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Β 15m ago Tehran says Iran-Oman talks on Strait of Hormuz in “final stages” Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said Monday that negotiations with Oman regarding the future of the Strait of Hormuz had reached the “final stage.” The two countries sit on opposite sides of the strategic waterway and have been engaged in…
Magdeburg, Germany β Early exit polls in Germany on Sunday indicated that the Alternative for Germany party has a strong lead in a regional election. Still, it was unclear whether it would be able to form the country’s first far-right state government since World War II. Magdeburg, a city of only about 244,000 people, is…
President Trump’s White House special envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner arrived Sunday in Ukraine, as part of a trip that began in Moscow where they discussed a proposal to end the war with Russia. The trip marks the first time the envoys travel to Ukraine since Mr. Trump returned to office with a…
Robotaxis are on the roads of London, marking Uber’s biggest real-world challenge yet in a busy city built on a dense layout and countless roundabouts. This week, Uber rolled out 15 autonomous Ford Mustang Mach-E vehicles in London powered by artificial intelligence. The project is a partnership with British technology company Wayve. As of now,…
An attack involving explosives dropped from drones followed by a clash inside a military compound in northeastern Colombia has killed at least three soldiers and wounded four, Colombia’s army said Saturday. Local authorities blamed the attack late Friday on the rebel National Liberation Army (ELN). It targeted a military unit in the municipality of OcaΓ±a,…
Two senior aides to Nigel Farage, the firebrand leader of the U.K.’s populist Reform party, have stepped down after the party was accused of breaking British electoral law concerning foreign funding in the wake of an investigative news report where a journalist posed as a wealthy American’s son who wanted to donate to the party….
An Iranian government spokeswoman acknowledged Friday that the country is facing economic pressure and shortages, insisting that officials do not deny the difficulties confronting regular Iranians. Fatemeh Mohajerani, speaking at the opening of a 64-bed hospital in the western Ilam Province, said U.S. sanctions had impacted the implementation of infrastructure projects across the country. “The…
Ten research teams were honored Thursday at a satirical science awards ceremony that was hosted outside the U.S. for the first time due to travel concerns. Researchers who studied milk from cockroaches and analyzed soil health using underwear received Ig Nobel prizes celebrating unusual and imaginative contributions to science. The awards, organized by a digital…
Vice President JD Vance took the podium in the press room on Thursday, holding a rare briefing following last week’s departure of White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt. Vance downplayed the war with Iran, saying he wouldn’t even call it a war. Weijia Jiang reports.
Washington β An Air Force email from August, obtained by CBS News, shows the Pentagon was instructing personnel to stop referring to theΒ ongoing U.S. military operations in Iran as “Operation Epic Fury” β three months after the Trump administration declared it had ended.Β In response to questions from CBS News, the Pentagon said Wednesday that…