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Hegseth: U.S. working to counter Chinese and Russian support to Iran
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the military knows that China and Russia are backing Iran in the war as steps are underway to counter the support.
U.S. journalist kidnapped in Baghdad and security forces hunt captors, Iraqi officials say
An American journalist was kidnapped Tuesday in Baghdad and Iraqi security forces are pursuing her captors, Iraqi officials said.
Iran bolstered by CRINK partner North Korea with offensive missiles, defensive tunnels
Iran's ongoing resistance to Israeli-U.S. bombardment is built on a solid foundation: Its relationship with a fortress state that defied one of the heaviest U.S. bombing campaigns ever, and which today boasts one of the world's biggest missile armories.
Delta flight from Sao Paulo to Atlanta returns to Brazil after left engine blaze
A Delta Air Lines flight from Sao Paulo to Atlanta had to return after the plane's left engine spat flames. No one was injured.
Afghan authorities say 14 more people die as a result of extreme weather and flooding
Extensive flooding in many parts of Afghanistan has killed a further 14 people in the past 24 hours, authorities said Tuesday, bringing the total number of deaths over the past five days to 42 with more heavy rain forecast.
Brazil is uniquely positioned to weather rising world oil prices. Here is why
As the war in Iran rattles global oil markets, Brazil is partially shielded by a decades-old buffer against shocks that is both cheap and emits less pollution that causes climate change: Tens of millions of drivers here can choose between filling their tank with 100% sugarcane-based ethanol or a gasoline blend that contains 30% of biofuel.
Supporters say a Nobel Peace Prize laureate imprisoned in Iran may have suffered a heart attack
Supporters of Iran's imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi say she may have suffered a heart attack.
European ministers in Ukraine for Bucha atrocities anniversary as drones hammer Russian oil ports
European foreign ministers visited Ukraine on Tuesday to mark the fourth anniversary of atrocities committed in a town near Kyiv by Russia's invading forces.
Iran remains a stubborn foe after absorbing massive U.S.-Israeli attacks
Since the United States and Israel launched their war against Iran on Feb. 28, the Trump administration claims to have all but "obliterated" the Islamic Republic's military capabilities. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth declared last week that "never in recorded history has a nation's military been so quickly and so effectively neutralized."
Humpback whale stranded again as its odyssey off the Baltic Sea coast stretches on
A humpback whale that has become stranded repeatedly off Germany's Baltic Sea coast in recent days got stuck again on Tuesday, authorities said, less than a day after swimming free. But rescuers were hopeful that it could still find its way out into the open sea.
EU voices concern over reports of violence during Serbia elections, urges action
The European Union on Tuesday expressed concern over reports of violence during local elections in Serbia and called on President Aleksandar Vucic's authorities to hold to account those responsible.
Evacuated from Gaza as newborns, a group of Palestinian toddlers returns to an uncertain future
More than two years after his oldest daughter, Kinda, was evacuated from the neonatal intensive care unit at the Gaza Strip's largest hospital, Samer Lulu beamed as he hoisted her into his arms.
Seizing Kharg Island would risk U.S. troops’ lives and may not end Iran war, experts say
President Donald Trump is threatening to deploy ground troops to seize critical oil infrastructure on Iran's Kharg Island, a military gambit that experts say would risk American lives and could still fail to end the war.
Japan and Indonesia to boost energy security cooperation as concerns grow over Iran war fallout
Japan and resource-rich Indonesia agreed Tuesday to deepen economic ties and cooperation in energy security as the two Asian countries face growing uncertainty over oil and gas supplies prompted by the war in the Middle East.
A South African politician goes snorkeling in a giant pothole to highlight city management failures
A 75-year-old woman running for mayor of South Africa's biggest city went snorkeling in a large, water-filled trench in a suburban road in a stunt to draw attention to what she describes as years of mismanagement by the city's authorities.
King Charles III will undertake state visit to the United States and Bermuda in late April
King Charles III will undertake a state visit to the United States in late April to celebrate the 250th anniversary of American Independence and to mark the close ties that exist between the two nations, Buckingham Palace said Tuesday.
King Charles III to make a state visit to U.S. in April to mark America’s 250th birthday
King Charles III will make a state visit to Washington in late April, Buckingham Palace and President Trump announced on Tuesday, as the British monarch seeks to repair the nation's fractured relationship with the U.S. following the Iran war.
Suriname ex-president, Chandrikapersad Santokhi, who probed the 1982 political killings, dies at 67
Suriname's former president, Chandrikapersad Santokhi, an ex-police commissioner who investigated the 1982 killings of more than a dozen political opponents that deeply scarred the South American country, has died. He was 67.
Clowns take to the streets of Bolivia to protest decree that could crush their livelihoods
Dozens of clowns marched through the streets of Bolivia's capital on Monday to protest a government decree that limits extracurricular activities, threatening their livelihoods.
Brazilian inmates find relief and reduce sentences through reading
When 33-year-old Brazilian woman Emily de Souza heard about a program allowing her to shave off four days from her prison sentence by reading a book, she seized the opportunity to reconnect with a cherished habit.
