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The exchange was part of a broader deal that is set to see 1,000 captured troops from both sides returned to their homelands.

A senior U.S. admiral told a U.S. Senate committee that Iran’s capabilities to threaten U.S. forces and regional interests had been ’substantially degraded.’

The law enforcement bureau says Monica Witt allegedly put ’sensitive and classified U.S. national defense information and programs’ at risk.

Energy-price shocks, inflation fears, and rising deficits are rattling global bond markets from Washington to Tokyo and London.

On May 13, practitioners and supporters from 58 countries and regions sent greetings to Falun Gong founder Mr. Li Hongzhi for World Falun Dafa Day.

The president said he has not yet decided whether to move ahead with a major U.S. arms package for Taiwan.

Since the start of the war, crude oil output from OPEC has fallen by more than 30 percent.

Japan imports most of its energy resources, making the economy especially sensitive to swings in global oil and fuel prices.

Filipino President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. made a late-night statement on television on May 14 asking the public to remain calm.

Iran has blocked the Strait of Hormuz for weeks in response to a U.S.-Israeli air and naval campaign that began on Feb. 28.

African health authorities are meeting with officials in nearby countries.

The announcement coincided with Trump’s Beijing visit as Moscow and Beijing reinforce increasingly close bilateral relations.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says his latest budget will boost innovation, but Australian businesspeople warn it could discourage investment.

A tied vote constitutes a defeat under House rules, blocking the latest Democratic-led resolution.