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US Navy Quietly Fired Some Commanders And Officials, Drawing Congressional Pushback

World  US Marine Corps aviation assets and personnel embarked aboard USS Boxer (LHD 4) support ongoing enforcement of the US blockade against Iran. (CENTCOM)

US Navy Quietly Fired Some Commanders And Officials, Drawing Congressional Pushback

The Navy has quietly fired or removed several top officers in recent months but broke with its usual practice of announcing those changes, drawing pushback…

World 25 June 2024, Jerusalem: Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz is pictured in Jerusalem. (dpa)

Israeli Defense Minister Says No Need for Opposition Approval to Launch Strikes

Israel's defense minister said Thursday that caretaker Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu did not need opposition permission to order fresh military operations…

World People walk past a television broadcast showing stock indexes and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang in Taipei, Taiwan, 13 November 2026. (EPA)

US Lawmakers Summon Nvidia Ex-CEO After Affair with Suspected Spy

US lawmakers have called Jensen Huang, an architect of the artificial intelligence boom, to face their questions in December after the Nvidia ex-CEO quit over…

World Albert K. Barume, UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of Indigenous Peoples, speaks during a press conference in Sydney on November 13, 2026. (AFP)

Indigenous Rights in Australia ‘Embarrassing’, Says UN Envoy

Cases of Indigenous women shackled while giving birth and growing numbers of children in detention are "embarrassing" to Australia, the UN's special rapporteur…

World  Leftist party La France Insoumise (LFI) candidate in France's 2027 presidential election Jean-Luc Melenchon gestures as he delivers a speech during a campaign rally in La Souterraine on November 11, 2026. (AFP)

Israel Says Will Ban French Hard-Left Leader Melenchon from Entry

Israel said on Thursday it would ban French hard-left presidential contender Jean-Luc Melenchon from visiting after he vowed that if he were elected, French…


World An Iranian flag lies amidst the rubble of a building of the Sharif University of Technology, which was damaged in a strike, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, April 7, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via Reuters

Deliberate Attacks on Civilian Targets ‘A War Crime’, Says UN

The UN rights chief decried Tuesday the "incendiary rhetoric" in the Middle East war, warning that deliberate attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure…

World Smoke rises following strikes on Tehran on April 7, 2026. (AFP)

Israel Army Chief Vows to ‘Intensify Damage Inflicted on Regime’ in Iran

Israeli military chief Lieutenant General Eyal Zamir said on Tuesday that the joint US-Israeli offensive against Iran was "approaching a strategic crossroads"…

World Women take part during a ceremony for the memorial of Minab school children who were killed in an airstrike on 28 February, in Tehran, Iran, 07 April 2026. (EPA)

Iran Judiciary Urges Courts to ‘Speed Up’ Execution Verdicts

Iran's hardline judiciary chief on Tuesday urged courts to speed up verdicts linked to the US-Israeli war, including capital punishment, as activists sounded…

World  French President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech at the opening session of the "One Health Summit" in Lyon, France, Tuesday April 7, 2026. (AP)

French Nationals Freed from Detention in Iran, Returning to France, Macron Says

‌French nationals Cecile Kohler and Jacques Paris are "free and on their way to France after three and a half years of detention in Iran", President…

World A Taliban security official patrols in Kabul, Afghanistan, 06 April 2026. (EPA)

Afghanistan Says Peace Talks Held in China to End Fighting with Pakistan Have Been Constructive

Afghanistan’s Foreign Ministry said Tuesday peace talks held in China between Afghanistan and Pakistan to halt cross-border fighting between the two neighbors…

World A crow perches on an Israeli flag near an empty beach along the Tel Aviv coastline on April 7, 2026. (AFP)

Three Lightly Injured in Israel After Repeated Missile, Rocket Alerts

Israel's emergency services said three people were lightly injured on Tuesday after over 20 alerts sounded throughout the day, warning of incoming missiles…

World A woman walks past a banner depicting Iran's new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei, along a street in Tehran on April 5, 2026.  (Photo by AFP)

‘Unconscious’, ‘Incapacitated’, ...Report Reveals Mojtaba Khamenei’s Status and Whereabouts

Amid growing ambiguity regarding the health condition of Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, questions are mounting over his ability to effectively manage…

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World The accident occurred at a level crossing between the towns of Bethune and Lens in the northern French region of Pas-de-Calais. (AFP file)

Train Driver Killed, Dozens Injured as French TGV Collides with Truck

The driver of a high-speed TGV train was killed and 27 people injured in France on Tuesday when the train collided with a truck, officials said. The accident…

World  The site of a Russian strike on a residential building in Odesa, Ukraine, 06 April 2026, amid the ongoing Russian invasion. (EPA)

Overnight Attacks Kill Children in Ukraine, Russia

Two boys were killed in Russia and Ukraine overnight, officials said Tuesday, as the two sides exchanged latest strikes more than four years after Moscow sent…

World Workers remove debris at Tehran's Sharif University of Technology complex that Iranian authorities say was hit early Monday by a US-Israeli strike, in Tehran, Iran, Monday, April 6, 2026. (AP)

Strikes ‘Completely Destroyed’ Synagogue in Iranian Capital

US-Israeli strikes early on Tuesday "completely destroyed" a synagogue in Tehran, Iran's Mehr news agency and the Shargh newspaper reported. "According to…

World Protesters attend a rally called by the Republican People's Party (CHP) in support of Istanbul's former arrested Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu in Maltepe, on the outskirts of Istanbul, March 29, 2025. (AFP)

Istanbul’s Jailed Mayor Faces Fresh Investigation

Turkish prosecutors on Tuesday launched their latest investigation into Istanbul's jailed opposition mayor Ekrem Imamoglu -- a prominent rival of President…

World  A view of a destroyed Khorasaniha Synagogue in Tehran, Iran, 07 April 2026. (EPA)

‘A Whole Civilization Will Die Tonight’ Says Trump as Iran Defies Looming Deadline

US President Donald Trump threatened that "a whole civilization will die tonight" as Iran showed no sign of accepting his ultimatum to open the Strait of…

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World FILE PHOTO: Kuomintang (KMT) Chairperson Cheng Li-wun speaks to the media ahead of her trip to China, in Taipei, Taiwan March 30, 2026. REUTERS/Ann Wang/File Photo

Taiwan Opposition Leader Heads to China in What She Calls a ‘Journey for Peace’

Taiwan opposition leader Cheng Li-wun is heading to China on Tuesday at the invitation of President Xi Jinping, in what she calls a “journey for peace” as…

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World Japanese government spokesman Minoru Kihara (Reuters)

Japanese National Detained in Iran in January Released on Bail

A Japanese national detained in Iran has been released on bail, Japan's top government spokesperson said on Tuesday. The individual was detained on January…

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World Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks during a press conference following a cabinet meeting in Ankara, Türkiye, 06 April 2026. (EPA)

Türkiye's Erdogan Accuses Israel of Undermining Peace Initiatives

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday accused Israel of undermining all efforts to halt the war in the Middle East, but said Ankara would continue…

World US President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media during the annual Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 06 April 2026. (EPA)

Trump Says Tuesday Deadline to Make a Deal with Iran Is Final

US President Donald Trump said on Monday the Tuesday deadline he has set for Iran to make a deal is final, calling Iran's peace proposal significant but not…

World A man walks past the damaged building of the Shahid Beheshti University following a strike, in Tehran on April 4, 2026. (AFP)

Red Cross Chief Condemns ‘Deliberate Threats’ Against Civilians in Mideast War

The head of the International Committee of the Red Cross on Monday condemned "deliberate threats" against civilian targets that have marked the widening Middle…

World Residents inspect a building that partially collapsed due to heavy flooding in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, Saturday, April 4, 2026. (AP)

Death Toll From Extreme Weather in Afghanistan Increases to 110

The death toll from extreme weather that has triggered widespread flooding and landslides in many parts of Afghanistan has increased to at least 110,…

World A boy rides his bicycle past an Israel flag on Yom Kippur in Tel Aviv, Israel October 12, 2024. (Reuters)

NGO Slams Greek Shippers over Deliveries to Israel

A pro-Palestinian campaign group on Monday accused Greek shipping firms of transporting oil and military equipment to Israel that helps its war in Gaza, in…

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World A satellite image shows a closer view of the Natanz Nuclear Facility with new building damage, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, near Natanz, Iran, March 2, 2026. (Vantor/Handout via Reuters)

Israel Defense Minister Says Struck Iran's Largest Petrochemical Facility

Defense Minister Israel Katz said Monday that Israel had conducted a "powerful strike" on Iran's largest petrochemical complex, after Iranian media reported…

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World Emergency personnel carry a body at the site of a projectile impact, as the US-Israeli conflict with Iran continues, in Haifa, Israel, April 6, 2026. REUTERS/Shir Torem

Israel Says to Boost Production of Arrow Missile Interceptors

Israel's defense ministry on Monday said it plans to accelerate production of Arrow missile interceptors, as it fights a war with Iran. The announcement came…

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World A still image purporting to show smoke rising from the site of the US aircraft destroyed during the US mission to find a stranded airman in Iran, the Revolutionary Guards said according to Iranian media, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Isfahan, Iran, released on April 5, 2026. (Social Media/via Reuters)

Iran Says US Airman Rescue May Have Been Cover to ‘Steal Enriched Uranium’

Iran's foreign ministry said on Monday that a US operation to rescue a downed airman may have been a cover to "steal enriched uranium" from the country. On…