NATO chief Mark Rutte said he understands Donald Trump's frustration with NATO. He also called on Europe to boost its defense industry.
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Iran's military declared the Strait of Hormuz closed again on Saturday, its military command said, hours after reopening it and with more than a dozen commercial ships passing through the vital waterway. The toing and froing over the strait cast...
Asim Munir leaves Tehran while PM Shehbaz Sharif heads home from Turkiye with hopes of another round of US-Iran talks.
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Iran's military said on Saturday the Strait of Hormuz has "returned to its previous state." The announcement came after President Trump had said the blockade on Iranian ports would remain in place.
Ukraine struck multiple Russian oil refineries with drones on Saturday while simultaneously repelling a 219-drone Russian assault on its own territory.
An 82-year-old Virginia senator raising the stakes, an Indiana consensus builder and a Texas enforcer are among state officials who have shaped the course of the midterm redistricting race.
Donald Heflin, a senior fellow at Tufts University, says Iran has shown it doesn’t need nuclear weapons as a deterrent.
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US President Donald Trump says the US will “have to start dropping bombs again” if no US-Iran deal is reached.
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Iran has accused the US of violating the ceasefire agreement by maintaining a blockade on its ports. Meanwhile the US has renewed a waiver of sanctions on Russian oil. Follow DW for more.
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The pipeline, which delivers Russian oil to Hungary via Ukraine, has been a source of contention between Budapest and Kyiv after flows were stopped when it sustained damage in a drone strike.
Pakistan's civilian and army leaders shuttle between key capitals as Trump says he may visit Islamabad to sign a deal.
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"This is no different from Comfort Women or the Holocaust," wrote South Korean President Lee Jae-myung on X last week, quoting a post with a video of Israeli Defense Forces soldiers throwing a body off a rooftop in Gaza. The president's post kicked...
As a 10-day ceasefire deal between Lebanon and Israel took effect, the Israeli military said its forces are going to remain in southern Lebanon. Iran and Donald Trump say the Strait of Hormuz is now open. DW has more.
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US President Donald Trump announced a 10-day ceasefire on Friday after a meeting between the Israeli and Lebanese ambassadors, the first direct diplomatic talks between the two countries in decades.
Myanmar's new president says he wants stability and reconciliation in a nation torn apart by a military coup. Those to be released include former President Win Myint.
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There is a sense of both caution and hope. Although the Lebanese army had warned residents who fled the south not to return, footage shows vehicles already moving back toward the area. Six weeks of Israeli strikes displaced well over a million...
For the first time, Libya is taking part in an international military exercise in the country. The US and partners have included Libya, because of security concerns, economic interests and competition with Russia.
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The global economic outlook for 2026 looks grim if the Iran war continues, but some industries are booming.
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Australia’s most decorated living soldier has been granted bail after being charged with war crimes in Afghanistan. The case is among the highest-profile in the country.
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Could the US withdraw from NATO? Summary: US President Donald Trump is once again threatening to leave NATO, this time over allies refusing to back the US-Israel war on Iran. But could he actually exit the alliance? Al Jazeera’s Yasmeen ElTahan explains.
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