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In his remarks, Khamenei seemed to signal Iran would maintain its control over the waterway, which sits in the territorial waters of Iran and Oman

Hezbollah - the Iran-backed militant group in Lebanon - has mostly been using the fibre optic drones on Israeli soldiers operating in southern Lebanon or towns on the border

Brent crude to be delivered in June jumped 6.2 per cent to $125.36 and Brent to be delivered in July rose 3.1 per cent to $113.85

Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the Iran war in a phone call with Trump on Wednesday, with the Kremlin stressing the 'dire consequences' if hostilities resumed

In the latest deals announced Monday, the administration said Bluepoint Wind and Golden State Wind agreed to end their leases in exchange for reimbursements totaling nearly $900 million

Merz had said earlier Wednesday that his personal relationship with Trump remained 'as good as ever,' but he had 'had doubts from the very beginning about what was started there with the war in Iran'

Powell's decision to stay denies President Donald Trump a chance to fill a seat on the central bank's seven-member governing board with his own appointee

Lula, who is seeking reelection in October for his fourth inconsecutive term, picked Messias to replace Luis Roberto Barroso, who resigned in November

Democrats grilled Hegseth and Gen Dan Caine about the ballooning costs of the war, the huge drawdown of critical US munitions and the bombing of a school that killed children

The Fed is widely expected to keep its key rate unchanged Wednesday for a third straight meeting at 3.6 per cent

South Korea's Kospi rose 0.3 per cent to 6,657.40 and the Hang Seng in Hong Kong gained 1.4 per cent to 26,029.02

The Office of Management and Budget said money that President Trump tapped to pay Transportation Security Administration and other workers through executive actions will be exhausted by May

The vote on the war powers resolution showed how Republicans continue to stand behind Trump as he acts unilaterally to exert American force in a range of global conflicts

Sam Altman said collaboration with Amazon's cloud computing division, Amazon Web Services, would involve co-developing a new platform for AI agents that can do computer-based work on people's behalf

He added that he believes they will be able to sort out reported divisions within the Islamic Republic government about negotiations with the US

Asked if he thinks the Iranians are serious about a deal, Rubio said they are skilled negotiators looking to buy time

Trump's newest tariff push is sure to face more challenges in court but is likely to prove sturdier than the one the Supreme Court tossed out

The crash occurred Monday when a long-distance train crashed into the rear car of a stopped commuter train at Bekasi Timur Station outside Jakarta

Audias Flores Silva, also known as 'El Jardinero' or The Gardener, was seen as a possible successor to El Mencho and the US had a $5 million reward out for information leading to his arrest

The coalition had previously said it would back former Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, who the US administration views as too close to Ira