Treasury targets oil traders, tankers accused of helping Maduro evade U.S. sanctions

The U.S. Department of the Treasury on Wednesday sanctioned four companies operating…

ISIS exploiting Syria’s chaos as US strikes expose growing threat

U.S. and partner forces killed or captured nearly 25 Islamic State operatives…

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The Australian dollar surged to the highest level in years, making it one of the best-performing currencies this year. The AUD/USD exchange rate rose for five consecutive days, reaching a…

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Trump touts 5-0 sweep by endorsed candidates in Tuesday primary elections

President Donald Trump took a bow Tuesday night for his 5-0 record for his endorsed candidates in the Republican elections…

US destroys 16 Iranian mine boats as Strait of Hormuz oil showdown escalates

U.S. forces destroyed 16 Iranian mine-laying vessels near the Strait of Hormuz Tuesday, U.S. Central Command said, in what officials…

Katie Britt blasts Democrats for playing ‘political games’ with shutdown amid airport chaos

Senate Republicans are accusing their Democratic counterparts of playing ‘political games’ as the caucus appears ready to escalate the standoff…

Iranian Kurdish fighters say they’re ready to strike Tehran, waiting for opening

Iranian Kurdish opposition groups say they are prepared to challenge Tehran but are holding back for now as the war…

Trump says it’s an ‘honor’ to keep Strait of Hormuz open for China and other countries

President Donald Trump said he wants to keep the Strait of Hormuz open, saying it would be an ‘honor’ to…

Trump says he’s ‘not happy’ with Iran’s choice of new supreme leader

President Donald Trump said he is ‘not happy’ with Iran’s choice of a new supreme leader but that early results…

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Vietnam urges work from home amid fuel supply, price crunch in Mideast

Vietnam’s trade ministry is urging businesses to encourage employees to work from home to curb fuel consumption as the country…

House GOP fears primary losers could jeopardize razor-thin majority

Some House Republicans are getting worried over the prospect of colleagues quiet-quitting after losing their primary races as election season…

Iran war, 11 days in: US controls skies, oil surges and the region braces for what’s next

One week into the war with Iran, U.S. officials say American and Israeli forces are moving toward ‘complete control’ of…

Rand Paul to oversee confirmation hearing of Trump’s DHS pick who once blasted him as a ‘snake’

President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has a confirmation hearing ready to go, and…

Jackson-Kavanaugh tensions surface in candid exchange over Supreme Court ‘shadow docket’

Supreme Court Justices Ketanji Brown Jackson and Brett Kavanaugh had a dispute over the high court’s approach to its emergency…

Gas prices surge, pinching Americans and handing the GOP a new midterm headache

President Donald Trump, who rode promises of affordability back to the White House, is now confronting Iran-driven volatility that’s undermining…