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Iran threatens retaliation against US, Israel after strikes on Beirut

Iran’s insistence that the conflicts are linked has complicated negotiations for Washington.

Central African Republic to accept third-country deportees from US, sources say

BANGUI, June 7 - Central African Republic has agreed to take in migrants from other countries deported by the United States, two sources with knowledge of the matter said, the latest example of the Trump administration striking deals with African states to accelerate removals.Washington has sent so-called third-country deportees to African countries including Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, Sierra Leone and Equatorial Guinea, under opaque deals that Senate Democrats say have cost tens of millions of dollars.In many cases, deportees had secured legal protections from immigration courts in the U.S. against their repatriation. But rights groups say the third-country deals allow the U.S. to circumvent those protections.

US Supreme Court poised to rule on gun laws and transgender athletes

WASHINGTON, June 7 - Disputes involving President Donald Trump's policies on tariffs, immigration and firing regulatory officials have drawn a lot of attention during the Supreme Court's current term, but the justices also are poised to decide major cases concerning U.S. \"culture wars\" issues such as guns and transgender athletes.

US eyes Iranian assets for Gulf allies' reconstruction, source says

WASHINGTON/DUBAI, June 7 - The U.S. government will attempt to redirect Iranian assets to Gulf states for rebuilding and repairs of future damage caused by Iran, a source familiar with the matter said on Saturday, a day after a wave of attacks by Iran against Kuwait and Bahrain.

Trump faces new Republican resistance in Congress as midterm pressures build

WASHINGTON, June 6 - Donald Trump is facing widening opposition within his own party as Republican lawmakers in Congress, long reluctant to defy him, are showing a greater willingness to break ranks with the U.S. president.

Priest who said aliens were demons removed as exorcist for Washington

The archdiocese did not elaborate on which church teaching the priest had undermined.

How a boy and his eagle in Mongolia helped a grieving Singaporean son to let go – and create the book he needed

Artist Siyuan Aw's debut picture book Our Wings As One began with a solitary journey to Mongolia, and an extraordinary meeting with a boy and his eagle – who taught him the strength to let go, and the courage to begin again.

US attacks Iranian coastal sites after Iran launches drones in latest flare-up

DUBAI/WASHINGTON, June 6 - U.S. forces struck Iranian coastal radar sites on Saturday after shooting down drones launched by Iran toward the Strait of Hormuz, the U.S. military said, in the latest escalation complicating efforts to end the war between the two countries.

Netflix names longtime director Jay Hoag as chairman, succeeding Reed Hastings

US adds $38 million for Ebola as CDC warns outbreak could match 2014

WASHINGTON, June 5 - The U.S. said on Friday it would give an additional $38 million in funding for Ebola response efforts, as the U.S. CDC warned that without strong public health interventions, the outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo could match or surpass the 2014-2016 West Africa outbreak.

Witkoff, Kushner meet nuclear experts at national lab in Tennessee, source says

WASHINGTON, June 5 - U.S. President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner traveled to the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee on Thursday to consult with experts that could play a role in nuclear negotiations with Iran, a source familiar with the trip said on Friday.

Who is aboard the International Space Station during the air leak?

WASHINGTON, June 5 - NASA ordered five astronauts aboard the International Space Station to take shelter and prepare for possible evacuation for on Friday as a Russian crew tried to fix a leak of air on its portion of the orbital laboratory.

NASA puts ISS astronauts on evacuation alert after worsening air leak

WASHINGTON, June 5 - Astronauts aboard the International Space Station were ordered by NASA to shelter in their spacecraft and prepare for potential evacuation on Friday as a Russian crew attempts to fix a worsening leak of air on its portion of the orbital laboratory, NASA said.

Iran declares support for Hezbollah with wider peace deal in doubt

Iran has made a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah a condition for any peace deal with Washington to resolve the regional war.

US forces board sanctioned tanker in Indian Ocean, Pentagon says

WASHINGTON, June 5 - U.S. forces conducted an interdiction of the sanctioned stateless oil tanker Davina overnight in the Indian Ocean, the U.S. military's Indo-Pacific Command said on Friday.

Increase defence spending to counter China? Why US’ call is ‘difficult to sell’ in Southeast Asia

Washington’s call for Asian allies to spend 3.5 per cent of GDP on defence is untenable given competing needs in infrastructure, healthcare and education, analysts say.

PAHO strengthens Ebola preparedness, prepares shipments for virus detection

The organisation said risk of Ebola virus in countries in the Americas remain low.

White House to replace National Security Council's Europe chief amid broader shake-up

WASHINGTON, June 4 - The White House's top Europe expert is set to leave in the coming days, part of a staff shake-up that some sources say could give Secretary of State Marco Rubio tighter day-to-day control over policymaking at the National Security Council.

US imposes sanctions on Cuban president, Treasury website shows

WASHINGTON, June 4 - The U.S. on Thursday imposed sanctions on Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel and some affiliated people and entities, the U.S. Treasury Department's website showed.

Trump says he does not need deal with Iran to get enriched uranium

WASHINGTON, June 4 - U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said that Washington did not need a deal with Iran to get enriched uranium from the country.