What we know about the US strikes in Iraq and Syria
The United States on Friday conducted major airstrikes on dozens of targets across Iraq and Syria in retaliation for a drone attack in Jordan last month that killed three US…
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Jailed Pakistani former Prime Minister Imran Khan and wife convicted for “fraudulent marriage”
Jailed Pakistani former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi have been sentenced to seven years in prison after a district court ruled their 2018 marriage violated the law.…
How long will your dog live? Measure its nose
Is your dog a small male with a long nose? Or a medium-size female with a face of average canine proportions? If so, your furry companion is more likely to…
Farmers’ protests have erupted across Europe. Here’s why
Farmers are holding protests across Europe, clogging the streets with their tractors, blocking ports and pelting the European Parliament with eggs over a long list of complaints from environmental regulation to…
‘Be fearless’: Taylor Swift will make it home for the Super Bowl, Japanese Embassy says
For anyone worried that Taylor Swift might not make it home from her overseas tour in time to see her boyfriend Travis Kelce in the Super Bowl, the Japanese Embassy…
Analysis: What to make of the US retaliation strikes against pro-Iranian militias in Iraq and Syria
It was meant to sound devastating, and likely felt so to the pro-Iranian militias on the receiving end. But Friday night’s airstrikes against over 80 targets inside Iraq and Syria were — so far — a comparatively limited…
More than 800 Western officials sign scathing criticism of Gaza policy
More than 800 officials from the United States and Europe have signed a scathing criticism of Western policy towards Israel and Gaza, accusing their governments of possible complicity in war…
Rare ancient tree discovery has scientists ‘gobsmacked’
Trees are believed to have originated hundreds of millions of years ago. Ever since, evidence of these ancient plant sentinels has been in short supply. Now, a new discovery of…
Top UN court says Ukraine case over Russia’s invasion can go ahead
The United Nations’ top court on Friday said that it will move forward with a case brought by Ukraine over Russia’s justification of its February 2022 invasion. Kyiv had asked…
A Houthi missile was just seconds from hitting a US warship. The Navy used its ‘last line of defense’
A US warship’s destruction of an incoming Houthi missile in the Red Sea this week marks the first use in this conflict of an advanced weapons system dubbed the Navy’s “last line…