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ICE ends 30-day death reporting rule as detainee deaths reach 20-year high - report

This change in policy comes amid concerns about the quality of medical care provided in ICE facilities after 18 deaths were reported in the first five months of 2026.

Protesters opposing mass deportations by ICE hold signs during a protest held at the Cassidy Gate at Fort Bliss, the U.S. Army base where a large new ICE detention facility is being built, in El Paso, Texas, US, August 17, 2025.
US President Donald Trump speaks to the press before boarding Air Force One prior to departure from John F. Kennedy International Airport, in New York, on June 9, 2026.

Trump says US close to striking Iran's power plants, bridges over failing negotiations

An FBI insignia on a building in Washington, DC, US. March 15, 2029.

'Exterminate yourself and save us the trouble:' US man sentenced to prison for antisemitic threats

U.S. senatorial candidate from Maine Graham Platner speaks at a town hall at the Leavitt Theater on Oct. 22, 2025 in Ogunquit, Maine. Platner, a veteran of the U.S. Marines and an oyster farmer, is running for the seat held by Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME).

Israel looms large as Maine heads to the polls in Graham Platner’s Senate primary


Khamenei is increasingly engaged in Iranian gov., Tehran still has drone arsenal, Rubio says

Rubio added that the Trump administration has not offered Iran sanctions relief in exchange for opening the Strait of Hormuz, with any relief being conditional on nuclear agreements.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio testifies during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing conerning the fiscal year 2027 budget for the State Department, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on June 2, 2026.

Iran military sites 'completely hidden,' can sustain production, senior IRGC general boasts

A senior Iranian commander said sites that produce military equipment are "completely hidden from the enemy's view," signaling to the US and Israel that Iran is still managing to produce weapons.

An Iranian cleric visits the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Force Museum in Tehran, Iran, November 12, 2025

Taiwan opposition leader aims to meet Trump on US trip, discuss avoiding conflict with China

Cheng, chairwoman of the Kuomintang (KMT), Taiwan's largest opposition party, leaves for a two-week US trip later on Monday, following on from her April visit to China, where she met President Xi.

Cheng Li-wun, chairperson of the Kuomintang (KMT), Taiwan's largest opposition party, speaks at party headquarters in Taipei, Taiwan April 15, 2026.

US strikes Iranian targets along Strait of Hormuz as Kuwait defends against drones, missiles

According to CENTCOM, the attacks were in response to Iran's downing of an American MQ-1 Reaper drone.

US Navy F-18 prepares to launch from a carrier, May 29, 2026.

US 'does not expect Israel to absorb' Hezbollah attacks, signals green light for IDF escalation

On Sunday, two sources told the Post that senior Israeli officials had appealed to senior US officials to allow the IDF to expand its operations in Beirut.

Israeli security forces at the scene where a house was hit by an explosive drone launched by Hezbollah from Lebanon in Metula near the Israeli-Lebanese border, May 25, 2026.

Israel asks US to allow for expanded Beirut strikes, sources tell 'Post' - exclusive

The IDF announced on Sunday morning that it had taken control of the Beaufort Ridge outpost and Wadi al-Saluki areas north of the Litani River in southern Lebanon.

Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted an area in Beirut's southern neighborhoods on March 5, 2026; Illustrative.

South Africa courts Gulf money while its Iran ties unsettle investors - feature

Pretoria is courting Saudi, Emirati, and Qatari money to revive a stalling economy, even as its alignment with Iran, Russia, and China rattles investors and trade partners it cannot afford to lose.

 South African flag.

Joe Biden's wife Jill thought he was 'having a stroke' during 2024 presidential debate

Joe Biden, 81 years old at the time of the debate, dropped out of the US presidential race on July 21, 2024.

Former US First Lady Dr. Jill Biden speaks during the 29th annual Milken Institute Global Conference at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California on May 5, 2026.

Trump in excellent health with leg swelling, hand bruising, doctor says

Trump's Tuesday visit to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Maryland was his third in 13 months.

US President Donald Trump reacts during a cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on May 27, 2026.

US ready to restart strikes on Iran if no deal reached, Pentagon chief says

President Trump said on Friday he would meet in a secure White House room to make a "final determination" on a proposal to end the Iran war.

US Navy F-18 prepares to launch from a carrier, May 29, 2026.