Anqing, in China's eastern Anhui province on July 11, 2025. (AFP via Getty Images)…

Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s spy chief, who is accused of having plotted a coup attempt to keep his boss in power. Alexandre Ramagem, Bolson…

Thousands of protesters in Slovakia 's capital and elsewhere in the country rallied on Tuesday against a controversial plan by populist Prime Minister Robert Fico to scrap mail voting for Slovaks livi…

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced on Tuesday a suspension of the federal tax on gasoline and jet fuel until Labor Day, a move that comes just one day after he secured the Liberal parliamen…

Mossad Director Dadi Barnea reportedly said Israel's campaign against Iran will end only once the extremist regime in Tehran has been replaced.…

Rescue workers search for people after an Israeli attack hit a residential building in the Corniche al-Mazraa neighborhood on April 8, 2026 in Beirut, Lebanon. (Photo by Daniel Carde/Getty Images)…

Vice President J.D. Vance said in an interview with Fox News Channel's "Special Report" that negotiations "did make some progress" in the Islamabad talks on the U.S. insistence on the removal of nucle…

A cargo ship sits at anchor in the Gulf of Oman, near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from northern Ras al-Khaimah, near the border with Oman’s Musandam governorate, in the United Arab Emirates on March…

The United Nations Security Council holds a meeting on Iran at UN headquarters in New York City on Sept. 19, 2025. (Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images)…

A navy vessel is seen in the Strait of Hormuz near Iran, on March 1, 2026. (Sahar Al Attar/AFP via Getty Images)…

The Cenovus Christina Lake oilsands facility steam-assisted gravity drainage pad southeast of Fort McMurray, Alta., is shown on April 24, 2024. (The Canadian Press/Amber Bracken)…

Prime Minister Mark Carney holds a press conference in Ottawa on April 14, 2026. (The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick)…

A man walks past an International Monetary Fund (IMF) logo at its headquarters in Washington on May 10, 2018. (Yuri Gripas/Reuters)…

A ship is seen off the coast of Sharjah, UAE, on April 13, 2026. (AFP via Getty Images)…

Ukraine used an all-robot force to capture a Russian enemy position, marking the first time in the war such an operation has been successfully executed, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announce…

Alexandre Ramagem (R), mayoral pre-candidate for Rio de Janeiro, speaks as former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro (L) listens in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on July 18, 2024. (Bruna Prado/AP)…

"Monty Python" actor and comedian John Cleese drew attention to the international community's muted response to a string of deadly attacks on Christian worshippers in Nigeria over Easter weekend, draw…

Parks Canada is transferring 44 wood bison from Elk Island National Park in Alberta to the State of Alaska as part of an ongoing transfer program to help protect the species. (Elk Island National Park…

U.S. Central Command said Tuesday it's successfully implementing President Trump's decision to block ships from going to and from Iranian ports.…

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, one of President Donald Trump’s closest allies in Europe, sided with Pope Leo XIV in his feud with the president. In her first direct rebuke of Trump since he re…

Scotiabank signage is pictured in the financial district in Toronto, on Sept. 8, 2023. (The Canadian Press/Andrew Lahodynskyj)…

Many of the young Hungarians who came of age during Prime Minister Viktor Orban's 16 years in power have never known life outside his political system. Yet it was they that were at the forefront of Su…

Venezuela's state-owned oil platform in Orinoco, Venezuela, in this file photo. (Ramon Sahmkow/AFP via Getty Images)…

Israel–Turkey tensions escalate sharply as Netanyahu and Erdogan clash over Gaza, Iran and regional influence, creating a diplomatic challenge for Trump.…

A ship sails off the coast of Sharjah, the United Arab Emirates, the day after the failure of U.S.-Iran peace talks, on April 13, 2026. (AFP via Getty Images)…

The military picture remains fragile, diplomacy is stalled, and Kyiv is now confronting a second test that could prove nearly as consequential as events at the front: a funding squeeze that threatens …

Rising antisemitism since the Oct. 7 massacre drives a new global law enforcement effort focused on protecting vulnerable communities from hate crimes.…

The Committee to Protect Journalists and five other international press freedom and human rights groups have urged Kazakhstan's president to drop criminal charges against several journalists placed un…

National Defence Minister David McGuinty, South Korea Prime Minister Kim Min-seok, Prime Minister Mark Carney and Hanwha Group Vice-Chairman Kim Dong Kwan speak among themselves after touring a submar…

Ukraine captured a Russian position using only unmanned robots and drones, Zelenskyy says, calling it a first in the history of the war with Russia.…

China slammed the U.S. military blockade of the Strait of Hormuz as a "dangerous and irresponsible" move, urging all parties to honor a ceasefire agreement.…

At least 16 people were hurt after a former student opened fire inside a high school in Siverek, Turkey, before killing himself, officials said.…

English-speaking separatists in Cameroon say they will pause fighting for three days to allow "safe travel" for Pope Leo XIV's visit on Wednesday to the central African country.…

Spain's government on Tuesday finalized a migrant amnesty measure that it announced earlier this year, paving the way for hundreds of thousands of immigrants living and working without authorization i…

Lebanon and Israel are set to hold the first direct diplomatic talks in decades on Tuesday in Washington following more than a month of war between Israel and the Hezbollah militant group that has roc…

Peruvians will vote for a president in a runoff election in June after none of the 35 candidates in Sunday's contest secured an outright victory, but the two contenders of the runoff contest set for J…

Iran is demanding compensation from five Arab countries that Tehran says are letting their territories be used by American forces in Operation Epic Fury, the joint U.S.-Israeli airstrike campaign agai…

The standoff between the United States and Iran deepened Tuesday as the U.S. declared it had blockaded Iran's ports, Tehran threatened to strike targets across the region, and Pakistan said it was rac…

Holocaust survivors from around the world joined thousands of people on Tuesday in the March of the Living, an annual event held at the site of the Auschwitz concentration camp in memory of the 6 mill…

State media claims Kim Jong Un watched cruise and anti-ship missile launches from North Korea's new warship Choe Hyon during Sunday's weapons tests.…

Macron faces intense criticism for demanding Lebanon's inclusion in the ceasefire while Israel accuses France of undermining its efforts against Iran and Hezbollah.…

BEIRUT (AP) — The Lebanese militant group Hezbollah will not abide by any agreements that may result from the direct Lebanon-Israel talks in the United States, negotiations it firmly opposes, a senior…

Protests have erupted across Ireland in recent days over the surge in fuel prices driven by the war in Iran, with demonstrators blocking key oil infrastructure and major roads. The price of diesel has…

Western democracies face backlash for allowing Iran and other authoritarian regimes to secure influential U.N. seats as the U.S. stood alone in opposition.…

The U.S. naval blockade on Iran may be leverage to resume diplomacy, says retired Pakistani general, as both sides were reportedly close to a deal.…

Somaliland is offering the U.S. a Red Sea port and air base at Berbera as Iran pushes Houthis to disrupt shipping through the Bab-el-Mandeb strait.…

China says it will restore some ties with Taiwan, including direct flights and aquaculture imports, following a visit by opposition leader Cheng Li-wun.…

Senior Middle East advisor warns Iran could use Houthi proxies to blockade the Bab al-Mandeb strait if the U.S. blocks the Strait of Hormuz.…

Analyst says Iran's delay in burying Supreme Leader Khamenei over 40 days after his killing reveals a deepening crisis inside the Islamic Republic.…

Pope Leo XIV begins a four-nation African visit Monday, traveling to the fastest-growing continent for the Catholic Church on his fourth foreign trip.…

Orbán conceded defeat Sunday as opposition leader Péter Magyar surged toward a landslide victory, signaling a major political shift in Hungary.…

Hungarians vote in pivotal election pitting PM Viktor Orbán against rival Peter Magyar. Vice President JD Vance visited Hungary last week and met with the prime minister.…

Israel Defense Forces uncovered a weapons stash used by Hezbollah terrorists inside a hospital in Lebanon this weekend.…

Russian President Vladimir Putin's 32-hour Orthodox Easter ceasefire appeared to unravel as Russia and Ukraine traded accusations of thousands of violations, deepening mutual mistrust.…

Pope Leo decries the "delusion of omnipotence" he says is driving the war in Iran, urging peace during a Saturday vigil at St. Peter's Basilica.…

A malnourished 9-year-old boy allegedly locked in his father's van in eastern France was found in the fetal position surrounded by trash and excrement.…

A man allegedly climbed onto a U.S. military aircraft at Ireland's Shannon Airport and attacked it with a hatchet, according to local police reports.…

'There are good reasons for the island to be a priority on the U.S. security agenda—and Brussels should take heed'…

Science 'helping increase' defense capabilities and advance U.S. and transatlantic interests…

'Rewarding' sponsors 'undermines not only international morality but also our interests'…

Gave long rambling response when asked if U.S. should send troops to protect Taiwan if China invades…

'There have to be disgruntled, disillusioned disaffected Chinese officials'…

Gets trapped into undermining reason for Democrats' vast immigration agenda…

'The leader of the Pedophile Protection Party is trying to deflect attention from his name being all over the Epstein files. At least in Somalia they execute pedophiles not elect them'…

Projects 'can’t tolerate disruptions every time the wind stalls or clouds roll in'…

Trump cuts have left some agencies scrambling to stay afloat…

Crackdown follows rash of deadly tragedies triggered by incompetent big rig operators…

'This is well documented. But for some reason, the global mainstream media didn't think it was worth it to cover it'…

Came from Kyrgyzstan using CBP One app created under Democratic administration…

But damage already has been done…

State Department failed to watch that $5.7 billion it contributed to the U.N. was used legally…

'Amazon's workforce record from 2021 through early 2026 shows a company cutting tens of thousands of jobs while importing foreign labor at volumes that far exceed its actual growth'…

President's son was on FaceTime call with woman when he witnessed attack…

People are 'begging a foreign government to come attack them, to free them'…

State's 'landmark clean energy laws' focal point of new war…

Cites thousands of American troops stationed in the Middle East…

Goalposts include 'sustained production, iterative upgrades, and industrial scale'…

Communist government alleges unspecified 'serious' disciplinary violations…

It also would make terrorists or non-state actors responsible for violations ineligible for visas.…

Island nation 'is collapsing under its own incompetence, under its own weight'…

Rep. Swalwell previously has gone after individuals, now puts policy in cross-hairs…