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BEIRUT — U.S. President Donald Trump and Iran’s foreign minister said Friday that the Strait of Hormuz is now fully open to commercial vessels. In a social media post, Tr...
April 17, 2026 International News
BERLIN — Rescuers in Germany began an elaborate operation Thursday to save a sick humpback whale that has been repeatedly stranded off the Baltic Sea coast and has stirre...
April 16, 2026 International News
BEIRUT, Lebanon — A 10-day truce began in Lebanon on Friday that could pause fighting between Israel and the Hezbollah militant group and boost attempts to extend the cea...
April 16, 2026 International News
WASHINGTON — The U.S. military has widened its efforts beyond the blockade of Iran's ports to allow its forces around the world to stop any ship tied to Tehran or those s...
April 16, 2026 International News
KYIV, Ukraine — Russia hammered civilian areas of Ukraine with hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles in an attack that stretched for hours from daytime into the night...
April 16, 2026 International News
BERLIN — Ukraine and Germany are starting work on plans for the joint production of advanced drones and other battle-tested defense systems, Ukrainian President Volodymyr...
April 15, 2026 International News
JERUSALEM — About 70 Palestinian men were found hiding inside a garbage truck by Israeli police as they attempted to cross into Israel from the occupied West Bank, appare...
April 15, 2026 International News
MANILA, Philippines — More than 17,000 American and Filipino military personnel will participate in one of their largest annual combat exercises in the Philippines that u...
April 15, 2026 International News
ISLAMABAD — 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 acros...
April 14, 2026 International News
A super typhoon is taking aim at several remote U.S. islands in the Pacific Ocean, lashing Guam with heavy rain and tropical storm-force wind gusts hours before its arriv...
April 13, 2026 International News
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