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General Stephen Whiting stood before a Washington audience and laid out a stark reality: Iran’s ballistic missile arsenal remains robust, but it is the ease with … Read more
Pope Leo XIV urged the United States and Iran to return to peace talks Thursday, condemning capital punishment and warning that innocent lives continue to be … Read more
Israel’s military announced it killed hundreds of Hezbollah fighters and destroyed nearly 300 infrastructure targets in the 24 hours before a ceasefire with Lebanon took effect, … Read more
Pope Leo XIV concluded his 11-day trip to Africa on Thursday with a noticeably more assertive tone, marking a shift from the cautious approach that defined … Read more
Hungary’s energy lifeline from Russia restarted on Thursday, clearing the way for the European Union to unlock a $106 billion loan package for Ukraine after months … Read more
An Israeli soldier smashed a Christian statue in southern Lebanon with a sledgehammer, an act caught on video that forced the military to jail two soldiers … Read more
Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam accused Israel of war crimes after an Israeli strike killed journalist Amal Khalil and blocked rescuers from reaching her in southern … Read more
Israeli forces killed Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil in southern Lebanon on Wednesday, one of at least five people reported dead in the strikes. Journalist’s death draws … Read more
The Iranian navy intercepted two cargo ships in the Strait of Hormuz early Wednesday, halting their transit after their tracking signals went dark near the critical … Read more
Two Palestinians were killed when Israeli settlers opened fire near a school in the occupied West Bank, one of them a 14-year-old boy shot as he … Read more
An Iranian Revolutionary Guard gunboat attacked a container ship in the Strait of Hormuz, causing heavy damage to the vessel’s bridge even as all crew remained … Read more
More than 30 countries will gather in London this week to advance military plans for reopening the Strait of Hormuz, shifting from diplomatic coordination to operational … Read more