Iran sent its latest proposal in negotiations to end the war with the United States, Iran’s state news agency reported on Friday, but hours later in Washington President Trump said, “They want to make a deal, but I’m not satisfied with it.” The Islamic Republic News Agency gave no details on the content of the…
Officials say pirates have become emboldened as naval forces patrolling the Red Sea area are distracted by the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz and civilian maritime routes diverted. Published On 2 May 20262 May 2026 Yemen’s Coast Guard has said that it is attempting to recover an oil tanker that was hijacked off the…
Yet another record week for stocks. Strong first-quarter earnings and a war-driven spike in oil made for another historic week on Wall Street. Investors also made sense of a spate of economic data and the Federal Reserve’s latest interest rate decision. The S & P 500 and Nasdaq Composite gained 0.9% and 1.1%, respectively, over…
Travelers in Terminal 1 at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, March 1, 2026. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images As airfare continues to climb amid the Iran war, prospective travelers may be wondering: Should I buy my plane ticket now or wait to see if things improve? Travel experts say the…
Pedestrians walk along Wall Street outside of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US, on Monday, April 6, 2026. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has caused a worldwide economic ripple effect, hiking prices of everything from gas to pharmaceuticals and causing shortages of…
As President Trump fired off a series of social media posts criticizing Germany this past week, including a threat to pull some American troops from the country, German leaders showed no public signs that they believed the president was serious. That now appears to have been a miscalculation — one of several that German leaders…
If you could interview Tucker Carlson, what would you ask? That’s no simple question. A successful interview is revealing, engaging, memorable. Mr. Carlson, one of America’s best-known conservative commentators, has answered a gazillion questions over the decades, and he’s skilled at not being pinned down when he doesn’t want to be. So how do you…
The defense secretary and the Democratic congressman had, in many respects, led parallel lives. Pete Hegseth and Representative Seth Moulton of Massachusetts both graduated from Ivy League colleges and volunteered to fight in Iraq. Both pushed for more troops and a better strategy for that war in 2006 as violence spiked and Americans turned against…
US President Donald Trump says the latest Iranian peace proposal includes demands he ‘can’t agree to’. Published On 2 May 20262 May 2026 United States President Donald Trump has voiced frustration with Iran’s latest peace proposal, saying “they’re asking for things I can’t agree to”, and cautioning against ending the conflict too early, only for…
President Donald Trump has feuded with European allies over their reluctance to step up support for war on Iran. Published On 1 May 20261 May 2026 The United States military has said that it will pull 5,000 troops out of Germany amid ongoing tensions with the key European ally concerning the US war against Iran,…
