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A UAE navy ship sails next to a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz as seen from Khor Fakkan, United Arab Emirates, Wednesday, March 11, 2026. Altaf Qadri | AP Iranian trade has fallen sharply under U.S. sanctions and a naval blockade, President Masoud Pezeshkian said, as Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei urged a reduction…
Mark Walter chief executive officer of Guggenheim Partners, primary owner and chairman of Major League Baseball’s Los Angeles Dodgers and a 12.7% of BlueCo, a holding company that controls Premier League club Chelsea on the field after the FIFA Club World Cup Final against Paris Saint-Germain on July, 13, 2025 at MetLife Stadium in East…
US President Donald Trump speaks after signing an executive order that aims to rename Lake Ontario to Lake America in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on Aug. 27, 2026. Jim Watson | AFP | Getty Images A federal judge on Friday rejected an effort by President Donald Trump to transfer…
Iran’s Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi attends a ceremony where Iran’s Foreign Ministry and Health Ministry sign a memorandum of understanding MoU on cooperation in rebuilding infrastructure damaged during the war in Tehran, Iran, Aug. 11, 2026. Xinhua News Agency | Xinhua News Agency | Getty Images Iran’s foreign minister said on Friday that a…
United Arab Emirates national security advisor, Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan, meets with President Donald Trump at the White House, March 18, 2025. Courtesy: Donald J. Trump | Via Truth Social The powerful United Arab Emirates official known as the “spy sheikh” is behind the largest stake in the holding company for the Trump…
Texas Senate candidate James Talarico (D-TX) speaks at a campaign rally on March 2, 2026 in Houston, Texas. Talarico is visiting various locations around the state in the lead up to tomorrow’s primaries. Danielle Villasana | Getty Images Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico is out with a new plan, first shared with CNBC, to…
CIA Director John Ratcliffe attends a cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on May 27, 2026. Kent Nishimura | Afp | Getty Images U.S. Central Intelligence Agency Director John Ratcliffe made a surprise trip to Moscow this week to warn Russia against attacking NATO, according to multiple media…
US Vice President JD Vance speaks with reporters after his arrival at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, on May 28, 2026. Matt Rourke | AFP | Getty Images Voters are worried about the cost of living. Comments from the GOP this week are not likely to console them. President Donald Trump, in a Wednesday interview,…
Canada on Tuesday announced retaliatory tariffs against the United States, matching “dollar for dollar” the 50% duties that President Donald Trump imposed over the weekend after a breakdown in trade talks. Ottawa’s new tariffs encompass more than 700 U.S. goods and are worth about $20 billion, mirroring the size of Trump’s latest import taxes on…
US President Donald Trump during an event in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, Aug. 24, 2026. Will Oliver | Bloomberg | Getty Images President Donald Trump submitted a proposed agreement with Saudi Arabia on civil nuclear energy to Congress on Monday, starting a mandatory review period for…