US President Trump says he will declare Strait of Hormuz US territory
US President Donald Trump said he will “soon” declare the Strait of Hormuz a US territory.
Venezuela says 131 political prisoners freed amid post-Maduro talks
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7.7-magnitude earthquake strikes eastern Indonesia
A powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Indonesia, damaging buildings and sending residents to higher ground.
At least two killed as magnitude 7.7 quake hits Indonesia
Authorities urge coastal residents to move inland or to higher ground following the quake near Flores Island.
Picasso print stolen from Milwaukee art gallery in 2018 found by landlord while cleaning apartment
Torero print, one of 30 known to exist signed by Picasso, was stolen from Bill DeLind’s gallery in 2018
Bill DeLind thought the Picasso print that was stolen from his Milwaukee gallery in 2018 was gone forever. But then police called last week and asked him to look at an artwork that a local landlord found while cleaning out a vacant apartment.
DeLind immediately recognized the stolen Torero print, one of 30 known to exist signed by Picasso.
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Fears for missing Sydney teen who hasn’t been seen since leaving for hike on Wednesday
Fresh search teams to scour Nattai national park for Lily Hooper, 18, who failed to return home from a bushwalk
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The search for an 18-year-old bushwalker missing in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales since Wednesday is continuing, with fresh teams arriving at the Nattai national park on Saturday morning.
Lily Hooper left her home in Sydney’s south-west about 8am on 12 August, after telling family she was going for a hike in the national park, north-west of Mittagong.
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Iran war live: Trump vows to make Hormuz US territory ‘pretty soon’
US President Trump says that 'pretty soon' he will declare the Strait of Hormuz a US territory once Iran is defeated.
Strong 7.7-magnitude earthquake strikes eastern Indonesia, killing at least five
Shallow quake hit Indonesia’s Flores region early on Saturday, prompting thousands to seek higher ground
A powerful 7.7-magnitude quake struck eastern Indonesia early on Saturday, killing at least five people, causing widespread panic and collapsing buildings and homes in a region prone to deadly earthquakes.
Authorities had issued a tsunami warning, which has since been lifted, but there have been dozens of aftershocks, including one with a magnitude of 6.1.
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Trump says he will declare Strait of Hormuz a US ‘territory’ amid Iran war
Control over the strait has been a sticking point in the ongoing ceasefire negotiations between the US and Iran.
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Israeli soldiers accused of supporting ‘terrorist’ settlers in Qusra
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Trump threatens to declare strait of Hormuz ‘territory of the United States’
Seriousness of remark made in New York on Friday, and whether it signaled new policy position, not clear
Donald Trump has threatened to declare the strait of Hormuz as “a territory of the United States” as his administration struggles to conclude the war with Iran.
During a speech at a police academy on Long Island, New York, on Friday, the US president said he would “pretty soon” designate the waterway – a crucial chokepoint for global trade, through which about a fifth of the world’s seaborne oil supplies typically pass – a US territory.
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