World Apr 09 Iran war ceasefire teeters over disagreements on Lebanon and the Strait of Hormuz A tentative ceasefire in the Iran war staggered Thursday under the weight of Israel’s bombardment of Beirut, Tehran’s continued chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz, and uncertainty over whether talks expected on Saturday can find common ground.
World Apr 03 5.8 magnitude earthquake hits Afghanistan and Pakistan, killing 8 on outskirts of Kabul An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.8 rattled parts of northern and eastern Afghanistan and western Pakistan late Friday, killing at least eight people in Afghanistan, authorities said.
World Mar 24 Afghanistan releases American national Dennis Coyle after more than a year Coyle was detained in January 2025. Afghan authorities accused him of violating laws, but never specified which ones.
World Mar 17 Rescue crews dig bodies from ruins of Kabul hospital hit by airstrike blamed on Pakistan Pakistan rejected Afghanistan’s accusation that it targeted the Omid Addiction Treatment Hospital, insisting its strikes across eastern Afghanistan on Monday were against military facilities.
World Mar 16 Afghanistan accuses Pakistan of carrying out airstrikes that killed hundreds in Kabul Afghanistan accused Pakistan of targeting a hospital for drug users in the Afghan capital late Monday, saying the airstrike had killed at least 400 people. It marked a dramatic escalation of a conflict that began late last month and has…
World Mar 05 Trump says he wants to be involved in picking Iran's next leader President Donald Trump’s comments were likely to renew questions about whether the U.S. and Israel seek the overthrow of the Islamic Republic or just a change in its policies.
World Mar 05 Pummeled by airstrikes, Iran launches new wave of attacks against Israel and U.S. bases The war has escalated each day, affecting an additional 14 countries across the Middle East and beyond.
World Mar 03 Iranian drones strike U.S. Embassy in Saudi Arabia as war widens The conflict escalated further on its fourth day, with Israel sending new ground troops into Lebanon and explosions ringing out in Iran's capital.
World Jan 20 Iran warns Trump not to take action against Supreme Leader Khamenei “Trump knows that if any hand of aggression is extended toward our leader, we not only cut that hand but also we will set fire to their world,” Gen. Abolfazl Shekarchi, a spokesman for Iran’s armed forces, said.
World Jan 18 U.S.-based activist agency says it has verified 3,919 deaths from Iran protests A U.S.-based activist agency said Sunday it has verified at least 3,766 deaths during a wave of protests that swept Iran and led to a bloody crackdown, and fears the number could be significantly higher.