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US to slash fee for renouncing citizenship 16 Mar 2026 - 02:34 pm

Washington, United States: The United States will drop the price for Americans looking to formally renounce their citizenship by more than 80 percent,...

Trump pressures NATO, China over Iran's closure of key waterway 16 Mar 2026 - 10:53 am

Tehran: President DonaldTrumpurged NATO partners and China to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz, the critical conduit for crude that Iran has effectively...

Trump urges other nations to send ships to secure Strait of Hormuz 14 Mar 2026 - 05:48 pm

Washington, United States: US President Donald Trump on Saturday urged other nations to send ships to help secure the Strait of Hormuz, the...

US, Ecuador sign trade deal cutting tariff rates 14 Mar 2026 - 03:46 pm

Quito: The United States and Ecuador have agreed to reduce tariff rates between the two nations, officials said, as countries seek to navigate...

Four US troops killed in military aircraft crash in Iraq 13 Mar 2026 - 03:32 pm

Washington: The US military announced Friday that four of the six crew members aboard a military aircraft that crashed in western Iraq have...

Two injured, gunman dead in shooting at Virginia university 12 Mar 2026 - 07:14 pm

Washington, United States: Two people were injured and the gunman is dead following a shooting on Thursday at Old Dominion University in the...

Drone targets American diplomatic facility in Iraq: US State Department 11 Mar 2026 - 09:49 pm

Washington: The US Department of State announced that a drone targeted a major American diplomatic facility in Iraq Tuesday, confirming that no injuries...

White House area shut down after van breaches security barricade: police 11 Mar 2026 - 03:38 pm

Washington, United States: A van smashed into a security barricade near the White House early Wednesday, police said, forcing a shutdown of the...

US Pentagon says around 140 US personnel injured during Iran war 10 Mar 2026 - 11:12 pm

Doha: In an emailed statement cited by The Associated Press, Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell said “the vast majority of these injuries have been...

Family of Canada mass shooting victim sues OpenAI 10 Mar 2026 - 10:38 pm

Toronto: The family of a girl gravely injured during a mass shooting in Canada is suing OpenAI over the company's failure to notify...

Trump says war on Iran could be ‘short-term excursion’ 10 Mar 2026 - 12:07 am

Doha, Qatar: President Donald Trump says the US-Israel war on Iran could be a “short-term excursion,” Al Jazeera reported. He made the remarks...

Cuba says working to restore power after big blackout 05 Mar 2026 - 04:39 pm

Havana: Cuban authorities said Thursday they made progress toward restoring power to end a blackout that hit two-thirds of the beleaguered communist nation....

Two more candidates nominated for next UN secretary-general 05 Mar 2026 - 10:25 am

United Nations: Two more candidates have been nominated for the position of the next UN secretary-general, according to documents published on the official...

Trump says U.S. attack on Iran capable of going "far longer" than 4 to 5 weeks 02 Mar 2026 - 11:28 pm

WASHINGTON: U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that the U.S. military campaign against Iran has "capability to go far longer" than the four...

Mexican president reaffirms commitments for 2026 World Cup ahead of FIFA visit 28 Feb 2026 - 09:34 am

Mexico City: Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum reaffirmed on Friday the commitment to create the necessary conditions to co-host the 2026 World Cup, while...

OpenAI says Pentagon deal agrees to use its models with 'safeguards' 28 Feb 2026 - 09:12 am

San Francisco, United States: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said Friday the AI startup has inked a deal with the Pentagon to use its...

Trump tells US govt to 'immediately' stop using Anthropic AI tech 28 Feb 2026 - 09:06 am

Washington, United States: President Donald Trump told the US government Friday to "immediately" stop using Anthropic's technology after the AI startup rejected the...