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As the war with Iran intensifies, Trump is demanding that allies help the U.S. reopen the Strait of Hormuz. And, a federal judge halts RFK Jr.’s changes to children’s vaccine policies.
The Afghan government said that about 400 people were killed in a Pakistani airstrike on a drug rehabilitation centre in the capital, Kabul, in the deadliest attack in the recent violence between the two neighbours.
Israel says it killed Ali Larijani and Gholamreza Soleimani, the highest profile assassinations since the targeting of Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on the first day of the war.
Western countries fear Israel’s ground offensive in Lebanon aims to force them to act on disarming Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah, increasing tensions and urgency for a diplomatic solution.
NPR’s A Martinez speaks with historian Sergey Radchenko about how Russia benefits from the U.S. being at war with Iran.
Spain’s Prime Minister called U.S. strikes against Iran “unjustified.” When other foreigners in power have used similar language against the U.S. or Israel, they were sanctioned by the Treasury.
Bank of America has settled a civil lawsuit brought by women who accused the bank of facilitating their sexual abuse by Jeffrey Epstein, court records showed.
Asia is feeling the energy shock of the war on Iran. NPR’s A Martinez talks to Sam Reynolds of the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis.
Israel’s ground moves in Lebanon raise pressure on Western countries, Europeans leaders reject Trump’s demand to help with the Strait of Hormuz, blackout leaves millions without power in Cuba.
As the war in Iran continues, millions of migrant workers in the Gulf are caught up in the ongoing conflict, adding to their already vulnerable existence.
European leaders are rejecting President Trump’s demand they send military assets to the Middle East to help open the Strait of Hormuz, which is being obstructed by Iran.
These foreign nationals are the silent engines that keep many of the region’s cities running, but the war has exposed some of their biggest vulnerabilities.
NPR’s A Martinez asks Ian Lesser of the German Marshall Fund of the United States how NATO regards President Trump’s request for help to secure the Strait of Hormuz.
Cuba plunges into darkness as nationwide blackouts hits over 10 million people on the island, worsening an energy crisis fueled by oil shortages and U.S. sanctions.
A drone and rocket attack targeted the US embassy in Baghdad, while a strike killed four people at a house reportedly hosting Iranian advisors, security officials said, pulling Iraq deeper into the Middle East war.
The Iran war has already rattled LPG users. Will India’s piped gas network face the next squeeze?
After Australia gave humanitarian visas to seven team members, only two decided to stay – the BBC’s Katy Watson explains what happened.
US President Donald Trump was warned that attacking Iran could trigger retaliation against US Gulf allies despite his claims that Tehran’s reaction came as a surprise, said a US official and two sources familiar with US intelligence reports.
This is the latest in a series of measures undertaken by Asian countries which rely on oil from the Gulf.
The National Center for Learning Disabilities said it was “disturbed” by the president’s remarks.
A jury found that Kouri Richins killed her husband in March 2022 by poisoning him with a fentanyl-laced drink.