American and Iranian officials could restart peace talks later this week as the US Navy continues its blockade.

Iran’s officials are likely to be better prepared for the next round of US negotiations thanks to a golden opportunity in Islamabad.

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US Vice President JD Vance maintains a deal to end the war can be achieved, while President Donald Trump says he would be comfortable walking away right now.

America’s evangelical Christian right is offering unprecedented criticism of Donald Trump after he criticised the Pope and depicted himself as a Jesus-like figure.

The US president made the remarks in an interview with Fox News Business.

The US president once called the Italian PM “a very special person”, but relations have soured.

More than 20 ships have reportedly passed the US blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.

The visit by Charles and Camilla has taken on greater significance given the growing spat between the US president and UK leader Keir Starmer, while the shadow of the Jeffrey Epstein scandal looms.

Vice President JD Vance has criticised the pope on his theology.

More than 60 Palestinian men have been found hiding in garbage truck on the West Bank.

This masthead asked more than a dozen Republican senators if they had concerns about the US president’s stability after he slammed the Pope and likened himself to Jesus.

At least 16 people have been injured during a high school shooting in Turkey overnight.

The US president’s verbal assault on Pope Leo XIV, followed by the release of a now-deleted post portraying himself as a Christ-like saviour, has riled the American religious right.

Trump blockade of the Strait of Hormuz begins, with US warships stationed off Iran.

The Duchess of Sussex meets a group of women at the McAuley Community Services for Women.

A public inquiry into the 2024 killings of three young girls in the British town of Southport has found that the killer Axel Rudakubana’s father and mother failed to raise the alarm.

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Crazy like a fox … or just plain crazy? Even some former allies and advisers are now questioning whether the US president has grown increasingly unbalanced.

There’s little precedent for such a major operation in recent decades, but previous US Navy actions in the Gulf and elsewhere could provide clues on what will unfold.