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At war with Iran, President Donald Trump is cycling through an increasingly desperate list of options as he searches for a solution to the crisis in the Strait of Hormuz. He has jumped from calls to secure the waterway through diplomatic means to lifting sanctions and now escalating to a direct threat against civilian infrastructure…
European countries have resisted U.S. President Donald Trump’s demand for help in clearing the Strait of Hormuz, showing reluctance to get dragged into the escalating U.S.-Israeli war on Iran Source link
President Donald Trump answers a question from a reporter at the end of a news conference with Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Mar-a-Lago. File | Photo Credit: AP (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.)…
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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. File | Photo Credit: AFP The United States and China have reached “stability” in their long-fractious relationship, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Wednesday (February 25, 2026) ahead of President Donald Trump’s visit to the Asian power. “I think we’ve reached a point at least of a sort of…
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U.S. President Donald Trump, right, and Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy shake hands. File | Photo Credit: AP U.S. President Donald Trump spoke with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy ahead of a fresh round of talks on Thursday (February 26, 2026) aimed at ending Russia’s invasion, both sides said on Wednesday (February 25, 2026). A White…
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Starting today, new U.S. tariffs are officially in effect. President Donald Trump acts after the Supreme Court struck down key parts of his earlier global duties. Covering $1.2 trillion in imports, these tariffs last 150 days, unless extended by Congress. Published – February 24, 2026 09:38 pm IST Source link
The U.S. Department of Defence conducted a maritime interdiction and boarding of the vessel Veronica III, which tried to defy President Donald Trump’s quarantine. Credit: X/@DeptofWar The U.S. Department of Defence conducted a maritime interdiction and boarding of the vessel Veronica III, which tried to defy President Donald Trump’s quarantine, the department said on Sunday…
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Acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Todd Lyons. File | Photo Credit: AP The heads of the agencies carrying out President Donald Trump’s mass deportation agenda will testify in Congress on Tuesday (February 10, 2026) and face questions over how they are prosecuting immigration enforcement inside American cities. Mr. Trump’s immigration campaign…
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Thousands of protesters took to the streets of Minneapolis on Friday (January 30, 2026) in the latest show of anger over President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown, as a prominent U.S. journalist was charged over his coverage of protests in the northern city. People marched with signs blasting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the agency leading…
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President Donald Trump on Thursday (January 29, 2026) signed an executive order that would impose a tariff on any goods from countries that sell or provide oil to Cuba, a move that could further cripple an island plagued by a deepening energy crisis. The order would primarily put pressure on Mexico, a government that has…