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US DOJ to allow firing squads for executions to ramp up capital punishment

The Biden administration had removed pentobarbital from the federal protocol over concerns about the potential for unnecessary pain and suffering

US does not plan to renew Iranian, Russian oil waivers, says Scott Bessent

Bessent's statements come as the world is on edge over the US-Israeli war in Iran, and global energy markets have been ensnarled by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz

No direct talks planned with US representatives in Islamabad: Iran

Iran's Foreign ministry spokesperson Esmael Baqaei thanked the Pakistani government for its 'ongoing mediation & good offices for ending American imposed war of aggression'

US sanctions China-based oil refinery, 40 shippers over Iranian oil

These sanctions come just a few weeks before President Donald Trump and China's Xi Jinping are due to meet in China

Appeals court says Donald Trump's order banning asylum at border is illegal

A 3-judge panel from the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit found that immigration laws give people the right to apply for asylum at the border, and prez can't circumvent that

US soldier charged for using classified intel to bet on Maduro capture

Gannon Ken Van Dyke was part of the operation to capture Maduro in January and used his access to classified information to make money on the prediction market site Polymarket

Trump asks Iran to stop supporting Hezbollah; Israel, Lebanon hail US talks

The president reiterated that the US continues to demand that Iran stop it's backing of proxy groups in the Mideast, including Hezbollah in Lebanon

'I don't want to rush': Trump on ending Iran war as negotiations drag on

Trump in an exchange with reporters in the Oval Office also pushed back against questions that the conflict is exceeding the four-to-six week timeline that he and aides previously set for the war

Israel and Lebanon agree to extend ceasefire by 3 weeks, says Trump

The initial 10-day ceasefire, which took effect last Friday, had been due to expire Monday

US military says it seizes another oil tanker associated with Iran

The Defence Department released video footage of US forces on the deck of the oil tanker Majestic X, which was seized in the Indian Ocean

Lebanon, Israel to resume direct talks in Washington to extend ceasefire

The aim of the future talks is to "fully" stop Israeli attacks, withdrawal of Israeli troops from Lebanon, release of Lebanese prisoners held in Israel

Turkiye passes bill restricting social media access for children under 15

The bill will force social media platforms to install age-verification systems, provide parental control tools and require companies to rapidly respond to content deemed harmful

US Senate passes budget plan for ICE in bid to reopen Homeland Security

The entire department has been shut down since mid-February as Democrats have demanded policy changes in the wake of fatal shootings of two protesters by federal agents

A look at China's behind-the-scenes role in West Asia war diplomacy

With the Iran war, Beijing is not an official mediator, but all parties - including Washington and Tehran - say it has played an important role in trying to de-escalate the conflict

Trump says Iran will free detained women after his request, halt executions

Rights groups that monitor Iran had said two of the women were already released on bail in March, and two others were known to face charges that carry the death sentences

Iran fires on 3 ships in Strait of Hormuz as US blockade holds, talks stall

There have been more than 30 attacks on ships in the West Asia since the US and Israel launched the war on Feb 28 with a surprise attack on Iran

US Navy Secretary John Phelan exits abruptly in latest Pentagon shake-up

Phelan's departure is the latest in a series of shakeups of top leadership at the Pentagon, coming just weeks after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth fired Army's top uniformed officer, Gen. Randy George

UK passes bill to ban cigarette sales to future generations to curb smoking

Children born after December 31, 2008 will be banned from ever buying cigarettes under the Tobacco and Vapes Bill

Iran fires on 3 ships, seizes two in Hormuz, escalating crisis further

The conflict has already sent gas prices skyrocketing far beyond the region and raised the cost of food and a wide array of other products

Former Premier League winners Leicester City relegated to third division

Leicester, which sealed the unlikeliest title win of the Premier League era in 2016 at odds of 5,000-1, needed a victory Tuesday to maintain hope of avoiding relegation but drew 2-2 with Hull