US appeals court blocks contempt case over Trump deportation flights
The Trump administration had faced a contempt probe over its decision to proceed with two deportation flights in 2025.

The Trump administration had faced a contempt probe over its decision to proceed with two deportation flights in 2025.

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CENTCOM contradicts reports on ships breaking blockade as Trump says US-Iran talks could resume in the next two days.

A US move to block the strait has intensified a broader struggle over who controls access and under what terms.
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The Lebanese and Israeli ambassadors to the United States arrived for their countries’ first direct talks in decades.
The US reportedly wants Iran to stop enriching for 20 years. Iran has agreed to five years. Here’s why that matters.
US President Donald Trump has deleted an AI-generated image of himself depicted as a Jesus-like figure.
The IEA’s oil ‘demand destruction’ report comes after its chief said unnamed countries are hoarding stocks.

Officials from Lebanon and Israel are meeting in the US for talks on Tuesday.
Israel and Lebanon hold first direct talks since 1993, but Hezbollah’s rejection threatens the US-brokered effort.
Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman says the move aims to ‘suppress the truth about their illegal war on Iran’.
The US started a blockade on Iranian ports, but Trump said there is still a chance for Tehran to reach a deal.