The United States said Monday that it was imposing sanctions on Rwanda’s military, taking action against a longtime partner it accused of violating a peace agreement in the Democratic Republic of Congo.The mineral-rich east of DRC has seen decades of conflict, but violence flared last year when the Rwandan-backed M23 group made huge gains, capturing …
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US forces have shot down hundreds of Iranian ballistic missiles in recent days, raising questions about how long American air defense interceptor stocks will last in a war that could continue for weeks or more.Iran responded to the massive US-Israeli air campaign launched over the weekend with barrages of hundreds of missiles and drones against …
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Former US president Bill Clinton said in sworn testimony released on Monday by a US congressional committee that he had no knowledge of the sex crimes of the late financier Jeffrey Epstein.Clinton also said President Donald Trump, a one-time close friend of Epstein, “never said anything to me to make me think he was involved …
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President Donald Trump warned Monday of a longer Iran war and refused to rule out ground troops, as his top diplomat suggested the timing of the US military operation was triggered by Israel.Trump’s brief remarks at the White House were his first in public since launching the strikes, after two Truth Social videos and a …
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US President Donald Trump appeared at a White House event on Monday with a prominent red rash on his neck, which his doctor attributed to a “preventative” treatment.An AFP photograph showed a red area with several brownish scabs protruding above his shirt collar on the right side of the neck of the 79-year-old president, the …
The United States attacked Iran only after learning that ally Israel was going to strike and fearing Tehran would retaliate against US forces, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Monday.”We knew that there was going to be an Israeli action. We knew that that would precipitate an attack against American forces, and we knew that …
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A US congressional committee investigating convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein released videos on Monday of the depositions of Bill and Hillary Clinton.The former US president and former US secretary of state appeared before the House Oversight Committee last week to testify about their relations with Epstein.Hillary Clinton told the panel that she did not know …
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Oil and gas prices soared, stock markets mostly retreated and the dollar rallied on Monday as the widening Iran war shook financial markets across the globe.European natural gas prices surged more than 39 percent after Qatar’s state-run energy firm said it had halted liquefied natural gas production following Iranian attacks on facilities at two of …
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UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Monday British military bases in Cyprus will not be used by the United States in its war with Iran, despite criticism from US President Donald Trump.Starmer’s government has been swept up in fallout from the spreading war in the Middle East.On Sunday, Iranian-made drones hit a British base in …
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A US federal appeals court on Monday rejected President Donald Trump’s push to delay legal proceedings linked to tariff refunds, allowing the battle to proceed in a lower court.The Supreme Court last month delivered a stinging rebuke of Trump’s signature economic policy by striking down his global tariffs — opening the door to a complicated …
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