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Kallas: EU Expected to Put Iran Guards on 'Terrorist List'

European High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs, Kaja Kallas arrives for an informal meeting of the members of the European Council in Brussels, Belgium, 22 January 2026. EPA/OLIVIER MATTHYS
European High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs, Kaja Kallas arrives for an informal meeting of the members of the European Council in Brussels, Belgium, 22 January 2026. EPA/OLIVIER MATTHYS
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Kallas: EU Expected to Put Iran Guards on 'Terrorist List'

European High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs, Kaja Kallas arrives for an informal meeting of the members of the European Council in Brussels, Belgium, 22 January 2026. EPA/OLIVIER MATTHYS
European High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs, Kaja Kallas arrives for an informal meeting of the members of the European Council in Brussels, Belgium, 22 January 2026. EPA/OLIVIER MATTHYS

The European Union will most likely include Iran's ‌Islamic ‌Revolutionary ‌Guard ⁠Corps ​on its ‌list of terrorist organisations, the bloc's foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas ⁠said on Thursday ‌ahead of ‍a ‍foreign affairs ministers ‍council.
"We are putting new sanctions on Iran ​and I also expect we will ⁠list the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist list," she said.

Iran has launched a bloody crackdown on nationwide protests that has left thousands dead. At least 6,373 people have been killed in the protests, activists said.

US President Donald Trump has threatened to potentially launch a military strike against it as a result.

America has moved the USS Abraham Lincoln and several guided-missile destroyers into the Mideast, which can be used to launch attacks from the sea. Iran has kept up its own threats as well, saying it could launch a preemptive strike or broadly target the Mideast, including American military bases and Israel.

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US Fighter Jet Shot Down Over Iran, Search Underway for Crew, US Official Says

14 September 2025, Puerto Rico, Ceiba: A Lockheed Martin F-35B fighter jet of the US Marines flies over the Roosevelt Roads Naval Station. (dpa)
14 September 2025, Puerto Rico, Ceiba: A Lockheed Martin F-35B fighter jet of the US Marines flies over the Roosevelt Roads Naval Station. (dpa)
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US Fighter Jet Shot Down Over Iran, Search Underway for Crew, US Official Says

14 September 2025, Puerto Rico, Ceiba: A Lockheed Martin F-35B fighter jet of the US Marines flies over the Roosevelt Roads Naval Station. (dpa)
14 September 2025, Puerto Rico, Ceiba: A Lockheed Martin F-35B fighter jet of the US Marines flies over the Roosevelt Roads Naval Station. (dpa)

A US fighter jet was shot down over Iran and a search and rescue operation was underway for any survivors, a US official told Reuters on Friday, in the first such ‌known incident ‌since the US ‌launched its ⁠war with Iran ⁠on February 28.

The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, did not offer further details.

The Pentagon and US ⁠Central Command did not ‌respond ‌to requests for comment.

The prospect of ‌US pilots being alive ‌and on the run inside Iran during an ongoing conflict greatly raises the stakes for ‌the United States in the conflict. Iranian ⁠officials ⁠called on civilians to be on the lookout for survivors.

The governor of Iran's Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province said whomever captured or killed the crew "would be specially commended," according to the semi-official Iranian news agency ISNA.

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Ukraine Says Russia Fired Hundreds of Drones, Missiles in ‘Massive’ Daytime Attack

People relax at the Gryshko National Botanical Garden in Kyiv on April 1, 2026, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (AFP)
People relax at the Gryshko National Botanical Garden in Kyiv on April 1, 2026, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (AFP)
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Ukraine Says Russia Fired Hundreds of Drones, Missiles in ‘Massive’ Daytime Attack

People relax at the Gryshko National Botanical Garden in Kyiv on April 1, 2026, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (AFP)
People relax at the Gryshko National Botanical Garden in Kyiv on April 1, 2026, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (AFP)

Kyiv and its surrounding region on Friday faced pummeling by Russian missiles and drones, officials said, the latest in an increasing number of daytime attacks on Ukraine.

"The Kyiv region is once again under a massive enemy missile and drone attack," said regional governor Mykola Kalashnyk.

One person died in the attacks, he added.

The barrage prompted emergency power outages in several regions, energy operator Ukrenergo announced.

Russia launched almost 500 drones and missiles over Ukraine, Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiga said.

"Terrorist Russia strikes in broad daylight deliberately -- to maximize civilian casualties and damage," Sybiga said.

"This is how Moscow responds to Ukraine's Easter ceasefire proposals -- with brutal attacks," he added.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Kyiv was ready for a truce over the Easter holidays, but the Kremlin said it had not received any proposals.

Ukraine accuses Russia of deliberately prolonging the war to capture more Ukrainian territory and says Moscow is not genuinely interested in peace.

Talks between the two warring parties, mediated by the United States, have been stalled by the war in the Middle East.

Zelensky said he had invited an American delegation to Kyiv to relaunch negotiations with Moscow.

"The American group can come to us and, after us, go to Moscow. If it does not work out with three parties, let's do it this way," Zelensky said, in remarks made public Friday.

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Human Remains Found on Thai Ship Attacked in Hormuz Strait

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)
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)
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Human Remains Found on Thai Ship Attacked in Hormuz Strait

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)
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)

Human remains have been found aboard a cargo ship struck by Iran while transiting the Strait of Hormuz last month, the vessel's owner said Friday, after three crew members were reported missing following the attack.

US-Israeli strikes on Iran late February prompted Tehran to respond by effectively closing the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial artery for global oil supplies.

The Thai-flagged Mayuree Naree was struck in March while travelling through the strait after departing Khalifa port in the United Arab Emirates.

"Certain human remains were found within the affected area of the vessel," a statement from transport company Precious Shipping said Friday, adding it could not yet confirm the identities or the number of individuals.

Twenty Thai crew members returned home in mid-March, while three of their colleagues were missing and presumed trapped in the damaged engine compartment.

A search was carried out under "challenging conditions" as the vessel's engine room had been flooded and damaged by fire, the company said.

Thailand's foreign ministry said it was "saddened" by the development and that families of the missing crew had been informed.

Iran's Revolutionary Guards said in March they had struck the Mayuree Naree, as well as a Liberia-flagged vessel, in the strait because the ships had ignored "warnings".