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President Trump took aim at Oman, a U.S. ally that has been mediating the talks, as efforts to end a war he started have faltered.

Paramount’s $111 billion deal to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery has been postponed until the conclusion of a trial, scheduled for March.

The rapid growth of pay-later loans raises questions about whether their popularity is driven by consumer preference or desperation.

USS Benfold lost power after ‘engineering casualty’ leaving sailors without galley services, toilets and air conditioning A US guided-missile destroyer reportedly spent four days adrift and without power in the South China

Trump also claims he’s ‘actually making it much safer’ for South Korea by scaling back joint military drills just days after North Korea test-fired ballistic missiles Sign up for the Breaking News

The US president has already paid the writer over $5m in damages in the assault and defamation case.

Supreme Court ruling supports Kremlin’s clampdown on the political party ahead of September’s parliamentary vote.

Downing Street has declined to comment on the security breach, first reported by Politico.

Lev Shlosberg, a senior member of the Yabloko party, was sentenced to 11 years and one month in prison on Monday.

BBC Verify breaks down what the party says it wants to do to cut the benefits bill – and how realistic it is.