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US says it's hunting for explosive mines in latest push to open the Strait of Hormuz

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says the U.S. Navy is clearing Iranian mines from the Strait of Hormuz, a vital sea route for oil shipments whose disruption is increasingly threatening the global...

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Palestinians hold funerals for pregnant woman and her children killed in Israeli strikes

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Palestinians on Saturday buried a woman pregnant with twins and two of her children who were among at least 13 people killed in Israeli strikes in Gaza. The toll on Friday included...

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Afghanistan calls on Afghans who helped US in war and are now stuck in Qatar to return home

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan’s foreign ministry says Afghans who helped America’s war effort and have been stuck in Qatar in the hope of reaching the United States, can safely return to...

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Trump has paused 3 Mideast wars, but the grievances remain and could reignite them

RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — The post-Oct. 7 order in the Middle East — such as it is — is barely pieced together by conditional ceasefires and mutual threats. Iran has suffered severe blows, yet...

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4 tickets to World Cup final are listed on FIFA's resale site for more than $2 million

FIFA's resale site has four tickets on sale for the World Cup final for just under $2.3 million each. The $2,299,998.85 seats for the July 19 match at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, are...

April 24, 2026 10:11 am MST MST

Trump orders US military to 'shoot and kill' Iranian small boats choking Strait of Hormuz

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — President Donald Trump has ordered the U.S. military to “shoot and kill” small Iranian boats that deploy mines in the Strait of Hormuz, announcing the move...

April 23, 2026 7:20 pm MST MST

U.S. military says it seizes another oil tanker associated with Iran

The U.S. military on Thursday seized another tanker associated with the smuggling of Iranian oil, ratcheting up a standoff with Iran a day after its paramilitary Revolutionary Guards took control of two...

April 23, 2026 6:46 am MST MST

Trump says Lebanon and Israel agree to extend Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire by 3 weeks

Washington (AP) — President Donald Trump said Israel and Lebanon have agreed to extend a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah by three weeks after talks at the White House on Thursday. Trump said...

April 23, 2026 2:45 am MST MST

Mexico to beef up security at tourist sites after shooting at pyramids in lead up to World Cup

Mexico’s government said it was beefing up security at tourist sites after a man opened fire on tourists at pyramids outside of Mexico City less than two months before the FIFA World Cup. The Monday...

April 22, 2026 6:51 am MST MST

Trump and other top Republicans will read passages in a marathon Bible event

President Donald Trump and many of his leading Christian supporters and top Republicans are taking part this week in a marathon reading of the Bible in an America 250-themed event billed as encouraging...

April 21, 2026 4:54 am MST MST