US President Donald Trump said that newly planned talks with Tehran are the "last chance" for Iran to forge a deal and avoid an escalation of US strikes on the country.
World
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Trump says US will pause new attacks if a deal is reached, while Iran rejects claims that the Strait of Hormuz will immediately reopen.
Mon, Aug 3
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The US President said in a post on social media that he would hold off on ordering new strikes.
Sunday 3:42pm
The US president says a phased agreement would see Hamas surrender its weapons and Israeli forces withdraw from Gaza, though neither side has confirmed it has accepted the deal.
Fri, Jul 31
Trump, whose stern portrait is emblazoned on an inside page, is the first living president featured in the travel document.
In response to angry, sometimes mocking, questions from Republican senators, Fauci declined to answer more than 100 times, injecting new drama into divides around the pandemic.
Thu, Jul 30
Middle East tensions are surging again as Iran fires missiles at US forces and US-Saudi strikes kill militia fighters in Iraq.
Washington says all Iranian missiles were intercepted before US and Saudi forces struck Iran-backed militia sites in Iraq.
Wed, Jul 29
He was accused of suspicious activity on a "mentions" market, in which users can place bets on what phrases and specific words might be used in public speeches.
“I just found all the classified stuff downstairs,” Biden said in one 2017 conversation.
The closed-door meeting lasted nearly an hour and a half and was "positive and productive," according to White House press secretary.
A State Department official said China’s economic activities in the Western Hemisphere pose risks to US national security and prosperity.
Tue, Jul 28
Trump visited a sprawling General Motors facility in the Detroit suburb of Milford that is a testing ground for its vehicles.
A fragile pause in US-Iran hostilities has sparked fresh hopes for talks, but tensions across the Middle East remain far from over.
It is raising questions about properly counting the impact on US service members as Trump escalates strikes on Iran in a bid to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
Mon, Jul 27
The former US president sued and sought an injunction to prevent the Justice Department under Trump from releasing the recordings.
Sun, Jul 26
The US president ordered his administration to install signs in front of the Smithsonian Institution's American history museum telling visitors that some of the exhibits are inaccurate.
US President Donald Trump returned to the stage of the rescheduled White House Correspondents' Association dinner, delivering a rambling speech that raised a few eyebrows.
Sat, Jul 25
Westpac chief economist Kelly Eckhold said the crisis was far from done as the price of Brent crude oil hit a six-week high yesterday.
Business
Fri, Jul 24
Trade Minister Todd McClay has rejected the US's stated reason for the tariff, saying it has "nothing to do with forced labour".
New Zealand
The deal would require the kingdom to normalise its relations with Israel through a series of US-brokered agreements called the Abraham Accords.
The price of Brent crude oil, the international standard, spiked more than 6% overnight, to about US$100 a barrel - the highest level since May.
The US President said online that the US will destroy one bridge or power plant each time Iran shoots at a ship in the Strait of Hormuz.
Thu, Jul 23
The threat to close vital shipping chokepoint Bab el-Mandeb Strait could discourage ships from using the route, further disrupting global oil supplies and international trade.
Wed, Jul 22
James Feehan, 25, of Ewa Beach, Hawaii, and Isabella Gonzales, 19, of Carrollton, Texas, were killed in Jordan in Saturday's attacks.
Tue, Jul 21
