President Donald Trump continues to order more American troops to be sent to the Middle East, where the United States is embroiled in an air and sea conflict in Iran. Trump has not said whether he plans to put soldiers on Iranian soil, but he has not ruled out the possibility. However, reports emerged Tuesday
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By John Towfighi, Chris Isidore, CNN New York (CNN) — Stocks rose and oil prices fell sharply after President Donald Trump on Monday said the United States would postpone further strikes on Iran’s energy infrastructure, pending the outcome of negotiations. The Dow closed higher by 631 points, or 1.38%. The S&P 500 gained 1.15% and
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By Haley Britzky and Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — A US F-35 fighter jet made an emergency landing at US air base in the Middle East after it was struck by what is believed to be Iranian fire, according to two sources familiar with the matter. Capt. Tim Hawkins, a spokesperson for US Central Command,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A U.S. military refueling plane involved in the operations in the Middle East went down over Iraq on Thursday. U.S. Central Command said in a statement that the downing was not from hostile or friendly fire. “The incident occurred in friendly airspace during Operation Epic Fury, and rescue efforts are ongoing,” Central
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The U.S. military and Israeli forces hit Iran with a devastating series of strikes starting Saturday, even taking out several members of the upper echelon, including the ayatollah himself. The Trump administration is touting initial strikes as a great success, despite some American deaths in Iranian counterstrikes. But the president says many more weeks of
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By Adam Cancryn, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday confirmed that the US has taken control of an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela. “As you probably know we’ve just seized a tanker on the coast of Venezuela,” Trump said. “Large tanker, very large, largest one ever seized, actually.” The president did not
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By Tal Shalev, Eve Brennan, CNN (CNN) — The controversial Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) will officially close its operations in the besieged territory, according to the organization’s director and two Israeli sources, after suspending its work in Gaza last month at the beginning of the ceasefire. “We are winding down our operations as we have
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Retired Lt. Col. Anthony Aguilar, a 25-year army veteran and humanitarian aid worker, spoke on Monday night about his experience in Gaza. The event was sponsored by Missourians for Justice in Palestine and was hosted at United Methodist Church in Columbia. Aguilar spent time earlier this year delivering aid as part of
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By Lauren Said-Moorhouse, Max Foster, Lauren Kent, CNN London (CNN) — Britain’s King Charles took the extraordinary step of starting the process to strip his brother Andrew of his royal titles and evict him from the royal estate in Windsor, in the most dramatic attempt yet to quell the scandal over the disgraced prince’s links
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) President Donald Trump and other world leaders gathered Monday to sign a Middle East peace deal, bringing relief and hopeful reactions to local groups in Mid-Missouri. George Smith, with Mid-Missouri for Justice in Palestine, is relieved but also concerned following the recent peace deal. “It’s a relief to have the actual genocide
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Anchorage, Alaska, for a summit on the Ukraine war on Friday. The two leaders held a news conference after speaking, accompanied by diplomats, for about two hours. Watch the two leaders meet after landing and holding a joint news conference.
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Israel announced a daily “tactical pause” in fighting in Gaza over the weekend amid accusations that its policies are exacerbating the growing hunger experienced there. Israel has drawn sharp criticism from EU countries such as France as conditions for civilians have worsened in Gaza. Observers say Palestinians run the risk of being shot by Israeli
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) President Donald Trump wrote on his Truth Social account that Israel and Iran have agreed to a ceasefire after days of violence in the Middle East. Trump wrote at 5:02 p.m. Central Standard Time that the ceasefire would begin in about six hours. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi wrote on his social
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By Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — Iran could try to “target” US government officials if Iranian leaders believe “the stability or survivability” of their regime is at risk, according to a new Department of Homeland Security bulletin obtained by CNN. Other scenarios for potential Iranian targeting of US officials include if Tehran considers them to
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COLUMBIA, Mo, (KMIZ) After the United States made its move overnight in the Israel-Iran conflict, Missouri Lawmakers are reacting. President Donald Trump announced in an address to the nation Saturday night that U.S. B-2 stealth bombers successfully destroyed Iran’s three nuclear enrichment sites: Fordo, Natanz and Isfahan. “Our objective was the destruction of Iran’s nuclear
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By Dana Karni, Alex Marquardt, Kylie Atwood, Jeremy Diamond and Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — Israel has accepted the new proposal for a ceasefire with Hamas from US envoy Steve Witkoff, according to an Israeli official. The proposal, viewed by CNN, includes Hamas releasing 10 Israeli hostages and 18 deceased hostages in exchange for 125
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Israel launched its newest ground operation, “Gideon’s Chariots,” over the weekend in Gaza. The start of the attack was bloody, with scores killed on the first night. Reports on the ground say many of the dead are women and children. Israel and Hamas started indirect talks over the weekend, as well, but they didn’t appear
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A new pope was chosen on Thursday. And for the first time in centuries of church history, he’s an American. Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was elected pontiff and chose the name Leo XIV before greeting the faithful in St. Peter’s Square. Leo has already drawn comparisons to his predecessor, Pope Francis. He’s the first American
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By Lauren Kent, Chris Lamb and Rob Picheta, CNN (CNN) — Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost of the United States has been elected the 267th pope and will soon step onto the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica as the new leader of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics. He’ll be known as Pope Leo XIV. Prevost, 69, from
Continue ReadingBy Mick Krever, Lauren Izso, Abeer Salman, Kareem Khadder, Jo Shelley and Catherine Nicholls, CNN (CNN) — Israel pounded Gaza overnight, killing dozens of Palestinians, a day after launching a fresh ground campaign as part of its renewed assault on the territory that shattered the two-month-old ceasefire with Hamas. At least 59 people died in
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