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U.S. orders 2,500 marines, amphibious assault ship to Mideast after almost 2 weeks of war
Black smoke rises following an explosion in Tehran, as Iranians take part in the Al-Quds Day rally, a commemoration in support of the Palestinian people held on the last Friday of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. (Elaheh Asiabi/Fars News Agency/AFP/Getty) The American military has ordered 2,500 marines and an amphibious assault ship to the Middle East, a U.S. official said Friday, in a major addition of forces in the region after nearly two weeks of war with Iran. Meanwhile in the Iranian capital, a large explosion rocked a centralRead more
U.S. pressure on Venezuela hasn’t eased, even as world’s attention turns to Iran
Earlier this year, the U.S. forcibly removed Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro from power. Delcy Rodríguez, the country’s acting president, has found herself managing continuing pressure from the Trump administration, even as U.S. attention is turning to Iran. (Juan Barreto/AFP/Getty Images) American pressure on Venezuela has not stopped, even amid a war the U.S. is fighting with Iran overseas. Venezuela’s acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, is trying to manage the demands of the Trump administration as she looks to hang on to American support more than two months after the toppling ofRead more
Iran nuclear talks conclude with no deal announced as risk of U.S. attack looms
Iran and the United States held hours of indirect negotiations Thursday over Tehran’s nuclear program but walked away without a deal, meaning the possibility of another Middle East war is still a risk as the massive fleet of U.S. aircraft and warships remain in the region. Omani Foreign Minister Badr al-Busaidi, who mediated the talks in Geneva, said there had been “significant progress in the negotiation” without elaborating. But just before the talks ended, Iranian state television reported that Tehran was determined to continue enriching uranium, rejected proposals to transferRead more
‘What we are experiencing is not humane’ – Cubans struggle as U.S. chokes oil supply
People walk through the Cuban town of Santa Cruz del Norte last week during a scheduled power outage that was part of energy rationing. A former Canadian ambassador to Cuba says the Trump administration, which has imposed sanctions on countries that sell Cuba fuel, is trying to throttle the island’s economy until the regime collapses. (Ramon Espinosa/The Associated Press) Some Cubans say everyday life on the Caribbean island has reached a breaking point amid a fuel shortage brought about by the U.S. squeezing the country’s oil supply. Meanwhile, Canadian airlines suspendedRead more
U.S. says it has seized 7th Venezuela-linked oil tanker
Venezuela’s national flag waves in the wind at the top of the National Assembly in Caracas on Tuesday. (Matias Delacroix/The Associated Press) U.S. military forces boarded and took control of a seventh oil tanker connected with Venezuela on Tuesday as part of the Trump administration’s broader efforts to take control of the oil in the South American country. U.S. Southern Command said in a social media post that U.S. forces apprehended the Motor Vessel Sagitta “without incident” and that the tanker was “operating in defiance of President Trump’s established quarantineRead more
U.S. plane used in boat strike was disguised as civilian aircraft, contrary to Pentagon regulation
A combination image shows two screen captures from a video posted on the X account of The White House on Sept. 15, 2025, depicting what U.S. President Donald Trump said was a U.S. military strike on a Venezuelan drug cartel vessel that had been on its way to the U.S. (The White House/Handout/Reuters) The plane used by the U.S. military to strike a boat accused of smuggling drugs off the coast of Venezuela last fall was painted to look like a civilian aircraft, a move that appears to be atRead more
Zelenskyy says Ukraine will present revised peace plan to U.S. Wednesday
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday that a revised plan for peace with Russia will be given to the U.S. Wednesday. (Francesco Fotia/Reuters) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has reaffirmed his refusal to cede any territory, resisting U.S. pressure for painful concessions to Russia as he continued to rally more European support for Ukraine. Speaking to reporters Tuesday on WhatsApp, Zelenskyy said three documents were now being discussed with American and European partners — a 20-point framework document that is constantly changing, a document on security guarantees and a document aboutRead more
Hundreds of flights cancelled across U.S. in bid to maintain safety
A traveller checks the flight information board as others walk through the terminal at Baltimore/Washington International Airport on Thursday. Hundreds of flights have been cancelled in at the busiest U.S. airports because of the government shutdown. (Stephanie Scarbrough/The Associated Press) U.S. airlines began cancelling hundreds of flights on Thursday as the Federal Aviation Administration sought to reduce traffic at the country’s busiest airports because of the government shutdown. More than 760 flights had been cut from Friday’s airline schedules, according to FlightAware, a website that tracks flight disruptions, by lateRead more
U.S. sending aircraft carrier to South America amid Trump’s anti-cartel campaign
The USS Gerald R. Ford arrives in Halifax in October 2022. The U.S. is sending the aircraft carrier to South America in the latest escalation of military firepower in a region where the Trump administration has unleashed more rapid strikes in recent days against boats it accuses of carrying drugs. (Andrew Vaughan/The Canadian Press) The U.S. military is sending an aircraft carrier to the waters off South America, the Pentagon announced Friday, in the latest escalation of military firepower in a region where the Trump administration has unleashed more rapidRead more
‘Trump must go’: Large crowds join ‘No Kings’ protests across U.S.
Protesting the direction of the U.S. under President Donald Trump, people gathered Saturday in the nation’s capital and communities across the country for “No Kings” demonstrations — what the president’s Republican Party is calling “Hate America” rallies. This is the third mass mobilization since Trump’s return to the White House in January and comes against the backdrop of a government shutdown that not only has closed federal programs and services but is testing the core balance of power as an aggressive executive confronts Congress and the courts in ways thatRead more