President Donald Trump signaled Monday that US strikes on Iran could go much longer than originally predicted, as his administration sought to counter criticism about conflicting messages on the war’s goals.In his first public comments since launching the military operation, the president who long campaigned for “no new wars” laid out what he said were …
The US Supreme Court appeared likely on Monday to strike down a federal law prohibiting habitual abusers of illegal drugs from owning firearms.The conservative-dominated court is deciding whether the law violates the Constitution’s Second Amendment, which says Americans have the right to keep and bear arms.The statute — notably used to convict former president Joe …
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In an unprecedented dispute between the US government and a private business, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has declared AI company Anthropic a supply chain risk — a measure usually reserved for companies from adversary nations, like China’s Huawei.The Pentagon is furious that Anthropic is insisting on certain conditions for the use of its technology — …
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An extended conflict in the Middle East after the US and Israel launched strikes on Iran could trigger global stagflation — a troublesome blend of high inflation and anaemic growth — due to spiking oil and gas prices, economists warned.- Will there be an oil shock ? -The conflict has nearly halted traffic through the …
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Oil and gas prices soared, stock markets slid and the dollar firmed on Monday as the widening Iran war shook financial markets across the globe.European natural gas prices rocketed more than 50 percent higher 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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President Donald Trump on Monday said he is not ruling out sending US troops into Iran, while threatening a new, “big wave” of attacks.The 79-year-old Republican has long campaigned against decades of US military entanglements in the Middle East, but ordered a large-scale war against Iran starting Saturday.While so far the assault has focused entirely …
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After years of US planning and weeks of military buildup, President Donald Trump gave the order for American forces to strike Iran: “Operation Epic Fury is approved. No aborts. Good luck.”US forces then launched a sweeping campaign of strikes that has smashed Iranian command-and-control sites, destroyed missile infrastructure and sunk navy vessels.Below, AFP examines key …
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The US defense secretary on Monday declined to rule out putting troops on the ground in Iran and indicated the war launched over the weekend could go on for as long as six weeks.US forces began carrying out sweeping strikes on Iran Saturday in concert with military action by Israel, and have struck hundreds of …
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Oil and gas prices soared, stock markets slid and the dollar firmed on Monday as the widening Iran war shook financial markets across the globe. European natural gas prices rocketed more than 50 percent after Qatar’s state-run energy firm said it had halted liquefied natural gas production following Iranian attacks on facilities at two of its …
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The US primary season launches on Tuesday, setting the stage for midterm elections that could reshape Washington’s balance of power — and determine the trajectory of President Donald Trump’s remaining time in office.Some of the nation’s largest states — from Texas to North Carolina, Georgia and Illinois — will pick candidates for the US Congress …
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