The president said at a news conference that the fighting is “going to be ended soon” but also backed up Pete Hegseth’s saying that the battle is just beginning.
While officials look for ways to ease oil shocks, experts say higher prices will likely persist until tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz returns.
A Christian hotel owner opened her doors to Shiite Muslims fleeing Israel’s bombardment of the southern outskirts of Beirut. Then an Israeli missile struck the hotel.
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Ukraine’s leader, Volodymyr Zelensky, traveled east to visit frontline troops trying to stave off Russian attacks, and invited reporters to go with him.
As the G.O.P. gathered in Miami for a retreat where lawmakers hoped to focus on the economy, President Trump was threatening to block his own party’s agenda.
At House Republicans’ annual policy retreat, the president reiterated he would not sign new bills until a more expansive version of the Save America Act passes.
The bank was accused of doing business with Iranian entities, but the U.S. said it deserved leniency because of Turkey’s role in the Israel-Hamas cease-fire.
The streets around Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s residence were the stage for a clash between protesters and counterprotesters, reflecting the nation’s tensions.
