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Centcom says blockade to begin at 10am ET; US president says ‘I don’t care if they come back or not’

Congratulations pour in from across EU, with leaders from Spain, Poland, France, Britain, Denmark, Romania, Sweden and beyond hailing a new chapter

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PM rejects claim plan is integration with EU ‘by stealth’, saying changes will happen only if parliament passes law

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Teen who allegedly targeted Jewish community members thrived on notoriety and was invested in social media reaction to her alleged offending, police say

Australian prime minister says it’s ‘disappointing’ that there was no resolution on freedom of movement during weekend’s talks

Liberal senator James Paterson had called decision by One Nation to rehire Sean Black ‘absolutely extraordinary’

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New York Mayor Mamdani highlights stark racial wealth gap in city report but sidesteps questions about why DEI language was removed from the document.

Vice President JD Vance's marathon negotiations with Iranian officials in Islamabad failed to produce a deal, prompting President Donald Trump to order a Strait of Hormuz blockade.

Rep. Eric Swalwell dropped his bid for California governor after a growing number of Democrats called on him to step aside following a bombshell report.

President Donald Trump accused Pope Leo XIV of being "terrible" on foreign policy as the pontiff continues to criticize the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran and call for peace.

President Trump said Iran’s navy has been destroyed and confirms a sweeping oil blockade, while sharply criticizing NATO allies and warning U.S. support for the alliance faces scrutiny.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani highlights major policy wins in his first 100 days, crediting a democratic socialist agenda as Bernie Sanders praises the approach.

AI models show a center-left ideological bias across the spectrum, according to an America First Policy Institute report on AI transparency and safety.