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Iran seizes two cargo ships as peace talks with US collapse
DUBAI, April 24 — Iran flaunted its tightened grip over the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday with a video of commandos in a speedboat storming a huge cargo ship, after the collapse of peace talks that Washington had hoped would
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Trump rules out nuclear strike on Iran despite threat to ‘destroy civilization’
Washington, United States, April 23, 2026 (AFP) -US President Donald Trump on Thursday ruled out striking Iran with a nuclear weapon, after his previous threats to completely destroy Iranian civilization. “No, I wouldn’t use it,” Trump told reporters at the
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Magic‑mushroom therapies: What research shows as Trump seeks faster review of psychedelic treatments
WASHINGTON, April 24 — US President Donald Trump this week signed an executive order directing health regulators to speed reviews of psychedelic treatments and increase federal funding for research into their use in response to advocates for the drug ibogaine including
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Ships pay up: Iran claims first toll earnings from Hormuz Strait
TEHRAN, April 23 — A senior Iranian parliament official said on Thursday that Tehran has received the first revenue from tolls it imposed on the strategic Strait of Hormuz in its war with the United States and Israel. “The first
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F-16 row sparks resignations as Peru halts US$3.5b deal with US
LIMA, April 23 — Peru’s foreign and defense ministers resigned on Wednesday in protest over the interim president’s decision to stall a US$3.5 billion (RM13.87 billion) deal for the purchase of 24 US F-16 fighter jets. The ministers said the
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White House and Mexico clash over CIA-linked Americans killed in Chihuahua drug raid mission
MEXICO CITY, April 23 — Mexico’s government and the White House sparred Wednesday over the death of two Americans in connection to an anti-drug raid, after US media reported the officials were CIA personnel. The two Americans died in a
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Thailand plans to scrap 60-day visa-free entry, tighten tourist screening
BANGKOK, April 23 — Thailand is planning to scrap its 60-day visa-free entry scheme as it tightens screening of foreign visitors, The Bangkok Post reported today. Tourism and Sports Minister Surasak Phancharoenworakul said the move is part of a shift
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‘Low IQ’? Backlash after Trump targets Black lawmakers and US Supreme Court justice
WASHINGTON, April 23 — When President Donald Trump this week attacked Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson and top House Democrat Hakeem Jeffries, two of America’s most prominent Black figures, he chose a particularly pejorative insult: “low IQ person.” Trump
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New escalation: Iran keeps Hormuz shut, warns ceasefire depends on US move
TEHRAN, April 22 — Iran vowed Wednesday not to reopen the Strait of Hormuz so long as a US naval blockade remained in place despite a ceasefire extension, as it announced the seizure of two ships trying to cross the
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No peace in sight: Iran seizes ships as oil surges past US$100, Trump delays strikes
WASHINGTON/DUBAI/ISLAMABAD, April 23 — Iran seized two ships in the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, tightening its grip on the strategic waterway after US President Donald Trump called off attacks with no sign of peace talks restarting. Trump maintained the
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