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China's Tankers Slip Out of Hormuz
Trapped for two months, Chinese supertankers finally escaped. Is Beijing backing away from Iran, or just its cargo?
Read »The ICC Comes for Smotrich
ICC prosecutors applied for a warrant over forced displacement.
A Drone Strike at Barakah
A drone set a generator on fire at the UAE's only nuclear plant. No one claimed it. The UAE blames Iran.
Putin Follows Trump to Beijing
Putin came to Beijing days after Trump left. The fight is over whether China is Russia's partner or its landlord.
Trump's Face on India's Rickshaws
Those Trump rickshaws aren't grassroots gratitude -- they're a US Embassy ad. The fight is what it means.
An Hour From Bombing Iran?
Trump says he was an hour from striking Iran before Gulf states talked him down -- his fifth deadline to slide.
Cuba Goes Dark
Cuba's energy minister says there's no diesel or fuel oil left. 22-hour blackouts.
Xi Goes Hard On Taiwan
Xi told Trump that mishandling Taiwan would push the US and China into 'conflict.' The arms sale is paused.
Trump Goes To China
First state visit since 2017, a CEO entourage, and a $1 trillion Chinese investment deal on the table. MAGA is nervous.
Venezuela: The 51st State?
Trump told Fox he's 'seriously considering' annexing Venezuela. The Constitution and the country both say no.
Trump Cut Machado Out
The Nobel laureate opposition leader was never in the U.S. post-Maduro plan. Delcy Rodriguez was.
Should Starmer Go?
After Labour's worst local elections in decades, 77 Labour MPs say yes. Starmer says no. Reform UK is watching.
Iran Won't Bow, Trump Says No
Iran offered to ship out its uranium. Trump said no. Netanyahu wants more war. Tucker wants out entirely.
India Wants Crocodiles To Guard The Bangladesh Border
A March 26 BSF memo. Crocodiles and venomous snakes in the rivers. Per Home Minister Amit Shah. Conservationists say it's illegal.
Is There Any Hope For Ukraine?
Russia called a 3-day ceasefire for its parade. Ukraine called its own. Russia broke it 1,820 times in 10 hours.
Hantavirus Reaches The U.S., Sort Of
Two Georgians off the cruise are being monitored. The strain is confirmed to spread person-to-person.
Is An Iran Deal Actually Close?
Pakistan says yes. Witkoff and Kushner are writing a one-page MOU. But Mojtaba Khamenei isn't giving up nuclear tech.
Project Freedom Just Got Paused
Project Freedom launched Monday. Iran hit an Emirati tanker hours later. Trump paused it Tuesday. Blockade stays.
Trump Pulls Troops From Germany
5,000 U.S. troops are coming out of Germany. Trump says many more are coming. Republicans are openly worried.
Iran Hangs Four In A Day
Four protesters were hanged in Urmia and Mashhad on Sunday. Human rights groups call it the 1988 playbook.