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Iran’s conditional plan: Tehran proposes a 30-day delay to reopen the Strait of Hormuz after US and allied threats are removed. Shipping fee proposal: Iran considers maritime and environmental service fees for vessels, citing sovereignty and ecological protection. Stalled peace talks: Negotiations remain deadlocked 100 days into the US-Iran-Israel conflict, leaving trade flows disrupted. Security …
Japan is not blinking. Trade talks with the United States have dragged into July with no deal in sight, and Tokyo is holding its line. President Trump has labeled the Japanese “the spoiled ones,” frustrated by their refusal to concede on rice imports and auto tariffs. The original July 9 deadline for new tariffs has …
GAZA: Greta Thunberg and her comrades, ever the environmental stewards, hurled their electronic devices into the Mediterranean when Israeli forces approached. pic.twitter.com/HVTJzmLuIr — @amuse (@amuse) June 9, 2025
🇺🇸 LAPD SWINGS BACK: ARRESTS BEGIN After hours of chaos, cops finally made their move and started dragging people out. The freeway standoff turned into a full-blown clash as officers closed in and made multiple arrests on the spot. This is just the first wave, but if the crowd… https://t.co/9jTj9LpzHq pic.twitter.com/5SO0R85Ilv — Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) …
A standoff is underway in Lake Worth after police say a man fired at officers during a traffic stop and police chase and then barricaded himself in a Fort Worth home. At one point, SKY 4 video shows him throwing fireworks at responding officers.
39-year-old Felix Delarosa was seen throwing a bedsheet on the robot and firing at it before getting teargassed by the device. Delarosa was wanted by Texas’ “anti-gang” unit for a separate crime when the incident unfolded. “Authorities said Delarosa fired another shot while SWAT negotiators also attempted to contact him,” a local news report said. …
A woman, armed with a handgun, entered a publicly accessible area where people wait to be buzzed into the lobby. Following negotiations with law enforcement, she was taken into custody without anyone being harmed. 🚨#BREAKING: Numerous Law enforcement are in a standoff with a Armed Female inside the FBI Building ⁰⁰📌#Seattle | #Washington ⁰⁰Currently, numerous …
https://twitter.com/GlobalPressCorp/status/1793582473806569860 🚨 New video: “Dozens of warplanes, multiple destroyers & frigates of the PLA Eastern Theater Command are encircling the island of Taiwan & its outlying islands, conducting mock strikes in the ongoing Joint Sword-2024A exercise.” pic.twitter.com/uE919YigWL — Ian Ellis (@ianellisjones) May 23, 2024 https://twitter.com/GlobalPressCorp/status/1793566685754216576 China begins military drills around Taiwan as ‘punishment’… Vows Blood …
by Michael Are we headed for a major constitutional crisis? Texas Governor Greg Abbott is not backing down, and a whole bunch of other red states have publicly announced that they support what he is doing. In response, the Biden administration has reportedly issued a 24 hour ultimatum and is warning that Texas will “face the …
🚨#BREAKING: A Intense Standoff is currently underway as SWAT Teams Dismantle a House of a Barricaded Suspect Who Shot 3 Officers in Last 24 Hours⁰⁰📌#Houston | #Texas⁰Currently Multiple Law enforcement agencies, including SWAT teams, are dealing with a chaotic standoff in… pic.twitter.com/Kcl98yi6oU — R A W S A L E R T S (@rawsalerts) August …