• More Marines heading to Middle East as U.S. continues relentless strikes on Iran

    More Marines heading to Middle East as U.S. continues relentless strikes on Iran

    Mar 13, 2026 10:55 PM EDT

    ... one leaving at least 58 people injured. (Sirens blaring) Stephanie Sy: In the early hours Friday, Iran targeted a U.S. air base in Southern Turkey. The ballistic missile was intercepted by NATO defenses, as the American death toll is rising. U.S. Central Command said today six Americans were ...

  • Justice Department charges man accused of selling gun to Old Dominion shooter

    Justice Department charges man accused of selling gun to Old Dominion shooter

    Mar 13, 2026 10:49 PM EDT

    ... Friday message to the university community. On campus Friday morning, in honor of his close friend Shah, Eddie Flack poured out a bottle of Wild Turkey on a lawn across from Constant Hall. Flack, also of Chesapeake, said the two became firm friends while enrolled at ODU. “I love you ...

  • Iraq is caught in the crossfire of the Iran war, with attacks by both sides on its soil

    Iraq is caught in the crossfire of the Iran war, with attacks by both sides on its soil

    Mar 13, 2026 07:37 PM EDT

    ... Baghdad has asked for exports of at least 250,000 barrels per day of crude from fields in Kirkuk via the pipeline to Ceyhan in Turkey that runs across Kurdish territory. Talks have stalled, however, after Kurdish negotiators conditioned the move on lifting an existing U.S. dollar embargo and ...

  • Explosion rocks state-organized rally in Tehran after Israeli warning

    Explosion rocks state-organized rally in Tehran after Israeli warning

    Mar 13, 2026 02:38 PM EDT

    In Turkey, NATO defenses intercepted another ballistic missile fired from Iran, the third time since the war began. Residents in the southern city of Adana reported hearing a loud explosion and sirens sounding at Incirlik Air Base, which is used by U.S. forces. Fighting escalates between Israel and Hezbollah ...

  • Ukraine awaits U.S. sign-off on drone production deal, Zelenskyy says

    Ukraine awaits U.S. sign-off on drone production deal, Zelenskyy says

    Mar 12, 2026 02:38 PM EDT

    ... not authorized to comment publicly.Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that a separate drone attack on a compressor station serving a natural gas pipeline to Turkey was an “absolutely reckless action.” The Russian Defense Ministry said air defenses shot down 10 Ukrainian drones overnight around the compressor station in the ...

  • Ukraine and Russia both claim progress on front lines while U.S.-brokered talks are on hold

    Ukraine and Russia both claim progress on front lines while U.S.-brokered talks are on hold

    Mar 10, 2026 11:26 PM EDT

    U.S.-brokered talks on hold due to war in the Middle East The next round of talks was set for Tuesday and Wednesday in Turkey, according to Zelenskyy, but American negotiators postponed it, possibly until next week, he told reporters via WhatsApp messages. The Iran war, which erupted on ...

  • As Iran shows no signs of surrender, U.S. launches 'most intense' day of strikes

    As Iran shows no signs of surrender, U.S. launches 'most intense' day of strikes

    Mar 10, 2026 10:55 PM EDT

    ... the streets. They are not afraid of America. Unfortunately, they are afraid of their own government. Stephanie Sy: At this remote mountain pass in Eastern Turkey, displaced travelers are saddled with fear and exhaustion. They are some of the tens of thousands currently fleeing Iran. But others are traveling back ...

  • Here's what to know about International Women's Day — a celebration and a call to action

    Here's what to know about International Women's Day — a celebration and a call to action

    Mar 08, 2026 08:26 PM EDT

    ... less tangible forms of giving such as teaching peers, celebrating women and “challenging discrimination.” Women's rights activists shouted slogans during a protest in Istanbul, Turkey. In China and Russia, vendors sold flowers wrapped in pink and local workers in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, lifted fists and umbrellas as they celebrated ...

  • Americans stranded abroad as Iran war erupted describe struggle to return home

    Americans stranded abroad as Iran war erupted describe struggle to return home

    Mar 06, 2026 11:30 PM EDT

    ... But all of the airports in the region closed, because the missiles were flying everywhere. So we created a plan for me to get to Turkey, and then, from Turkey, I would figure out how to get home. Colleen West: We just spent hours trying to figure out, OK, the ...

  • Who are the Kurds and what role could they play in the war with Iran?

    Who are the Kurds and what role could they play in the war with Iran?

    Mar 06, 2026 05:54 PM EDT

    ... Syria. On Thursday, Turkey voiced opposition to Iranian Kurdish dissident groups' possible involvement in the conflict in Iran, warning of greater instability in the region. Turkey considers the main Kurdish dissident group, PJAK, a terrorist group with links to separatists fighting Turkey. Turkey's defense ministry said Thursday that PJAK ...