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Pentagon press room declared ‘off limits’ to the press
Reporters have been barred from the Pentagon press office after the Trump administration this week declared it a "Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility."
Powerful Iran-backed militias in Iraq say they will start handing in weapons to authorities
Two of Iraq's most powerful Iran-backed militias said on Tuesday they would begin handing in their weapons to the authorities, a major step in the new government's effort to rein in militias that have long operated on their own even though they were nominally under state command.
Iran’s Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei probably still alive, Rubio says
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Tuesday he believes Mojtaba Khamenei is alive and "increasingly engaging at some level" in decision-making, even though he hasn't appeared in public.
Canada is failing the Jewish community and Jews are being targeted, Prime Minister Carney says
Canada is failing Jewish Canadians and the community is being brutally targeted by hate, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Monday.
Rubio details U.S. redlines in negotiations with Iran
Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday reiterated that the U.S. is dedicated to reopening the Strait of Hormuz and securing necessary concessions from Iran during negotiations.
Why Pope Leo’s first encyclical went viral and how it speaks to his papal approach
Reaction to Pope Leo's first encyclical, "Magnifica Humanitas" (Magnificent Humanity), has been prevalent online since its release last week.
As Congo grapples with Ebola, volunteers cook meals to support patients
For patients in an Ebola outbreak with no approved medicine or vaccine, there is little comfort. But Arlette Basekawike, a volunteer for the U.N. food agency, is doing her best.
Video games, watches, a motorhome: What was bought in Scottish National Party embezzlement scandal
The estranged husband of former Scottish leader Nicola Sturgeon created fake invoices and falsified accounting records as he embezzled more than 400,000 pounds ($540,000) from the Scottish National Party to buy hundreds of items, from a motorhome to Nintendo games, prosecutors said Tuesday.
Sen. Lindsey Graham says any Iran deal must prevent future support for Hezbollah in Lebanon
Sen. Lindsey Graham pushed President Trump on Tuesday to include strict limits on Iran's support for terror proxies in Lebanon as part of any peace deal with Tehran.
Under Notre Dame cathedral, a ‘dig of the century’ unearths 1,700 years of history
Wilting in the summer sun, a line of tourists waits to climb Notre Dame cathedral and meet its gargoyles.
Strait of Hormuz closure chokes trade and aid for Afghanistan
When landlocked Afghanistan and neighboring Pakistan started fighting late last year and their border crossings closed, Afghans turned to their western neighbor, Iran, for an alternate to Pakistan's major shipping hub of Karachi.
Battlefield-tested Israeli defense exports increased by nearly 30% last year, defense officials say
Israel's defense exports rose by nearly 30% in 2025 to a record $19.2 billion, the fifth consecutive year on increases, Israeli Defense Ministry officials said.
The U.K. government has set a target of an 87% cut in carbon emissions by 2042
The British government said Tuesday that it's sticking to its net-zero goal, despite pressure on energy supplies from global conflicts, and will reduce the United Kingdom's planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions by 87% of 1990 levels in the next decade and a half.
Frederiksen starts third term as Danish prime minister thanks to firm position on Greenland
Social Democrat Mette Frederiksen is set to begin a third term as Denmark's prime minister, during which she is expected to maintain a firm stance against U.S. President Donald Trump's ambitions for Greenland, the kingdom's semiautonomous territory, and continue supporting Ukraine.
Israel’s weapons exports reach a record high with sales doubling in the past 5 years
Israeli weapons exports reached a record high of more than $19 billion last year, a 30% increase from 2024, Israel's Defense Ministry said Tuesday.
Cambodia initiates action with U.N. agency to force conciliation of maritime dispute with Thailand
Cambodia's government has filed notice under a U.N. agreement on maritime law for compulsory conciliation of a sea border dispute with neighboring Thailand, Prime Minister Hun Manet said Tuesday.
9 students appear in court over Kenya school arson that killed 16 girls
Nine students accused of planning and executing an arson attack that killed 16 girls at a school in central Kenya appeared in court Tuesday.
‘I gave birth in the street’: Conflict makes childbirth risky in parts of Africa
The agony began for Maude Ahmad Fadala shortly after sunset.
A bear injures 4 people in a residential area of Japan as attacks rise
A bear injured four people in a Japanese residential area on Tuesday in the latest attack in an area of the country where the animals have increasingly encroached on the human population in recent years.
EU overhauling migration policy for more deportations and detention centers abroad
The European Union has moved forward with a vast overhaul of its migration policy, aiming to ramp up deportations and ink controversial deals to build detention centers abroad, in what rights groups compare to the Trump administration's aggressive immigration policies.
