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Pete Hegseth claims Donald Trump is ‘finishing’ war with Iran as conflict widens – US politics live

Pete Hegseth has kicked off his Pentagon press conference, by saying that for “47 long years”, the Iranian regime has waged a “savage, one sided war against America”.

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US urges its citizens to leave Israel immediately amid strike threat to Iran

The US has authorised the departure of non-essential government workers and their families from Israel as the threat of an American strike on Iran looms.

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Cuba says it killed heavily armed exiles who attacked from US-registered speedboat

Cuban forces killed four exiles and wounded six others who sailed into its waters onboard a Florida-registered speedboat and opened fire on a Cuban patrol, the country’s government said, at a time of heightened tensions with the US.

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Jobs, gas prices and ending wars: factchecking Trump’s State of the Union claims

Donald Trump officially made the longest State of the Union address in history on Tuesday night, with broad claims about the successes achieved during the first year of his second term.

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Trump Iran airstrikes decision to be guided by Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff’s advice

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Mexico erupts and World Cup security fears rise after a cartel boss’s killing

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A war foretold: how the CIA and MI6 got hold of Putin’s Ukraine plans and why nobody believed them

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US military ready for possible Iran strikes but Trump yet to make decision, reports say

The US military is ready for possible strikes on Iran as soon as this weekend, multiple news outlets reported Wednesday citing unnamed sources.

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Zelenskyy says no agreement on key issues in peace talks as he accuses Russia of ‘dragging out negotiations’ – Europe live

Zelenskyy said there has been no agreement between Ukraine and Russia on the key issues at the US-mediated talks in Geneva.