Trump Lifts US Naval Blockade on Iran as Deal Set for Signing on June 19
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald J Trump announced Sunday that the United States and Iran have reached a memorandum of understanding to end active fighting in their months-long conflict, authorizing the immediate toll-free reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and the lifting of the U.S. naval blockade on Iranian ports. The official signing ceremony will […]
Reform UK surges in local elections, PM Starmer rejects calls to resign
LONDON — Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s Labour Party suffered a historic defeat in this week’s local elections, losing nearly 1,500 council seats across England while Nigel Farage’s Reform UK Party made dramatic gains, capturing more than 1,450 seats and control of multiple local authorities. “We’ve been so used to thinking about politics in terms of […]
Zelensky’s ‘Impossible Choice:’ Accept the 28-point peace plan by Thanksgiving or lose US support
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is confronted with what he has termed an “impossible choice” between losing Ukraine’s “freedom, dignity, and justice” or forfeiting the United States as a key ally amid mounting pressure from President Donald J Trump to accept a 28-point peace proposal to end the war with Russia ahead of a Thanksgiving Day […]
