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Secret Service respond to shots fired near White House

U.S. Secret Service shot and killed a man after he opened fire near the White House on Saturday, according to a spokesperson for the agency. The spokesperson said in a statement that an individual approached the area near 17th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW shortly before 6

Blowing up the world

The blockade of the Strait of Hormuz is not an isolated episode but the latest in a series of blows to the global trade and economic order that was established after the Soviet Union’s fall in the early 1990s. Hormuz should probably be unblocked one way or another – and (update

Asia

Trump says agreement to end Iran war 'largely negotiated'

The US president announced on his Truth Social platform on Saturday that a deal with Tehran to end the Iran war was "largely negotiated" subject to approval, ending speculation over the possible resumption of strikes against Iran and broader conflict in the region.