Top StoriesThu Mar 19 2026
Iran confirms Intelligence Minister Khatib killed in third high-profile assassination this week
Israel announced the killing of another top Iranian official, this time Esmaeil Khatib, the country's intelligence minister, on Wednesday.
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Top StoriesWed Mar 18 2026
US National Counterterrorism Center director resigns over Iran war, saying Tehran posed no imminent threat
The head of the United States' National Counterterrorism Center, Joseph Kent, has resigned over the U.S.-Israel war in Iran, saying in a letter to President Donald Trump posted on X that "Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation."
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Top StoriesTue Mar 17 2026
‘One Battle After Another’ wins best picture at 2026 Oscars
“One Battle After Another,” Paul Thomas Anderson’s political epic, took home the award for best picture at Sunday night’s Oscars, edging out “Sinners,” which gained considerable momentum late in the game, in a tight and dramatic race to the finish line.
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Top StoriesMon Mar 16 2026
NASA is set to send astronauts around the Moon again
NASA is moving into a new phase of space exploration, with major progress across human spaceflight, science missions, and advanced technology. In just one year, the agency has launched multiple crewed and science missions, test-flown new aircraft, and pushed forward plans for the Moon, Mars, and beyond. With Artemis II set to send astronauts around the Moon for the first time in more than 50 years, NASA is laying the groundwork not just for a re…
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Top StoriesSun Mar 15 2026
US embassy in Iraq's Baghdad hit in missiles attack, security sources say
The sprawling embassy complex, one of the largest U.S. diplomatic facilities in the world, has been repeatedly targeted by rockets and drones fired by Iran-aligned militias.
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Top StoriesSat Mar 14 2026
US military confirms all six crew members dead after refueling plane crashed in Iraq
Four of six crew aboard a US military refuelling aircraft have died after it crashed in Iraq, US Central Command (Centcom) says. Rescue efforts continue after the loss of the KC-135, it said, having earlier said neither hostile nor friendly fire were involved in the downing of the aircraft.
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Top StoriesFri Mar 13 2026
Suspect who attacked Michigan synagogue is dead and security guard injured, police say
Police are responding to reports of an “active shooter” at a synagogue outside Detroit, where smoke is billowing from the roof.
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Top StoriesThu Mar 12 2026
IEA announces record 400-million-barrel release of oil to address Iran war supply disruption
The International Energy Agency on Wednesday recommended the largest-ever oil release from its strategic reserves as governments seek to cap a spike in crude prices unleashed by the sprawling Middle East crisis. The emergency measure comes as the Iran war continues to choke off traffic through the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz.
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Top StoriesWed Mar 11 2026
Hegseth says Tuesday ‘will be our most intense day of strikes’ on Iran
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday said, “Today will be our most intense day of strikes inside Iran.” “Iran stands alone, and they are badly losing,” Hegseth said at a press conference at the Pentagon.
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Top StoriesTue Mar 10 2026
Explosives thrown near New York City mayor's residence investigated as 'ISIS-related terrorism'
New York City’s police commissioner said Monday that authorities are investigating whether men who brought improvised explosive devices to a protest outside New York City’s mayoral residence were inspired by ISIS.
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