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US going to achieve objective in weeks, Iran at its weakest point: Rubio

US Secretary of State said Prez Trump has several options on the table to prevent Iran's hegemony over the strait

Will blow up Iran's energy sites if no ceasefire is reached soon: Trump

In a social media post, Trump said the United States would "conclude its 'lovely' stay" by blowing up Iran's civilian and energy infrastructure

US unveils 'Greater North America' strategy to redefine regional security

Plan outlines expanded northern security perimeter, urges allies to share defence responsibilities

Dozens arrested in LA as 'No Kings' protests against Trump sweeps US

Authorities in Los Angeles deployed tear gas near a federal detention centre and made dozens of arrests following one of thousands of "No Kings" rallies held this weekend across the United States and in Europe to protest President Donald Trump's actions and the war in Iran. Los Angeles police said Sunday that 74 people were arrested for failing to heed a dispersal order that was given after Saturday's rally ended. One other person was taken into custody on suspicion of possessing a weapon that police described as a dagger. The arrests stood out from what otherwise were mostly peaceful protests. Organisers said there were more than 3,100 events registered in all 50 US states. As hundreds of protesters surrounded a federal complex in downtown Los Angeles, some threw rocks, bottles and broken concrete blocks at officers, the US Department of Homeland Security said in a statement late Saturday night. Two officers who were struck by concrete blocks sustained undetermined injuries and ..

North Korea conducts test for missile capable of targeting US mainland

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un observed a test of a high-thrust, solid-fuel engine test and hailed it as a development to boost the country's strategic military capability, state media reported Sunday. The test likely indicates Kim is intent on enlarging and modernising an arsenal of missiles capable of reaching the United States mainland. The report on Sunday from Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) came days after Kim delivered a speech at North Korea's Parliament pledging to irreversibly cement his country's status as a nuclear power and accusing the US of global "state terrorism and aggression," in an apparent reference to the war in the Middle East. Kim watched the ground jet test of the newly upgraded engine using a composite carbon fibre material, according to the KCNA, which reported the engine's maximum trust is 2,500 kilotons, up from about 1,971 kilotons reported in a similar solid fuel engine test in September. A push to increase the engine power is likely associated wit

Five killed after a train and a van collide in rural Mississippi in US

Five people were killed when a train and van collided in rural Mississippi, authorities said Friday. All five killed were in the van, Stone County Coroner Wayne Flurry said. The lone surviving van passenger, a 23-year-old woman, was flown to a hospital, Flurry said. No one aboard the train was reported injured. The crash occurred when a Canadian Pacific Kansas City freight train collided with a vehicle in a crossing, the railroad said in a statement. The location was near the town of Wiggins about 45 miles (72 kilometres) northwest of Biloxi. The Stone County Sheriff's Office was investigating the crash, the company said. "Our most sincere condolences go out to the families of the victims of this tragedy," the railroad company said. The driver of the van, Ryan C Peterson, 26, and the front seat passenger, Kristina Carver, 45, were among those killed, Flurry said. Two of Carver's daughters also died, 22-year-old Emley Chamblee and 20-year-old Sarabeth Chamblee, as did 23-year-old .

Iran strikes on US base in Saudi injure 10 troops, damage several planes

An Iranian missile attack Friday left at least 10 American service members wounded and damaged several planes at a military base in Saudi Arabia, according to two US officials familiar with the situation. Two of the troops were seriously wounded, one of the officials said. Both officials spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive military matters. The attack on Prince Sultan Air Base damaged several US refuelling aircraft, said the officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive military matters. One of the officials said two of the troops were seriously wounded. Satellite imagery that appeared to show the damage to the aircraft was posted online. The attack, which involved an Iranian missile as well as unmanned drones, comes a day after President Donald Trump said Iran has been "obliterated" and Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said that "never in recorded history has a nation's military been so quickly and so effectively neutralised." US Central Comma

Artemis II crew arrives in Florida ahead of Nasa's historic moon mission

Nasa astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch, as well as Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen flew on Friday to Nasa 's Kennedy Space Center in Northrop Grumman Corp

2 students dead, 7 others injured in Tennessee school bus crash in US

Two students were killed and at least seven other people were injured Friday in a school bus crash in west Tennessee, officials said. The crash involving a Tennessee Department of Transportation dump truck, a Chevrolet Trailblazer and the school bus took place at about noon on Highway 70 in Carroll County, said Maj. Travis Plotzer, a spokesperson for the Tennessee Highway Patrol. Plotzer said there were a total of 25 students and five adults on the bus. The school bus was carrying students and employees from Kenwood Middle School in Clarksville for a field trip to Jackson, Tennessee, the Clarksville-Montgomery County School System said in a statement. The cause of the crash was under investigation. Plotzer said during a news conference that two students died in the crash. Officials said at least seven other people were taken by air ambulance to hospitals in Tennessee. The nature of their injures was not immediately disclosed. Four people were taken to Monroe Carrell Jr. Children's

Rubio denies US asked Ukraine to cede Donbas for security guarantees

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday rejected Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's assertion that the Trump administration is demanding Kyiv hand over its eastern Donbas region to Russia to receive American security guarantees in any ceasefire plan. Speaking to reporters following a Group of Seven meeting in France, Rubio disputed Zelenskyy's recent comments and said the US has made no such stipulation in its talks with Ukraine. "That's a lie," Rubio said. "And I saw him say that. And it's unfortunate he would say that because he knows that's not true and that's not what he was told." In an interview published this week, Zelenskyy told Reuters the US was making its offer of security guarantees for Ukraine contingent on the ceding of the Donbas region, the industrial heartland long coveted by Russian President Vladimir Putin. Moscow's forces occupy the bulk of the region, but have not seized a strip of land that is among the most heavily fortified parts of the front ...

Marco Rubio says US can achieve Iran objectives without ground troops

Rubio said recent deployments of thousands more troops to the region were intended to give Trump options to respond to contingencies in the conflict, but declined to go into operational details

US and Israel hit Iran's nuclear facilities as Tehran attacks Gulf

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz also said the country's military would escalate its assault on the Islamic Republic in response to the targeting of civilians

China probes US trade practices in response to Trump tariff moves

China launched two investigations into US trade practices on Friday, signalling its resolve to push back against President Donald Trump's tariffs ahead of his visit in May. The Commerce Ministry said the new probes are a response to two investigations announced by Trump earlier this month against multiple countries, including China. A ministry statement said the two Chinese investigations were launched to safeguard the interests of relevant Chinese industries and expressed "firm opposition" to the American probes. One will examine US policies that restrict Chinese goods from entering the United States and that limit US export of advanced technology products to China. The other is focused on barriers to Chinese green energy exports. The probes are expected to take six months and could be extended for another three months if necessary, the ministry said. The Chinese investigations are the latest volley in a long-running trade war and could be bargaining chips to counter any possible

G7 meets amid wars as Rubio tries to sell US strategy to sceptical allies

Group of Seven foreign ministers met in France on Friday to discuss the conflicts in West Asia, and between Russia and Ukraine, with deep divisions apparent over the US-Israel war with Iran following US President Donald Trump's repeated complaints that US' allies have ignored or rejected requests for help in confronting Iran's retaliation, including the closure of the Strait of Hormuz to most of international shipping. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio joined his counterparts from G7 nations only 24 hours after Trump's latest volley of insults lobbed at NATO, as instability in oil markets persisted with the Iran war entering its fourth week along with uncertainty over the status of potential negotiations to end the crisis. Most of US' closest allies have greeted the Iran war with deep scepticism, sentiments that were on display as the G7 foreign ministers met at a historic 12th-century abbey in Vaux-de-Cernay, outside Paris, even as they urged a diplomatic solution to resolve the ...

US views India with deep respect: Under Secy of War concludes India visit

Colby's visit to India concluded on Thursday

Oscar Awards ceremony to move from Hollywood to downtown Los Angeles

The new 10-year agreement with the live sports and entertainment company AEG will involve significant enhancements to the nearly two-decade-old Peacock Theater

Trump says Iran's 'present' to US was letting 10 oil tankers pass Hormuz

Trump made the comments at a Cabinet meeting in the White House, elaborating on what he had previously described as a "present" from Iran

Iran must give up nukes, else we will keep 'blowing them away': Trump

Trump said that discussions between the two sides are ongoing, though Tehran has pushed back against claims that it is eager to strike a deal.

Pentagon considers redirecting Ukraine military aid to West Asia: Report

The weapons that could be redirected include air defense interceptor missiles purchased through a NATO initiative launched last year, under which partner countries buy US arms for Kyiv

Trump names Huang, Zuckerberg to 13-member science and tech council

Trump has made securing US leadership in artificial intelligence a priority of his second term, framing the technology as a defining arena of strategic competition with China