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With the death of Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham, Ukraine lost a close ally in President Donald Trump's orbit, leaving its leaders grappling with the implications for their war-torn country.

The European Union on Monday imposed sanctions on Russian military intelligence officers, hackers and private companies, denouncing what it called a yearslong cyberespionage campaign to undermine the bloc.

The U.S. and Iran on Sunday offered starkly different perspectives on the status of the Strait of Hormuz, as both sides seem poised to continue a cycle of deadly retaliatory attacks over control of the waterway.

The Afghan refugee charged with gunning down one National Guard member and nearly killing another in a wild shooting last fall has been hospitalized after turning away food behind bars, a federal judge said.

Top Trump administration officials confirmed that President Trump faces active and ongoing threats to his life from Iranian operatives within the U.S.

Iranian state-affiliated media reported explosions in coastal towns Sunday, just hours after Tehran launched retaliatory strikes against U.S. military installations in Persian Gulf states.

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz rejected Iran's explanation that an "errant part" of the regime was responsible for the recent strike on a commercial ship in the Strait of Hormuz.

President Trump said Sunday that the U.S. hit Iran "very hard" Saturday night after the regime attacked a ship with a drone.

U.S. Central Command said Sunday the Strait of Hormuz is open to all vessels seeking to "lawfully transit" and insisted that Iran does not control the waterway, despite recent strikes on commercial ships.

The United States attacked Iran early Sunday morning over an Iranian strike on a vessel in the Strait of Hormuz that set the container ship ablaze and forced its crew to abandon it. Iran responded with attacks targeting several countries in the Gulf,