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Russia Says Ukraine Drones Kill Four, Kyiv Reports Hospital Hit

World Firefighters work at the site of a reported Russian attack, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in a location given as Odesa Region, Ukraine, November 9, 2026, in this screengrab taken from a handout video.(State Emergency Service of Ukraine/Handout via Reuters)

Russia Says Ukraine Drones Kill Four, Kyiv Reports Hospital Hit

Russia said on Friday that it shot down nearly 1,200 Ukrainian drones overnight, one of the largest swarms sent by Kyiv that killed four people. Ukrainian…

World An Iranian woman walks next to a billboard depicting Iran’s national flag in a street in Tehran, Iran, 09 November 2026. (EPA)

UN Nuclear Watchdog Urges Iran to Take ‘Steps’ Towards Inspections

The UN's nuclear watchdog urged Iran to take "incremental steps" to allow inspectors to return to key nuclear facilities in the Islamic republic, adding such…

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 Ultra-Orthodox Jews look at the damage in a residential building, after Iran launched missiles towards Israel, amid the US-Israel conflict with Iran, in Bnei Brak, Israel April 1, 2026. (Reuters)

Israel Medics Say 14 Wounded After Iranian Missile Fire

Israel's emergency medical service said 14 people including an 11-year-old girl were wounded during a missile attack that the military blamed on Iran and…

World US President Donald Trump walks on the South Lawn of the White House upon his return to Washington, DC, USA, 29 March 2026. EPA

Trump Lashes Out at France, UK Over their Stance on Iran War

US President Donald Trump has attacked America's allies, particularly France and the UK, over their reluctance to get involved in the Iran war. In a post on…

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World Members of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards in Syria (file photo)

Argentina Designates Iran's IRGC a Terrorist Organization

Argentina has designated Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization, its presidential office said in a statement on Tuesday, following…

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Russian Military Transport Plane Crashes in Crimea, Killing 29

A Russian An-26 military transport plane crashed into a cliff in Crimea, killing 29 people on board, due to a possible technical malfunction, Russia's defense…

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World Technologists with the Israeli military’s Matzpen operational data and applications unit work at their stations, at an Israeli Army base in Ramat Gan, Israel. (Reuters)

Israel Deploys AI Agents Across Multiple Fronts

The Israeli Army has begun deploying “AI agents” to detect missile launchers, generate real-time aerial intelligence and sharpen strike speed and precision…

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World A member of the Iranian security forces stands guard next to a banner honoring former Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei, in Tehran, Iran, 30 March 2026. EPA/ABEDIN TAHERKENAREH

Iran’s Fractured Leadership is Struggling to Coordinate, Officials Say

Washington: Ronen Bergman, Adam Goldman, Julian Barnes The US-Israeli war against Iran has fractured the Iranian government, complicating its ability to…

World FILE - Rescue workers search for survivors in the rubble after a strike in southern Tehran, Iran, March 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Sajjad Safari, File)

Trump Says Military Could End Iran Offensive in 2 to 3 Weeks

US President Donald Trump has said the military could end its Iran offensive in two to three weeks and will shift responsibility for the Strait of Hormuz to…

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World In this US Air Force handout photo released by US Central Command public affairs, a US Air Force B-52H Stratofortress bomber aircraft prepares to refuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft during Operation Epic Fury over the US Central Command area of responsibility on March 20, 2026. (Photo by US Airforce / AFP)

Italy Reportedly Refuses US Aircraft Use of Sicily Base for Middle East Operations

Italy has denied permission for US military aircraft to land at the Sigonella air base in Sicily before flying to the Middle East, a source close to the matter…

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World An aerial view of the island of Qeshm, separated from the Iranian mainland by the Clarence Strait, December 10, 2023. (Reuters file)

Iran Media Says Strikes Put Desalination Plant on Gulf Island Out of Service

Iranian media said Tuesday airstrikes have put a desalination plant on Iran's Qeshm island in the strategic Strait of Hormuz out of service, though the report…

World  France's President Emmanuel Macron (center-L) and his wife Brigitte arrives at Tokyo Haneda International Airport in Tokyo on march 31, 2026. (AFP)

France’s Macron Arrives in Japan for Talks Dominated by Mideast War

French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Japan on Tuesday for a visit that initially aimed to strengthen partnerships in nuclear energy and space innovation…

World  The Type-12 land-to-ship missile launcher is shown at the Camp Kengun in the Kumamoto prefecture, western Japan, on March 17, 2026. (Kyodo News via AP)

Japan Deploys Long-Range Missiles Near China

Japan has deployed long-range missiles in a southwest region near China, its defense minister said Tuesday, at a time when ties with Beijing are at their…

World A photograph shows the damage at the site of an Iranian strike in a residential neighborhood of Bnei Brak on March 31, 2026. (AFP)

Eight Injured in Israel After Iran Missile Fire

Israel's emergency services said Tuesday that eight people with minor injuries were evacuated to hospitals in the Tel Aviv area, where police reported falling…

World FILE - Youngsters hold a photograph of Abdullah Ocalan, the jailed PKK leader in Diyarbakir, Türkiye, Feb. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Metin Yoksu, File)

Jailed PKK Founder Ocalan Asks to Address Turks Directly

Jailed PKK founder Abdullah Ocalan, who is being held in solitary confinement, said on Tuesday he wanted to be able to speak freely to the Turkish public. …

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World Ishaq Dar, Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, speaks during a bilateral meeting with his Amir Khan Muttaqi, Afghan Foreign Minister, at the Presidential Palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, 19 April 2025. EPA/SAMIULLAH POPAL

Pakistani Foreign Minister to Discuss Iran during China Visit

China's foreign minister and his Pakistani counterpart will discuss ‌the ‌situation in ‌Iran during ⁠the latter's visit to ⁠China on Tuesday, China's ⁠foreign…

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World  A man holds a picture of the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei during a campaign in support of the government at the Enqelab-e-Eslami square in downtown Tehran, Iran, Monday, March 30, 2026. (AP)

Iran Executes Two More Convicted of Links to Banned Opposition

Iran executed two men on Tuesday convicted of membership in a banned opposition group and plotting to overthrow the Islamic republic, the judiciary said, a day…

World FILE - A thick plume of smoke rises from an oil storage facility hit by a US-Israeli strike in Tehran, Iran, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)  

New US Missile Hit Iranian Sports Hall and School, Analysis Shows

John Ismay and Christiaan Triebert Washington: On the first day of the war with Iran, a weapon bearing the hallmarks of a newly developed US-made ballistic…

World FILE - Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth listens as President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, March 24, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Pentagon Denies Hegseth's Broker Looked to Buy Defense Fund before Iran Attack

A broker for US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth attempted to make a big investment in major defense companies in the weeks leading up to the US-Israeli attack…

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World Israel to Help US Manage Strait of Hormuz Crisis Through Intelligence

Israel to Help US Manage Strait of Hormuz Crisis Through Intelligence

Israel is helping the United States manage the crisis around the Strait of Hormuz through intelligence, a senior Israeli security official told the Yedioth…

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World Head of Iran’s Quds Forces Esmail Qaani speaks during an event in Tehran on April 14, 2022. (Reuters)

‘Get Used to New Regional Order’ Says Head of Iran’s Quds Force

The commander of the foreign operations branch of Iran's Revolutionary Guards issued a rare message on Monday hailing Iranian proxy groups for helping create a…

World A man walks with a bike as an oil tanker ship sails on Matanzas Bay, Cuba on March 30, 2026. (Photo by Yamil LAGE / AFP)

Russian Tanker Set to Deliver Oil to Crisis-hit Cuba

A Russian oil tanker was set to deliver the first crude shipment to Cuba since January on Tuesday after Washington gave the crisis-hit island a reprieve from…

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World US President Donald Trump walks on the South Lawn of the White House upon his return to Washington, DC, USA, 29 March 2026.  EPA/Yuri Gripas / POOL

Iran Fires Missiles across Middle East as Trump Threatens Oil Hub

Iran fired missiles across the Middle East on Tuesday as its capital was hit by fresh explosions, after US President Donald Trump threatened the country's key…

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World This sequence of images taken from security video at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield, Mich., and provided by the FBI, shows a pickup truck driven by Ayman Ghazali through a building door into the hallway of an early childhood education area, displayed during an FBI news conference, Thursday, March 12, 2026. (FBI via AP)

Man Who Crashed Pickup into Michigan Synagogue Was Inspired by Hezbollah, FBI Says

An armed man who crashed his pickup truck into a major Detroit-area synagogue earlier in March was inspired by the Iran-backed group Hezbollah and had sought…

World Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy speaks during an interview with Reuters, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine March 25, 2026. (Reuters)

Allies Sent Ukraine ‘Signals’ on Reducing Strikes on Russian Oil, Zelenskiy Says

Some of Ukraine's allies have sent Kyiv "signals" about the possibility of scaling back its long-range strikes on Russia's oil sector as global energy prices…

World  US Secretary of State Marco Rubio looks on as he speaks to the press before his departure following a G7 Foreign Ministers' meeting with Partner Countries before his departure at the Bourget airport in Le Bourget, outside Paris, France, March 27, 2026. (Reuters)

Rubio Says US Hopeful in Private Talks After Iran ‘Fractures’

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Monday voiced hope for working with elements within Iran's government, saying the United States privately had received…