After the United States’ overnight strikes on Iran’s secretive nuclear program, the most important question is at least a “known unknown” – that is, what remains of it. The answer could define the region for…
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These former USAID staff are working to match donors to urgent, lifesaving aid projects that had their funding slashed
In a warehouse in northeast Nigeria, a nonprofit’s stocks of food to treat malnourished children and pregnant women are running low. The organization, Action Against Hunger (ACF), is running a project to combat malnutrition that…
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The smile on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s face was impossible to hide. Minutes after President Donald Trump announced that the US had bombed three of Iran’s nuclear facilities, Netanyahu effusively praised the American leader as…
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Warplanes. Submarines. Cruise missiles. Bombs that weigh 30,000 pounds. After initially favoring diplomacy, US President Donald Trump resorted to an extraordinary use of force against Iran on Saturday night, striking three of the regime’s key…
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‘There is no one dirtier than Trump’: Some Iranians urge strong response after US strikes
Large crowds gathered at the Enqelab Square in central Tehran on Sunday evening, protesting the strikes. Footage published by the state-affiliated Fars News Agency showed people waving Iranian flags and punching the air, carrying signs…
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US President Donald Trump’s decision to strike Iran’s nuclear facilities puts the Middle East in a volatile position, with all eyes now on Tehran’s next move. Speaking in Istanbul, Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said…
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At least 20 people have been killed and 52 more are injured after a “terrorist attack” on a Greek Orthodox church in the Syrian capital on Sunday, according to the country’s health ministry. He opened…
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Recovered Bayesian superyacht transferred to Sicilian port after being raised from seabed
A British-flagged luxury superyacht that sank off Sicily last year, killing UK tech magnate Mike Lynch and six others, completed its final trip to the Sicilian port of Termini Imerese Sunday, a day after recovery…
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Politics
Americans found to have increasing appetite for active US global leadership, led by MAGA Republicans: Report
Nearly two-thirds of Americans support increased engagement in international affairs, according to a newly released annual summer survey from the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation & Institute. The survey, conducted by polling firms Beacon Research and…
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Politics
‘Baby steps’: Leader Thune details his work to corral Republicans behind Trump’s legislative vision
Senate Majority Leader John Thune is weathering headwinds in his own conference over outstanding concerns in President Donald Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ that threaten to derail the legislation, but he’s taking it in stride and…