President Trump said on Sunday the U.S. “will guide” trapped ships from countries not involved in the war with Iran through the Strait of Hormuz while maintaining the U.S. blockade on Iranian ports. It comes as the key waterway continues to impact gas prices in the U.S. with costs up 35 cents in just the …
BEIRUT, May 4 (Reuters) – Lebanon’s parliament speaker, who is the most senior Shi’ite politician and a close ally of Hezbollah, said on Monday there could be no negotiations with Israel without a halt to the war that has raged on in southern Lebanon in spite of a ceasefire. Nabih Berri’s comments, made as Israeli …
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — A Dutch cruise ship with around 150 passengers on board was waiting for help off the coast of Cape Verde in the Atlantic Ocean on Monday after a suspected outbreak of the rare hantavirus onboard killed three people and left at least three others seriously ill, the World Health …
WASHINGTON (AP) — Candidates for Ohio’s top elected offices will stand before voters in a statewide primary on Tuesday, although many of them are already looking ahead to the November general election. Ohio is expected to play a high-profile role in the midterm elections, with a prominent ally of President Donald Trump vying for an …
DUBAI, May 4 (Reuters) – Iran’s navy said on Monday it had prevented the entry of enemy warships into the Strait of Hormuz by issuing a “swift and decisive warning”, according to state TV. U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday the U.S. would start an effort on Monday morning to free ships stranded in …
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — After years of coming up short, Democrats think they can make Iowa a political battleground again. Iowa Democrats plan to have 60 field organizers on the ground by June, nearly double from eight years ago during the midterm elections of Trump’s first term. Another two dozen people will staff a …
ABU DHABI, May 4 (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates is discussing a currency swap line with the United States, its trade minister said on Monday. “We have this discussion and conversation with many, it’s part of an elite group that the U.S. is having this swap policy with. They are only having it with …
Sioux Falls, S.D. — Nine Native American tribes in South Dakota, North Dakota and Nebraska are suing the federal government in a bid to stop exploratory drilling for graphite near a sacred site in the Black Hills. A small group of demonstrators has been protesting at the drilling location and at the mining company’s headquarters …
THE HAGUE, May 3 (Reuters) – Guyana has asked judges at the International Court of Justice to rule that Venezuela does not have a legitimate claim on the potentially oil-rich region around the Esequibo river, which has been the subject of a dispute between the Latin American neighbours since colonial days. “Facing a larger and …
After an explosion killed two people in southwestern England early Sunday, British police said the incident would not be investigated as suspected terrorism, seeking to dispel concerns tied to a recent update to their country’s national terrorism threat level. “Given the recent change to the U.K. threat level, we would like to reassure the public …