Sources: AP
United States president Donald Trump announces on his Truth Social that, based on conversations with Pakistani prime minister Shehbaz Sharif and field marshal Asim Munir, he has agreed to "suspend the bombing and attacks on Iran for a period of two weeks", subject to Iran agreeing to the "complete, immediate and safe opening" of the Strait of Hormuz, and to allow time for an agreement to be reached. 2026-04-7
The United States treasury department issues a temporary license permitting the delivery and sale of Russian oil and petroleum products already loaded onto vessels before March 12, easing sanctions on such shipments until April 11 amid rising global energy prices. 2026-03-12
Eswatini announces that it will receive eleven more third country nationals deported from the United States. 2025-10-5
Turkey threatens to "strangle" the United States-backed Syrian Border Security Force "before it's even born", while Syria vows to crush it and expel American military personnel from the country. Russia called the plans "a plot to dismember Syria". 2018-01-15
U.S. President Donald Trump signs an executive order re-establishing the National Space Council, which was disbanded in 1993. 2017-06-30
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte tells U.S. President Barack Obama to "go to hell" after the United States refuses to sell some weapons to his country, while also acknowledging the cooperation of Russia and China. 2016-10-4
The United States Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Marine Corps General Joseph Dunford arrived in Iraq to discuss the ongoing battle against ISIS. 2015-10-20
The United States warns Gulf states to respect the rights of the Bahraini people. 2011-03-14
Fedor Emelianenko records only the second loss of his career as he is tapped out by Fabrício Werdum at the "Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Werdum" mixed martial arts match in San Jose, California, US. 2010-06-26
Christopher Speight, an American man suspected of shooting and killing eight people in Appomattox, Virginia, surrenders to police. 2010-01-20