Trump threatens more strikes on Iran. Tensions from Hormuz to Kuwait and Gaza lead to more warnings
CAIRO (AP) — U. S. President Donald Trump threatened more strikes on Iran as the United States presses for the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. Hours later on Saturday, Kuwait said it responded to a new round of drone attacks from Iran while a tanker was struck in the strategic waterway. Meanwhile, Israel carried out heavy strikes on the Gaza Strip after the Palestinian militant group Hamas agreed to disarm. Here are the most important developments in the Middle East today:US threatens new...
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- Trump threatens more strikes on Iran. Tensions from Hormuz to Kuwait and Gaza lead to more warnings
- Trumps threat to push ahead on settlement fund injects new uncertainty into attorney general talks
- Russia hits Ukrainian capital with ballistic missiles and drones, killing at least 9
- UEFA declares no confidence in Infantino and vows accountability for failed World Cup equity plan
- Maryland Gov. Wes Moore says hes very concerned Trump will interfere in the midterm elections
- Spain to put containment fence on Ceutas border with Morocco after frontier rush that killed 67
- Augusts total solar eclipse will sweep over Spain, Iceland and Greenland
- Europes wildfire crisis shifts as some 200,000 French return but new blazes force thousands to flee
- Trump stands to profit off US policy announcements by selling fast access to his social media posts
- Breakneck pace in immigration courts is driving up deportation orders
- Trump wanted interest rate cuts to be Rocket Fuel for the economy. He is losing that fight so far
- Trump says anti-weaponization fund in IRS settlement is dead even as he defends it
Fri, 31 Jul 2026
- Infantino abandons plans to sell World Cup profits to private equity following massive pushback
- Justice Department moves to drop case against ex-Olympian charged with damaging Reflecting Pool
- Marine Corps says F-35B stealth fighter crashed in California, pilot ejected safely
- Authorities release early ransom note in Nancy Guthrie case, hoping someone recognizes it
- US stocks rise to finish a wild July as Amazon soars, Apple sinks and inflation worries worsen
- Tens of thousands of migrants voluntarily leave after crossing into Spanish territory of Ceuta
- Thousands of migrant children in the US could face new deportation risks as legal aid deal expires
- Trump hails a unique Cabinet meeting at Camp David as he seizes on Spains migration crisis
- MLB trade deadline: Tarik Skubal is the big prize, but buyers have other options, too
- Social media companies sued over deaths of four teens as pressure, lawsuits over child safety mount
- Hamas says it will disarm if Israel halts strikes and withdraws from Gaza, but obstacles remain
- Senior FIFA executive says staff were deceived over Infantinos World Cup sell-off plan
- As heat and dry conditions fan wildfires in France, volunteers fan out to help
- Jurors in Lindsay Clancys trial visit the home where she killed her children
- Major oil companies reap massive profits as US and Iran fighting drives energy prices higher
- Israelis worry about weakening connection with younger Jewish Americans
- A discarded SpaceX rocket is on a high-speed collision course with the moon
- Missouri proposal would create nations toughest standard for citizen-led constitutional amendments
- Immigration crackdown threatens Haitian caregivers and the seniors who rely on them
- Quake survivors in southwestern Japan sleep in cars in sweltering heat as death toll rises to 34
- Anthropic says its AI models hacked 3 organizations during testing
- 34 miners killed in a methane explosion at a coal mine in southwestern Pakistan
- Trump announces a deal for Hamas to disarm in Gaza, but many hurdles and uncertainty remain
- An Australian jury convicts British entertainer Yung Filly of assault as he weeps in court
- Seattle police chief resigns under pressure from mayor over response to festival shooting
Thu, 30 Jul 2026
- Spain deploys military to Ceuta after thousands of people breach Moroccos border and at least 9 die
- Some robotaxis approved to operate without steering wheels and losing the brake pedal could be next
- Attorney for Nolan Wells family says experts to review a boat distress call from day he disappeared
- Police describe a fathers horror as he realizes then-wife Lindsay Clancy killed their 3 kids
- Cyberattacks on Minnesota water systems investigated as officials warn about Iranian hackers
- Human-caused climate change made Spanish, French fires much more likely, scientists calculate
- European nations vow FIFA World Cup boycott over Infantino private equity plan as opposition spreads
- Microsofts best day since 2008 leads US stocks, while inflation worries remain in the bond market
- Colin Gray, who gave his son the gun used in Georgia school shooting, is sentenced to 15 years
- Heres why new fronts seem to be opening up across the Middle East
- Trump floats pulling Blanches nomination for attorney general to avoid conceding to GOP demands
- US and Iran trade missile barrages as hopes dim for a quick resolution to the five-month conflict
- Between prices and a diarrhea-causing parasite, lettuce is causing hard times at some restaurants
- Russian strikes across Ukraine kill 9 and NATO scrambles jets after a missile falls in Poland
- US economy grows at a sluggish 1.5% in second-quarter with inflation remaining stubbornly high
- As France tames wildfire and lets 84,000 evacuees go home, blazes flare across Europe
- Congo says the death toll in fastest-growing Ebola outbreak has passed 1,500
- Hope dwindles for rescue in southwestern Japan quake as death toll climbs to 25
- How views on Trumps handling of Iran have shifted, according to a new AP-NORC poll
- Australian watchdog files legal action against Telegram, saying it failed to remove violent content
- Wildfires near Bordeaux bring more troubles to Frances wine industry
- US-Iran conflict enters new phase as Saudi Arabia helps hit proxies and diplomacy stalls again
- Trump touted his tariffs in Michigan despite rising costs. Even some of his supporters are worried
- US launches strikes on Iranian targets a day after it foiled missile attack on American forces
- Southern Europe burns as 3 firefighters die and France battles blaze 4 times the size of Paris
- Senate panel delays vote on Blanche attorney general nomination as key Republicans withhold support
- Rescuers search for survivors after a quake kills 18 in southwestern Japan
Wed, 29 Jul 2026
- Police: Bullets that killed 2 bystanders at Seattle festival werent from teen shooters gun
- Man convicted in terrorism trial over the 2022 stabbing of author Salman Rushdie
- She killed the kids! 911 call from Lindsay Clancys husband brings tears to the courtroom
- Oil prices jump, while the Dow drops more than 1,100 as sinking AI stocks drag Wall Street lower
- Fauci repeatedly invokes the Fifth Amendment in a contentious Senate committee hearing
- Lindsey Graham returns home one last time for his funeral in South Carolina
- Fed leaves interest rate unchanged but with 3 dissents as Warsh praises good family fight
- Pleading the Fifth invokes a constitutional amendment that has a long history in US society
- Ukraine says it hits 2 major Russian oil refineries hours after Zelenskyys meeting with Trump
- FIFA hits Argentina with World Cup charges for scuffle and Malvinas banner
- Trumps attacks on mail balloting and concerns over delays turn midterms spotlight on Postal Service
- Trump and DOJ ask Supreme Court to toss $83 million defamation verdict in E. Jean Carroll case
- Russia accuses Telegram CEO Pavel Durov of aiding terrorism in its latest digital crackdown
- Wildfires are more extreme in Europe and North America, but global burning is oddly decreasing
- Fringe Israeli settler group is sneaking into Syria to try to claim land for a Jewish outpost
- This Lebanese couple is among those returning to shattered homes under US-brokered deal with Israel
- A 2:47 a.m. alert, a rabbit and 220,000 evacuees as Frances wildfire rages on
- A new media ecosystem is taking root on the left, reshaping Democratic politics
- US thwarts an Iranian missile attack and launches strikes with Saudi Arabia against militias in Iraq
- Busiest US death chamber: Florida executes 2 men in a day, including an octogenarian
- Netanyahu praises first meeting with Trump since launching the Iran war
- Senate confirms Jay Clayton as nations intelligence director
Tue, 28 Jul 2026
- Zelenskyy has a good meeting with Trump at the White House as he seeks more cooperation with US
- Lindsey Graham eulogized as an American original with global reach
- Teen gets life without parole for killing 4 at Georgias Apalachee High School
- 15-year-old arrested at Seattle food festival shooting was armed with a ghost gun, police say
- Judge allows use of police interview in trial for man accused of killing Tupac Shakur
- Wall Streets flip from AI to less-loved stocks accelerates, while oil prices keep easing
- FIFA plan for Kushner-backed $20 billion operation to run World Cup meets fury from Europes UEFA
- A 7.1 magnitude quake hits Japans southern Kyushu island and dozens are injured or missing
- France orders 4,000 more evacuated as fires displace a third of a million across southwest Europe
- Americans confidence in US economy falls as Iran conflict sends gas prices higher
- Joe Biden interviews with memoir ghostwriter reveal him discussing sensitive information
- US looks to boost anti-China spending worldwide by hundreds of millions, documents say
- A shootout that killed 3 at a food festival near Seattles Space Needle may have been gang-related
- Wisconsin voters begin casting ballots at the polls in chaotic Democratic governors race
- Judge rules singer D4vd must stand trial in killing of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez
Mon, 27 Jul 2026
- Trump administration urges Supreme Court to allow order targeting mail-in voting before midterms
- Savannah Guthrie makes an emotional plea to her mothers kidnappers
- Wisconsin tornado causes extensive damage and cuts power to thousands of homes
- Trump defends his sweeping tariffs and watches America First drag races during Michigan stop
- This week in court: 6 high-profile cases from the Tate brothers to D4vd
- Mediators see progress in efforts to halt Iran war as drone attacks rattle region
- Republicans decry a new Democratic Socialists of America platform as Dem primaries split the party
- French president pledges support on visit to fire zone, vows: We will win this battle together
- Lindsay Clancy goes on trial over whether postpartum psychosis drove her to kill her 3 children
- Tate brothers will remain in jail at least 2 more weeks as they fight extradition to the UK
- Zelenskyy and Britains new leader discuss drone projects and missile defense for Kyiv
- Stocks waver on Wall Street while crude oil prices fall for the first time in a week
- Comey says seashells post was political speech - not a threat - as he presses to dismiss charges
- Chiefs assistant Eric Bieniemys son charged in shooting of his mother in Virginia, authorities say
- Gunmen attack a community in Nigeria and kill 30 people, residents say
- Georgia school shooter had a chaotic childhood and was fixated on mass killings, psychologist says
- Stocks waver on Wall Street and crude oil prices drop 5% as Mideast tensions cool
- The Latest: Appeals court upholds injunction that blocks Trumps order to create federal voter list
- Years of scandals havent stopped Ken Paxton. Can James Talarico change that?
- China memory chipmaker CXMTs shares soar in a blockbuster share listing in Shanghai
- Police arrest 1 person and search for another after Seattle festival shooting that killed 3
- Traffic to start flowing Monday across new bridge between Canada and US
- The suspect in the deadly Berlin Pride attack is killed in a confrontation with police
Sun, 26 Jul 2026
- Exclusive: In a Ukrainian bomb shelter, Laura Loomer explains shift on Russias war
- US and Iran pause their attacks after days of escalation
- Wildfires in France drive 250,000 people from their homes and creep toward wine city of Bordeaux
- 2 mosques in the West Bank are set on fire during a deadly surge in settler violence
- US appeals court upholds injunction that blocks Trumps order to create a federal voter list
- For some, so-called Skynet Day came too close to sci-fi after a rogue agent hacked into a startup
- As Trump boosts nuclear power, regulators seek to eliminate a longstanding radiation safety practice
- Norris ends wait for F1 win in Hungary as Antonelli stretches championship lead
- 2 dead in Ukraine from Russian attacks, 4 more in Russian-held area hit by Ukrainian drones
- Cori Bush and Wesley Bells rematch sets up key test for Democrats in Missouri
- A US-Russian space crew lands safely in Kazakhstan after an 8-month stint on the ISS
- A forced-labor crackdown or an end-run around Congress? Dissecting Trumps new tariffs
- House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries kicks off 100 days till midterms with affordability agenda
- Hurricane Genevieve moves through the Pacific off Mexico, but no direct threat to land is forecast
- UNESCO adds Frances D-Day landing beaches, Greeces Mount Olympus to World Heritage List
- Airstrikes have paused and talks are pressing forward. But can the US and Iran take the off-ramp?
- Former President Juan Orlando Hernndez returns to Honduras after arrest warrant suspended
- Van slams into crowd at Berlin Pride festival, killing 1 and injuring 16, as police identify suspect
- Jones and Clark help Team Spoon beat Team Coop 129-122 in the WNBA All-Star Game
- Cheaper, open and intelligent: Chinese AI models gain ground, as they make inroads in the US
- Comic-Con 2026: David Jonsson is new Black Panther, Ryan Gosling joins Marvel as Ghost Rider
Sat, 25 Jul 2026
- Iran-backed Houthis fire missiles at Saudi Arabia in response to airstrikes in Yemen
- Wisconsins capital city cancels signature events, grapples with fallout from police shooting
- More health workers strike as Ebola cases in Congo near 3,000, including over 1,300 deaths
- Scrutiny of WNBA intensifies as mounting discord around the league looms over All-Star festivities
- France and Spain battle wildfires as more than 250,000 people are forced to flee homes
- Maine Democratic delegates choose Troy Jackson as new nominee to face US Sen. Susan Collins
- Latest Russian and Ukrainian attacks kill a total of 15 people, officials say
- Small businesses file lawsuits against Trumps new sweeping tariffs
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