Trump Weighs Iran Strike Decision as Largest US Military Force Since 2003 Assembles in the Persian Gulf
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Trump Weighs Iran Strike Decision as Largest US Military Force Since 2003 Assembles in the Persian Gulf

WASHINGTON — Senior national security officials have informed President Donald Trump that the United States military is ready to strike Iran as early as this weekend, though Trump has yet to authorize any action, according to multiple officials familiar with the discussions. The conversations, described as fluid and ongoing, reflect a

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Wall Street Retreats After Walmart’s Cautious Outlook as Oil Jumps on US–Iran Tension

NEW YORK — Stocks and commodities moved sharply on Thursday as investors digested a major retailer's quarterly results and weighed the growing possibility of conflict in the Middle East. Equity benchmarks slipped from recent highs, while crude oil and other safe-haven assets attracted fresh flows as traders priced in

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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor Detained in UK Misconduct Probe Over Alleged Sharing of Official Reports

LONDON — British police arrested a man in his sixties on Thursday and opened a formal investigation into alleged misconduct in public office, triggering a major development in a long-running probe related to a cache of documents released earlier this year. The arrest took place at a private residence and was

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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor Detained in UK Misconduct Probe Over Alleged Sharing of Official Reports
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U.S. presses Iran to ‘make a deal’ as Tehran stages Strait exercises and announces joint drills with Russia
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U.S. presses Iran to ‘make a deal’ as Tehran stages Strait exercises and announces joint drills with Russia

WASHINGTON — The White House told Tehran on Thursday that it would be “very wise” to accept a negotiated settlement as the two sides traded diplomatic signals and military posturing that raised near-term regional risk. The comment came after a second round of indirect talks in Geneva and amid Iranian naval

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Trump Weighs Iran Strike Decision as Largest US Military Force Since 2003 Assembles in the Persian Gulf
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Trump Weighs Iran Strike Decision as Largest US Military Force Since 2003 Assembles in the Persian Gulf

WASHINGTON — Senior national security officials have informed President Donald Trump that the United States military is ready to strike Iran as early as this weekend, though Trump has yet to authorize any action, according to multiple officials familiar with the discussions. The conversations, described as fluid and ongoing, reflect a

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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor Detained in UK Misconduct Probe Over Alleged Sharing of Official Reports

LONDON — British police arrested a man in his sixties on Thursday and opened a formal investigation into alleged misconduct in public office, triggering a major development in a long-running probe related to a cache of documents released earlier this year. The arrest took place at a private residence and was

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U.S. presses Iran to ‘make a deal’ as Tehran stages Strait exercises and announces joint drills with Russia
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U.S. presses Iran to ‘make a deal’ as Tehran stages Strait exercises and announces joint drills with Russia

WASHINGTON — The White House told Tehran on Thursday that it would be “very wise” to accept a negotiated settlement as the two sides traded diplomatic signals and military posturing that raised near-term regional risk. The comment came after a second round of indirect talks in Geneva and amid Iranian naval

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European governments say epibatidine found in Navalny samples; forensic transparency urged
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European governments say epibatidine found in Navalny samples; forensic transparency urged

LONDON — A coalition of European governments has attributed the death of Alexei Navalny two years ago to exposure to epibatidine, a rare alkaloid commonly associated with poison dart frogs. The governments announced that laboratory analyses of tissue samples detected the compound and said the pharmacological profile matches the rapid respiratory

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Trump Weighs Iran Strike Decision as Largest US Military Force Since 2003 Assembles in the Persian Gulf
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Wall Street Retreats After Walmart’s Cautious Outlook as Oil Jumps on US–Iran Tension
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Wall Street Retreats After Walmart’s Cautious Outlook as Oil Jumps on US–Iran Tension
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Wall Street Retreats After Walmart’s Cautious Outlook as Oil Jumps on US–Iran Tension

NEW YORK — Stocks and commodities moved sharply on Thursday as investors digested a major retailer's quarterly results and weighed the growing possibility of conflict in the Middle East. Equity benchmarks slipped from recent highs, while crude oil and other safe-haven assets attracted fresh flows as traders priced in

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Oil surges as markets price military risk after Vance warns Iran ignored U.S. red lines
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Oil surges as markets price military risk after Vance warns Iran ignored U.S. red lines

WASHINGTON — Oil prices surged on Wednesday as traders re-priced the likelihood that diplomacy between Washington and Tehran will fail and that force could be used to prevent a nuclear breakout. The immediate market reaction was emphatic: U.S. crude futures closed sharply higher and benchmark Brent rose several dollars, the

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Bitcoin's 'Death' Count Hits 467: How It Reanimated Each Time and What Investors Should Do Now
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Bitcoin's 'Death' Count Hits 467: How It Reanimated Each Time and What Investors Should Do Now

NEW YORK — Bitcoin has been declared dead so often that the claim has become market lore. The pattern is familiar: a sharp selloff, a headline or regulatory shock, and a wave of obituaries across social platforms and financial pages. Yet the asset has repeatedly recovered, sometimes after months of consolidation

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European futures edge up as oil recovers and AI worries cool; STOXX futures test 623
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European futures edge up as oil recovers and AI worries cool; STOXX futures test 623

LONDON — European stock futures pointed to a modestly higher open on Wednesday as investors balanced easing geopolitical tensions, a small rebound in oil and persistent uncertainty about how rapid corporate AI adoption will reshape earnings. Futures for broad European benchmarks were up from Tuesday's close in thin seasonal

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Trump’s Latest Bid to Weaponize the Justice Department Collapses as Juries, Courts and Markets Push Back
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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s recent effort to steer federal law enforcement toward political opponents has met public and institutional resistance in ways that have undercut the administration’s most dramatic initiatives. A Washington grand jury on Feb. 11, 2026, declined to return indictments against six lawmakers who appeared in

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Minneapolis immigration raid turns deadly as federal officers fatally shoot man, fueling protest and scrutiny
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MINNEAPOLIS — A man shot by federal immigration officers during a large-scale enforcement operation in south Minneapolis on Saturday has died in hospital, intensifying public anger in a city still grappling with the legacy of previous fatal encounters involving federal agents as of 24 January 2026. Federal officials say the man

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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said he is considering new tariffs on unidentified countries that “don’t go along with Greenland,” tying potential trade penalties to his renewed push to bring the Danish territory under US control for what he describes as national security reasons. The remarks, delivered at a White

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