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Trump v Massie: Could president's Republican nemesis survive $20m attack to oust him?

Iran. And perhaps most notably, he joined forces with Democrats - and a handful of Republicans - to force Trump's Justice Department to release all of its files on Jeffrey Epstein, the late sex offender with

Two weeks that pushed Trump to the edge. Is his presidency unravelling?

Iran war could become Trump’s equivalent of Hurricane Katrina, the catastrophic tropical cyclone that killed 1,392 people in and around New Orleans in 2005 and inflicted huge damage on President George W Bush

Hegseth says Pentagon will review Mark Kelly’s US weapons stockpile remarks

conflict, warning that replenishment could take years and leave the US exposed in any future confrontation with China. Hegseth responded on X, accusing Kelly of disclosing details from a classified Pentagon briefing and saying

UAE quits OPEC: What that means for the Gulf, energy markets and beyond

conflict through a system of tolls. ## Preparing for the decline of oil Should traffic return to pre-war levels, however, the UAE could potentially flood the market with its 1.6 million bpd of extra production

Jim Chalmers is putting a positive spin on the economy, but is the outlook for Australia grim?

US and Israel started bombing Iran in late February. That recent strength accentuates the slowdown in the latest figures. After expanding by 0.9% in the December quarter, real GDP growth faltered to just

As US-Iran talks remain ‘stalled’, experts warn of ‘long-term disruptions’

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

Tehran, Taiwan, trade … what are the hazards facing Trump on Xi summit tightrope?

Iran as a crisis of the US’s own making. It is also, despite the global ramifications, a crisis far from China’s borders. ![Following first torpedo test fire Taiwans indigenous submarine Haikun

The Gulf does not have to choose Iran or Israel

consequences of confrontation. The second conflict in 2026 widened the battlefield to the rest of the Gulf. This made it clear that the whole region is at risk when conflict erupts. Even before the latest

Europe has 'maybe 6 weeks of jet fuel left', energy boss warns as Strait of Hormuz effectively closed

Iran for more than six weeks in response to US and Israeli attacks, sending the price rocketing and prompting fears of shortages. IEA executive director Fatih Birol told AP there could soon be flight cancellations

Trump and Xi to meet in Beijing: The key issues shaping the China summit

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's flurry of diplomacy, as Trump insists U.S. has 'the cards'

conflict](https://www.npr.org/series/1205445976/middle-east-crisis) ### [Born in south Lebanon, displaced to Beirut, two grandmothers reflect on Israeli invasions](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/18/nx-s1-5761904/lebanon-war-israel-hezbollah-displacement-ceasefire) Abbas Araghchi was in Islamabad last week but left on Saturday, prompting President Trump

Andrew Hastie accuses Pauline Hanson of being ‘Maga first’ – as it happened

US war on Iran, and how repercussions were being felt by Australians. Speaking to a Nine newspapers podcast, Hanson suggested America’s war on Iran would be a success “if we can get the strait

How badly is Europe affected by fertiliser shortages due to the Iran war?

US-Israel war on Iran. The vital shipping route normally carries about one-third of the world’s seaborne fertiliser trade, raising fears that rising fuel and fertiliser costs could place further pressure on farmers

Why and how is US blockading Iranian ports in Strait of Hormuz?

conflict going on there, but there is still no legal basis in international law to take any actions to block any strait used for international navigation," Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez told the BBC. Donald Rothwell

Republicans stall votes on partisan ICE funding amid party infighting

us," Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, [told reporters](https://alaskapublic.org/news/politics/washington-d-c/2026-05-20/trump-wants-a-more-loyal-senate-murkowski-says-hes-sabotaging-that) earlier this week. "But I don't know. Last I checked, the laws don't just appear before his desk to be signed." ### Pushback

The U.S. blockade continues despite Iran's announcement the Strait of Hormuz is open

US President Donald Trump. (Photo by ibrahim AMRO / AFP via Getty Images) /](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5255x3503+0+0/resize/1100/quality/50/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F40%2Fb7%2Ff7642c6c42a888e0c8a55c384dff%2Fgettyimages-2271123710.jpg) A supporter of Hezbollah holds a machine gun while celebrating the ceasefire with Israel as it takes effect

Leaders urge for restraint as 10-day Israel-Lebanon ceasefire takes effect

US President Donald Trump. (Photo by ibrahim AMRO / AFP via Getty Images) /](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5255x3503+0+0/resize/1100/quality/50/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F40%2Fb7%2Ff7642c6c42a888e0c8a55c384dff%2Fgettyimages-2271123710.jpg) A supporter of Hezbollah holds a machine gun while celebrating the ceasefire with Israel as it takes effect

Uncertainty over the Strait of Hormuz remains, as ceasefire nears its end

US President Donald Trump. (Photo by ibrahim AMRO / AFP via Getty Images) /](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5255x3503+0+0/resize/1100/quality/50/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F40%2Fb7%2Ff7642c6c42a888e0c8a55c384dff%2Fgettyimages-2271123710.jpg) A supporter of Hezbollah holds a machine gun while celebrating the ceasefire with Israel as it takes effect after midnight

U.S. attempt to open Strait of Hormuz tests fragile Iran war ceasefire

US of ceasefire violation Iran has said the new U.S. effort is a violation of the fragile ceasefire that has held for more than three weeks. In a post on X Tuesday, Iran's powerful

Shoot Palestinians, not settlers: Israeli general exposes double standard

conflict zones”. Critically, he also admitted to his audience what many had long known: that Israel was practising a two-tier firing policy, actively avoiding firing at Israeli settlers throwing stones at Israeli forces, while