3+ hour, 24+ min ago   (1040+ words) Published Sep 9, 2026 12:11 am A banner strung around the rubble showed the faces of children and teachers killed here by an American airstrike on Feb. 28, the first day of the war on Iran. Among them are Sadeghi’s 11-year-old grandson Hami and…...

15+ hour, 17+ min ago   (758+ words) Middle East Yemen Houthis Explainer They have been at war with Yemen’s internationally recognized government since 2014, when the rebels swept down from their mountainous heartland and seized much of northern and central Yemen. Saudi Arabia entered the war the following…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago   (1005+ words) Published Sep 7, 2026 5:25 am: Updated Sep 7, 2026 8:48 am Lebanon ’s Health Ministry says Israeli airstrikes on a southern village have killed 12 people, including two children. Meanwhile, Iran-backed Houthi rebels claim to have shot down a Saudi reconnaissance plane. And seven crew members…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago   (979+ words) Lebanon ’s Health Ministry says Israeli airstrikes on a southern village have killed 12 people, including two children. Meanwhile, Iran-backed Houthi rebels claim to have shot down a Saudi reconnaissance plane. And seven crew members of a Saudi-owned tanker struck last…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (663+ words) Published Sep 6, 2026 5:17 am Iran said Sunday that it struck an unmanned U.S. military boat in the Strait of Hormuz, marking the latest exchange of fire between the countries after a month of relative calm. Meanwhile, Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon killed…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (825+ words) The U.S. military said it hit three Iranian oil tankers, after accusing Iran of targeting its warships. The past week saw the first exchange of fire after a month of relative calm. Meanwhile, the U.S. ambassador to Israel has again condemned settler…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (828+ words) The economy, inflation and how those forces could impact the lives of Americans were front and center over the past week. Trips to the grocery store and gas station are more painful than they were last year, and rising costs…...

6+ day, 5+ hour ago   (628+ words) A series of small, pro-Netanyahu parties are competing in the run-up to the Oct. 27 vote. But instead of strengthening the Israeli leader, these parties — including hard-line blocs led by polarizing Cabinet ministers Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich — risk weakening his…...

1+ week, 13+ hour ago   (493+ words) Syria IAEA Nuclear Inspections Inspectors with the U.N. nuclear watchdog visited several sites in Syria in August and carried out verification work that confirmed the existence of a long-suspected nuclear site, according to the confidential report circulated to member states. Based…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (527+ words) Published Aug 31, 2026 5:40 pm U.N. disarmament chief Izumi Nakamitsu told the U.N. General Assembly that it was meeting to mark International Day against Nuclear Tests at a time of “deep geopolitical tension, growing division and diminishing trust,” as well as concern about the…...