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US and Iran agree to wording of a deal

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan's prime minister said Friday the United States and Iran have agreed to wording of an agreement aimed at ending their war in the Middle East and that mediators were working with both sides to finalize a deal. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said the U.S. and Iran ...

Carney: Opening of Canada-US bridge might take ‘a little longer’

TORONTO (AP) — A new Canadian-built bridge across the Detroit River that U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to block may take longer to open than anticipated, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Wednesday. “Look, everyone’s working hard to make sure the bridge is open as ...

Trump cites breakthrough in talks to end the war

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday he had called off new military strikes on Iran, claiming a breakthrough in negotiations to end the war just hours after the American leader threatened to escalate the conflict by seizing control of Iran's oil ...

US military strikes ‘multiple targets’ in Iran

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.S. military said Wednesday it began another round of strikes against Iran, threatening to derail efforts to end the war after President Donald Trump warned that Tehran would "pay the price" for stalled negotiations. U.S. Central Command said in a ...

US strikes Iran after drone boat rescues aviators

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.S. military said Tuesday that it carried out strikes on Iran following the crash of an Army helicopter near the Strait of Hormuz that U.S. President Donald Trump blamed on the Islamic Republic. Tehran vowed to respond. The strikes were "a ...

US, Israel strike different tones on war

RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — The tenuous ceasefire in the Middle East has held up, sometimes barely, despite being shaken by repeated flare-ups over the past two months. But it is now coming the closest yet to blowing apart and sending the region back into full-scale war — and the ...