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Arab countries seek Iran peace agreement as ceasefire remains fragile

While there were indications of progress in talks to end the conflict, Axios and CBS News reported that Trump was preparing for a possible fresh round of strikes

IRGC-linked operative accused of plotting Ivanka Trump's assassination

The operative, Al-Saadi, possessed a blueprint of Ivanka Trump's Florida residence and allegedly posted online threats warning Americans that 'neither your palaces nor Secret Service will protect you'

Ex-CIA officer picked to replace Gabbard slammed 'toxic' DEI culture

Lukas warned that the American intelligence community, which comprises 18 agencies, had become 'aimless, bloated, risk-averse, and disconnected at times from the core mission of intelligence'

Trump critics sue to block payouts from $1.8 bn 'Anti-Weaponisation Fund'

A coalition of President Donald Trump's critics, including a fired prosecutor and a college professor acquitted of assaulting federal agents at a protest, sued Friday to block payouts from a new USD 1.776 billion settlement fund for Trump allies claiming to be victims of a weaponised government. The lawsuit adds fuel to a mounting backlash against the Trump administration's creation of an "Anti-Weaponisation Fund" to resolve the Republican president's lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service over the leak of his tax returns. Plaintiffs' attorneys from the legal advocacy group Democracy Forward are seeking a court order halting the fund's implementation and preventing the Trump administration from disbursing any payouts from it. The federal suit, filed in Alexandria, Virginia, claims there is no legal basis or accountability behind the fund. "The unlawfulness that has imbued the Anti-Weaponization Fund from its inception requires that it be wholly dismantled," the suit ...

'Hello Greenland!': Trump posts image against Nuuk skyline amid tensions

This comes after Greenlanders held a spirited protest on Thursday against the opening of a new American Consulate building in downtown Nuuk, Greenland's capital

Trump to miss son's wedding amid Iran tensions, White House commitments

Trump confirmed that he will not attend his son's wedding to Palm Beach socialite Bettina Anderson, citing 'circumstances pertaining to government'

Trump 'seriously considering' fresh strikes on Iran amid peace talks

US President Donald Trump is "seriously considering" launching fresh strikes against Iran if last-minute negotiations do not result in a peace deal, US media outlet Axios reported on Friday. It said that Trump met with a senior national security team in the morning to discuss the war on Iran even as Pakistan Army Chief Asim Munir visited Tehran and was joined by a delegation from Qatar in a last-minute bid to hammer out a deal. President Trump convened a meeting with his senior national security team regarding the war with Iran on Friday morning, two US officials told Axios. Trump is seriously considering launching new strikes against Iran barring a last-minute breakthrough in negotiations, sources who have spoken directly with the president say. Munir is expected to meet on Saturday with Gen. Ahmad Vahidi, the commander of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and a key player in the Iranian decision-making process. Axios reported that a US official briefed on the diplomatic .

Trump admin ends rule allowing migrants to stay during green card wait

Migrants to the US seeking permanent residency or a green card will have to return to their home country to file their applications, the US Citizenship and Immigration Service said on Friday. "From now on, an alien who is in the US temporarily and wants a Green Card must return to their home country to apply, except in extraordinary circumstances," USCIS spokesman Zach Kahler said in a statement here. He said the US was returning to the original intent of the law to ensure aliens navigate its immigration system properly. "This policy allows our immigration system to function as the law intended instead of incentivising loopholes. When aliens apply from their home country, it reduces the need to find and remove those who decide to slip into the shadows and remain in the US illegally after being denied residency," Kahler said. The USCIS announced a new policy memo reiterating the fact that, consistent with long-standing immigration law and immigration court decisions, aliens seeking

Tulsi Gabbard resigns as Trump's top US intelligence official: Report

Gabbard advised Trump of her intention to step down during an Oval Office meeting on Friday, the news outlet reported. The resignation is effective June 30, it said

UAE joins Saudi, Qatar in urging Trump not to restart Iran attacks

Gulf states have stepped up diplomatic outreach to the US president amid fears that renewed conflict with Iran could destabilise regional economies and energy markets

Kevin Warsh takes over US Fed with a policy problem already in view

The new Federal Reserve chair takes charge as rising inflation, AI-led economic shifts and geopolitical shocks complicate the US monetary policy outlook

Rubio embarks on mission to ease tensions with allies during Nato meeting

Secretary of State Marco Rubio is on his latest mission to assuage nervous US allies in Europe about the Trump administration's intentions with NATO or at least put a friendlier face on whipsawing changes and uncertainty about American troop reductions. Rubio will attend a NATO foreign ministers' meeting in Sweden on Friday - the same day senior Pentagon officials are expected to brief the 32-nation alliance on plans for the US military's commitment to European defence at the alliance's headquarters in Brussels. The meeting of diplomats, which precedes a NATO leaders' summit in Turkey in July, comes amid great uncertainty over how the war in Iran will play out and whether stalled US efforts to broker an end to the Russia-Ukraine conflict will resume. Resentment also still simmers on the continent over President Donald Trump's criticism of allies and his interest in taking over Greenland, a territory of NATO ally Denmark. Rubio has often been called on to offer a calmer, less ...

Iran, Oman in talks over Strait of Hormuz ship payment system amid tensions

The discussions suggest that the United States and the Iranian government may not be close to reaching a deal to end a war that has badly damaged the global economy

US depleted roughly half of THAAD interceptors in defence of Israel: Report

The US has depleted nearly half of its total inventory of advanced missile-defence interceptors in defending Israel in the now-paused war with Iran, The Washington Post reported. The United States launched more than 200 Terminal High Altitude Area Defense, or THAAD, interceptors in defence of Israel - roughly half of the Pentagon's total inventory - along with more than 100 Standard Missile-3 and Standard Missile-6 interceptors fired from naval vessels in the eastern Mediterranean, the Post quoted US officials as saying. By contrast, Israel fired fewer than 100 of its Arrow interceptors and around 90 David's Sling interceptors, some of which were used against less sophisticated projectiles fired by Iran-backed groups in Yemen and Lebanon, the Post report said on Thursday. The US and Israel started the war with Iran on February 28 with attacks targeted at its military, navy and air force facilities. The attacks have also wiped out top Iranian leadership, including the supreme leader,

Republicans pull vote on Iran war resolution that was on verge of passing

Republicans struggled Thursday to find the votes to dismiss legislation that would compel President Donald Trump to withdraw from the war with Iran, delaying planned votes on the matter into June. The House had scheduled a vote on a war powers resolution, brought by Democrats, that would rein in Trump's military campaign. But as it became clear that Republicans would not have the numbers to defeat the bill, GOP leaders declined to hold a vote on it. Republicans are also working to ensure they have the votes to dismiss another war powers resolution in the Senate that advanced to a final vote earlier this week, when four GOP senators supported the resolution and three others were absent from the vote. The actions by congressional leaders showed the increasing difficultly of maintaining political backing for Trump's handling of the war. Rank-and-file Republicans are increasingly willing to defy the president over the conflict. Frustration with Iran war grows on Capitol ...

Trump dismisses fears, says US wants to help Cuba on 'humanitarian basis'

Trump dismissed speculation that the deployment of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz near the region was aimed at intimidating the Cuban government

Trump announces 5,000 additional US troops to Poland, sparks confusion

President Donald Trump on Thursday said the US will send an additional 5,000 troops to Poland, stirring confusion following weeks of changing statements from Trump and his administration about reducing - not increasing - the American military footprint in Europe. The Trump administration has said it was reducing levels in Europe by about 5,000 troops, and US officials confirmed about 4,000 service members were no longer deploying to Poland. Trump's social media announcement raises more uncertainty for European allies that have been blindsided by the changes as the administration has complained about NATO members not shouldering enough of the burden of their own defense and failing to do more to support the Iran war. "Based on the successful Election of the now President of Poland, Karol Nawrocki, who I was proud to Endorse, and our relationship with him, I am pleased to announce that the United States will be sending an additional 5,000 Troops to Poland," Trump said on Truth ...

US Fed faces a reformist challenge as the baton passes from Powell to Warsh

Mr Warsh wants to significantly reform the way the Fed functions, but his real challenge may be outside the central bank

Trump to sign order on AI, cybersecurity amid push for tighter oversight

MAGA activists, including ex-Trump adviser Steve Bannon and right-wing political organiser Kremer, have been pressing to require AI developers to submit their most capable models for security tests

Trump renews pressure as Iran warns retaliation may spread beyond West Asia

The US has insisted Iran surrender any plans for nuclear enrichment and reopen the Strait of Hormuz to commercial traffic - demands Tehran is refusing