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Longtime Trump confidante kept her job after tense meeting in which she insisted the US president was misled over damage to Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool
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‘Strategic humiliation’: Trump trapped between escalation and caving to Iran’s demands
US president faces few good options to exit a war he once said would end swiftly with the Islamic republic’s surrender
‘Ugliest election race of the year’: Democrats’ civil war erupts in Michigan
Abdul El-Sayed’s rise reflects a party increasingly defined by generational change, economic anger and foreign-policy dissent
Strait of Hormuz deal could give Iran control over ships
Ships would enter the Gulf through an Iranian-held route and exit via a route controlled by Oman
Oil prices drop on hopes Strait of Hormuz could reopen
US secretary of state Marco Rubio says progress in talks could allow shipments to resume
Donald Trump’s reflecting pool turns into a political quagmire
The collapse of a felony case against an Olympic canoeist has transformed a presidential project into a potent symbol of overreach and embarrassment
The Democrats’ civil war over Israel is getting worse
While the party fractures over Middle East policy, it is ignoring the threat posed by AI and social media
Morocco holds the cards as Sánchez tries to keep relations on track
Morocco’s absolute ruler Mohammed VI turned Spain’s border into leverage over Madrid
Watch the skies: What are the chances of being hit by a piece of space junk?
Every week, a tonne of space debris falls to Earth as more rockets and satellites go into orbit. Who pays for the damage?
The West may become less polarised in coming years amid external threats
As Europe rearms and geopolitical rivalry returns, the West may rediscover an unexpected source of social cohesion
Chicago calling? At 85, my mother wasn’t convinced this was the moment to be crossing the Atlantic
Can the Windy City work its charms on a mother and son travelling together?
In remarkable about-turn, US health secretary RFK jnr tells families to vaccinate children
Robert F Kennedy jnr’s remarks come amid a measles crisis in the US, with infections at a 35-year high
Europe facing winter gas squeeze due to Iran conflict
Natural gas reserves for use during winter are lagging, meaning continued higher prices for households and businesses
Pope Leo is right. There is no such thing as a ‘just war’
Rite & Reason: As John F Kennedy put it: ‘Mankind must put an end to war before war puts an end to mankind’
Iran strikes tankers under US escort as Trump insists war is going well
Oil prices rise as Tehran stops more vessels exiting Strait of Hormuz
‘You will live in squalor’: Trump revives Red Scare rhetoric ahead of US midterms
A growing ideological divide within the Democratic Party is giving Trump and his allies a potent new line of attack before the midterms
The field marshal remaking Pakistan’s place in the world
Asim Munir is trying to refashion Pakistan’s place in the world — and bolster his power at home
The Iran conflict is escalating and Tehran is in no rush to end it
Trump wants to move on but Iranian leaders appear convinced they can outlast Washington while raising the cost of continued fighting
Mitch McConnell’s disappearance prompts a mini-industry of ghoulish conspiracy theories
With the veteran senator absent since June, Republicans face growing pressure to disclose his condition as their Senate majority tightens
The Iran war is making noodles costlier 7,000km away
Some staple dishes in Asia are no longer as affordable to purchase or prepare
Anthony Fauci invokes fifth amendment and declines to testify in US Senate Covid hearing
Adviser to Trump and Biden for pandemic says Republican senator has ‘unhinged obsession’ with him
Trump’s most loyal supporters – white working-class men – are becoming disillusioned
Not with his displays of spiteful narcissism, but with rising prices for gas and groceries
How Iran has adapted its missile war and given the US a strategic dilemma
Recent fighting has provided conditions for Tehran’s forces to launch more precision strikes across Gulf and Jordan
Trump’s waning sway over the world is due to his fantasy announcements
The habitual trolling that serves him at home is sapping his potency on the global stage
‘Better chemistry’: Has the Trump-Zelenskiy relationship thawed?
As Trump meets his Ukrainian counterpart in Washington today, their relationship seems better than ever
‘This thing is sticking out of me’: Hiker walks 16km after impaling himself on trekking pole
David Cifaldi had been hiking Montana’s tallest mountain at time of ‘freak accident’
Trump warns of return to ‘strong military action’ if Iran diplomacy fails
Tehran says there are no direct talks to the US to end the conflict
The Tate brothers, in US custody, watch their political backers go quiet
After Andrew and Tristan Tate, prominent leaders of the so-called manosphere, were arrested in Miami, many of their onetime allies on the American right pulled back support
Can Netanyahu win back Trump as pressure mounts in advance of election?
Israeli PM arrives in Washington after months of tensions with the US president, hoping limited concessions on Gaza and Lebanon can repair strained ties
Trump alliance turns from asset to liability in Brazil’s presidential race
Once eager to flaunt ties to Washington, the Bolsonaro camp is now struggling to contain a backlash fuelled by US tariffs and election controversy
Could Hunter Biden be the man to bring the family name back to the White House?
Few Americans have been pilloried as mercilessly as Joe Biden’s son over the past decade, but now there’s talk of him running for the White House
US warns Government not to push Occupied Territories Bill type action in Europe
Embassy cites risk to hundreds of thousands of Irish jobs with US companies from ‘symbolic measures’
Trump warns of ‘massive attack’ if Iran fails to negotiate
Trump has renewed threats to attack Iranian infrastructure
Plas Johnson: Saxophonist known for solo on The Pink Panther Theme dies aged 94
Johnson recorded with several artists including BB King, Frank Sinatra, Marvin Gaye and Nat King Cole
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