Iran The U.S. Treasury announced new sanctions against Iran as part of the "maximum pressure" campaign Pres. Trump outlined in an executive order "aimed at driving Iran's oil exports to zero." This …

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DRC A day after announcing a unilateral ceasefire for "humanitarian" reasons, Rwanda-backed M23 rebels reneged and captured the Congolese mining town of Nyabibwe. The rebels now seem to be advancin …

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Israel and Gaza Pres. Trump received Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu at the White House yesterday. Netanyahu was the first foreign leader Trump invited to visit during his new term, and analysts su …

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Trade Pres. Trump's new tariffs on Canada, China, and Mexico roiled markets early yesterday, but Prime Minister Trudeau of Canada and Pres. Sheinbaum of Mexico quickly struck deals to postpone …

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Coming Up This Week Israel and Hamas were supposed to begin negotiations over the second phase of their ceasefire and hostage release deal today in Qatar or Egypt, but those talks appear delayed: Is …

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Gaza Yesterday's hostage / prisoner swap was chaotic: curious Palestinian civilians swarmed the scene, and Israel almost called off the trade. Eventually it went through, but Israel insisted that me …

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