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  • US President Donald Trump during a prime-time address to the nation in the Cross Hall of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, April 1, 2026. Trump said the war in Iran is “very close” to completion, seeking to reassure Americans about his handling of a conflict that has roiled financial markets and jeopardized his political standing with American voters. Photographer: Alex Brandon/AP Photo/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesUS President Donald Trump during a prime-time address to the nation in the Cross Hall of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, April 1, 2026. Trump said the war in Iran is “very close” to completion, seeking to reassure Americans about his handling of a conflict that has roiled financial markets and jeopardized his political standing with American voters. Photographer: Alex Brandon/AP Photo/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesEconomy

    Trump risks confidence in U.S. role as guardian of global shipping

    By Gerry Doyle, Peter Martin, and others
  • US President Donald Trump boards Air Force One at Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach, Florida, on March 15, 2026 as he returns to the White House. Trump spent the weekend at his Mar-a-Lago resort. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP via Getty Images)US President Donald Trump boards Air Force One at Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach, Florida, on March 15, 2026 as he returns to the White House. Trump spent the weekend at his Mar-a-Lago resort. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP via Getty Images)Politics

    Trump leaves allies and foes guessing on his endgame for Iran

    By Peter Martin, Fiona MacDonald, and others
  • TEHRAN, IRAN – JANUARY 09: (—-EDITORIAL USE ONLY – MANDATORY CREDIT – ‘IRANIAN LEADER PRESS OFFICE / HANDOUT’ – NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS – DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS—-) Iranâs Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei speaks at a meeting with residents of Qom on the anniversary of the uprising against the ousted Shah regime that began in this city in January 1977, addressed the events that escalated last night due to economic problems in the country on January 09, 2026 in Tehran, Iran. (Photo by Iranian Leader Press Office / Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images)TEHRAN, IRAN – JANUARY 09: (—-EDITORIAL USE ONLY – MANDATORY CREDIT – ‘IRANIAN LEADER PRESS OFFICE / HANDOUT’ – NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS – DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS—-) Iranâs Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei speaks at a meeting with residents of Qom on the anniversary of the uprising against the ousted Shah regime that began in this city in January 1977, addressed the events that escalated last night due to economic problems in the country on January 09, 2026 in Tehran, Iran. (Photo by Iranian Leader Press Office / Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images)Politics

    Iran edges closer to a revolution that would reshape the world

    By Paul Wallace, Golnar Motevalli, and others
  • Trump lookin real grouchyTrump lookin real grouchyPolitics

    Trump’s G-20 at his Miami golf resort will be an invite-only event

    By Piotr Skolimowski, Peter Martin, and others
  • TOPSHOT – Syrian President Bashar al-Assad gestures during an exclusive interview with AFP in the capital Damascus on February 11, 2016. (Photo by JOSEPH EID / AFP) (Photo by JOSEPH EID/AFP via Getty Images)TOPSHOT – Syrian President Bashar al-Assad gestures during an exclusive interview with AFP in the capital Damascus on February 11, 2016. (Photo by JOSEPH EID / AFP) (Photo by JOSEPH EID/AFP via Getty Images)Politics

    Syria’s Assad is under siege and is making overtures to US

    By Sam Dagher, Henry Meyer, and others
  • JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA – JULY 15: (—-EDITORIAL USE ONLY â MANDATORY CREDIT – “ROYAL COURT OF SAUDI ARABIA / HANDOUT” – NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS – DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS—-) US President Joe Biden (L) being welcomed by Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (R) at Alsalam Royal Palace in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on July 15, 2022. (Photo by Royal Court of Saudi Arabia / Handout/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA – JULY 15: (—-EDITORIAL USE ONLY â MANDATORY CREDIT – “ROYAL COURT OF SAUDI ARABIA / HANDOUT” – NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS – DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS—-) US President Joe Biden (L) being welcomed by Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (R) at Alsalam Royal Palace in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on July 15, 2022. (Photo by Royal Court of Saudi Arabia / Handout/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)Politics

    Biden reverses policy on weapons sales to Saudi Arabia as Mideast war upends U.S. priorities

    By Peter Martin and Bloomberg
  • US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo speaks during the UK Artificial Intelligence (AI) Safety Summit at Bletchley Park, in central England, on November 1, 2023. (Photo by Leon Neal / POOL / AFP) (Photo by LEON NEAL/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo speaks during the UK Artificial Intelligence (AI) Safety Summit at Bletchley Park, in central England, on November 1, 2023. (Photo by Leon Neal / POOL / AFP) (Photo by LEON NEAL/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)Tech

    ‘We cannot let China get these chips’: Commerce Secretary Raimondo says more funding needed for AI export controls

    By Peter Martin and Bloomberg
  • TEL AVIV, ISRAEL – OCTOBER 07: A man passes the scene where a rocket fired from Gaza strip hit a building on October 7, 2023 in Tel Aviv, Israel. Israel’s Defense Forces (IDF) say that Hamas “had begun a massive shooting of rockets from the Gaza Strip into Israeli territory” which the Palestinian militant group has taken responsibility for. The IDF also say that militants had entered Israeli territory in “different locations”. A counter attack has been launch against Gaza. (Photo by Amir Levy/Getty Images)TEL AVIV, ISRAEL – OCTOBER 07: A man passes the scene where a rocket fired from Gaza strip hit a building on October 7, 2023 in Tel Aviv, Israel. Israel’s Defense Forces (IDF) say that Hamas “had begun a massive shooting of rockets from the Gaza Strip into Israeli territory” which the Palestinian militant group has taken responsibility for. The IDF also say that militants had entered Israeli territory in “different locations”. A counter attack has been launch against Gaza. (Photo by Amir Levy/Getty Images)Finance

    Surprise attacks on Israel suggest ‘shocking’ failure of intelligence agencies: ‘It’s highly surprising the Israelis missed that planning’

    By Peter Martin and Bloomberg
  • KHERSON, UKRAINE – JANUARY 16: A residential building stands heavily damaged by a shelling on January 16, 2023 in Kherson, Ukraine. On January 15, the Russian shelling of the city resulted in damage and a fire at the Red Cross office. Russian military, after retreating from the right bank of Kherson Oblast, continue to shell the city of Kherson with mortars, tanks, artillery and MLRS, destroying infrastructure facilities, housing, and killing civilians. (Photo by Vladyslav Kupreev/Suspilne Ukraine/JSC “UA:PBC”/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images)KHERSON, UKRAINE – JANUARY 16: A residential building stands heavily damaged by a shelling on January 16, 2023 in Kherson, Ukraine. On January 15, the Russian shelling of the city resulted in damage and a fire at the Red Cross office. Russian military, after retreating from the right bank of Kherson Oblast, continue to shell the city of Kherson with mortars, tanks, artillery and MLRS, destroying infrastructure facilities, housing, and killing civilians. (Photo by Vladyslav Kupreev/Suspilne Ukraine/JSC “UA:PBC”/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images)Politics

    A 21-year-old National Guardsman was just arrested in connection with a massive classified documents leak

    By Chris Strohm, Peter Martin, and others
  • US President Joe Biden (R) and China's President Xi Jinping (L) meet on the sidelines of the G20 SummitUS President Joe Biden (R) and China's President Xi Jinping (L) meet on the sidelines of the G20 SummitHealth

    China keeps rejecting America’s offer to send COVID vaccines as cases spiral amid massive virus outbreak

    By Peter Martin, Jenny Leonard, and others
  • A Taiwanese military corvette fires flares, during a Navy Drill for Preparedness Enhancement ahead of the Chinese New Year, amid escalating Chinese threats to the island, in Keelung, Taiwan, 7 Jan, 2022. With the US approving an increasing number of arms sales to Taipei and China sending more PLA warplanes to cruise around the self governing island, military tensions in the Taiwan Strait have been expected to grow. (Photo by Ceng Shou Yi/NurPhoto via Getty Images)A Taiwanese military corvette fires flares, during a Navy Drill for Preparedness Enhancement ahead of the Chinese New Year, amid escalating Chinese threats to the island, in Keelung, Taiwan, 7 Jan, 2022. With the US approving an increasing number of arms sales to Taipei and China sending more PLA warplanes to cruise around the self governing island, military tensions in the Taiwan Strait have been expected to grow. (Photo by Ceng Shou Yi/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

    China alarms U.S. with new private warnings to avoid Taiwan Strait: ‘We’re seeing growing coercion from Beijing’

    By Peter Martin and Bloomberg
  • TOPSHOT – Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) and Chinese President Xi Jinping pose for a photograph during their meeting in Beijing, on February 4, 2022. (Photo by Alexei Druzhinin / Sputnik / AFP) (Photo by ALEXEI DRUZHININ/Sputnik/AFP via Getty Images)TOPSHOT – Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) and Chinese President Xi Jinping pose for a photograph during their meeting in Beijing, on February 4, 2022. (Photo by Alexei Druzhinin / Sputnik / AFP) (Photo by ALEXEI DRUZHININ/Sputnik/AFP via Getty Images)Politics

    Why the U.S. thinks China’s muted response to Russia’s invasion is a bad sign

    By Peter Martin, Jenny Leonard, and others
  • A member of a Territorial Defence unit guards a barricade close to the eastern frontline on March 05, 2022, in Kyiv, Ukraine. Russia continues assault on Ukraine's major cities, including the capital Kyiv, more than a week after launching a large-scale invasion of the country. (Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images)A member of a Territorial Defence unit guards a barricade close to the eastern frontline on March 05, 2022, in Kyiv, Ukraine. Russia continues assault on Ukraine's major cities, including the capital Kyiv, more than a week after launching a large-scale invasion of the country. (Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images)International

    Putin: Sanctions ‘akin to a declaration of war’

    By Daryna Krasnolutska, Peter Martin, and others
  • SHANGHAI, CHINA - MARCH 18: Anti-epidemic medical experts check in at waiting hall of Shanghai Pudong International Airport as they leave for Italy on March 18, 2020 in Shanghai, China. An anti-epidemic medical expert team of 13 people as wells as 17.3 tons of anti-epidemic supplies, departed on Wednesday from China's Shanghai for Milan to help contain novel coronavirus outbreak in Italy. (Photo by Yin Liqin/China News Service via Getty Images)SHANGHAI, CHINA - MARCH 18: Anti-epidemic medical experts check in at waiting hall of Shanghai Pudong International Airport as they leave for Italy on March 18, 2020 in Shanghai, China. An anti-epidemic medical expert team of 13 people as wells as 17.3 tons of anti-epidemic supplies, departed on Wednesday from China's Shanghai for Milan to help contain novel coronavirus outbreak in Italy. (Photo by Yin Liqin/China News Service via Getty Images)International

    ‘Health Silk Road:’ China showers Europe with coronavirus aid as both spar with Trump

    By Alan Crawford, Peter Martin, and others
  • Hong Kong Marks China's National DayHong Kong Marks China's National DayInternational

    ‘No Force Can Stop the Chinese People’: Xi Celebrates 70 Years of Communist Rule as Police Clash With Hong Kong Protestors

    By Annie Lee, Peter Martin, and others