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Italy's Defence Minister Guido Crosetto warned that the conflict with Iran places U.S. global leadership at risk and raises the possibility of dangerous nuclear escalation. Crosetto, who blocked US military flights from refueling at Sigonella last week, warned that current actions in the war could produce increasingly severe reactions and urged bol…
A Ukrainian intelligence assessment reviewed by TradeVae concludes that Russian satellite reconnaissance and cooperation with Iranian cyber actors aided a sequence of Iranian missile and drone strikes on military and critical infrastructure sites across the Middle East. The assessment details at least 24 satellite surveys over 11 countries from Mar…
Iran refused a U.S.-brokered ceasefire proposal ahead of a deadline set by President Donald Trump, maintaining its effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz and issuing a 10-point response to the plan. Exchanges of strikes continued between Iran and Israel, Saudi Arabia reported missile interceptions, and oil prices remained elevated amid fears of …
U.S. Vice President JD Vance is visiting Hungary for two days just before the April 12 parliamentary election to publicly support Prime Minister Viktor Orban. Vance will meet with Orban and join a campaign rally, underscoring the Trump administration’s willingness to back like-minded right-wing leaders. Observers note the move is politically signif…
President Donald Trump used the successful Easter weekend rescue of an American airman to recast a politically fraught Iran campaign as a decisive military achievement, offering vivid operational details and asserting command while expressing anger at slow diplomacy and reluctant allies. The White House event highlighted the administration's effort…
The U.N. Security Council is preparing to vote on a revised resolution aimed at protecting commercial navigation through the Strait of Hormuz. After opposition from China to language authorizing force, the draft has been significantly softened to encourage coordinated defensive actions and escorting of vessels rather than endorsing explicit enforce…
The U.S. Education Department announced it will terminate six resolution agreements that had been established to protect transgender students under Title IX, stating the deals were improperly reached. The Office for Civil Rights will no longer monitor or enforce agreements with five school districts and one college, and the department declined to p…
At least 10 people were killed and several others wounded when Israeli drones struck a neighborhood outside a school sheltering displaced Palestinians, according to health officials and medics. The attack followed clashes between residents and an Israeli-backed militia that residents say attempted an abduction at the school. Additional fatalities f…
The president of the International Committee of the Red Cross called on states to abide by the rules of war in both speech and conduct after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to "rain down 'hell'" on Tehran. The ICRC emphasised that deliberate threats or attacks on essential civilian infrastructure and nuclear sites cannot be accepted as stand…
This article presents a detailed chronology of the developments in the case of 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie, who was last seen on January 31 at her daughter’s Tucson home. It outlines surveillance footage, forensic findings, family statements, law enforcement actions, and the status of investigative leads through early April.
Savannah Guthrie resumed her role as co-anchor of NBC's "Today" on Monday in the Manhattan studio, returning to the desk more than two months after her 84-year-old mother, Nancy Guthrie, went missing from her home near Tucson in an unresolved abduction. Guthrie acknowledged her absence briefly on air before moving on to the morning headlines.
Two U.S. House Democrats visited Cuba last week to assess the humanitarian effects of the Trump administration's fuel restrictions and to press for reduced rhetoric and renewed talks. They met with President Miguel Diaz-Canel, Cuban legislators and foreign ministry officials, toured medical facilities hard hit by fuel shortages, and urged a move to…
Two polls published Monday indicate that Spain’s governing Socialist Party has picked up voter support amid Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s outspoken opposition to the U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran, while the far-right Vox party has lost backing. The conservative People’s Party remains ahead in voting intentions, but shifts from the political extreme…
A federal judge in Boston granted a preliminary injunction preventing the U.S. Department of Education from compelling public universities in 17 states to provide extensive admissions data on student race and sex. The injunction was issued after Democratic state attorneys general challenged a newly imposed reporting requirement implemented via the …
A coalition of civil society actors has lodged a criminal complaint in Indonesia accusing Myanmar's newly-elected president, Min Aung Hlaing, of genocide against the Rohingya. The filing, submitted to Indonesia's Attorney General's Office, claims evidence of mass forced displacement and killings tied to military operations that drove hundreds of th…
A Pakistan-drafted framework proposing an immediate ceasefire followed by a wider settlement has been delivered to both Iran and the United States. The plan, exchanged overnight, envisages reopening the Strait of Hormuz quickly and finalising a comprehensive agreement within roughly 15-20 days after the ceasefire takes effect, according to a source…
South Korea's National Intelligence Service told lawmakers it has gathered what it called 'credible intelligence' indicating that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's teenage daughter is being positioned as his successor. Officials pointed to state media images showing the girl driving a tank and taking part in weapons-handling activities as part of a…
South Korean lawmakers told reporters after a closed-door National Intelligence Service briefing that North Korea's March ground test of a solid-fuel rocket engine appears intended for intercontinental ballistic missiles built with carbon-fibre airframes. The changes are assessed to extend range and permit delivery of heavier and potentially multip…
Iran has executed Ali Fahim after the Supreme Court upheld his death sentence for an attempt to breach a military installation and access an armoury during nationwide January protests, state media reported. The execution follows three other death penalties tied to the same incident and comes amid rights group concerns about detentions, trial fairne…
Kuomintang chair Cheng Li-wun departs for China seeking dialogue framed as a peace mission, arriving amid heightened Chinese military pressure on Taiwan and political friction at home over delayed defence spending. Beijing has increased public persuasion efforts for 'peaceful reunification' even as polls show limited support for its model; Taipei's…
Planet Labs said it will indefinitely withhold satellite imagery of Iran and surrounding areas affected by the recent conflict in the Middle East, complying with a U.S. government request. The company will refrain from releasing images taken since March 9 and will move to a controlled distribution model that allows case-by-case releases for urgent …
U.S. President Donald Trump is scheduled to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping in May during his first visit to China in eight years, capping a year of escalating trade measures that have shifted from broad tariff confrontations to a complex mix of probes, export curbs and tactical truces. Recent rounds of talks and high-level meetings have produced…
Russia's military reported that air defence units intercepted 148 Ukrainian drones over a three-hour span on Sunday night, while emergency teams worked to restore electricity to nearly half a million households affected by the attacks. Incidents included a deadly strike in Belgorod, debris striking an apartment in Novorossiysk, multiple attacks on …
A U.S. special operations mission in Iran rescued an American weapons specialist after commandos scaled a 7,000-foot ridge under cover of darkness. Mechanical failures grounded two MC-130 aircraft, forcing commanders to order additional planes into Iranian airspace and extract forces in waves. The operation ended without American casualties but hig…
Following a telephone discussion between Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Moscow hopes de-escalation efforts will succeed and urged the United States to abandon the "language of ultimatums and returning the situation to a negotiating track." The statement also warne…
