Mar 25 Watch 7:56 East African asylum seeker deported by U.S. to Equatorial Guinea By William Brangham, Ali Schmitz, Amalia Huot-Marchand Since retaking office, the Trump administration has deported more than 675,000 people. Even though the administration alleges that it's removing the worst of the worst, some fleeing political violence and some with strong asylum claims are getting swept up as… Continue watching
Mar 25 Iran dismisses U.S. ceasefire plan and issues its own counterproposal By Associated Press Iran on Wednesday dismissed an American plan to pause the war in the Middle East, issuing its own counterproposal instead, as it launched more attacks on Israel and Gulf Arab countries. Continue reading
Mar 25 WATCH: At Pentagon Christian service, Hegseth prays for violence 'against those who deserve no mercy' By Tiffany Stanley, Associated Press Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has hosted a monthly Christian prayer and worship service at the Pentagon, the first since the Iran war began. Continue reading
Mar 25 AP report: At least 1,000 U.S. troops from 82nd Airborne set to deploy to Mideast By Konstantin Toropin, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press The unit is considered the Army’s emergency response force and can typically be deployed on short notice. Continue reading
Mar 25 UN calls for reparations to remedy the historical wrongs of trafficking enslaved Africans By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press The U.N. General Assembly's resolution also urges “the prompt and unhindered restitution” of cultural items to their countries of origin without charge. Continue reading
Mar 25 UK bans crypto donations to political parties in bid to curb foreign influence By Jill Lawless, Associated Press The move is likely to hurt the hard-right party Reform UK, which accepts crypto and has received large donations from a businessman living abroad. Continue reading
Mar 25 What we know and don't know about Iran war negotiations By Jon Gambrell, Lee Keath, Munir Ahmed, Associated Press Since launching the war alongside Israel on Feb. 28, Trump has given shifting and often vague objectives, and those mixed messages were on display in recent days. Continue reading
Mar 25 Iran dismisses U.S. ceasefire plan, issues counterproposal as strikes land across the Mideast By Jon Gambrell, David Rising, Munir Ahmed, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press Iran's defiance came as Israel launched airstrikes on Tehran and as the United States deployed paratroopers and more Marines to the region. Continue reading
Mar 24 Danish prime minister's future unclear after election results show indecisive outcome By Kostya Manenkov, Geir Moulson, Associated Press Official results showed that Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen’s center-left Social Democrats lost ground compared with the last election in 2022, as did her two partners in the outgoing government. Continue reading
Mar 24 U.S. to send around 1,000 troops from Army airborne unit to Mideast, AP source says By Konstantin Toropin, Associated Press The United States is preparing to send around 1,000 troops from 82nd Airborne Division to the Middle East in the coming days, a person with knowledge of the plans told The Associated Press. Continue reading