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Trump hosted him for a [White House lunch](/news/2025/6/19/trumps-pakistan-embrace-tactical-romance-or-a-new-inner-circle), the first time a US president had privately received a Pakistani [military chief](/news/2025/5/21/pakistan-promotes-army-chief-asim-munir-to-field-marshal-why-it-matters) without civilian leadership present. By April 2026, Munir’s global rise
conflict,” Hurst said, promising to also provide a cost breakdown later. The estimated figure only reflects “the costs of the war”, Hurst said, explaining: “We’re factoring in costs of munitions expended in that total
conflict leave Somalis desperate Maryam watched her goats starve and her crops fail. She buried two of her children before she finally gave up hope and sought help from international aid agencies in southern Somalia
president’s home turf reinforce comments Reeves made just before flying out on Tuesday, when she expressed frustration at [the “folly” of his decision to go to war](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/14/rachel-reeves-folly-us-going-to-war-iran-without-clear-exit-plan) without a clear exit
impact on lowering prices is questionable](/economy/2026/4/13/energy-prices-rise-despite-jones-act-suspension-by-trump), reflects a broader push by the White House to dampen politically sensitive fuel price spikes before November’s midterm elections, where affordability is expected to be a defining
conflict, this war against Iran, has a direct impact on our economic output”. On Tuesday, Trump posted on his Truth Social platform that Merz “thinks it’s OK for Iran to have a Nuclear Weapon
conflict has also increased pressure on China’s economy and energy security. About half of China’s crude oil imports come from the Middle East, while disruptions in the Gulf have left commercial shipping vulnerable
Iran on February 28. Tehran retaliated by closing off the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow channel linking the Gulf to the Gulf of Oman, through which approximately 20 percent of the world
president said he would briefly [pause the operation](/news/2026/5/5/trump-announces-pause-on-us-operation-to-unblock-strait-of-hormuz), citing “great progress” towards a comprehensive agreement with Iran, and saying it came at the request of mediator Pakistan. The US naval blockade of Hormuz, however
President William Lai Ching-te, who is locked in an intense fight with the opposition over defence spending, Yang said. “They are hoping to first influence Trump’s decision around this issue and potentially create
President Donald Trump announced an extension of a ceasefire between his country and Iran, and after Iran refused to attend the latest proposed round of peace talks in Islamabad. (Photo by Getty Images)](https://www.aljazeera.com
president’s upbeat messages are designed to do. But it all remained tenuous. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said the reopening of the strait of Hormuz could be possible, but did not give
president has envisioned the possibility of suspending a military campaign against Tehran while reserving the option of carrying out targeted strikes as needed. In the absence of a permanent deal that allows both sides
President Donald Trump has suggested multiple times since his second term began that the US could take control of the Panama Canal, while accusing China, without evidence, of managing the strategic waterway, which accounts
conflict. Iran's grip on the vital waterway has jolted the world economy and spiked fuel prices far beyond the Middle East. The ongoing instability in the region comes as U.S. President Donald Trump
conflict continues into the middle of the year and oil prices remain above $100 a barrel.  A farmer harvests wheat crops in the suburbs of Peshawar, Pakistan
impact, reared its Medusa-like head. Again. "No worries," Spain's determined-to-appear calm prime minister, Pedro Sanchez, said to waiting journalists as he arrived at the leaders' summit. "We are fulfilling our obligations
Iran and lingering controversy surrounding the Jeffrey Epstein scandal. Despite these challenges, many people hope that the visit [will help ease tensions](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/26/nx-s1-5788696/king-queen-state-trump) and strengthen the long-standing ties between the countries. - 🎧 **Polls
president in nearly a decade - and comes at a pivotal moment for ties between the world's two largest economies. Executives from some of America's biggest companiess - including Boeing, Citigroup and Qualcomm - are expected
conflict – [had concluded](/news/2026/5/6/iran-war-day-68-trump-talks-about-progress-in-talks-rubio-says-war-over) as its objectives had been achieved. Washington now prefers “the path of peace”, Rubio said. On the same day, US President Donald Trump announced that the US [military operation](/news/2026/5/5/centcom-says-project-freedom-has-just-2