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Gunmen Attack Police Near Building Housing Israeli Consulate in Istanbul

World A view of the building which houses the Israeli consulate in Istanbul after three gunmen engaged in a shootout with security personnel near the building in Istanbul, Türkiye, 07 April 2026. (EPA)

Gunmen Attack Police Near Building Housing Israeli Consulate in Istanbul

Three assailants opened fire at police outside a building housing the Israeli Consulate in Istanbul on Tuesday, sparking a gunfight that left one attacker dead…

World United States Ambassador to the United Nations Michael Waltz speaks during a United Nations Security Council meeting at United Nations Headquarters in New York, New York, USA, 07 April 2026. (EPA)

Russia and China Veto Watered-Down UN Resolution Aimed at Reopening the Strait of Hormuz

Russia and China on Tuesday vetoed a UN Security Council resolution aimed at reopening the Strait of Hormuz that had been repeatedly watered down in hopes…

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  Aid distributed by the World Food Program, the UNHCR, UNICEF and UNFPA arrives in Qlayaa, amid escalating hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah, as the US-Israel conflict with Iran continues, in southern Lebanon, March 27, 2026. (Reuters)

Aid Groups Warn Iran War Is Hindering Food and Medicine from Reaching Millions

Aid groups are warning that the war in the Middle East has upended their ability to get food and medicine to millions of people around the world in need, and…

World A man looks at the residential buildings that were damaged by recent strikes at Vahdat town in Karaj, southwest of Tehran on April 3, 2026. (AFP)

Iran Hangs Two Convicted of Links with Israel in Pre-War Protests

Iran executed two men on Sunday convicted of acting on behalf of Israel and the United States during a wave of anti-government protests earlier this year, the…

World Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks during an interview with The Associated Press, in Istanbul, Türkiye, Saturday, April 4, 2026. (AP)

A Long Middle East War Could Take Away from Support for Ukraine, Zelenskyy Says

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expressed concern that a prolonged US-Israeli war on Iran could further erode America’s support for Ukraine as…

World In this US Air Force handout photo released by US Central Command public affairs, a US Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft takes off for a mission during Operation Epic Fury on March 14, 2026. (US Central Command and US Airforce Handout / AFP)

US Service Member Missing After Iran Shot Down Fighter Jet Has Been Rescued

A US service member who has been missing since Iran shot down a fighter jet has been rescued, President Donald Trump wrote in a social media post early Sunday…

World Rosatom State Atomic Energy Corporation Director General Alexey Likhachev arrives to attend the talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, 01 April 2026. (EPA/Pavel Bednyakov/AP Pool)

Russia Evacuates 198 Workers from Iran Nuclear Plant Amid Airstrike

Russia started a planned evacuation of 198 workers from Iran's Bushehr atomic plant shortly after a US-Israeli projectile hit near the facility, Russian state…

World This handout photograph taken and released by the Turkish presidential press service on April 4, 2026, shows Türkiye's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) welcoming and shaking hands Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky (L) upon arrival for a bilateral meeting on security at Dolmabahce Presidential Office, in Istanbul. (Turkish Presidential Press Service / AFP)

Erdogan Says Middle East War Has Caused ‘Geostrategic Impasse’

Türkiye's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the war in the Middle East had led to a "geostrategic impasse", during a telephone conversation with NATO chief…

World A picture shows the damage at a factory that got hit by a missile in Petah Tikva, east of Tel Aviv, on April 3, 2026. (AFP)

Several Injured in Israel by Iran Missile Fire

Israeli emergency services said its crew treated five people who were injured Saturday in Tel Aviv and surrounding areas after Iran fired several rounds of…

World A street market hit by a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Nikopol, Ukraine, April 4, 2026. (General Prosecutor's Office/Handout via Reuters)

Russian Strike on Ukraine Market Kills Five, Wounds 25

A Russian drone hit a covered market in the eastern Ukrainian city of Nikopol on Saturday, killing five people and wounding 25, officials said, as Moscow…

World A woman in Lebanon's capital Beirut with a portrait of slain Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani during a January 3, 2022 service marking the second anniversary of his killing. (AFP)

US Agents Arrest Relatives of Iran’s Qassem Soleimani After Revoking Their Green Cards

US federal agents have detained the niece and grand-niece of slain Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani after Secretary of State Marco Rubio revoked…

World Officials and media representatives gather around the damaged building of the Shahid Beheshti University following a strike, in Tehran on April 4, 2026. (AFP)

Trump Gives Iran 48 Hours to Make Deal or Face ‘Hell’

President Donald Trump said on Saturday that Tehran had 48 hours left to cut a deal or face "all Hell", as US and Iranian forces scrambled to find a downed…

World A US Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft refuels from a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft during a mission supporting Operation Epic Fury during the Iran war at an undisclosed location, April 2, 2026.  US Air Force/Handout via REUTERS

Iran, US Race to Find Crew Member of Crashed American Fighter Jet

Iranian and American forces raced each other Saturday to recover a crew member from the first US fighter jet to go down inside Iran since the start of the war…

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Explosion Hits Pro-Israel Center in the Netherlands

A blast hit a pro-Israeli center in the Netherlands, police said Saturday, adding it caused minimal damage and no injuries. A police spokeswoman told AFP no…

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World Iran's Bushehr nuclear reactor (Reuters)

Iran Says Strike Hit Close to Its Bushehr Nuclear Facility, Killing a Guard and Damaging a Building

Iran’s atomic agency says an airstrike has hit near its Bushehr nuclear facility, killing a security guard and damaging a support building. It is the fourth…

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World FILE PHOTO: A view of Alcatraz prison complex located on Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay near San Francisco, California, US July 17, 2025. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo

Trump Seeks $152 Mn to Revive Alcatraz as Federal Prison

US President Donald Trump asked Congress on Friday for $152 million to begin rebuilding the notorious Alcatraz prison, pressing ahead with his vision to return…

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World A cargo ship in the Gulf, near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from northern Ras al-Khaimah, near the border with Oman’s Musandam governance, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in United Arab Emirates, March 11, 2026. (Reuters)

French, Japanese Ships Cross Strait of Hormuz in First Since War

One French- and another Japanese-owned vessel are among a handful of vessels to have crossed the war-torn Strait of Hormuz, maritime tracking data showed…

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Iran Executes Two Linked to Opposition Group

Iran on Saturday executed two men it said were convicted of links to an opposition group, the People's Mojahedin Organization of ‌Iran, and ‌of…

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Earthquake Kills 8 Members of Same Family near Afghan Capital

An earthquake that struck Afghanistan overnight killed eight members of the same family in Kabul province, the health ministry said on Saturday. The 5.8…

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World Rescue workers try to put out a fire caused by the fragments of a Russian drone that hit a private house during air attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, March 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrii Marienko)

Russian Strikes Wound 14 in Ukraine

Russian night-time strikes on Ukraine wounded 14 people while one person died and four were injured in air attacks in Russia, officials said Saturday. …

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World Image circulating of American warplanes flying during the pilot rescue operation in western Iran (Social Media)

2 US Aircraft Shot Down as War in Iran Escalates. At Least 1 Crew Member is Missing

Iran shot down two US military planes in separate attacks Friday, with one service member rescued and at least one missing, in a dramatic escalation since the…

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World  Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty at the Senate Palace of the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia April 2, 2026. (Alexander Zemlianichenko/Pool via Reuters)

Putin, Erdogan Urge Immediate Middle East Ceasefire

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan called for an immediate ceasefire in the Middle East war during a phone call on…

World A view of the B1 bridge is pictured, a day after it was destroyed by a strike in Karaj, around 20miles (35kms) southwest of Tehran, April 3, 2026. (AFP)

US Fighter Shot Down Over Iran as Trump Threatens to Hit More Infrastructure

Iran shot down a US warplane on Friday, setting off a search by both sides for surviving crew as the war looked set to intensify with President Donald Trump…

World A media representative walks past a heavily damaged building following a strike at the Azadi Sport Complex in Tehran on April 3, 2026. (AFP)

White House Requests Giant $1.5 Trillion Defense Budget Amid Iran War

The White House sent a spending proposal to lawmakers Friday calling for a massive $1.5 trillion US defense budget next year as it faces increased costs due to…

World  NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte gives a press conference about NATO's general annual report in Brussels on March 26, 2026. (AFP)

NATO Chief to Meet Trump Amid Iran Tensions

NATO chief Mark Rutte will meet Donald Trump next week on a visit to Washington, as the US president lashes out at the alliance over the Iran war, NATO said…

World A heavily damaged building is pictured following a strike at the Azadi Sport Complex in Tehran on April 3, 2026. (AFP)

Iran Shoots Down US Fighter Jet, One Pilot Rescued, Media Say

One US crew member has been rescued after Iran shot down a warplane on Friday, Israeli and US media reported, as the war looked set to intensify ‌with US …