Trump demands Iran’s “unconditional surrender” as Russia gives Tehran intel on U.S. positions

Trump demands Iran’s “unconditional surrender” as Russia gives Tehran intel on U.S. positions

Despite ongoing U.S.-Israeli strikes against its launch capabilities and claims from Washington and Tel Aviv that its offensive capacity is being rapidly reduced, Iran was still firing missiles and dozens of drones at U.S. allies in the Persian Gulf on Friday.  Sirens reportedly sounded in Kuwait City hours after the Iranian Army claimed to be…

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U.S. and Iran vow to step up strikes in expanding war as Gulf states run low on interceptors

U.S. and Iran vow to step up strikes in expanding war as Gulf states run low on interceptors

  10m ago U.K. leader Starmer says “special relationship in operation” after Trump criticism British Prime Minister Keir Starmer told reporters in London on Thursday that the storied “special relationship” forged between the U.K. and the U.S. during World War II was still intact, despite sharp criticism leveled by President Trump earlier this week. “We’re…

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U.S. service members killed in the Iran war include a Minnesota mom and an Iowa college student. Here’s what we know.

U.S. service members killed in the Iran war include a Minnesota mom and an Iowa college student. Here’s what we know.

Since the war in Iran started on Saturday, six American service members have been killed, including a Minnesota mother of two, an Iowa college student and a Florida native remembered by his family as the “life of the party.” Five of the fallen service members, all members of the U.S. Army Reserve, have been positively…

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Trump won’t rule out ground troops in Iran as U.S. military confirms 4 troops killed in war

Trump won’t rule out ground troops in Iran as U.S. military confirms 4 troops killed in war

The head of the United Nations’s nuclear watchdog agency, the IAEA, said Monday that his agency had “no indication” that any of Iran’s nuclear installations had been damaged by the ongoing Israeli-U.S. strikes on the country. IAEA director general Rafael Grossi warned, however, that with missiles still flying a “possible radiological release with serious consequences”…

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Africa CDC Backs Zimbabwe, Zambia Over U.S. Health Deal Dispute

Africa CDC Backs Zimbabwe, Zambia Over U.S. Health Deal Dispute

Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention has expressed support for Zimbabwe and Zambia’s stand in the new US government health cooperation framework, citing serious concerns over transparency, data governance and national sovereignty. Jean Kaseya, the head of the continental health agency of the African Union established to support public health initiatives of member states,…

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