US faces demand to restore $350M in federal funding to help power Puerto Rico - AP News

US faces demand to restore $350M in federal funding to help power Puerto Rico  AP News

AI ruling prompts warnings from US lawyers: Your chats could be used against you - Reuters

AI ruling prompts warnings from US lawyers: Your chats could be used against you  Reuters

Is the US blockade of Iran working?

BBC Verify has been looking into whether the US blockade of Iran near the Strait of Hormuz is working.

Iran-Linked Ships Slow or Stop as U.S. Blockade Is ‘Fully Implemented’

More than a dozen U.S. Navy warships are enforcing a blockade on all vessels from all nations entering or leaving coastal areas or ports in Iran.

By Jenny Gross

Pakistan Army Chief Lands in Tehran for US-Iran Mediation Talks - Bloomberg

Pakistan Army Chief Lands in Tehran for US-Iran Mediation Talks  Bloomberg

US crude exports hit record as Iran war disrupts Middle East supplies

Foreign sales could push up US petrol prices and increase political pressure on Trump administration to curtail exports

‘Putting your body on the line’: inside the US movement against war in Iran

Protests coincide with a congressional vote to stop arming Israel and a movement to withhold income taxes Middle East crisis – live updates On Monday afternoon, dozens of people sat down in front of the New York senator Kirsten Gillibrand’s Manhattan office. Shedding their casual-business attire, they revealed matching shirts that read “FUND PEOPLE NOT BOMBS”. They were some of hundreds of protesters – including Chelsea Manning, actor Hannah Einbinder and artist Molly Crabapple – to tell Gi...

By Lex McMenamin

Leavitt shows off US Triumphal Arch, with plans to be released Thursday

President Trump's proposed 250-foot United States Triumphal Arc would rise on Columbia Island in the Potomac River to mark America's 250th birthday.

US sending 10,000 more troops to Middle East despite Iran ceasefire

The US is sending additional troops to the Middle East this month, according to The Washington Post.

A few tankers and ships are going through the Strait of Hormuz. Here's the latest traffic

Tanker transits Tuesday were 90% below traffic before the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran, according to shipping deata.

US extends sanctions exemptions for Lukoil, says Reuters

The US administration has extended a sanctions exemption allowing retail petrol stations owned by Russian company Lukoil to operate outside Russia until the end of October.

By Olha Kovalchuk,Alona Mazurenko

Iran threatens to shut down Red Sea shipping unless US lifts naval blockade

Iran’s military threatened on Wednesday to shut down Red Sea trade unless the US lifted its naval blockade on Tehran’s ports, saying the ceasefire was at risk. State media reported that the commander of Iran’s joint military command warned that Iran would completely block exports and imports across the Persian Gulf region, the Sea of Oman, and the Red Sea. “Iran will act with strength to defend its national sovereignty and its interests,” said Ali Abdollahi. He added that the US blockade is “...

By Agencies

South Africa appoints veteran Afrikaner politician Roelf Meyer as US ambassador amid tense Trump ties

South Africa has appointed a prominent Afrikaner politician, Roelf Meyer, to the ambassadorial role in Washington. This comes amid allegations from the Trump administration of a "white genocide" in the country.

Trump says Xi will ‘give him a big fat hug’ as he promises to ‘permanently reopen’ Strait of Hormuz

President will open the waterway ‘for China’ – two days after ordering the his military to impose a blockade

By James C. Reynolds

The easing of US bank sanctions against Venezuela gives Delcy Rodríguez a lifeline amid social unrest

The measure will facilitate dollar transactions, but experts believe the obstacles won’t disappear entirely because the government itself remains under sanctions

By María Martín

Exclusive-Iran offers proposal allowing ships to exit Oman side of Hormuz free of attack, source says

Indian-origin Meenu Batra living in US for 35 years detained by ICE: 'That doesn’t mean you can be here forever'

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Report: U.S. deploying 10,000 additional troops to Mideast amid Iran cease-fire - Haaretz

Report: U.S. deploying 10,000 additional troops to Mideast amid Iran cease-fire  Haaretz

Israel, US goals 'identical'; prepared for any scenario: Netanyahu

Israel, US goals 'identical'; prepared for any scenario: Netanyahu

Iran military says it will block Red Sea if US blockade of Hormuz continues - The Straits Times

Iran military says it will block Red Sea if US blockade of Hormuz continues  The Straits Times

AI ruling prompts warnings from US lawyers: Your chats could be used against you

Kremlin says US has rejected its proposal that Russia take Iranian uranium stocks

Russia first proposed last June that it take control of Iran's uranium stock, but no action was taken. According to news reports, Russia reissued the proposal again this week.

Iran offers proposal allowing ships to exit Oman side of Hormuz free of attack

Iran could consider allowing ships to sail freely through the Omani side of the Strait of Hormuz without risk of attack as part of proposals it has offered in negotiations with the United States, providing a deal is clinched to prevent renewed conflict, a source briefed by Tehran said. The U.S.-Israeli war with Iran has […]

"Turn Around Or Will Use Force": US Warning To Ships Transiting Hormuz

Iran has rejected the US move outright, with its Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei saying the country is "not 'blockadable'".

'Similar interests' between Ireland and US - ambassador

US Ambassador to the EU Andrew Puzder has said that Ireland and the US have "similar interests" that are among key issues for the relationship between the two countries.

Unification minister says appointing special envoy to facilitate US-North Korea talks still under review

Unification Minister Chung Dong-young said Wednesday the appointment of a special envoy to facilitate dialogue between the United States and North Korea was still known to be under review by President Lee Jae Myung. Chung's remarks came after he had earlier proposed sending an envoy for "peace on the Korean Peninsula" to neighboring countries to help reopen US-North Korea talks and stalled inter-Korean dialogue. The move comes as South Korea has deemed the period leading up to US President Donal

By The Korea Herald

Oil steady as Hormuz shipping constraints counter US-Iran peace hopes

Top admirals of S. Korea, U.S., Japan discuss trilateral cooperation in Seoul - Yonhap News Agency

Top admirals of S. Korea, U.S., Japan discuss trilateral cooperation in Seoul  Yonhap News Agency

Top mid to large cap U.S. homebuilding stocks by Quant rating as builder sentiment falls

Giorgetti says Italy-US relations are excellent, but sometimes can diverge

(ANSA) - ROME, APR 15 - Economy Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti said Wednesday that Italy-US relations are excellent, but sometimes can diverge amid a rift between Premier Giorgia Meloni and President Donald Trump over Rome's refusal to join the Iran war. Relations between Italy and the United States are "excellent" because they are "diplomatic, economic, and scientific," and "over 165 years they have had periods," as with any relationship, more intense and less so, but "it's up to us to navigat...

By ANSA

Meyer appointment draws Afrikaner backlash but diplomats foresee no US resistance - Daily Maverick

Meyer appointment draws Afrikaner backlash but diplomats foresee no US resistance  Daily Maverick

Sanctioned China tanker turns back to Strait of Hormuz, day after Gulf exit - The Jakarta Post

Sanctioned China tanker turns back to Strait of Hormuz, day after Gulf exit  The Jakarta Post

Slump in air seat bookings from Europe, US - eKathimerini.com

Slump in air seat bookings from Europe, US  eKathimerini.com

FIRST TAKE | Roelf Meyer faces similar task in DC as he did after Boipatong in 1992 - News24

FIRST TAKE | Roelf Meyer faces similar task in DC as he did after Boipatong in 1992  News24

Pakistan begins preparations for 2nd round of US-Iran talks: sources

JD Vance and Bagher Ghalibaf likely to lead their respective delegations once again

By Anadolu Agency

Iran signals safe passage in Strait of Hormuz as part of US talks

Iran may allow vessels to move freely along the Oman side of the Strait of Hormuz under proposals discussed with the United States, as part of efforts to avoid renewed tensions, a...

Iran ups threats over naval blockade, but still talking to US

Iran's military threatened on Wednesday to shut down Red Sea trade unless the United States lifted its naval blockade on Tehran's ports, saying the ceasefire was at risk. The post Iran ups threats over naval blockade, but still talking to US appeared first on Vanguard News.

By Ayobami

South Africa names apartheid-era politician as new ambassador to the US

South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed Roelf Meyer, who served in the last government of the apartheid era, as his new ambassador to the US, his office has said.

By Emmanuel Tetteh

Petrotel-Lukoil refinery in Romania to resume operations after US approval, energy minister says

By irina.popescu0

The Hormuz Crisis: From US-Iran Rivalry to Great-Power Tensions - NewsDay Zimbabwe

The Hormuz Crisis: From US-Iran Rivalry to Great-Power Tensions  NewsDay Zimbabwe