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Monday, June 22, 2026

A ransom note sent days after the 84-year-old mother of US presenter Savannah Guthrie was abducted from her home claimed she had died. The note was one of two addressed to Nancy Guthrie's family and sent to news media in the days after her January kidnapping. The first demanded millions in bitcoin for her release, but the second stated that she had died, according to sources cited by CBS, the BBC's US news partner.


United States President Donald Trump has pledged there will be no tolls for passage through the Strait of Hormuz, unless they are collected by his own country. Trump's statement, made in a Saturday afternoon post on Truth Social, is the latest sign that a recently signed memorandum of understanding (MOU) may be unravelling. "There will be NO TOLLS in the Hormuz Strait for 60 days during the Cease Fire Period, and there will be NO TOLLS after the 60 day period has expired," Trump wrote, "unless they are imposed by and for the United States of America."


Saturday, June 20, 2026

The wood paneling on the new presidential aircraft is the highest quality, President Donald Trump says. read more


Friday, June 19, 2026

The Trump administration is U-turning on its controversial decision to dismantle a critical ocean monitoring system ... read more


Thursday, June 18, 2026

The presidents of the US and Iran have signed an initial peace deal aiming to end the war, allowing it to immediately take effect.


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