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Officials quickly claimed a Secret Service officer was shot at a Washington press gala, but court filings and ballistics leave key details unresolved.
Read the storyA fast-tracked Ugandan bill framed as protection from foreign meddling risks cutting off funding for health, education and civil society.
Read the storyA Fifth Circuit order reinstated an in-person dispensing requirement for mifepristone, curbing mail-order access and raising immediate access concerns in states with abortion restrictions.
Read the storyThe Pentagon plans to withdraw 5,000 troops from Germany — a small number on paper, but the timing and public rhetoric expose a deeper gap between operational logic and political signaling.
Read the storyMore than 500 people detained during May Day rallies in Istanbul as authorities blocked access to Taksim Square; rights groups say many detainees were peaceful.
Read the storyAs frontlines shift and the ceasefire frays, communities in southern Lebanon are increasingly looking to Hezbollah not just as a militia, but as a provider of protection and services.
Read the storyPresident Trump says a ceasefire has "terminated" hostilities with Iran and argues he does not need congressional approval — a claim legal scholars and some lawmakers dispute.
Read the storyA terse presidential remark about Iran has set off clashing narratives: political theater to some, a signal of real risk to others.
Read the storyA series of strikes in southern Lebanon has left civilians dead and governments trading sharply different accounts.
Read the storyIn a move that has raised eyebrows across Washington and beyond, US Defense Secretary Eric Hegseth announced that the statutory clock for the president to report to Congress about military operations in Iran has been “paused or stopped” in the context of a ceasefire.
Read the storyThe US-Iran war disrupts fertilizer supply, threatening crop yields and food security in Africa, warns the world's largest fertilizer firm.
Read the storyOil prices surged to their highest level since 2022 after reports of US strike planning against Iran, sparking market turmoil and geopolitical debate.
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