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The US insists the Strait of Hormuz is open, despite Iran saying it has closed the waterway amid renewed strikes. Hostilities, which flared up again this week, continued on Saturday after the US said it had struck more than 140 targets across Iran. The attacks were a response to Iranian forces hitting a ship passing…

Jurassic Park and Peaky Blinders star Sam Neill has died aged 78.

Israel will hold national elections on Oct. 27, the latest date permitted by law, parliament said on Sunday, setting up a vote widely seen as a referendum on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s leadership since the Gaza war began. Netanyahu, 76, said he intends to seek re-election and “win” another term.

Mullin threatens states that refuse Trump’s election demands Mullin also repeated his threat of withholding Federal Emergency Management Agency grant funding to states that don’t work to “secure” elections. “If they’re not willing to do it, it should raise serious questions. It’s not that hard. This isn’t a partisan issue,” the homeland security secretary said….

Lindsey Graham, who has died aged 71, was a political survivor. His career as a Republican senator served as a telling barometer for the dramatically changing climate in his political party – and America – in the Donald Trump era. While there were certain issues central to Graham’s political identity – including a hawkish foreign…

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks during a press briefing in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on July 16, 2026. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters on Thursday that Immigration and Customs…