President Donald Trump said Thursday that Iran has asked for heavy US sanctions against Tehran to be lifted -- and that he is open to having a discussion about it.

A pair of US B-52 bombers flew over the Caribbean Sea along the coast of Venezuela on Thursday, flight tracking data showed, in the fourth such show of force by American military aircraft in recent weeks.

World leaders were set to meet for a second day of climate talks in the Brazilian Amazon yesterday after fiery speeches and renewed criticism of Big Oil marked the opening session.

President Donald Trump said Thursday he expects a US-coordinated international stabilization force to be on the ground in Gaza “very soon,” following two years of war in the territory between Israel and Hamas.

The commissioning of China’s latest aircraft carrier this week marks a new chapter in its military modernisation effort but security analysts and regional diplomats say tough challenges lie ahead before it can be made fully operational.

Travelers across the United States were left scrambling to rebook flights as the government shutdown heaps pressure on the country’s air traffic control system, prompting hundreds of flight cancellations at major American airports yesterday.

Explosions were heard near the army-controlled Sudanese capital Khartoum yesterday, witnesses told AFP, a day after the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces said they agreed to a humanitarian truce.

Government services such as rubbish collection ceased as soon as the war began

The request was made in response to what Caracas views as growing threats from Washington

Injuries range from minor to serious and include burns

Maryland's base building and connecting building were evacuated

Shipments drop 1.1% year on year

Death tole rises to 188

Right-wingers try to taint Mamdani's image after he becomes NYC mayor

A euphoric Musk told the gathering. "I super-appreciate it."

The UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) yesterday warned that most of its facilities in Gaza City have “sustained heavy damage” from two years of Israeli attacks.

A Belgian jihadist accused of acts of genocide against the Yazidi religious minority in Iraq and Syria -- and presumed killed in conflict -- went on trial in absentia yesterday in Brussels.

An alarming streak of exceptional temperatures is continuing, with 2025 set to be among the hottest years ever recorded, the United Nations said yesterday, insisting though that the trend could still be reversed.

US Supreme Court justices raised doubts yesterday over the legality of President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs in a case with implications for the global economy that marks a major test of Trump’s powers.

President Donald Trump yesterday said the United States had lost “sovereignty” after New Yorkers elected leftist Zohran Mamdani as their next mayor.