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Iran's deputy foreign minister Saeed Khatibzadeh told CBS News partner network BBC that Israel's attacks on Lebanon Wednesday were ...Read More

Bill Gates will testify in the Jeffrey Epstein probe

One of the world’s richest men, Bill Gates is scheduled to testify before the House Oversight Committee in June, joining a growing list of i...Read More

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Eligible young men will automatically be enlisted in US military draft This year

The US government plans to automatically register eligible men for the military draft beginning in December 2026, according to a proposed ru...Read More

Oil prices back up and stock markets cool down as Iran ceasefire optimism dissipates

Oil prices rebounded Thursday and stock markets were flat or slightly lower in Asia as the dispute over the Iran war ceasefire revived conce...Read More

Pakistan and EU share "concern over serious violations of the ceasefire" Pakistan says

Pakistan's government said the country's top diplomat spoke Thursday in a phone call with his European Union counterpart and that bo...Read More

Democratic leaders call for House to return amid Trump's Iran threats

House Democratic leaders called for the chamber to return Tuesday amid President Trump's latest rhetoric, calling him "completely u...Read More

Americans advised to reconsider participation in Hajj pilgrimage

The U.S. State Department is advising Americans to reconsider participating in Hajj this year due to risks in Saudi Arabia associated with t...Read More

Israel army "regrets" damage to Tehran synagogue

The Israeli military on Tuesday expressed regret over "collateral damage" to a synagogue in Tehran caused by an overnight strike t...Read More

American journalist Shelly Kittleson freed, sources confirm

American journalist Shelly Kittleson has been freed, confirming reports from earlier Tuesday, confirmed by CBS News. Two Iraqi government s...Read More

One-way attack drones launched into Iran, CENTCOM says

U.S. Central Command said on X that American forces launched one-way attack drones into Iran on Monday night. The agency did not specify ho...Read More

Senate Democrats condemn Trump's threats

Senate Democrats including Minority Leader Chuck Schumer issued a joint statement condemning President Trump's warning that a "whol...Read More

IDF says it has struck Iran's primary site for sonar, submarine detection systems

Israel's army said that it had struck Iran's primary site for sonar and submarine detection systems in recent days. The IDF said the...Read More

Pope Leo calls Trump's Iran threats "unacceptable"

Pope Leo XIV said Tuesday that U.S. President Donald Trump's threat to destroy Iranian civilization was "truly unacceptable" a...Read More

Pakistan asks for 2-week ceasefire amid diplomatic efforts

Pakistani prime minister Shehbaz Sharif said on X that diplomatic efforts for the "peaceful settlement" of the Iran war are progre...Read More

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Democratic leaders call for House to return amid Trump's Iran threats

House Democratic leaders called for the chamber to return Tuesday amid President Trump's latest rhetoric, calling him "completely u...Read More

Macron says couple jailed in Iran for years "free and on their way back to France"

The French President Emmanuel Macron said Tuesday that a couple who were jailed in Iran for years were "free and on their way back to F...Read More

Russia, China veto watered down U.N. Security Council resolution aimed at reopening Strait of Hormuz

Russia and China on Tuesday vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution aimed at reopening the Strait of Hormuz that had been repeatedly water...Read More

Iranian-backed militia in Iraq says U.S. journalist Shelly Kittleson being released week after abduction

An Iranian-backed militia in Iraq announced Tuesday that American journalist Shelly Kittleson, who was abducted on a Baghdad street a week a...Read More

Iranian state media shows video of "human chain" lined up in front of a power plant