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US blockade of Iranian ports sparks Gulf retaliation threat
By Trevor Hunnicutt and Parisa Hafezi Reuters The U.S. military began a blockade of Iran’s ports, angering Tehran and adding uncertainty around ...North Korea tests cruise and anti-ship missiles from naval destroyer
By Kyu-seok Shim Reuters North Korea conducted another test of strategic cruise missiles and anti-warship missiles on Sunday as part of operational ...US blockade of Iranian ports to start as Trump threatens to hit infrastructure
BY SAMY MAGDY AP The U.S. military announced it will begin a blockade of all Iranian ports and coastal areas on Monday, ...Hungarian PM Viktor Orban concedes defeat in European electoral earthquake
By Justin Spike and Sam McNeil, Associated Press Hungarian voters ousted long-serving Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Sunday after 16 years in ...US leaves Iran peace talks without a deal
By Ariba Shahid, Asif Shahzad and Parisa Hafezi Reuters Iran and the United States failed to reach an agreement to end the ...Russia, Ukraine accuse each other of violating Orthodox Easter ceasefire
Russia and Ukraine on Saturday accused each other of violating a brief ceasefire in their four-year-old war hours into the truce put ...US-Iran talks with Vance and Iranian officials in Pakistan as ceasefire strains
By Ariba Shahid and Asif Shahzad Reuters Senior U.S. and Iranian leaders were in the Pakistani capital Islamabad on Saturday for negotiations ...Mali backs Morocco’s plan for disputed Western Sahara, ending support for the Sahrawi Republic
BY BABA AHMED AP Mali on Friday backed Morocco’s plan to offer autonomy to Western Sahara but establish sovereignty over the disputed ...Trump says Iran’s handling of Strait of Hormuz is ‘not the agreement we have’
BY Danny KEMP AFP US President Donald Trump on Thursday accused Iran of doing a “very poor job” of allowing oil through ...Fighting between Sahel-based jihadist rivals spills into Niger
By Robbie Corey-Boulet Reuters The West African affiliates of al Qaeda and Islamic State have clashed in Niger for the first time, ...














