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Trump discussed Iran Hormuz Strait proposal with team: White House

Trump discussed Iran Hormuz Strait proposal with team: White House

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In this handout photo provided by U.S. Central Command, U.S. forces patrol the Arabian Sea near M/V Touska on April 20, 2026, after firing upon the Iranian-flagged vessel that the U.S. accused of attempting to violate the U.S. naval blockade of Iranian ports near the Strait of Hormuz. U.S. Navy | Getty Images President Donald Trump and his national security team on Monday discussed Iran’s proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz if the U.S. lifts its blockade and the war ends, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed. The proposal would postpone negotiations on Tehran’s nuclear ambitions for a later date, Axios and The Associated Press reported earlier Monday. It remains unclear if Trump, who has vowed not to lift the blockade until a deal with Iran is “100% complete,” will entertain the reported offer to end the two-month-old war. “I will confirm the president has met with his national security team this morning,” Leavitt said at a press briefing Monday afternoon when asked about the reports. “The meeting may be ongoing,” Leavitt said …

Meta will now allow parents to see the topics their child discussed with Meta AI

Meta will now allow parents to see the topics their child discussed with Meta AI

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Meta announced on Thursday that parents using its supervision tools can now see the topics their teen has asked Meta AI about in the past week on Facebook, Messenger, or Instagram. Parents will see a new “Insights” tab within the supervision hub showing the topics their teen has been discussing with the AI chatbot. Topics can range from “School,” “Entertainment,” and “Lifestyle” to “Travel,” “Writing,” and “Health and Wellbeing,” among others, Meta says. Parents can select a topic to see the subcategories that fall within each one. For example, “Lifestyle” breaks down into fashion, food, and holidays, while “Health and Wellbeing” covers fitness, physical health, and mental health.  The update is now available in the U.S., U.K., Australia, Canada, and Brazil, and will roll out globally in the coming weeks.  Meta first previewed these insights back in October when it said it was developing new tools to help parents guide their teens through AI. Image Credits:Meta Other previewed tools would have allowed parents to block access to specific AI characters or disable them entirely. However, …

Hungary’s Szijjártó admits he liaised with Moscow as EU discussed Russia sanctions – POLITICO

Hungary’s Szijjártó admits he liaised with Moscow as EU discussed Russia sanctions – POLITICO

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But Szijjártó, who has been foreign minister in Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s government since 2014, played down the accusations — and alleged that his phone was being tapped. He explained that he has regularly coordinated with several foreign ministers from non-EU countries “on sanctions-related matters.” “Nice work! They proved that I say the same publicly as I do on the phone,” he added about the investigative journalists, saying that it’s been “long” known that foreign intelligence services intercept his phone calls. “For four years we have been saying that the sanctions policy is a failure, causing more harm to the EU than to Russia,” Szijjártó said, adding that “Hungary will never agree to sanction individuals or companies that are important for our energy security or for achieving peace.” Hungary’s international spokesperson Zoltán Kóvacs told POLITICO on Monday that the foreign minister’s contacts with Russia’s Lavrov were common diplomatic practice, and that he did not exchange sensitive information. “He’s not talking about those elements, actually, that do not belong to the Russians; they talk about public …

Powell’s Attorneys Discussed the Possibility of His Remaining on Fed Board

Powell’s Attorneys Discussed the Possibility of His Remaining on Fed Board

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WASHINGTON, March 13 (Reuters) – Attorneys for Fed Chair Jerome ⁠Powell ⁠raised the possibility he might remain ⁠as a member of the central bank’s board of governors after his term as ​chair ends in May, a precedent-breaking decision, at a meeting with the Department of Justice in January, documents unsealed on Friday ‌said.  The documents were part of a ‌case in which the Fed sought to block Justice Department subpoenas in a criminal investigation into Powell’s handling of ⁠renovations of the ⁠central bank’s Washington headquarters. A District Court judge ruled in favor of the ​Fed and blocked the subpoenas on Friday.   In an argument opposing the Fed’s motion in the case, a Department of Justice lawyer said Powell’s attorneys told U.S. District Attorney Jeannine Pirro at a January 29 meeting: “The Chair (Powell) feels like he would not leave ​the Board when his term as Chair expires, if he was still under investigation; and while he could ⁠not ⁠say the converse is true, it ⁠would be a ​different look to the Chair if he was …

French nuclear ‘umbrella’ for Europe now increasingly discussed among allies

French nuclear ‘umbrella’ for Europe now increasingly discussed among allies

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The aircraft carrier Charles-de-Gaulle docked in the port of Malmö, Sweden, on February 25, 2026. JOHAN NILSSON/TT/VIA REUTERS French President Emmanuel Macron is set to deliver a highly solemn speech on Monday, March 2, against the backdrop of one of France’s four ballistic missile submarines, docked at the Ile Longue in Brest harbor, Brittany. At this location rarely open to the public, Macron is expected to breach the topic of nuclear deterrence in a speech that takes place only once per presidential term, where every word carries significant weight due to the topic’s sensitive nature. Macron’s last address on the subject, in 2020, drew little attention outside military circles, but this speech will be closely watched across Europe. On the one hand, this heightened interest stems from Russia’s repeated nuclear arms threats since the beginning of its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. On the other hand, it is tied to increasingly serious doubts – about the reliability of the United States as a security partner since Donald Trump’s return to the White House in …