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Trump Calls the Iran Deal ‘Largely Negotiated’ as Tehran Accuses Washington of Obstruction

Trump says the Iran deal is 'largely negotiated' with the Strait of Hormuz reopening,…

By Mark Masterson · May 25

Health workers in white protective suits and face shields sort supplies at a field Ebola treatment center with orange containment tents in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo at dusk

WHO Declares Ebola a Global Health Emergency as the First American Tests Positive in Congo

The WHO declared the 2026 Ebola outbreak a global health emergency as the first…

By Mark Masterson · May 20

Night view from a Moscow apartment balcony of an oil refinery burning in the distance, searchlights crossing the sky and faint drone tracers overhead, residential apartment blocks in the mid-ground with windows lit

Ukraine’s 556-Drone Barrage Brings the War Home to Moscow

Ukraine's 556-drone barrage on Moscow killed three near the capital and hit the city's…

By Mark Masterson · May 18

Cinematic dusk view of a four-reactor nuclear power plant complex in an arid desert with sodium-amber security lighting, distant mountains, and a faint drone silhouette in a stormy violet sky; an orange emergency glow rises from a peripheral generator suggesting recent damage

Drone Strike Hits UAE Nuclear Power Plant: Houthis Claim Attack as Iran War Spirals Beyond Borders

A drone struck the perimeter of the UAE's Barakah Nuclear Power Plant on Saturday,…

By Mark Masterson · May 18

Broadcast news studio scene with curved video wall showing a Brent crude candlestick chart climbing, a glowing amber map of the Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz, and a stacked data panel reading gasoline 3.58 per gallon and inflation 3.8 percent year over year. A ticker bar runs across the bottom of the wall and a dark anchor desk sits in the foreground

Iran Ceasefire Expires With No Deal in Sight as Gas Prices and 6% Inflation Squeeze American Households

The Iran ceasefire expired Sunday with no deal in sight. Trump rejected Tehran's latest…

By Mark Masterson · May 18

Pacific Ocean map showing a broken golden arc from Washington DC to Taipei with a pause symbol and a red beam from Beijing, with data panels labeled Taiwan Arms Package 14B Status Pending and US China Summit Beijing May 2026

Trump Waffles on $14 Billion Taiwan Arms Deal After Xi Summit, Leaving Taipei in Limbo

Trump leaves a $14 billion Taiwan arms package undecided after his Beijing summit with…

By Mark Masterson · May 16

A generic American gas station at golden hour with a tall illuminated price sign showing regular at 4.89, plus at 4.99 and premium at 5.19 per gallon, a sedan parked at the pump, long shadows across the asphalt, small-town buildings in the distance

Trump Says Americans’ Finances Aren’t ‘Even a Little Bit’ a Factor

Trump told reporters Americans' financial situations aren't "even a little bit" a factor in…

By Mark Masterson · May 15

U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping stand together in the red and gold Great Hall of the People in Beijing as a Chinese honor guard stands at attention

Xi Downgrades Trump in Beijing

Trump arrived in Beijing chasing a trade win. Xi reframed the summit around Taiwan,…

By Mark Masterson · May 14

A dark map of the North Atlantic shows a thick bright arc of aid from Europe reaching Ukraine and a thin faint arc from North America fading before it crosses the ocean

Europe Approved €90 Billion for Ukraine. Washington Is Still Fighting Over $400 Million

Europe finalized a €90 billion Ukraine aid package and is sending it. In Washington,…

By Mark Masterson · May 14

A US Navy P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft in level flight over the Caribbean Sea at golden hour, with a distant tropical coastline visible on the horizon

Twenty-Five US Spy Flights Off Cuba Since February, and the Pentagon Wants Havana to See Them

The U.S. military has flown at least 25 intelligence-gathering missions within range of Cuba’s…

By Mark Masterson · May 12

Empty institutional hospital hallway with biocontainment unit glass doors and a yellow biohazard placard, evoking the National Quarantine Unit response to the hantavirus cruise ship outbreak

17 Americans From Hantavirus Cruise Ship Land in Nebraska Quarantine, One Tests Positive

17 Americans evacuated from the MV Hondius hantavirus outbreak are in Nebraska and Atlanta…

By Mark Masterson · May 12

Empty conference room with scattered papers, tipped water glass, and abandoned translator headset evoking failed Iran ceasefire talks

Trump Calls Iran Ceasefire Proposal ‘Garbage’ as Beijing Summit With Xi Approaches

Trump called Iran's ceasefire proposal a 'piece of garbage' on May 11, putting talks…

By Mark Masterson · May 12

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An empty eastern European urban street at twilight, autumn leaves on cracked pavement, low brick apartment buildings, faint columns of smoke against a dusk sky

Trump’s Three-Day Russia-Ukraine Ceasefire Buckles on Day Two as Both Sides Trade Strikes

Wide cinematic view of an empty Red Square in Moscow at dawn after a Victory Day parade, with a dropped red flag on the cobblestones and military vehicles withdrawing in the distance

Putin Says the Ukraine War Is Ending. He Means on His Terms.

A US Navy guided-missile destroyer cuts through the Strait of Hormuz at dawn with a tanker and a smoke plume visible on the horizon

Iran War Day 70: US, Iran Trade Fire in Strait of Hormuz as Ceasefire Teeters on Collapse

Ted Turner CNN Founder dies

Ted Turner, CNN Founder Who Built the 24-hour News Channel and the Modern Cable Bundle, dies at 87

US Navy Seizes Iranian Tanker Touska In Gulf Of Oman As Ceasefire Heads For Collapse

US Navy Seizes Iranian Tanker Touska In Gulf Of Oman As Ceasefire Heads For Collapse

Iran Vows It Will Never Surrender as US-Israel War Enters Second Week and Oil Prices Slam the Economy

Strait Of Hormuz Reopens: Oil Crashes More Than 10% As Iran Truce Hands Global Markets A Jolt Of Relief

Viktor Orbán Defeated

Viktor Orbán Defeated: Hungary Election Results 2026 Show Péter Magyar’s Pro-Democracy Movement Ends 16 Years of Authoritarian Rule

U.S. Naval Blockade of Iran Begins Today Strait of Hormuz Closure Sends Oil Past $102 as Peace Talks Fail

U.S. Naval Blockade of Iran Begins Today: Strait of Hormuz Closure Sends Oil Past $102 as Peace Talks Fail

Strait of Hormuz Shipping Standstill Why the Iran Ceasefire Has Not Reopened the World's Most Important Oil Chokepoint

Strait of Hormuz Shipping Standstill: Why the Iran Ceasefire Has Not Reopened the World’s Most Important Oil Chokepoint

Iran Rejects Trump Ceasefire Plan and Issues 5 Demands Day 26 of the Iran War Explained

Iran Rejects Trump Ceasefire Plan and Issues 5 Demands: Day 26 of the Iran War Explained

Financial Warfare How the Israel–Iran Conflict Is Reshaping Global Sanctions Enforcement

Financial Warfare: How the Israel–Iran Conflict Is Reshaping Global Sanctions Enforcement

Iran War Day 16

Iran War Day 16: Oil Passes $105 as Strait of Hormuz Stays Closed and Trump Threatens More Strikes on Kharg Island

Trump Leaves Davos Stunned With Attacks on Canada, Europe and Demands to Have Greenland 1

Betrail: Trump Says America “Makes a Lot of Money” When Oil Prices Rise. Everyday Americans Are Paying for That Math at the Pump

Iran Vows It Will Never Surrender as US-Israel War Enters Second Week and Oil Prices Slam the Economy

Iran Vows It Will Never Surrender as US-Israel War Enters Second Week and Oil Prices Slam the Economy

Russia Is Feeding Iran Intelligence to Target U.S. Forces, Officials Say

Russia Is Feeding Iran Intelligence to Target U.S. Forces, Officials Say in a Dangerous Escalation

Melania Trump Chairs UN Security Council During Iran War as Administration's Justification Unravels

Melania Trump Chairs UN Security Council During Iran War in a Surreal and Bizzare Moment for America

U.S. Shuts Embassies in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait After Drone Strikes as Israel Hammers Tehran and Beirut

U.S. Shuts Embassies in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait After Drone Strikes as Israel Hammers Tehran and Beirut

US IRAN war breaking news

US And Israel At War With Iran: Khamenei Killed, Retaliation Hits Region, What Happens Next