US President Donald Trump declared that the United States would become the āGuardian of the Hormuz Straitā and said countries using the strategic waterway would have to reimburse Washington āat the rate of 20% on all cargo shippedā for providing security in one of the worldās most volatile maritime corridors.
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The death toll from the June 24 earthquakes in Venezuela has risen to 4,333, with 16,740 people injured and 6,462 rescued, National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez said. Authorities have established 94 temporary
Two people were killed and three others injured in a shooting near Torontoās Salsa on St. Clair festival, prompting a major police response and increased security. The incident occurred Saturday near St. Clair Avenue West and
The U.S., the U.K. and a dozen other Western and Asian countries reasserted on Sunday that Chinaās expansive claims in the South China Sea are illegal based on a 2016 arbitration ruling.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was in Paris on Monday for talks with two dozen European leaders helping Kyiv fight Russiaās invasion, with the war now in its fifth year. European foreign ministers were also
The United States and Iran each asserted Monday they controlled the Strait of Hormuz after a weekend of attacks across the Middle East, further threatening any diplomacy to end the war.
An Indian crew member was killed and eight others injured after Iranian cruise missiles struck two UAE oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz,marking a sharp escalation in West Asia tensions.
Hundreds of firefighters backed by helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft struggled Saturday to contain one of Spainās deadliest wildfires that killed a least 12 people.
Israeli strikes in Gaza on Sunday killed at least five Palestinians, including a 9-year-old girl, and injured several others, according to local health officials.