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US forces turn back 38 ships from Iranian ports as blockade continues

US forces are actively preventing ships from entering or exiting Iranian waters as part of a sustained effort to monitor and control movement into strategic coastal hubs

DeepSeek slashes fees for new flagship AI model amid Chinese price war

Chinese AI firms are discounting to incentivize users to switch, accelerating adoption in a crowded global AI field in an attempt to reshape the US-China AI race

Russia trip opportunity to coordinate after war: Iranian foreign minister

Prior to his arrival in Russia, the top Iranian diplomat held pivotal meetings in Islamabad to further this regional agenda

Asian shares mixed; Nikkei hits record as oil rises on West Asia tensions

Hong Kong's Hang Seng index edged 0.1 per cent lower to 25,951.86, and the Shanghai Composite index was up 0.2 per cent at 4,089.04

'Shots fired!': How chaos unfolded at Washington Hilton during press dinner

At that moment on Saturday night, President Trump and many of America's top government officials and journalists were one floor down, crammed into the ballroom for a black-tie dinner

What to know about US-Iran peace talks: Key issues, hurdles, latest moves

An Iranian negotiator returned to Pakistan on Sunday, despite the United States abruptly calling off a trip there by its two top negotiators

Iran offers new proposal to US to reopen Strait of Hormuz, end war: Report

Pakistani mediators have given the proposal to the White House, but it's unclear whether the US wants to explore it, an Axios report said

Gold falls on firm dollar, oil-led inflation fears as US-Iran talks stall

SPDR Gold Trust, the world's largest gold-backed exchange-traded fund, said its holdings fell 0.2 per cent to 966.30 metric ‌tonnes ​on Thursday

Security at correspondents' dinner worked as intended, say experts

The episode raised fresh questions about whether the Secret Service was sufficiently prepared to protect the president in an age of rising threats and spasms of political violence

Ex-Israeli PMs Bennett, Lapid unite to challenge Netanyahu in elections

The agreement between two leaders was finalised on Saturday evening, with both sides confirming that their respective parties, Yesh Atid and Bennett 2026, will contest the elections as a single list

Trump calls correspondents' dinner attack suspect 'pretty sick guy'

Trump said in TV interviews that the suspect, whom an official identified as 31-year-old Cole Tomas Allen, of Torrance, California, had posted what Trump described as an 'anti-Christian' manifesto

Trump claims 'anti-Christian' bias behind White House dinner shooting

The suspect, identified as 31-year-old Cole Tomas Allen, was taken into custody after allegedly breaching a security checkpoint and firing shots before being subdued

Earthquake of magnitude 6.2 hits part of northern Japan, no damage reported

No tsunami advisory was issued by the Japan Meteorological Agency

Trump calls for unity after another violent incident, but will it last?

The president called for Americans to put aside their differences and unite - a break from his usual gleefully combative political tack

Trump voices disappointment with Nato after correspondents' dinner shooting

The event was attended by President Trump, First Lady Melania Trump, Vice President JD Vance and several senior officials

'They're in really bad shape': Trump signals US-Iran conflict may end soon

Trump added that internal divisions within Iran's leadership could further accelerate the path to an outcome

Trump was likely target of shooting at White House correspondents dinner

The man fired a shotgun at a Secret Service agent at a security checkpoint in the Washington Hilton hotel before being tackled and arrested

Trump says Iran can reach out to US if it wants to negotiate end to war

Trump canceled a trip by his envoys to Pakistan on Saturday, dealing a new setback to peace prospects after Iranian Foreign Minister departed Islamabad after speaking only to Pakistani officials

Musk vies to turn X into super app with banking tool nearing launch

X Money, a banking and payments platform built inside the social network X, is expected to make its early public access debut imminently, based on the timeframe offered by Musk last month

Who is Cole Allen, the suspect in WH correspondents' dinner shooting?

Allen, approximately 31 years of age, is a resident of Torrance, California, a coastal town that is part of the South Bay area adjacent to Los Angeles abutting Santa Monica Bay