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The Pope unleashes war of words against who!?

U.S.-born Pope Leo XIV pushed back Monday on President Donald Trump’s broadside against him over the U.S.-Israel war in Iran, telling reporters that the Vatican’s appeals for peace and reconciliation are rooted in the Gospel, and that he doesn’t fear the Trump administration. “To put my message on the same… Read More

Continued strikes have U.S.-Iran ceasefire on brink of collapse

A two-week ceasefire between the United States, Iran, and Israel is already near collapse. Continuing Israeli strikes in Lebanon and Iranian drone attacks on Gulf states allies, combined with the reality that the Strait of Hormuz remains effectively closed, has the peace deal on thin ice. President Donald Trump declared… Read More

Mystery of missing U.S. woman in Bahamas takes terrifying twist

An American who was arrested in the Bahamas after his wife vanished while the couple were traveling in a motorboat near the archipelago denies any wrongdoing, his attorney said Thursday. Brian Hooker “categorically and unequivocally denies any wrongdoing” and has been cooperating with authorities, lawyer Terrel Butler said in the… Read More

Iran violates ceasefire and demands Strait of Hormuz closed again

The ink was barely dry on the U.S.-Iran ceasefire when Iran threatened to open fire on the Strait of Hormuz again — and the White House fired back. Iranian state media and IRGC-linked outlets reported Wednesday that tanker traffic through the vital waterway was “closed” in retaliation for Israel’s continued… Read More

American journalist held hostage in Iraq released… with one condition

American journalist Shelly Kittleson, who was kidnapped from a Baghdad streetcorner last week, was released Tuesday, U.S. and Iraqi officials said. The development came after the powerful Iran-backed Iraqi militia Kataib Hezbollah said in a statement that it had decided to free Kittleson, who was abducted on March 31. Its… Read More

Pentagon suddenly cancels Hegseth briefing

The Pentagon abruptly cancelled a Tuesday morning scheduled press briefing by Secretary of War Pete Hegseth — just hours ahead of President Donald Trump’s 8 p.m. deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face devastating military strikes. Hegseth and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Dan Caine were set… Read More

JD Vance suddenly flees D.C.; rushed to Europe?

U.S. Vice President JD Vance said from Hungary’s capital on Tuesday that he was “here to help” Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán ‘s reelection bid, the clearest sign yet that President Donald Trump’s administration is going all-in for an Orbán victory when Hungarians go to the polls on Sunday. Vance’s… Read More

Iran ups the ante with shocking “human shield” threat

Airstrikes pounded Tehran on Tuesday, and Iranian officials urged young people to form human chains to protect power plants, hours before the expiration of U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest deadline for the Islamic Republic to reopen the crucial Strait of Hormuz or face punishing strikes on its infrastructure. Trump has… Read More

Iran responds to Trump with shocking new demands

Iran’s state-run IRNA news agency said Tehran rejected the latest ceasefire proposal and wants a permanent end to the war. The agency said it has conveyed its response to the U.S. through Pakistan, a key mediator. “We only accept an end of the war with guarantees that we won’t be… Read More

Popular cruise ship runs aground at scene of “Cast Away” movie

Thirty passengers were evacuated from a cruise ship that ran aground on a reef in Fiji, the ship’s owner said Monday. The MV Fiji Princess, operated by Blue Lagoon Cruises, ran aground Saturday near Monuriki Island, scene of the 2000 movie starring Tom Hanks “ Cast Away,” the Fiji-based tourism… Read More