“I do believe I’ll be having the honor of taking Cuba,” President Donald Trump told reporters in the Oval Office on Monday. “Taking Cuba in some form, yeah,” he added when a reporter asked for clarification. “Taking Cuba. I mean, whether I free it, take it — I think I...
Israel Has ‘Won’ War With Iran, Foreign Minister Says, but Goals Remain Unmet
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said on Tuesday the country had effectively won its war with Iran, but gave no indication of when the conflict might end, saying only that the campaign would continue until its objectives were achieved. Speaking at a news conference, Saar said Israel was seeking to...
Trump Claims an Ex-President Confided His Regrets on Iran. But Who?
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump claimed on Monday that a former president told him privately that “I wish I did what you did” in attacking Iran and killing its supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Speaking to reporters at the White House, Trump would not identify which of the four living...
Rift Widens Among Republicans Over Israel and War in Iran
Podcaster Megyn Kelly and Fox News host Mark Levin are two of the country’s best-known conservative influencers. She opposes the war in Iran. He supports it. Kelly, a former Fox News host, recently argued that the war was sold to the American people by “Israel firsters like Mark Levin.” He...
Colombia President Says Bombings on Ecuador Border Left 27 Charred Bodies
Colombia's President Gustavo Petro said on Tuesday that bombings which took place on the border with Ecuador have left 27 charred bodies, as his Ecuadorean counterpart, Daniel Noboa, said his country was carrying out bombings in its own territory against drug traffickers. "I didn't give that order," Petro said on...
Sports Bar and Indoor Golf Simulator Mulligan’s Is Teeing up Near Woodward Park in North Fresno
The owners behind a successful Visalia golf concept will be bringing their indoor simulator and sports bar to north Fresno, filling the space left by Lassen's grocery store across the road from Woodward Park. A liquor license for Mulligan's Fresno was posted recently in the window, listing Shane Moss as...
US Strikes Against Suspected Drug Boats Have Killed 157 People, Official Says
The United States military has so far killed 157 alleged members or affiliates of drug organizations in 45 strikes against drug trafficking vessels in the Western Hemisphere, a senior U.S. defense official said on Tuesday. Since September 2025, the United States military has carried out a series of strikes in...
Oil Prices Rise 1% After Renewed Iranian Attacks on UAE
LONDON — Oil prices rose more than 1% on Tuesday, as renewed Iranian attacks on the United Arab Emirates heightened concerns about the worsening outlook for global supply if there is no quick resolution to the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, now in its third week. Brent crude futures gained $1.33,...
NATO Countries Don’t Want to Get Involved in Iran Operation, Trump Says
President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that the U.S. had been informed by most of its NATO allies that they did not want to get involved with the country's military operation in Iran. "Because of the fact that we have had such Military Success, we no longer 'need,' or desire,...
UN Says More Than 36,000 Palestinians Displaced by Israeli Settlement Drive
More than 36,000 Palestinians in the West Bank were forcibly displaced over a year by Israeli settlement expansion and associated violence, the U.N. human rights office said on Tuesday. The United Nations said in a report covering 12 months to October 31, 2025, that Israel had accelerated the annexation of...