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Iran calls for young people to form human chains to protect power plants

Airstrikes pounded Tehran on Tuesday, and Iranian officials urged young people to form human chains to protect power plants, hours before the expiration of U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest deadline…

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Japan's Takaichi clinches supermajority with thumping election victory

Japanese stocks swept to all-time peaks on Monday after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's ruling conservatives secured a massive two-thirds majority in the lower house of parliament, giving the charismatic…

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Iran sentences Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi to 7 more years in prison

Iran sentenced Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi to over seven more years in prison after she began a hunger strike, supporters said Sunday, as Tehran cracks down on all dissent following nationwide…

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Eye on Africa - UN warns of ongoing fatal drone strikes on civilians in Sudan's Kordofan

In tonight's edition: The UN human rights chief warns ⁠that fatal drone strikes on civilians are persisting in Sudan. Also, a week after the latest batch of documents was released from the Epstein Files, the…

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Iran war day 41: What’s happening in Lebanon, Middle East and beyond?

Lebanon has declared a national day of mourning after Israeli attacks killed at least 254 people in a single day.

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'Ketamine Queen' sentenced to 15 years in death of 'Friends' star Matthew Perry

A drug dealer ​dubbed the "Ketamine Queen" was sentenced on Wednesday to 15 years in prison in connection with "Friends" star Matthew Perry's 2023 death, including her role in supplying the dose of the…

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Inflation rises in US amid Hormuz blockade, consumer sentiment plunges

Government report shows petrol going up by 21.2 percent in March as price remain above $4 per gallon despite truce.

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Israeli settlers turn Passover into celebration of ethnic cleansing

Palestinians displaced by settler violence confront loss of community as settlers celebrate their forced expulsions.

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Why was El Paso airspace shut down? Drones, security fears and confusion

The FAA initially announced a 10-day airspace closure but removed the restriction less than eight hours later.

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Iran war: What is happening on day 44 of the US-Iran conflict?

US-Iran talks in Islamabad end without a deal, with each side blaming the other for the failure.

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