By JON GAMBRELL and DAVID RISING Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran and the United States appeared at an impasse Thursday, hardening their positions over ceasefire talks and setting the stage for another potential escalation in the Middle East war as thousands more ...

By DAVID McHUGH and JON GAMBRELL Associated Press FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Iran appears to be setting itself up as the gatekeeper for the Strait of Hormuz, the world's most important artery for oil shipments. The move could cement Tehran's de facto chokehold over the crucial waterway and ...

By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — Transgender women athletes are now excluded from women's events at the Olympics after the IOC agreed to a new eligibility policy on Thursday which aligns with U.S. President Donald Trump's executive order on sports ahead of the 2028 Los ...

By JAVIER CÓRDOBA and MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press SAN JOSÉ, Costa Rica (AP) — Costa Rica said Thursday that it would accept 25 migrants deported from the United States per week as part of an agreement to help the Trump administration's latest policy of deporting immigrants to "third ...

By JON GAMBRELL, MIKE CORDER, MUNIR AHMED and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran on Wednesday dismissed an American plan to pause the war in the Middle East and launched more attacks on Israel and Gulf Arab countries, including strikes that hit a fuel ...

Associated Press undefined DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened Iran with devastating attacks unless it accepts a 15-point White House peace plan, possibly through indirect talks brokered by Pakistan. Pakistan's top diplomat confirmed those ...