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Donald Trump

US conservatives watch nervously as Orban faces tough test in Hungary vote

An attendee arrives at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Budapest, Hungary, March 21, 2026. REUTERS/Marton Monus
An attendee arrives at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Budapest, Hungary, March 21, 2026. REUTERS/Marton Monus

Why Trump is eyeing Iran’s Kharg Island oil export hub

A view of Iran's Kharg Island, which hosts the country’s main crude export terminal and is responsible for the overwhelming majority of its oil shipments to the world, on March 2, 2026.
A view of Iran's Kharg Island, which hosts the country’s main crude export terminal and is responsible for the overwhelming majority of its oil shipments to the world, on March 2, 2026.

Iran fires missiles across Middle East as Trump threatens oil hub

A blaze after Israel's fire and rescue service said an industrial building and a fuel tanker at oil refineries were hit by debris from an intercepted Iranian missile in Haifa, Israel, on March 30.
A blaze after Israel's fire and rescue service said an industrial building and a fuel tanker at oil refineries were hit by debris from an intercepted Iranian missile in Haifa, Israel, on March 30.

Florida to rename Palm Beach airport after Trump

US President Donald Trump boards Air Force One at Palm Beach International Airport in Florida on March 1.
US President Donald Trump boards Air Force One at Palm Beach International Airport in Florida on March 1.

Trump issues new warning to Tehran, Iran calls US peace proposals ‘unrealistic’

People walk past a metro station that was destroyed during a missile strike at the Grand Bazaar in Tehran.
People walk past a metro station that was destroyed during a missile strike at the Grand Bazaar in Tehran.

US Citizenship and Immigration Services resumes asylum claims after halt

The construction of a new section of the border wall in Santa Teresa, New Mexico, on the US-Mexico border, on Nov 18, 2025.
The construction of a new section of the border wall in Santa Teresa, New Mexico, on the US-Mexico border, on Nov 18, 2025.

Rubio says US hopeful in private talks after ‘fractures’ in Iran’s leadership

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that the US is hopeful that figures with “power to deliver” will take charge in Iran.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that the US is hopeful that figures with “power to deliver” will take charge in Iran.

White House ballroom project to include ‘massive’ military complex

Construction cranes work on White House East Wing renovations in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 17, 2026. REUTERS/Kylie Cooper
Construction cranes work on White House East Wing renovations in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 17, 2026. REUTERS/Kylie Cooper

Mexican president announces ‘protest actions’ after migrant dies in US custody 

Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum addresses the media in her daily press conference saying that her government was "going to take greater measures" following the death last week of a Mexican being held at a federal immigrant detention center in the U.S., in Mexico City, Mexico March 30, 2026. REUTERS/Quetzalli Nicte-Ha
Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum addresses the media in her daily press conference saying that her government was "going to take greater measures" following the death last week of a Mexican being held at a federal immigrant detention center in the U.S., in Mexico City, Mexico March 30, 2026. REUTERS/Quetzalli Nicte-Ha

Thousands of US Army paratroopers arrive in Middle East as buildup intensifies

FILE PHOTO: Two F/A-18 Super Hornets launch from the flight deck of the U.S. Navy Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in support of the Operation Epic Fury attack on Iran from an undisclosed location March 3, 2026. U.S. Navy/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Two F/A-18 Super Hornets launch from the flight deck of the U.S. Navy Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in support of the Operation Epic Fury attack on Iran from an undisclosed location March 3, 2026. U.S. Navy/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.