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There is growing jitteriness among America’s allies, too, after President Donald Trump has repeatedly questioned Washington’s postwar commitment to defending them. That has “created additional uncertainty,” SIPRI said, and calls for these countries to develop their own arsenals. South Korea was always told it did not need its own weapons because it was protected by Washington’s “nuclear umbrella.” Now — after Trump openly suggested that it might have to pay billions of dollars for U.S. military support — South Koreans increasingly want their own warheads, with a poll by Gallup... Read More

President Donald Trump has directed members of his team to attempt a meeting with Iranian officials as quickly as possible, according to a person familiar with the matter and a US official, as he urgently works to determine whether Tehran is serious about diplomacy to resolve its conflict with Israel. Since Israel launched its first wave of missiles last week, the president has maintained publicly that Iran should come to the table to strike a deal with the United States, while privately urging his team to keep lines of communication... Read More

After Lionel Messi lit up the Club World Cup opener, Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium was awash in Argentine passion again as Boca Juniors fans turned it into a little Buenos Aires for their team’s 2-2 draw with Benfica on Monday. A day after draping the shores of Miami Beach in blue and gold on the eve of their team’s debut, the Boca fans chanted their way into the arena and through the game, which put them in second place in Group C behind Bayern Munich after the German champions demolished... Read More

US president Donald Trump at G7 (AP photo) US president Donald Trump on Monday urged people in Tehran to evacuate the city “immediately,” warning once again that Iran must not be allowed to develop nuclear weapons. Trump will also leave the summit on Monday night, as he wants to focus on developments between Israel and Iran. “Iran should have signed the ‘deal’ I told them to sign. What a shame, and a waste of human life,” Trump wrote. “Simply stated, Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon. I said it over... Read More

Donald Trump will leave the G7 summit early Hugo Lowell Donald Trump will leave the G7 summit early and return to Washington DC on Monday, the White House said about an hour after the president said people in Iran’s capital Tehran should evacuate immediately. Trump’s evacuation warning on Truth Social followed a warning from the Israeli defense forces issued a formal evacuation order to residents of Tehran warning them of the imminent bombing of “military infrastructure”. Trump was originally supposed to arrive back in the US in the early hours... Read More