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Sudan is entering a fourth year of war between the military and paramilitary forces
By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON, April 16 (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth cited biblical scripture on Thursday to attack the media, comparing reporters to Jewish adversaries of Jesus Christ plotting "how to destroy him." Hegseth's comments sought to counter what he saw as negative coverage of the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran. They also came amid an escalating feud between President Donald Trump and Pope Leo, the first U.S.-born leader of the Catholic Church and a critic of the war
Appellants were among 45 opposition figures sentenced to prison in 2024 for organising an unofficial primary election
Israel struck new targets across Iran on Thursday, after Tehran rejected US overtures to wind down the nearly four-week Middle East war and vowed to keep up its "resistance". Hopes for a negotiated end to the US-Israeli war with Iran -- which has mushroomed to engulf much of the Middle East -- rose after the United States was said to have put a 15-point peace plan to Tehran
Signing of defence partnership follows reports that US is seeking overflight access in Indonesia for military planes
DUBAI/WASHINGTON, April 15 (Reuters) - The United States said on Wednesday its military had completely halted trade going in and out of Iran by sea, even though President Donald Trump said talks with Tehran on ending the war could resume this week. Trump said negotiations between U.S. and Iranian officials could resume in Pakistan in the next two days and Vice President JD Vance, who led weekend talks that ended without a breakthrough, said he felt positive about where things stood
The fourth estate is rooting against the president. The post Media Coverage of the War Has One Target: Trump appeared first on The American Conservative
A Bill to place a duty on the Secretary of State to review, and publish a report on, the merits of increasing the relevant statutory sum under the Vaccine Damage Payments Act 1979 for all claims since 1 January 2020 by an amount representing the amount of inflation since 2007
Local residents said security forces had yet to arrive in the area, contradicting the police claim that they had deployed officers to search for those kidnapped
Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio) isn't giving up on a health care plan that can win 35 Senate Republicans and a majority of Democrats — but he and a small bipartisan group have about three weeks left to find it. Why it matters: Enhanced ACA subsidies have expired, which will raise health care costs for millions of Americans. But key negotiators see a final chance to revive them. "We're on the clock," Moreno told Axios in an interview. "We're not going to talk about this past January — like, we either make a deal this month or we don't make a deal.""It may be we don't make a deal," he acknowledged, given the political atmosphere. He won't push a bill that only gets a handful of Republicans — he wants 35. Zoom in: The bipartisan plan would reinstate the ACA enhanced subsides for two years and extend open enrollment into March, Moreno said, walking through policies that he says have "decent consensus." It will likely include income caps at 700% of the poverty line, replace $0 premium plans with $5 premiums and allow individuals to choose whether the enhanced subsidies go into Health Savings Accounts or directly toward premiums.The group has also discussed massive penalties on insurance companies that deliberately enroll people into Obamacare without their knowledge. What to watch: Cost-sharing reductions are a big part of the talks now too, and would likely go into effect in year two, Moreno said. It could be key for GOP support as they cut government costs and, Moreno argued, would lower Obamacare premiums for everyone by about 11%. The other side: Language ensuring taxpayer dollars do not go toward abortions continues to be sticking point, Moreno acknowledged, though he hopes there can be a break through. "It's not about gaining ground and saying we're doing something more than [the Hyde Amendment]. And it's not something, on the Democrat side, saying we're doing something less than Hyde," he said. "We're trying to respect a established tradition."Trump urged House Republ
Tehran has said it will never negotiate on its missile and defence systems, but that it is open to talks
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan accused Iran of premeditated hostile actions against its neighbours