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Acting AG Todd Blanche faces a key test. And, ICE pauses most traffic stops
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche is set to appear before the Senate for his confirmation hearing. And, Immigration and Customs Enforcement has paused most t...
U.S. fires a new wave of strikes on Iran and hits a tanker trying to skirt its blockade
The U.S. launched another wave of strikes on Iran, its second round on Wednesday, after Iran threatened to block all oil exporting routes in the region in respo...
Ebola is spreading faster in eastern Congo than it can be tracked, as deaths pass 700
Eighty percent of new Ebola cases in eastern Congo are emerging from unknown chains of transmission, according to WHO, a sign the outbreak is spreading faster t...
The U.S. is set to reinstate a blockade over the Strait of Hormuz
The U.S. military announced it will begin its blockade of Iranian ships over the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, as Iran vowed to assert its own control over the c...
Sam Neill, known for 'Jurassic Park' and 'The Piano,' dies at 78, his family says
In 2023, Neill disclosed he had been diagnosed with angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma, a rare type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Neill died on Monday in Sydney, acc...
Investigators probe a fire at a music bar in Bangkok that killed at least 27 people
By Monday morning, forensic teams were investigating the scene. Officials say many victims were trapped in windowless bathrooms near a rear exit. Investigators...
US journalists subpoenaed over Air Force One leak after Trump flight
Several New York Times journalists have been summoned to testify under oath by the US Department of Justice (DOJ) after they reported on security concerns invol...
U.S. launches strikes after Iran fires on civilian vessel in Strait of Hormuz
Iran says it again considers the Strait of Hormuz closed after its military struck a ship using an "unauthorized route." In response, the U.S. military announce...
US attacks Iran over ship being hit in Strait of Hormuz; Tehran lashes out again at Gulf Arab states
The United States attacked Iran early Sunday morning over an Iranian attack on a vessel in the Strait of Hormuz. Iran apparently responded with strikes targetin...
U.S.-Iran fighting appears to pause. And, life inside Gaza's expanding military zones
Fighting between the U.S. and Iran appears to have paused after two days of clashing amid a shaky ceasefire. And, a look at what life is like inside Israel's ex...
One of Spain's deadliest wildfires kills at least 12 people, with 23 others missing
Several victims of the fire in the southern province of Almeria, a popular holiday destination, were found inside burnt-out vehicles and were thought to have di...
Ebola death toll reaches 600, as new cases suspected in other parts of Congo
New suspected cases of Ebola have been reported in parts of Congo that were previously unaffected, the government said, signaling the continued spread of the di...