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Trump admin says war in Iran has been 'terminated' before 60-day deadline

While the ceasefire has since been extended, Iran maintains its chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz, and the US Navy is maintaining a blockade to prevent Iran's oil tankers from getting out

US House votes to end DHS shutdown as Senate grills Hegseth on Iran

The bipartisan package would end the agency's longest shutdown and avoid another round of airport disruptions

Iran's supreme leader vows to protect nuclear, missile capabilities

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 adopts new weapon: Fibre-optic drones, used widely in Ukraine war

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 surges past $125 as Iran-US war fears roil oil markets

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

Putin offered to help US on Iran's uranium in potential nuclear deal: Trump

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

Democrats probe as Trump OKs nearly $2 bn payout to end wind projects

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

Trump weighing reduction of US troop presence in Germany after Iran feud

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 plans to stay on at Fed after term, cites legal action by Trump team

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

Brazil's Senate blocks Prez Lula's SC nominee, first rejection in 132 years

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

Hegseth faces tough questions on Iran war in first congressional appearance

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

Federal Reserve expected to hold rates at Powell's likely last meeting

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

Asian stocks advance, oil prices decline after UAE's exit from Opec

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

Funds to pay TSA, Homeland Security workers will soon run out: White House

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

Senate Republicans block Democrats' attempt to end Trump's blockade of Cuba

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

Amazon touts 'major expansion' with OpenAI as ties with Microsoft loosen

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

Trump claims Iran has just 'informed the US it's in a State of Collapse'

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

Preventing Iranian nuclear weapon remains 'core issue', says Marco Rubio

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

Trump pursues new import taxes to replace tariffs rejected by Supreme Court

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

Indonesia train crash kills 14 near Jakarta; dozens injured, rescue on

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