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UN Welcomes Iran-US Ceasefire, Calls for Lasting Peace Efforts

Ceasefire Brings a Pause (and a Collective Sigh) The United Nations greeted the newly declared ceasefire between Iran and the United States with visible relief, treating it as a much-needed break from the brinkmanship. After a period of tense exchanges, both sides stepping back has left diplomats and neighbors breathing easier — at least for […]

Australia Charges Former Soldier Ben Roberts-Smith with Five War Crimes in Afghanistan

Arrest and chargesBen Roberts-Smith, once counted among Australia’s most decorated veterans, was arrested at Sydney Airport after arriving from Brisbane and has been charged with five counts of murder as war crimes. The allegations relate to killings in Afghanistan between 2009 and 2012. He was held overnight and is scheduled to appear in court, where […]

UN Security Council to Vote on Strait of Hormuz Reopening Resolution

What’s on the tableThe UN Security Council is scheduled to vote on a new resolution aimed at getting the Strait of Hormuz moving again — but don’t expect a blockbuster. After several rewrites the draft no longer gives a blank check to use force; instead it leans on diplomatic wording and urges coordination to keep […]

Kim Jong-un’s Daughter Emerges as Successor in Dramatic Public Displays, Seoul Intelligence Reveals

The tank scene that stole the showIn one eye-catching public moment, the leader’s young daughter was shown behind the wheel of a tank. Other recent images have pictured her at shooting ranges and beside her father at big events. The visuals read like a dramatic episode of a family soap opera — smoke, metal and […]

Russia’s Large-Scale Drone Attack Devastates Southern Ukraine’s Odesa: Casualties and Damage Reported

What happenedEarly Monday a major drone strike hit the southern port city of Odesa. At least three people lost their lives — a 30-year-old woman, her toddler daughter (about 2.6 years old), and a 53-year-old woman — and many others were hurt. Emergency teams pulled several people from the wreckage and rushed at least a […]

Trump and Netanyahu Escalate Pressure on Iran Ahead of Strait of Hormuz Deadline

Deadline drama and the rescued pilotDonald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu ramped up pressure on Iran, handing a big deadline to reopen the Strait of Hormuz — tick tock, 48 hours left, and threats of airstrikes were in the mix. The U.S. president set a specific cutoff time, turning a diplomatic spat into a high-stakes countdown.In […]

Iranian Attacks Target Kuwait’s Government and Energy Infrastructure

What happened Early Sunday, Kuwait was struck by a wave of attacks that hit government buildings and energy facilities — drones and missiles are the culprits in this not-so-great wake-up call. A ministries complex in Kuwait City and a petroleum facility in the Shuwaikh area were among the targets; staff evacuated, fires were fought, and […]

Extraordinary U.S. Rescue Mission After F-15E Downed in Iran: Inside the High-Stakes Operation

Extraordinary U.S. Rescue Operation After F-15E Shot Down in Iran The crash and the immediate responseA U.S. F-15E was shot down over Iran and the scene quickly turned into a high-stakes rescue mission. The jet went down in the mountains of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad, an inland province firmly under the Revolutionary Guard’s control. Both pilots […]

JD Vance to Meet Viktor Orbán in Hungary Ahead of Crucial Parliamentary Elections

JD Vance will visit Hungary and meet with Viktor Orbán ahead of the elections Washington’s pre-election pit stopNext week the U.S. Vice President JD Vance is scheduled to land in Hungary for a two-day trip to meet Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. The visit, set for April 7–8, includes a public speech about the U.S.–Hungary relationship […]

Israel Strikes Revolutionary Guard Bases in Tehran Amid Regional Tensions

Air strikes and mobile HQsIsraeli warplanes carried out strikes in Tehran that hit a Revolutionary Guard ground base and a mobile headquarters used by senior commanders. Those trailer-mounted command posts have become a fallback after fixed command centers were damaged, and the operation sought to take out those improvised control hubs.The raid also targeted a […]