Washington currently has more than a dozen warships in the Middle East: one aircraft carrier - the USS Abraham Lincoln - nine destroyers and three other combat ships.

US allows non-emergency embassy staff to leave Israel

Announcement follows repeated threats from President Donald Trump to strike Iran

Canadian PM Carney begins key India visit

Discussions will focus on new partnerships in trade, energy and artificial intelligence

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and his wife Diana Fox Carney board a government plane in Ottawa on Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026.

Iran urges US to drop ‘excessive demands’ to reach deal

Araghchi says ‘success in this path requires seriousness and realism from the other side’

In this photo released by the Iranian Foreign Ministry, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, centre, heads to the venue for talks between Iran and the US, in Muscat, Oman, Friday, Feb. 6, 2026.

Who is Ellie Aghayeva? Student briefly detained in US

Federal agents detain Columbia student early Thursday; released hours later.

Mayor Mamdani raises case with Trump, prompting Columbia student’s immediate release.

Philippines, US, Japan planes drill over Bashi Channel

Military exercises highlight strategic cooperation in Bashi Channel near Taiwan

This handout photo taken on February 26, 2026 and released on February 27 by the Armed Forces of the Philippines-Public Affairs Office (AFP-PAO) shows a Philippine air force FA-50 fighter jet (L) flying alongside a Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force's P-3 Orion maritime patrol aircraft during a joint military exercise in the disputed South China Sea.

US 'ready' to use clone of Iran's drone against it

Pentagon turns Iranian-made Shahed-style kamikaze drones into American attack platforms

DRONE WAR? Low-cost Unmanned Combat Attack System (LUCAS) drones are positioned on the tarmac at a base in the US Central Command (CentCom) operating area. LUCAS is a clone of Iran's inexpensive Shahed-136 kamikaze drone. Photo published on Nov. 23, 2025.

Columbia student freed after Trump‑Mamdani talks

Mayor secures release in White House showdown

Mamdani urged Trump to drop cases against other students facing deportation.

Refugee, nearly blind, found dead 5 days later

Blind refugee's death sparks probe into Border Patrol actions

Masked US Border Patrol agents escort a man after detaining him near a residential area in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on January 11, 2026. Photo for illustrative purposes only.

Unclear endgame clouds Trump’s Iran strike calculation

Debate grows inside Washington over strike goals, risks and consequences

The US Navy aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford departs Souda Bay on the island of Crete on February 26, 2026.

Venezuela leader asks Trump to lift blockade, sanctions

Venezuela seeks end to US sanctions, calls for new cooperation

This combination of pictures created on January 21, 2026, shows Venezuela's interim President Delcy Rodriguez waving after a press conference at the Miraflores Presidential Palace in Caracas on January 14, 2026, and US President Donald Trump waving as he boards Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, on September 11, 2025.

Argentina, Uruguay ratify massive EU trade deal

South American nations ratify EU trade deal amid European legal challenges

Argentine senators voted 69-3 in favour of the agreement to create one of the world's biggest free trade zones, sealing its adoption days after it passed the lower house. Photo shows Argentina's President Javier Milei, Uruguay's President Yamandu Orsi and Paraguay's President Santiago Pena posing for the official picture at the end of the signing ceremony of the trade agreement between the European Union and Mercosur, at the Gran Teatro Jose Asuncion Flores of Paraguay's Central Bank in Asuncion. File photo taken on January 17, 2026.

Iran FM says 'good progress' after Geneva talks ended

Negotiators see progress in Iran-US sanctions discussions

Abbas Araghchi, Iran's Foreign Minister, told state TV after the talks in Geneva ended: "We made very good progress and entered into the elements of an agreement very seriously, both in the nuclear field and in the sanctions field."

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