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There has been no sign of progress in ceasefire talks between the US and Iran after the worst burst of violence in weeks and as the Tehran-backed Hezbollah rejected a US-brokered truce in Lebanon. Dalia Fahmy, Director of International Relations and Diplomacy and Associate Professor of Political Sci

Hezbollah has condemned a US-brokered ceasefire framework accepted by Israel and Lebanon

US Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins told lawmakers on Thursday that American dependence on China for food, fertiliser and other agricultural inputs poses an “existential” threat, framing food security as a national security issue while defending the White House’s reduced fiscal 2027 budget reque

Congressman Ro Khanna says the integration push only boosts Netanyahu, but his push to revoke the measure fell short.

Shohei Ohtani continues to defy every expectation and do things on the diamond that no one has ever done before as he tries to win the Cy Young Award and another MVP.

Israel's supreme court annuls government ban on international Red Cross visiting Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails.

The president is directing money into coal as the Iran war drives up energy costs for Americans.

Oil prices saw little change on Friday after a significant drop. Hopes for an early end to the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran have faded. This follows the Hezbollah militia rejecting a new ceasefire in Lebanon. Fighting in the Middle East has caused oil prices to rise this week. Global oil inventor

Iran-backed Hezbollah rejected the U.S.-backed ceasefire terms agreed between Israel and Lebanon, demanding a full Israeli withdrawal first.

Gold was little changed as uncertainty persisted over progress in US-Iran talks to end the war that’s roiled global markets.