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Trump declares Hormuz ‘new US territory’

Tehran has dismissed the US president’s cryptic claim on the strategic waterway as “delusional” ...

Democrats plan war powers vote over Trump’s ‘deranged’ Oman threat

Senator Tim Kaine will table a new resolution to rein in the president’s powers...

Russian and Egyptian nuclear authorities reject ‘biased’ Politico report

The outlet – whose German owners once received several million dollars from the CIA...

Kanye-Putin meeting ‘possible’ – Russian lawmaker

The US rapper reportedly hopes to meet the president when he travels to Russia...

Former president of Honduras sentenced to 45 years in US prison

Juan Orlando Hernandez was found guilty of taking millions of dollars in bribes to cover up drug shipments to the US ...

Israel to build AI supercomputer – Reuters

The Jewish state has allocated $250 million for the national artificial-intelligence program, the head of the country’s innovation authority has said ...

Russia comments on coup attempt in Bolivia

Domestic politics should not face “destructive interference” by foreign actors, Moscow has said ...

iPhone maker facing scrutiny in India over hiring practices

Apple contractor Foxconn is being questioned over allegations of discrimination against married women at its assembly plant ...

Boeing whistleblower fired after highlighting potentially ‘catastrophic’ flaw – lawyers

The US jet maker has come under intense scrutiny following a string of accidents ...

NATO to give Ukraine ‘something solid’ at summit – NYT

The bloc wants to ensure that its upcoming gathering in Washington is “smoother” than last year’s, the paper reported ...

Shortage of Afghan heroin could lead to more overdose deaths, UN warns

The Taliban has virtually wiped out production of opiates, stifling the global black market supply, a report has said ...

Russia strikes Ukrainian airfields set to house Western jets – MOD

Kiev’s backers have promised to provide as many as 60 US-designed F-16 fighters, but none have yet been delivered ...

Contributor criticizes BBC for asking ‘bizarre’ question

Pollster Scarlett Maguire claims a journalist asked her how she voted in the last election before she was allowed on air ...

Italian bank ordered to pay $480mn over scrapped Russian deal

UniCredit was among the guarantors for a failed gas plant project between Gazprom and Germany’s Linde ...

South African opposition MPs take their oaths after ending boycott

The MK party says it will work “tirelessly” to expose “covert operations” of the governing coalition ...

EU to put brakes on Kiev’s exports – FT

The bloc has reportedly decided to reimpose tariffs on cheap Ukrainian eggs and sugar to protect its own farmers ...

Italian PM Meloni decries ‘inhumane’ death of Indian laborer 

The leader paid tribute in parliament to the undocumented migrant, who was allegedly left to die after severing his arm   ...

Australian politician blames Assange for years of captivity

It was the WikiLeaks founder’s own decision to resist extradition, senior opposition figure Simon Birmingham has said ...

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