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WATCH: Pentagon holds briefing as U.S. warns of more retaliation if attacked by Iranian allies

By Jon Gambrell, Tara Copp, Associated Press

After a weekend of retaliatory strikes, the United States is warning Iran and the militias it arms and funds that it will conduct more attacks if American forces in the Mideast continue to be targeted.

King Charles III has cancer and is receiving treatment, Buckingham Palace says

By Associated Press

Buckingham Palace says the cancer is not related to the king's recent treatment for a benign prostate condition. It did not say what form of cancer the 75-year-old monarch has.

El Salvador’s Bukele appears to win reelection, but vote count issues delay results

By Megan Janetsky, Marcos Aleman, Associated Press

A jubilant Bukele declared a historic margin of victory even before electoral authorities released the first preliminary figures.

Europe may see new influx of migrants if conflict in Sudan persists, UN refugee chief says

By Tom Odula, Associated Press

More than 9 million people are thought to be displaced in Sudan and 1.5 million refugees have fled the country in months of clashes between the Sudanese military and paramilitary forces.

Obstacles loom as Blinken returns to Middle East to negotiate plans for Gaza

By Matthew Lee, Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, Associated Press

Blinken hopes to press ahead with a potential cease-fire deal and postwar planning while tamping down regional tensions. But on on all three fronts he faces major challenges.

Michigan’s Dearborn ramps up security after inflammatory op-ed leads to rise in ‘Islamophobic’ online attacks

By Associated Press

Mayor Abdullah Hammoud posted on the X platform, formerly known as Twitter, that the item published Friday “led to an alarming increase in bigoted and Islamophobic rhetoric online targeting the city of Dearborn.”…

Several allied Kurdish fighters killed in drone attack on base housing U.S. troops in Syria

By Bassem Mroue, Kareem Chehayeb, Associated Press

In late January, a drone attack by an umbrella group of Iran-backed Iraqi militias killed three U.S. troops and wounded dozens more at a desert base in Jordan.

More than 1,000 migrants reached Canary Islands over past 3 days, Spain says

By Associated Press

The archipelago off northwest Africa has seen a surge in migrant arrivals in recent weeks as more people from West Africa attempt the dangerous journey.

Zelenskyy may dismiss Ukraine’s top general in broader military leadership shakeup

By Illia Novikov, Samya Kullab, Associated Press

Word of Gen. Valerii Zaluzhnyi's possible firing already has shocked the nation fighting a war to end Russia’s invasion and also worried Ukraine’s Western allies.

Irish, U.K. leaders visit Belfast to meet Northern Ireland’s newly revived government

By Jill Lawless, Associated Press

A political crisis was sparked when the main British unionist party walked out of the power-sharing administration to protest post-Brexit trading arrangements. The party was coaxed into returning last week.