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U.S. President Donald Trump has tried to fight off public concern over his age and stamina. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters Donald Trump’s Physician says the U.S. President is in “excellent health” and is “fully fit” to serve as commander-in-chief after a medical exam held on Tuesday (May 26, 2026) at Walter Reed National Military…
U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The United States and Iran have come to an agreement on a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to extend the ceasefire for an additional 60 days to facilitate formal negotiations. However, U.S. President Donald Trump has not yet provided his approval….
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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting | Photo Credit: Reuters President Donald Trump on Wednesday (May 27, 2026) appeared to threaten to attack U.S. ally Oman if it sides with Iran over reopening the Strait of Hormuz. Mr. Trump said Oman must “behave” or he would “blow them up,” when he was…
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Iran on Wednesday (May 27, 2026) said a return to war was unlikely but that its military was nonetheless “lying in wait”, while U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to “finish the job” if Tehran did not agree to deal. The mixed signals underscored the fragile state of talks aimed at ending a West Asia war…
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Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Cuba. File. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla asked the international community for urgent help to prevent disaster in his country, which is under a U.S. energy blockade, in a speech to the UN Security Council on Tuesdayc(May 26, 2026). “I call…
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Tehran on Tuesday accused Washington of breaching the ceasefire and warned it was ready to retaliate after overnight U.S. strikes, while Israeli bombardment in Lebanon left dozens dead, threatening an increasingly fragile truce there. The Brent benchmark oil price jumped up by more than three percent after U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced the new wave…
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Iran’s nuclear dust can be destroyed in U.S. or another location under IAEA supervision: Trump U.S. President Donald Trump said Iran’s enriched uranium can be turned and destroyed in the U.S., but his preference is for it to be destroyed “in place” or at “another acceptable location,” under the supervision of the IAEA. Mr. Trump’s…
(This article is part of the View From India newsletter curated by The Hindu’s foreign affairs experts. To get the newsletter in your inbox every Monday, subscribe here.) When Fidel Castro laid out the plans to storm the Moncada Barracks in 1953, his younger brother Raul was just 22. He signed up for the attack. The barracks…
U.S. Military carries out ‘self-defence’ strikes in Iran, including on missile launch sites The U.S. military said it carried out “self-defence” strikes in southern Iran, including on missile launch sites and boats placing mines, even as President Donald Trump said on social media that negotiations were “proceeding nicely”. The strikes were done “to protect our…
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Israeli ON Benjamin Netanyahu, left, U.S. President Donald Trump, Bahrain Foreign Minister Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa and United Arab Emirates Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan pose for a photo on the Blue Room Balcony after signing the Abraham Accords at the White House in Washington, on September 15, 2020. | Photo Credit: AP…
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