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Four confirmed dead after U.S. military aircraft goes down in Iraq
The U.S. Central Command confirmed that at least four of six crew members on the KC-135 aircraft were dead, after the refueling plane went down in western Iraq...
A record number of political parties register for Haiti's first election in a decade
A record 280 political parties had registered by Thursday's deadline to participate in Haiti's first general election in a decade, hopeful for a chance to help...
Putin likely helping Iran with drones, UK defence secretary says
Vladimir Putin's "hidden hand" is likely helping Iran respond to Donald Trump's war, the UK defence secretary has said, as it emerged that Iranian-linked drones...
U.S. investigates strike on Iranian school as the war sparks a global oil crisis
Trump, who promised to lower gas prices, is tapping the Strategic Petroleum Reserve as war drives prices up. And, the U.S. investigates the strike on an Iranian...
Oil price surges as Iran steps up attacks on ships in the Persian Gulf
Markets seesawed on Day 13 of the war in the Middle East, as two oil tankers were struck by projectiles near Iraq's southern ports and attacks between Israel an...
Iran issues statement purported to be from new leader as war with U.S. and Israel rages
Iran's state media issued what it said was a statement by Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, vowing to keep the Strait of Hormuz closed and keep up attack...
Iran's soccer team cannot participate in the FIFA World Cup, Iranian minister says
Iran is set to play three games in the U.S. this June. But amid the U.S.-Israel military campaign that has killed Iran's supreme leader, Iran's sports minister...
Pentagon probe points to U.S. missile hitting Iranian school
A military assessment suggests a U.S. Tomahawk cruise missile was responsible for at least 165 deaths at an Iranian girls' school, according to a U.S. official...
The nature of war is changing - and it's a death trap for civilians
A drone is circling in the skies above Zaki Ramadan when he takes my call. As a humanitarian worker in Sudan's southeastern Blue Nile state, he is helplessly wa...
No Nobles Day: Britain's Parliament boots its last hereditary Lords after 700 years
Government minister Nick Thomas-Symonds said the change put an end to "an archaic and undemocratic principle." The removed aristocrats are 92 of the House of Lo...
Greetings from a Shanghai temple where you can ward off bad luck in the Year of the Horse
According to Chinese mythology, those born in the Year of the Horse will clash with Tai Sui, a heavenly general. Luckily, there are ways to appease Tai Sui, inc...
Americans skeptical of the Iran war, poll says. And, DOJ gives guns back to felons
A majority of Americans oppose the U.S.' involvement in the war with Iran, according to a new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll. And, the Department of Justice is quietl...